Does Stille Work Without an Account, and What Does It Store?

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Yes. Stille is built to run with no account, no signup, and no login. You open the app, tap Meditate, and a ten-minute session begins. Because there is no account, there is also no server-side profile of you — your session history stays on your iPhone. The trade-off is that your history lives only on that device, so it won't follow you to a new phone unless you restore from a backup.

What you can do without an account

Everything the app is designed for works without identifying yourself:

  • Start a ten-minute session with one tap
  • Listen to one of three bundled recordings
  • Lock your screen or close your eyes during the session
  • Pause whenever you need
  • Hear the soft finishing gong and tap Done

There is no session catalog, no duration to choose, and no spoken lessons or sleep stories. The page describes Stille as an unguided meditation app for iPhone: sound, a ten-minute boundary, and a gentle ending. None of that requires a profile.

What Stille stores, and where

Stille keeps a record of your practice, but it stays local:

What it tracks Detail
Completed sessions Counts each finished session
Time in quiet Totals the hours you've spent meditating
Monthly calendar Appears after your third meditation; marks each day you meditated
Extra sessions Each additional session that day adds a ripple, like a stone dropped in still water
Month-by-month list Shows how your time adds up over time

The page states plainly that your history stays on your iPhone. There are no streaks to protect and nothing to share — no rating or feeling to submit after a session.

Why this matters if privacy is your priority

The no-account design means there is no email, password, or profile tied to your meditation. Your usage record is a local artifact on your device rather than something stored against an identity. For people who want a meditation timer without another login to manage, that is the main appeal.

Two practical consequences follow from "local only":

  • A new phone won't inherit your stats automatically. If you set up a new iPhone without restoring your data, the session count and calendar start fresh.
  • Deleting the app removes the record. Since the history isn't held anywhere else, uninstalling takes it with it.

What Stille is not

If you want guided instruction, a large library of sessions, or sleep stories, this isn't that app — the page points to its comparisons for choosing between meditation apps. Stille is for the case where you already know what you need: press one button and begin.

It's also worth noting what the page does not claim. It says "free · no subscription · offline sound," and describes the app as having no account, ads, or subscription. It doesn't promise anything about syncing, cloud backup, or cross-device history — consistent with a design where your data never leaves the phone.

Quick answer

  • Account required? No.
  • Where is your history stored? On your iPhone.
  • Can you share or compare stats? No sharing feature; no streaks.
  • Does it work offline? Yes — all three ten-minute recordings are bundled in the app.
  • What happens if you switch phones? Your local history doesn't transfer on its own.