ChordCam keeps your playing on your phone.

Last updated: 25 October 2026 · Applies to: ChordCam for iPhone and iPad, bundle com.mobilewolf.GuitarCapture

What the app does with your camera and microphone

ChordCam uses the camera to see your fretting hand and the guitar neck, and the microphone to hear which notes sound. This is how it records which strings and frets you play, tunes your instrument, and judges practice attempts. Both permissions are requested only when you open a feature that needs them, and the app keeps working in a reduced way if you decline.

Where processing happens

All analysis runs on your device: hand tracking, fretboard calibration, pitch and onset detection, the bundled Core ML pitch-refinement model, chord lookup, and playback sounds. The app does not run its own servers and does not download models or content after installation. The only network features are the two Apple services described below, and both are under your control.

iCloud sync (optional, off by default)

If you turn on Sync with iCloud in Settings, your songs, practice history, saved chord shapes and custom tunings are stored in the private iCloud database and iCloud Drive container that belong to your Apple Account. Only devices signed in to that account can read them. The developer has no access to this data and cannot see, copy or recover it. Turning sync off keeps a local copy on the device. Apple's handling of iCloud data is described in Apple's privacy policy.

Purchases

The Lifetime Unlock is an in-app purchase processed entirely by the App Store. The app receives only a signed confirmation that the purchase exists; it never sees your payment details, name or email address. Restore Purchase asks the App Store for that same confirmation.

What is stored, and where

Recordings, imported audio and video, the editable performance timeline, and derived files such as TAB and MIDI are stored in the app's private container on your phone.
Preferences such as tuning, camera facing, marker settings, and a saved guitar calibration are stored in the app's preferences on your phone.
Diagnostic files that describe the most recent capture are written to the app's Documents folder on your phone for troubleshooting. They are not sent anywhere.
Deleting the app removes all of the above.

What is not collected

No account or sign-in exists.
No analytics, advertising, crash-reporting, or tracking software is included.
No personal information, contact details, location, or identifiers are collected.
No recordings, images, or audio leave the phone unless you choose to share them.

Sharing and exporting

When you use Share on a session, marker sheet, TAB, MIDI, audio, or video, iOS hands the file to the app or service you pick. What happens next is governed by that app or service, not by ChordCam.

Photos and Files access

Importing uses Apple's system pickers. The app receives only the item you choose and never browses your library.

Children

ChordCam is a general-audience music tool rated 4+ on the App Store. It is not directed at children, it has no accounts, chat, advertising or tracking, and it collects no personal information from anyone of any age.

Changes to this policy

If a future version adds features that change any statement above, this page and the App Store privacy details will be updated before that version ships.

Contact

Questions about privacy: Support address to confirm