# Auto Redact AI — Privacy first scanner

> Privacy first scanner (iPhone/iPad app by Venkat Dheeraj Dhavaleswarapu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auto-redact-ai/id6788022562 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Venkat Dheeraj Dhavaleswarapu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1856563678)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 114 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-19
- Data updated: 2026-10-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auto-redact-ai/id6788022562/reviews.md

## What is Auto Redact AI?

Auto Redact is a document scanner that protects your privacy by default. Scan a letter with your camera, import a photo, or open a PDF from Files — personal data is found and blacked out automatically, entirely on your device.

Share the redacted version anywhere with a clear conscience: paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to get help with a contract, send it to your landlord, your lawyer, or a support hotline — without handing over your identity.

WHAT GETS DETECTED AUTOMATICALLY
• Names and addresses
• IBANs, account and credit card numbers
• Phone numbers and email addresses
• Dates of birth, social security and tax IDs
• Reference numbers, license plates and more

YOU HAVE THE FINAL SAY
• Tap any black bar to reveal it — deadlines and amounts often need to stay
• Tap any word to black it out yourself, or draw a box anywhere on the image
• Pinch to zoom for precise control on dense documents
• Toggle whole categories (all names, all dates) with one tap

SCAN ANYTHING
• Camera scanning with automatic edge detection and de-skew
• Multi-page documents and PDFs (rendered on-device, page by page)
• Import from Photos or the Files app
• Paste plain text to redact it before sending

EXPORT SAFELY
• Share the redacted image, PDF, or text — only the redacted version ever leaves your phone
• One-tap handoff to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, email or any app
• Redacted documents saved in an encrypted library (AES-256, Face ID / PIN lock)

PRIVACY IS THE ARCHITECTURE, NOT A SETTING
Text recognition runs on your device. Redaction happens before anything is shared. There is no account, no cloud, no analytics, no tracking — we couldn't read your documents if we wanted to. The optional "Ask AI" feature sends redacted text only, using your own API key.

Try the built-in sample letter to see the whole flow in 60 seconds.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-28

Fixes an issue where documents reopened from the library could freeze and fail to export.
• Rate Auto Redact AI without leaving the app
• New "Rate Auto Redact AI" option in Settings

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-22

- Rate Auto Redact AI without leaving the app
- New "Rate Auto Redact AI" option in Settings

### 1.0 — 2026-08-19

No release notes.

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