How Pause Uses AI
Last updated: June 23, 2026
This document explains how Pause uses artificial intelligence, what data is shared with which providers, and your rights as a user.
Overview of AI Features
Pause uses AI to enhance your journaling experience. These features include:
- Poem generation — AI creates a short poem inspired by your journal entry.
- Reflective prompts — AI suggests thoughtful prompts based on what you have written.
- Insights classification — AI identifies themes and patterns in your entries.
- Voice transcription — Voice transcription may happen on device where supported. If cloud transcription is used, voice recording audio is processed transiently for transcription and deleted immediately after processing.
- Meditation bridge text — AI generates transitional text for guided meditations.
- Meditation audio — AI synthesises spoken audio for guided meditation sessions.
- Onboarding voiceover — AI generates voiceover audio for the onboarding experience.
AI Providers and Data Shared
| Provider | Data Shared | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Google Vertex AI (Gemini) | Journal entry text | Poem generation, insights classification, reflective prompts, meditation bridge text |
| Google Cloud Speech-to-Text | Voice recording audio when cloud transcription is used | Transient transcription of voice entries |
| Google Cloud Text-to-Speech (Chirp) | Generated text | Meditation audio synthesis |
| AWS Bedrock (Anthropic Claude) | Journal entry text | Alternative AI text generation |
| InWorld AI | Generated text | Meditation and onboarding voiceover audio synthesis |
Data Retention
All data sent to AI providers is processed transiently. This means:
- Your data is sent, processed, and a result is returned in real time.
- Voice recordings are deleted immediately after transcription processing.
- Voice recordings are not kept for support, analytics, or model training.
No Model Training
Your data is not used to train AI models. None of the providers listed above use your journal entries, voice recordings, or any other personal data to improve or fine-tune their AI systems.
User Control
You are in control of how AI is used in Pause:
- AI is optional. You can use Pause for text journaling without enabling any AI features.
- Consent is explicit. AI features are only activated after you accept the AI consent screen during onboarding.
- You can change your mind. You can review and manage your AI consent at any time in Settings.
- Local-first. Your journal entries, photos, and preferences are always stored locally on your device. AI-generated content (poems, prompts) is also saved locally after creation.
- Younger users. Pause is distributed through the App Store age gate. Younger users should use AI features with parent or guardian involvement.
Contact
If you have questions about how Pause uses AI or how your data is handled, please contact us at:
You can also review our full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.