PatchDay vs Stabilize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PatchDay
Manage your hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication schedule with this iOS app. It supports various HRT methods including transdermal patches, pills, injections, and gels. Easily organize your medication rotation for consistent and effective treatment.
- HRT medication scheduling
- Patch staggering support
- Pill, injection, and gel HRT
- Site rotation management
- Transdermal patch tracking
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An iOS app for managing HRT medication schedules. Pairs well with the "patch staggering" technique for transdermal patches. Also supports Pills, Injection-based HRT, and Gel-based HRT. Order the site schedule to match the sites you want to rotate through.
Stabilize
Track hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause and perimenopause. Log medication doses, symptoms with severity, and generate reports for your doctor. Designed for privacy with no account required.
- HRT regimen tracking (patches, pills, gels, injections)
- Continuous, intermittent, and cyclic progesterone schedules
- Log doses taken and missed
- Daily symptom logging with severity
- Custom symptom addition
- Printable reports for doctors
- Private data storage via iCloud
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Finally, a way to make sense of menopause. Hot flashes. Brain fog. Mood swings. Sleep problems. When you're going through menopause, every day feels different; and unpredictable. Stabilize helps you track your symptoms, spot your patterns, and feel more in control. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Log symptoms in seconds with our quick-tap tracker • Track 40+ menopause symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, sleep quality, and more • Add custom symptoms unique to your experience • Rate severity so you can see what's getting better (or worse) SEE YOUR PATTERNS • Visual charts show how symptoms change over time • Correlate symptoms with sleep, stress, and lifestyle • Spot triggers you might be missing • Share reports with your doctor FOR HRT USERS • Track medications, patches, and supplements • Log doses and refill reminders • See how treatments affect your symptoms over time BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Private and secure—your data stays on your device • No account required • Simple, clean design that doesn't overwhelm • Created by people who get it Whether you're pre-menopause, in the thick of it, or post-menopause, Stabilize helps you understand your body and take back control. --- Stabilize Premium unlocks unlimited symptom history, detailed analytics, and medication tracking. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PatchDay at none against Stabilize's 8. PatchDay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Stabilize's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 46%) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Stabilize sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. PatchDay asks for nothing beyond the download.
PatchDay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stabilize has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of PatchDay's written reviews are positive against 67% of Stabilize's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PatchDay ships an update every 2 weeks, Stabilize weekly. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | PatchDay | Stabilize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Juliya Smith | 8 O'Clock, LLC |
Customer experience
PatchDay
Stabilize
In-app purchases
PatchDay
No in-app purchases
Stabilize
- Stabilize Membership (Weekly)$7.997 Days
- Stabilize Monthly$14.991 Month
- Stabilize Pro - 3 Months$24.993 Months
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- Stabilize Annual + Trial3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Stabilize Annual + Trial14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Stabilize Annual$49.991 Year
- Stabilize Family Plan14 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Stabilize Family Plan$69.991 Year
