Comparison

Cycle Tracking vs HiCoffee

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

Head to head
About

Cycle Tracking

This app helps you discreetly track your menstrual cycle, including flow, symptoms, and fertility. Receive timely notifications for your period and fertile windows, with data syncing to your iPhone's Health app.

Highlights
  • Daily log for flow, symptoms, and fertility
  • Track ovulation test results and BBT
  • Period and fertile window predictions
  • Pregnancy tracking and gestational age
  • Customizable period and fertile window notifications
  • Cycle history and statistics in Health app
  • Encrypted health data with iCloud sync
Features
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Cycle Tracking provides a convenient and discreet way to track your menstrual cycle using Apple Watch. Easily log your period, including flow levels, symptoms and fertility information. Choose to receive notifications for when your period or fertile window is about to begin. Features - Use the daily log to note flow level and any symptoms such as cramps, headaches and bloating. - Easily track results from ovulation prediction kits, or readings from a basal body thermometer. - Cycle Tracking will display a prediction for when your next period will start and your fertile window. - See current gestational age and log symptoms experienced during pregnancy in Cycle Tracking when you log a pregnancy in the Health app. - Turn on notifications so you can receive an alert before your period or fertile window is likely to start. - Onboard onto perimenopause or menopause stages via the Health app on iPhone. - See additional detail including your cycle history and statistics in the Health app on iPhone. • When your phone is locked with a passcode, all your health and fitness data in the Health app — other than your Medical ID — is encrypted. Your health data stays up to date across all your devices automatically using iCloud, where it is encrypted while in transit and on Apple servers.

About

HiCoffee

Track your daily caffeine intake with this app, which offers data for many beverages and a calculator for homemade drinks. It personalizes your daily limit based on sensitivity, helping you boost productivity and improve sleep. It also analyzes heart rate and sleep data to reveal caffeine's health impact.

Highlights
  • Log daily caffeine intake
  • Caffeine Calculator for homemade drinks
  • Personalized daily caffeine limits
  • Analyze heart rate and sleep data
  • Interactive widgets and Apple Watch app
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Offline functionality
Features
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HiCoffee is a powerful caffeine tracker that makes it easy to record your daily caffeine intake. It includes data for more than 2,500 branded coffee products, and its Caffeine Calculator can estimate the caffeine in homemade drinks such as espresso and pour-over coffee. HiCoffee can set a caffeine limit based on your sensitivity and give you personalized suggestions. It helps you enjoy coffee when you need focus, while reducing the chance that too much caffeine gets in the way of your sleep at night. HiCoffee can also look at your long-term resting heart rate and sleep duration, helping you understand how caffeine may be affecting your health. HiCoffee works beautifully across the Apple ecosystem, with rich widgets, excellent Apple Watch support, Shortcuts, Health data sync, and more. Reliable iCloud sync lets you use HiCoffee with confidence on multiple devices. HiCoffee also supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and other accessibility features for a comfortable, smooth experience. --- ** Recognition ** - Featured by the App Store multiple times, including App of the Day, Fresh Apps, Interactive Widgets, and accessibility-focused collections. - Mentioned during Tim Cook's 2023 visit to China and covered by several media outlets. - Appeared in the WWDC 2023 and WWDC 2024 keynotes. - Featured by well-known coffee creator James Hoffmann on his channel. - Recommended multiple times by creator Nikias Molina. - Reviewed by German tech publication t3n. - Recommended by SSPAI as a dynamic caffeine monitoring tool worth watching. --- ** Premium Membership and Subscription ** HiCoffee's premium features can be unlocked in the app through a one-time purchase or a subscription. You can find the purchase options in the app's Settings page. If you choose to unlock premium features with a subscription, payment will be charged automatically to your App Store account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. After subscribing, you can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in HiCoffee's Settings page or in your App Store account settings. To cancel, please do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, otherwise the App Store will renew the subscription automatically. ** A Note from the Developer ** I'm Gong Zhang, the developer of HiCoffee. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me from Settings > Contact and Support > Email in the app, or email me directly at hicoffee@gongzhang.zendesk.com. If you enjoy using HiCoffee, a rating or review on the App Store would help me improve it faster. Privacy Policy: https://gongzhang.io/app/hicoffee/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://gongzhang.io/app/hicoffee/en/terms

Screenshots

HiCoffee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HiCoffee at 4.8 against Cycle Tracking's 2.9. HiCoffee also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months). Cycle Tracking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. HiCoffee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cycle Tracking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HiCoffee holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiCoffee has 839 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Cycle Tracking's written reviews are positive against 82% of HiCoffee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycle Tracking ships an update every 11 months, HiCoffee every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cycle Tracking versus HiCoffee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycle TrackingHiCoffee
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (28 ratings)4.8 (839 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews82.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28839 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB141 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple弓 张

Customer experience

Cycle Tracking

All ratings28 ratings
Positive46.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

HiCoffee

All ratings839 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.6%

Bugs and requests

Cycle Tracking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HiCoffee

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not updating
  • Watch app not syncing properly
  • Caffeine data truncation when adding custom drinks

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more beverage options (energy drinks, regional brands, etc.)
  • Ability to track caffeine from non-beverage sources (pills, chocolate, etc.)
  • More customization options for homemade coffee
  • Easier way to add custom drinks
  • Extend sleep time range beyond current limits
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  • Add caffeine calculator for AeroPress method
  • Include caffeine content for different coffee roast levels

In-app purchases

None

Cycle Tracking

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HiCoffee

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is Cycle Tracking free?
Cycle Tracking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiCoffee free?
HiCoffee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cycle Tracking or HiCoffee?
HiCoffee is rated higher. Cycle Tracking averages 2.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while HiCoffee averages 4.8 from 839 ratings.
Do Cycle Tracking or HiCoffee have ads?
Neither Cycle Tracking nor HiCoffee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cycle Tracking or HiCoffee?
Cycle Tracking ships an update every 11 months, and HiCoffee every 10 days. Most recently, Cycle Tracking was updated on September 24, 2026 and HiCoffee on October 9, 2026.

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