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Questions, problems, or something that looks wrong — send an email.

support@whittle.photos

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Questions

Why can't I open an older month?

The current month is always open and always free. For past months you start with three unlocks, and after those, one more becomes available every 24 hours. A month you have opened stays open for good. Whittle Pro opens all of them at once.

What is Whittle Pro?

A one-time purchase that opens every month straight away, with no waiting. It is not a subscription. You buy it once and it stays yours.

I bought Pro, but it isn't showing.

Open any locked month to bring up the unlock screen, then tap Restore Purchases. Check that you are signed in with the same Apple Account you bought it with.

When are photos actually deleted?

Nothing leaves your library while you swipe. Photos you swipe away are held until you finish the session, and iOS asks you to confirm before anything is removed.

Can I get a deleted photo back?

Yes. Deleted photos go to Recently Deleted in the Photos app and stay there for 30 days. You can recover them from there any time before that.

Why does Whittle need access to the whole photo library?

To show your photos month by month, and to remove the ones you swipe away. All of it happens on your iPhone. No photo is ever uploaded.

How do I get a refund?

Purchases go through Apple, so refunds do too. Request one at reportaproblem.apple.com.

Privacy

Whittle collects nothing.

There are no accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no advertising and no servers. Your photos, and the choices you make about them, never leave your device.

Photo library. Whittle reads your photo library to display your photos and to delete the ones you send away. All processing happens on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded, copied or shared.

What is stored on your device. Your progress, which months you have opened, and whether Pro is active. This stays on your iPhone and is not transmitted anywhere.

Purchases. Whittle Pro is sold by Apple. Payment details are handled entirely by the App Store — Whittle never sees them, and only learns whether Pro is active.

Third parties. Nothing is shared with anyone, because there is nothing to share.

Changes. Any update to this policy is posted on this page.

Last updated August 2026. Questions about privacy: support@whittle.photos.