How Memories & Sync Work

OraWhale is designed to feel private, gentle, and portable when your plan supports it. This page explains what stays on your device, what syncs across devices, and what changes when your plan changes.

The simple version

Wanderer keeps a small local memory window. Seeker unlocks an unlimited local archive on each device. Oracle adds account-linked cloud sync across signed-in devices.

Your journal text and reflections are private to your account. They are not used for advertising personalization.

Wanderer: last 3 days on this device

Wanderer includes Past Memories from the last 3 days on your current device.

OraWhale may keep more local memory data in your browser, but Wanderer only shows the recent 3-day window. Local memories can be lost if browser storage is cleared, the browser is reset, or private browsing is used.

Best for: trying OraWhale gently before choosing a paid plan.

Seeker: unlimited local archive on each device

Seeker unlocks your unlimited local archive on the device you are using.

If you used OraWhale on both an iPad and a PC, each device may have its own local memories. Seeker does not merge them across devices.

Example: memories saved on your iPad stay on your iPad. Memories saved on your PC stay on your PC.

Best for: a steady daily practice on one main device.

Oracle: sync across signed-in devices

Oracle adds account-linked cloud sync.

When Oracle is active, memories saved on one signed-in device can sync to your OraWhale account and become available on your other signed-in devices.

If you used OraWhale on multiple devices before upgrading to Oracle, open OraWhale on each device after upgrading so the memories stored there can sync.

Example: if your iPad has older local memories and your PC has different local memories, open OraWhale on both after upgrading to Oracle. Each device can upload what it still has locally.

Best for: using OraWhale across multiple devices or protecting your memories with cloud sync.

What happens when you upgrade?

When you upgrade, OraWhale can use memories that are still saved on your current device.

Wanderer → Seeker
Your local archive on that device becomes available beyond the 3-day Wanderer window.

Wanderer → Oracle
Memories still saved locally on that device can sync to your account. Open OraWhale on each device you used before upgrading so those local memories can sync too.

Seeker → Oracle
Local memories on each device can sync after you open OraWhale on that device while Oracle is active.

What happens if Oracle ends?

If Oracle ends, cloud sync pauses.

Memories already saved on a device may remain local on that device, but cross-device sync and full synced archive access require Oracle.

If your account returns to Wanderer, OraWhale shows the last 3 days of Past Memories on the current device.

If you later return to Oracle, memories still stored locally on your device can sync again.

Can OraWhale recover deleted local memories?

Usually, no.

Local memories may be lost if browser storage is cleared, the browser is reset, the app is used in private or incognito mode, or the device is lost or replaced before memories sync.

Oracle cloud sync helps protect memories after they have synced.

Same-day memories on multiple devices

If the same day is edited on more than one device before syncing, OraWhale may keep the newest version. To avoid confusion, open OraWhale while online and let it sync before editing the same day on another device.

Privacy note

OraWhale does not use your reflection or journal text for advertising personalization. Optional analytics, when allowed, help understand feature use, but reflection and journal text are not included.