Your data, your device
Arelo doesn't need to know who you are to tell you when your bus is coming.
No account required
There's no sign-up, no login, and no profile. Open the app, pick your city, and go. Arelo works entirely without knowing who you are.
What lives on your device
Everything Arelo saves stays on your phone. Your favorites, preferred theme, language setting, and accessibility preferences are all stored locally using iOS's standard UserDefaults. Nothing is uploaded to a server. Nothing syncs to a cloud account.
Location, and only what's needed
Arelo uses your location to find nearby stops. That's it. Location is only requested when you open the Nearby tab, never at launch and never in the background. Coordinates are rounded to about 100 meters before being sent to transit APIs, so your precise position is never transmitted. Your location data is never stored.
Your favorites, in your hands
You can export your favorites at any time as a plain JSON file (arelo-favorites.json) and import them back on the same device or a new one. No account migration. No locked-in sync service.
Ad tracking and your choices
Arelo shows ads to keep the app free. When you first launch, iOS asks whether to allow ad tracking. You can say no and ads still work, though they will be less personalized. You can change this at any time in iOS Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
Under California's CPRA and similar laws, you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. The “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” toggle in Settings > Privacy stops any analytics events from being logged.
What Arelo does not collect
- No name, email, or account credentials
- No contacts, camera, or microphone access
- No precise GPS coordinates stored or transmitted
- No behavioral profiles or cross-app tracking without your explicit permission
Questions?
Read the full Privacy Policy or email hello@arelo.app.