Your text companion is tiny but now it's also mighty! Tot 2 launches today and features new text dividers, automatic indents, a redesigned UI, customizable smart bullets & much more. Tot for iOS is a free upgrade for 1.0 owners. macOS is free to use with paid premium features. Available now for iOS, macOS & watchOS.

Learn more - https://blog.iconfactory.com/2025/08/tot-version-2-says-hello/

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Advanced Data Protection for iCloud

iCloud uses best-in-class security technologies and employs strict policies to protect user data.

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@techlawguru @Iconfactory Tot does not use CloudKit directly. It uses the ubiquitous key/value store (NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore).

Apple doesn't document the underlying security architecture of that, but since it's used by first-party apps, it's gotta be solid. Additionally, I've see evidence of the key/value data being encrypted at rest (and probably in transit).

@chockenberry @Iconfactory Is Tot storing the text of notes in NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore? My understanding is that the values stored in NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore are NOT encrypted. See: https://matteozajac.medium.com/keeping-app-preferences-in-sync-with-nsubiquitouskeyvaluestore-fb621826432cclau I'm also not seeing anything in https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsubiquitouskeyvaluestore that references the ability to encrypt values.
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@techlawguru @Iconfactory 404 on that link.

As I said before, Apple hasn't documented the internals of ubiquitous key/values.

Keeping App Preferences in Sync with NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore

Easily sync user preferences across iPhones, iPads, and Macs with iCloud’s Key-Value Store. A quick and practical guide for SwiftUI.

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@techlawguru @Iconfactory Right. The ubiquitous key/value store is not a place for secrets.

That's why we recommend against it:

https://iconfactory.happyfox.com/kb/article/58-data-privacy-and-security/

If you're looking for a secure place to store information, both Apple Notes and Passwords are great places to do it.