Comparison

Birth Control Ring Reminder vs Swift Ray 1

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

Head to head
About

Birth Control Ring Reminder

This app provides precise reminders for contraceptive ring insertion and removal, ensuring method safety. It offers clear cycle information, customizable alarms, and discreet data management. Additional features like personalized notifications and calendar integration are available via subscription.

Highlights
  • Precise ring insertion/removal alarms
  • 24-hour advance event announcement
  • Customizable period duration
  • Health notes and cycle history
  • Ring stock low notifications
  • Personalized app appearance
  • Discreet, local data storage
Features
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To keep this method of contraception reliable, it's very important to insert and remove the ring at exactly the scheduled times. Ring Reminder alerts you at precisely those moments and lets you know about every upcoming change 24 hours in advance. All of your data is handled discreetly and is available to you alone. What makes Ring Reminder special: • Clear, at-a-glance cycle details • Minute-accurate alerts for your ring change — plus an early reminder 24 hours before • Flexible cycle length: enter how long you want to wear the ring and how long your break should be (recommended: 21+7 days, or 28 days) • Health diary: record your mood, bleeding, how the ring is sitting and other symptoms — with room for a note of your own • History: a clearly structured overview of your cycles, including your notes, that you can manage at any time • Ring supply: get an automatic heads-up when you're running low on rings • Calendar: keep track of your current cycle as well as your past and upcoming ones • Personalization: shape the app the way you like it — upload your own background image or change the app color • Available in 19 languages • Discretion: your data never leaves your phone • Intuitive to use • Free to use, with no ads More features with the Ring Reminder PLUS subscription: • Extra notification: create your own notification with your own text and choose how many hours in advance you want to be reminded • Personalized/anonymized notifications: write your own wording to make notifications more personal — or to anonymize them and throw off anyone who happens to glance at your screen • iPhone calendar integration: sync your ring dates with the iPhone calendar and, if you like, have an iPhone calendar alert remind you as well • Export your history: save your history as a CSV spreadsheet or a PDF document and share it, for example with your doctor • Turn off notifications: switch off the notification you get 24 hours before a ring change Ring Reminder PLUS info: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, and the renewal price will be shown. After purchase, you can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your account settings in the App Store. We'd love to hear your feedback, so we can keep improving the app and add the features you'd like to see.

About

Swift Ray 1

Features
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Swift Ray(TM) 1 by Swift Medical is a new enterprise-grade solution that gives healthcare organizations full visibility and control over wound care across their patient population. Guiding care providers with the digital images, data and best practices they need to deliver better care, and providing administrators and specialists real-time dashboards to effectively collaborate and make informed decisions to increase quality and avoid risk. Swift Ray 1 combines cutting edge technology, intelligent workflows and innovative new features to improve clinical, operational and financial outcomes, while delivering a better patient experience at the bedside. In order to use this app, your Healthcare organization requires an enterprise license. For Instruction for Use, please refer to the Warnings and Instructions page found within the App. The User Manual for the Swift Ray 1 app is also available as a Step-by-Step user guide/reference once logged into the app.

Screenshots

Birth Control Ring Reminder4 screens
Swift Ray 13 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swift Ray 1 at none against Birth Control Ring Reminder's 2. Swift Ray 1 also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birth Control Ring Reminder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Swift Ray 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birth Control Ring Reminder ships an update every 2 weeks, Swift Ray 1 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Birth Control Ring Reminder versus Swift Ray 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirth Control Ring ReminderSwift Ray 1
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBitsAppsSwift Medical Inc

Bugs and requests

Birth Control Ring Reminder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Losing insertion/removal dates
  • Inconsistent reminder functionality

Requested features

3 requests
  • Sync with calendar app
  • More customization options
  • Multiple reminder notifications

Swift Ray 1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Birth Control Ring Reminder

Subscriptions2
  • RingReminder Plus$1.991 Month
  • RingReminder Plus1 Month trial$14.991 Year
None

Swift Ray 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birth Control Ring Reminder free?
Birth Control Ring Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swift Ray 1 free?
Swift Ray 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birth Control Ring Reminder or Swift Ray 1 have ads?
Neither Birth Control Ring Reminder nor Swift Ray 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birth Control Ring Reminder or Swift Ray 1?
Birth Control Ring Reminder ships an update every 2 weeks, and Swift Ray 1 every 6 days. Most recently, Birth Control Ring Reminder was updated on October 20, 2026 and Swift Ray 1 on October 4, 2026.

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