Privacy
The short version: Navigator has no backend. There is no account, no sign-in, no analytics, and no server to send anything to. Nothing you put into the app leaves your device unless you deliberately share it.
What Navigator stores
Everything lives in one flights.json file inside the app's own Documents directory:
- Flight names, dates, and scores
- Planned leg times, scoring settings, secret checkpoint counts, fuel figures
- The complete bytes of every route and track log you import — including the full position history of your flights
That last item is the one to be aware of. Your flight tracks are on the device, in the app's sandbox, in full.
What leaves the device
| Path | What goes | To where |
|---|---|---|
| Export JSON / KML / Share | The flight you chose to export | Wherever you send it in the share sheet |
| GDL90 announcement | {"App": "Navigator", "GDL90": {"port": 4000}} | Broadcast on your local Wi-Fi only, and only during a GDL90 live flight |
| TestFlight | Crash reports, and any feedback you submit | Apple, and from Apple to the developer |
That is the complete list. There is no telemetry, no usage reporting, and no third-party SDK in the app.
Location
Location is requested only for live flights on Device GPS, as While Using the App. Navigator does not request Always authorization and does not track in the background — position updates stop when the app leaves the foreground.
Positions collected during a flight are written into that flight's record on the device and used to compute your score. They are not transmitted anywhere.
Deleting your data
- One flight: swipe left on it in the Flights list and tap Delete. Immediate and permanent.
- Everything: delete the app. iOS removes its Documents directory with it.
Note that device backups — iCloud or Finder — include Navigator's data, so a flight you deleted may still exist in an older backup.
TestFlight
Apple collects the usual beta telemetry: installs, sessions, and crash reports, which are shared with the developer in aggregate. That is Apple's system, not Navigator's, and it is governed by Apple's privacy policy. Feedback you submit through TestFlight includes any screenshot you attach and basic device information.
Beta caveat
Navigator is beta software distributed to a small group. It carries no warranty, and its scoring should be checked against your event's official scoring before it is relied on for anything that matters. It is not certified for any purpose and must not be used as a primary means of navigation.