Smoke Player — Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 2, 2026

In short

Smoke Player does not require an account and does not collect personal data. The app contains no advertising, no analytics and no tracking, and it does not send your data to the developer or to third parties. Your music, analysis results and settings stay on your devices and, if you choose, in your own iCloud.

Your music and its analysis

To create smooth DJ transitions, the app analyses the songs you add (from folders you select in the Files app, from the app's own folder, or from the iPhone music library with your permission): tempo, beats, structure and similar technical properties. The analysis runs entirely on your device. The audio itself is never uploaded anywhere.

The results are stored on your device in the app's own storage.

Analysis file in your music folders

In each music folder you add, the app may save a hidden file named .smokeplayer-analysis. It contains only technical analysis data for the songs in that folder (file size, duration and analysis results) so that your other devices opening the same folder get them at once. It contains no personal data. The file is stored wherever the folder is (for example iCloud Drive, a shared drive or a USB drive), so anyone with access to that folder can see it. You can delete it at any time; the app will simply analyse the songs again.

iCloud sync (optional)

If “Sync via iCloud” is enabled in the app settings (you can turn it off at any time), song analyses and your 👍 / 👎 ratings of transitions are stored in your private iCloud database (Apple CloudKit) so that your devices share them. This data is stored by Apple under your Apple Account, and the developer has no access to it. For songs from the iPhone music library, the record is identified by a hash computed from the title, artist, album and length, not by the title itself. Apple’s privacy policy applies to iCloud.

Apple Music and the music library

With your permission the app reads the iPhone music library and uses Apple Music (MusicKit) to play songs. Searches in Apple Music are processed by Apple. The developer does not receive this information.

Spotify (optional)

If you choose to connect Spotify, the app controls playback in the Spotify app using the official Spotify SDK. Sign-in and authorisation happen in the Spotify app; the app does not see your Spotify password. While connected, the app receives the name and artist of the current track and the playback state only to show them on the screen. Spotify’s own privacy policy applies to your use of Spotify.

Internet radio

Radio stations are added by you by link, and the list is stored on your device. When you play a station, the app connects directly to that station’s server, which, like any website, sees your device’s IP address. The developer does not receive this information.

Purchases

Smoke Player Pro (monthly, yearly or lifetime) is sold through the App Store. Payment is processed entirely by Apple; the developer does not receive your name, payment card or other payment details. The app only checks with Apple whether the purchase is active.

Widgets and Apple Watch

Widgets and the Apple Watch app show what is playing and control playback. The data needed for this is shared only between the app, its widgets and your paired Apple Watch, and is not sent to the developer.

Deleting your data

Deleting the app removes all its data from the device. Data in iCloud can be deleted in iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Storage. Hidden .smokeplayer-analysis files can be deleted in the Files app.

Children

The app does not collect personal data from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: info@smokebot.pro