Pendwrit is built by an independent iOS developer (Apple Developer Team ID ZM8LF8494F). Write to captainlongevity@gmail.com with any privacy question.
Where do my case records actually live?
On your device, and only there. Your cases, delay events, processing-time notes, and any attached photos sit in this app's local SwiftData store on your iPhone. There is no copy on a server we can read, restore, or hand to anyone.
Does Pendwrit ever ask for my A-number, passport number, or Social Security number?
No — and there is nowhere in the app to enter one. By design, Pendwrit records only case-process facts: the form type, the receipt date, the normal processing time you note, and dated events such as an RFE, an inquiry, a CIS Ombudsman request, or a congressional contact. It collects no government identifier of any kind. This is a deliberate limit, not an oversight.
Is this an immigration-enforcement app?
No. Pendwrit is solely for documenting the civil administrative delay of a pending application — the kind of record a person organizes to discuss a mandamus action with an attorney. It has no content about enforcement, removal, or detention, and it is not built to interact with any such process.
How is the "how long have I waited" gap calculated?
Entirely on your iPhone, with simple arithmetic. The app counts the time between the receipt date you entered and today, and compares it against the normal processing time you typed in yourself. Pendwrit does not fetch live processing times from anywhere — that figure is yours to enter. Nothing in this calculation leaves the device.
Do you collect analytics, crash logs, or an ad identifier?
No analytics SDK, no crash reporter, no advertising identifier. We do not know how often you open Pendwrit, which screens you visit, how many cases you track, or whether you subscribed — except through Apple's standard aggregate sales reports.
Does the reference content phone home?
No. The USCIS-process and mandamus reference (including the mandamus statute, 28 U.S.C. 1361, and the steps for raising a delay) is bundled text we update through ordinary App Store releases. It is read-only lookup material and makes no network request.
Does anything sync to iCloud?
Pendwrit declares no iCloud entitlement and runs no CloudKit container, so there is no app-driven sync. Your records are swept into your standard iOS Backup (iCloud Backup or a Finder backup) when you have one enabled — that is Apple's normal behavior for on-device data, not a Pendwrit feature.
This data is included in your iOS Backups when those are enabled. We cannot see your iOS Backups — only Apple can, under its own terms. If you delete Pendwrit and have no iOS Backup, the records are gone for good; there is no remote copy. Beyond generating a PDF, the app has no built-in export, import, or backup feature.
aps-environment entitlement.Pendwrit offers an optional Pro tier — an annual subscription and a one-time Lifetime purchase — through Apple's StoreKit 2. When you subscribe, restore, or when the app checks your entitlement, your device talks directly to Apple. Pendwrit receives only whether the entitlement is active and a purchase identifier. We never see your Apple ID, payment method, billing address, or purchase history. Apple's handling of that information is governed by Apple's own privacy policy.
You can revoke any of these in iOS Settings > Pendwrit. The app never requests photo-library, location, microphone, contacts, or HealthKit access.
Pendwrit is a personal recordkeeping tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to USCIS, DHS, any government agency, any immigration-services organization, or any law firm. It uses no government logo or mark, claims no official status, and submits records to no government system. It does not provide legal advice, does not decide whether a delay is legally "unreasonable," does not predict the outcome of any legal action, and does not recommend attorneys. Its references to USCIS process and the mandamus procedure are drawn from publicly available information and are for general reference only.
Pendwrit is intended for adults documenting their own pending application. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
Because everything lives on your device, you control retention completely. To erase all Pendwrit data, delete the app (and remove it from any iOS Backups you have kept). There is no remote copy for us to delete.
Pendwrit is published in English and offered in the United States; its reference material concerns U.S. federal immigration processing and the U.S. mandamus procedure. The app transfers no data internationally because it transfers no data at all.
If a future release ever changes how the app handles data — for instance, if a later version introduced any sync, analytics, or third-party integration — we will update this policy and surface the change in the app before that feature ships. The "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.
Privacy questions: captainlongevity@gmail.com