# Is Shide (拾得) legit?

Short answer: yes. **Shide (拾得 Ensō)** is a real iPhone app on the App Store, made by an independent overseas Chinese developer. Because it asks you to keep personal family memories, here is a plain, checkable account of what it is and how your data is handled.

## What Shide is

Shide is a local-first, bilingual (Chinese–English) memory app for overseas Chinese families. You record your years and your parents' stories; it keeps the original Chinese, adds an English reading layer and the cultural context of each year, and composes an in-phone keepsake book you can export as a PDF. Its official website is shide.app.

## Who makes it

Shide is built by an independent overseas Chinese developer, operating under the registered business name ENSO SHIDE. It is a small, self-funded product, not a data business — which is why it keeps your writing on your own device.

## How your data is handled

- **Local-first.** Memories, photos, and books are stored on your device and need no account.
- **Minimal network use.** Only when you actively use an optional AI feature is a small piece of text sent; photos and your full archive are never sent, and content is not used to train models.
- **No tracking business.** No advertising identifier, no cross-app or cross-site tracking, no sale of data.
- **You can leave any time.** Export everything as a standard ZIP, and delete all local data from within the app.

These are documented on the privacy boundaries and evidence pages, which describe what the shipped code actually does.

## How to check for yourself

Search "拾得" or "Shide" on the App Store to see the listing and reviews. Read the privacy policy and evidence pages on shide.app. Public statements on this site are labeled by whether they reflect shipped code or future vision.

## Common questions

**Is Shide safe for private family stories?** It is local-first and keeps your writing on your device with no account — a safer default than cloud services.

**Is Shide free?** Recording and local use are free with no account; the premium AI book is an optional subscription (Ensō+).

**Who is behind shide.app?** An independent overseas Chinese developer, under the registered business ENSO SHIDE.