Period Diary vs Period Tracker Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Period Diary
This app offers a simple and private way to track your menstrual cycle, ovulation, and fertility. It provides accurate predictions for future periods and fertile windows, learning from your logged data. Get notifications for important cycle events and understand your reproductive health without needing an account.
- Private data, no account needed
- Accurate period and ovulation predictions
- Learns from logged cycle data
- Tracks weight, flow, intimacy, temperature
- Future predictions 3+ months in advance
- Daily notes for symptoms and birth control
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Your Body. Your Data. Period. Most cycle trackers profit from your most intimate health information. We built an app that does the exact opposite: complete, accurate cycle insights with zero compromises on your privacy. Your reproductive health data is among the most sensitive information you possess. Most cycle tracking apps store your logs on cloud servers, sell data to third-party brokers, or use it for targeted advertising. We built this app on a simple premise: Your Body. Your Data. Period. Why Choose Complete Privacy? 100% On-Device Storage: Everything you log is saved locally on your iPhone. We do not host cloud servers, hold decryption keys, or have access to your health history. No Account Required: Download and start logging immediately. No email registration, phone numbers, or social logins necessary. Intelligent & Simple Cycle Tracking Accurate Predictions: Get reliable forecasts for upcoming periods, fertile windows, and ovulation days. Comprehensive Symptom Logging: Track cramps, mood swings, energy levels, skin changes, flow intensity, and custom notes. Take complete control of your cycle health with 100% privacy and peace of mind.
Period Tracker Widget
Track your menstrual cycle and fertility window with discreet home screen widgets. Get timely period predictions and set daily pill reminders. Customize your widget design for a quick glance at your monthly journey.
- Home screen widgets
- Period prediction
- Fertility window tracking
- Daily pill reminders
- Customizable widget designs
- Calendar view
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Easily track your period with amazing home screen widgets. Thanks to the discreet and beautifully designed widgets, you can see where you are in your monthly journey with just one quick glance at your home screen, know when to expect your period and predict your fertility window. You can set a daily pill reminder to receive notification at the time of day you choose. Always keep track of your menstrual cycle with this simple app: just enter the date of your last period and choose your average cycle and the average length of your period. Then, you can check the dates of your period for each month in the app’s calendar view, if necessary, edit your period data and set a pill reminder in your profile and choose from different widget designs to discreetly display your monthly cycle on your iPhone’s home screen. Any questions? We’re here to help: laidbacklionapps@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://laidbacklionapps.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://laidbacklionapps.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Period Tracker Widget at 4.5 against Period Diary's 4.1. Period Tracker Widget also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 15%). Period Diary's advantage is ratings volume (429 vs 63). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Period Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Period Tracker Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Period Tracker Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Period Diary has 429 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Period Diary's written reviews are positive against 40% of Period Tracker Widget's.
Period Diary ships an update every 6 weeks, Period Tracker Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Period Diary | Period Tracker Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (429 ratings) | 4.5 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 429 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sasa Kolda | Laid-back Lion Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
Period Diary
Period Tracker Widget
Bugs and requests
Period Diary
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when opening calendar
- App crashes when trying to edit start dates
- Cannot set period end date in same month as start date
- Cannot log dates from previous months
- App freezes during countdown timer
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- Premium purchase not registering after payment
- Restore purchase function not working
- Settings not persisting after changes
- Notifications settings not saving
- App crashes during initial setup
- Calendar glitches with date selection
- Auto-sets end date to current date instead of allowing edits
- Dark interface with poor text readability
- Notifications button crashes app when clicked
- Inconsistent app performance and stability
Requested features
11 requests- Option to hide fertility tracking, show only period days
- Timezone selection capability
- Notes or symptom logging on calendar
- Clearer explanation of color coding system
- Support for irregular cycle adjustments
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- Customizable tracking options for different body types
- Dark mode or adjustable contrast settings
- Localization for different countries and age groups
- Temperature tracking in Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Ability to edit past period entries
- More detailed symptom tracking options
Period Tracker Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Period Diary
- Period. Premium Lifetime$9.99
Period Tracker Widget
- Period Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Period Monthly Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Period Yearly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Year
Questions
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