Shoebox · Effective November 6, 2026
Privacy policy
Shoebox keeps your screenshots on your iPhone. We don't collect, see or share any of your data.
The short version
- No account, no sign-in.
- No analytics, advertising or tracking, and no third-party code that does any of these.
- No servers: Shoebox doesn't send your screenshots or anything about you to Ideafolio LLC or anyone else.
What Shoebox uses, and why
Your photo library
With your permission, Shoebox looks for screenshots in your photo library so it can copy them into the app. It only reads items that iOS marks as screenshots. It removes screenshots from your photo library only when you ask it to, and iOS asks you to confirm. Removed items stay in Photos' Recently Deleted album for 30 days. Shoebox never moves or deletes your other photos.
If you choose “Save to Photos” on a screenshot, Shoebox adds that one image back to your library.
The “Save to Shoebox” shortcut
The shortcut runs on your iPhone in Apple's Shortcuts app. It hands each new screenshot to Shoebox and, depending on your setting, removes it from your photo library afterwards.
Images you share to Shoebox
If you share an image to Shoebox from another app, Shoebox saves a copy in the app.
Text in your screenshots
To make screenshots searchable, Shoebox recognizes text in them using Apple's on-device text recognition. This happens entirely on your iPhone.
Where your data is stored
Screenshots, the text recognized in them and your settings are stored in Shoebox's storage on your iPhone. Like any app's data, it's included in your iPhone backups if you use iCloud Backup or back up to a computer. Those backups are handled by Apple and your device, not by us.
Deleting your data
Delete screenshots inside Shoebox at any time. Deleting the app removes everything it stored on your iPhone.
Children
Shoebox doesn't collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and its effective date. If Shoebox ever starts handling data differently, we'll say so here before it does.
Contact
Ideafolio LLC · hello@type-reader.com