Solo Era needs an account, and your journal, photos, progress and setup answers are stored on our backend so they come back on a new phone. According to the privacy policy, it has no advertising SDK, does not track you across other apps or websites, and never asks for your location, contacts or Apple Health data. Safety also means going out alone sensibly, and this page covers both.
The facts below come from Solo Era's privacy policy, last updated 31 October 2026, and from the app. Read the policy itself for the complete list. If anything here ever differs from it, the policy is the document that counts.
Part 1: Is your data safe?
What the app stores
To work across phones, the app stores the following on your account:
- your email address and your display name
- your journal entries: the mission and date, your before-and-after nervousness ratings, notes, and titles you give your own entries
- your photos, downscaled before they leave your phone
- your progress: XP, level, streak, completed missions, and your weekly reminder day and time
- your setup answers, such as which solo activities you have already done and what the hard part is
- your Solo Pass code, your own custom missions, and a short record of setup and paywall events (which never contains your journal, answers, notes, ratings or photos)
Your phone keeps a copy so the app works offline. You can read the exact table in the privacy policy.
What it says it never stores or does
- An app password. There is none. You sign in with Sign in with Apple or a six-digit code emailed to you.
- Your location, contacts, Apple Health data or anything from other apps. The policy says the app never asks for them. The only photo it reads is the one you choose for a journal entry.
- Advertising identifiers. There are none, and the app does not ask to track you.
- Your payment details. Those stay with Apple.
The policy states: "We do not sell anything about you, we do not track you across other apps or websites, and there is no advertising SDK in the app."
Where it is stored and who can see it
Data is stored on Supabase, which the policy names as the data processor, on servers in Zurich, Switzerland. Rows and photos are locked to your account at the database level, so one customer account cannot read another's. Be aware of the other side of this: the policy says the developer can technically access the database and storage as an administrator, and uses that access to run the service, answer support requests and look at how setup, the paywall and purchases are doing. The policy does not describe end-to-end encryption, so assume your entries are readable by the service. Write only what you are comfortable having in a service you trust.
Some other providers are named too: RevenueCat (subscription and paywall measurement), Resend (email), and, for the website, Vercel. The policy notes that several of these are based in the United States.
Sharing is your choice
Sharing a pass, a completed mission or a journal note opens the iOS share sheet, and you choose the recipient. The policy says the app does not automatically publish your journal or create a public profile.
Deleting your data
Inside the app, go to your account (top right) and choose Delete account. The policy says this deletes your journal, photos, progress, setup answers, setup and paywall events and email address, and that it cannot be undone. Some records stay, such as purchase and creator-accounting records without journal entries or photos, feedback you sent, and backups until they expire. You can also ask for a copy, a correction or a deletion at support@soloera.app.
Deleting your account does not cancel an App Store subscription. Cancel that in your Apple account; the pricing page links to Apple's instructions.
The website
This website has no analytics, advertising or tracking scripts, according to the policy. The free tools work out your answers in your browser. A few tools have an optional text box, and if you use it, the sentence is sent through our server to a language service, TypeSafe, in the United States, which matches it to a level or activity. The policy says it is not stored. The multiple-choice answers never leave your browser.
Age
The policy says Solo Era is not intended for children under 13. The App Store lists an age rating of 12+.
Part 2: Is going out alone safe?
Solo Era sends you to restaurants, museums, trains and sometimes further afield. Most of the missions are ordinary daily activities. Still, you are responsible for your own safety, as the terms of use say. Missions at difficulty 4 and 5 carry a short safety line. Some real examples from the mission library:
- "Stick to public, well-used places and leave whenever you want to."
- "Tell one person where you are going and when you will be back."
- "Check the last train or bus back before you set off."
- "Charge your phone before you leave and keep some cash on you."
- "Swim only where there is a lifeguard and stay inside the marked area."
In the mission library we checked, every mission at difficulty 4 or 5 has a safety note and the easier ones do not, so apply the same habits to every outing.
A practical checklist
- Start public. Choose busy, well-lit, well-used places for your first outings: a cafe, a museum, a cinema.
- Tell one person. Share where you are going and roughly when you will be back, especially for anything outside your normal area.
- Know your way home. Check the last train or bus and keep a backup, like a taxi app or cash.
- Charge your phone. Take a charger or power bank on longer days.
- You can leave. Nothing in a mission obliges you to stay. Leaving early is not failing.
- Trust your judgement. If a place or a person feels wrong, leave. Do not complete a mission at the expense of your safety.
- Match the level. Do not jump to level 5 because the streak counter is running. The levels exist so that you can choose.
For longer trips, read solo travel safety tips, and for eating out, how to eat alone in public.
What safe does not mean
Solo Era is not therapy or medical care and does not diagnose anything. If an outing makes you feel unwell or distressed, stop, and if you are struggling, talk to a doctor or someone qualified. See does Solo Era replace therapy for where to find help.
FAQ
Is Solo Era safe to download?
It is an App Store app. According to its privacy policy, it has no advertising SDK, does not track you across apps and never asks for your location, contacts or Apple Health data. Read the full privacy policy before you sign up.
Does Solo Era sell my data?
The privacy policy says: "We do not sell anything about you."
Where is my journal stored?
On Supabase servers in Zurich, Switzerland, locked to your account. Your phone also keeps a copy so the app works offline.
Can the developer see my journal?
The policy says the developer can technically access the database and storage as an administrator, and uses that to run the service and answer support requests. Do not write anything in your journal that you would not want a trusted service provider to be able to see.
How do I delete my data?
In the app, open your account (top right) and choose Delete account. The policy lists what is deleted and what is kept. You can also write to support@soloera.app.
Does Solo Era track my location?
The policy says the app never asks for your location.
Is it safe to do the missions alone?
Most are ordinary outings in public places, and you choose the level. Use the safety lines and the checklist above, and leave if anything feels wrong.
Solo Era for iPhone
Try it with Solo Era
Solo Era gives you one realistic mission a week, records how nervous you felt before and after, and keeps a photo journal of what you did. An iPhone app. A subscription is required to start missions; any free trial depends on the offer and eligibility shown in the app.
Solo Era for iPhone
Try it with Solo Era
Solo Era gives you one realistic mission a week, records how nervous you felt before and after, and keeps a photo journal of what you did. An iPhone app. A subscription is required to start missions; any free trial depends on the offer and eligibility shown in the app.
