Comparison

PatchDay vs HRTMe

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • HRT medication scheduling
  • Patch staggering support
  • Pill, injection, and gel HRT
  • Site rotation management
  • Transdermal patch tracking
Features
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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.

About

HRTMe

This app helps women manage hormone replacement therapy by tracking medication, symptoms, and wellbeing. It provides smart reminders, phased schedules, and generates reports for doctors. Data is stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Medication reminders
  • Phased and cyclical schedules
  • Wellbeing and symptom logging
  • Period tracking
  • Doctor's report generation
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Your HRT companion, built by a woman for women. HRTMe helps women managing hormone replacement therapy stay on top of their medication, track how they feel, and share meaningful data with their doctor. Whether you are on patches, gels, tablets, sprays, pessaries, creams, capsules, implants, injections, or a hormonal coil, HRTMe has you covered. NEVER MISS A DOSE Set up your exact HRT regimen and get smart reminders that respect your sleep schedule. HRTMe supports every delivery method prescribed for menopause and perimenopause, including the most commonly used UK and US brands, with flexible scheduling for daily, twice-weekly, weekly, and custom intervals. Track multiple medications at once -- because most women are on more than one. Reminders are Time Sensitive, so they can reach you through Focus and Do Not Disturb. PHASED & CYCLICAL SCHEDULES Taking sequential HRT? HRTMe understands phased regimens where you change medication or strength partway through your cycle. Set up your phases once and let the app guide you through each one. WELLBEING CHECK-INS Log your mood, energy, and mental clarity every day with a quick tap. Over time, you will build a picture of how HRT is affecting how you feel -- not just a guess, but real data. SYMPTOM TRACKING Track hot flashes, night sweats, joint pain, sleep issues, anxiety, headaches, and any custom symptoms you add. See which symptoms are improving and which need attention. PERIOD TRACKING Log scheduled and unscheduled periods with flow level (spotting, light, medium, heavy) and associated symptoms like cramps, clots, and fatigue. Spot patterns over time. INSIGHTS & CHARTS See how your wellbeing, symptoms, and periods change across your cycle. HRTMe surfaces real insights -- like which cycle days your headaches peak, or whether your mood improves after a dose change. Compare trends across time periods. DOCTOR'S REPORT Generate a one-tap PDF summary of your HRT adherence, period patterns, wellbeing trends, and top symptoms. Share it with your doctor so your appointment time is spent on decisions, not recapping. APPLE WATCH Get medication countdowns and wellbeing check-ins right on your wrist. Quick, private, and always available. iCLOUD BACKUP Back up your data to iCloud Drive so you never lose your history. Restore on a new device in seconds. HISTORY EXPORT Export your full medication history for your own records or to share with your healthcare team. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your next medication due time at a glance without opening the app. PRIVACY FIRST HRTMe stores all health data locally on your device. No account required. No sign-in. Anonymous analytics only -- no health data, medication names, or symptoms are ever sent. You can turn analytics off in Settings. No advertising, no tracking, no data selling. Your health data stays yours. HRTMe COMPLETE SUBSCRIPTION HRTMe is free for wellbeing check-ins, symptoms, period tracking and charts. HRTMe Complete adds medicine reminders, the GP report, history export, Apple Watch countdowns and the Home Screen widget. Choose monthly or yearly. The price in your currency, and any free trial you are eligible for, are shown in the app before you buy. Free trials are for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase, or when your free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Already subscribed on another device? Tap Restore Purchases. If you downloaded HRTMe before version 2.1.0, you keep every feature, free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hrt-me.com/privacy.html --- HRTMe is a medication reminder and wellness tracking tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always follow your prescribing clinician's instructions for HRT use.

Screenshots

PatchDay4 screens
HRTMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

PatchDay and HRTMe both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of HRTMe's written reviews are positive against 46% of PatchDay's. HRTMe also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). PatchDay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HRTMe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. PatchDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PatchDay against 4.9 for HRTMe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HRTMe has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of PatchDay's written reviews are positive against 89% of HRTMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PatchDay versus HRTMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatchDayHRTMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJuliya SmithJane McKay

Customer experience

PatchDay

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral32.4%
Negative21.6%

HRTMe

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PatchDay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

HRTMe

Subscriptions2
  • Complete Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Complete Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PatchDay free?
PatchDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HRTMe free?
HRTMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PatchDay or HRTMe?
PatchDay is rated higher. PatchDay averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HRTMe averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do PatchDay or HRTMe have ads?
Neither PatchDay nor HRTMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PatchDay or HRTMe?
PatchDay ships an update every 2 weeks, and HRTMe every 2 weeks. Most recently, PatchDay was updated on November 6, 2026 and HRTMe on November 11, 2026.

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