Comparison

Artisan Ally vs Period

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

Head to head
About

Artisan Ally

Manage your healthcare appointments and communications with your clinical team. Access treatment instructions, view lab results, and receive important documents and invoices directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Dashboard with reminders and messages
  • Treatment calendar
  • Message clinical staff
  • Receive and upload documents
  • View invoices
  • View lab results
Features
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The patients get the following features in the app: - View upcoming reminders, latest documents/messages on dashboard - Patients can have their updated calendar treatment instructions. - Patients can message the clinical staff and doctors. - Ability to receive documents from respective clinics and upload the same from the app. - Ability to view invoices. - Ability to view updated lab results

About

Period

Track your menstrual cycle, log period dates, ovulation test results, and symptoms. Gain insights into fertility probability based on your cycle length. This app helps predict periods and monitor cycles.

Highlights
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • Period logging
  • Ovulation test logging
  • Symptom tracking
  • Fertility probability insights
  • Cycle length comparison
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View where you are in your cycle with the Period Tracker app. You have the option to manually log your periods, ovulation test results and keep track of your menstrual cycle symptoms. Get insights into how the probability of peak fertility varies for women with the same cycle length as you. This app is designed for use by women who want to predict their periods, track their cycles or try for a baby. It should not be used as a method of contraception.

Screenshots

Artisan Ally4 screens
Period4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Period at 54% against Artisan Ally's 4%. Period also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 32). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Period holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Period has 2.8K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Artisan Ally's written reviews are positive against 54% of Period's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artisan Ally ships an update every 4 months, Period monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Artisan Ally versus Period: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtisan AllyPeriod
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (32 ratings)4.9 (2.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.7% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings322.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB56 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperArtisan Medical Solutions LLCSPD Development Company Ltd

Customer experience

Artisan Ally

Written reviews54 reviews
Positive3.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative94.4%

Period

All ratings2,408 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative32.3%

Bugs and requests

Artisan Ally

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Period

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dates and data getting changed after updates
  • Calendar not populating after updates
  • Whole calendar getting erased after updates

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add option to log basal body temperature
  • Improve notification customization

In-app purchases

None

Artisan Ally

No in-app purchases

None

Period

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artisan Ally free?
Artisan Ally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Period free?
Period is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Artisan Ally or Period?
Period is rated higher. Artisan Ally averages 1.3 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Period averages 4.9 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Artisan Ally or Period have ads?
Neither Artisan Ally nor Period shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artisan Ally or Period?
Artisan Ally ships an update every 4 months, and Period monthly. Most recently, Artisan Ally was updated on October 25, 2026 and Period on October 25, 2026.

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