Comparison

Lutea vs ovolution

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

Head to head
About

Lutea

Easily track, visualize, and analyze your menstrual cycle with detailed symptom logging and manual charting. Offers customizable cycle settings and local data backup for privacy. Export your charts for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking (BBT, mucus, bleeding)
  • Manual cycle charting with graphs
  • Quick symptom overview
  • Customizable cycle settings
  • Export cycle charts as images
  • Local data backup and restore
  • Privacy-focused local storage
Features
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Take full control of your cycle with true privacy. Lutea is a flexible, offline-first symptothermal cycle tracker designed for natural family planning (NFP / Sensiplan) and fertility awareness. Why Lutea? - 100% Offline & Private: Your sensitive health data never leaves your device. No cloud storage, no account required. - True Symptothermal Charting: Easily log basal body temperature (BBT), cervical mucus, and cervix changes with clear graphical curves. - Manual Rule Evaluation: Full control over your analysis. Set cover lines, high temperature shifts, and fertility windows according to your preferred method. - Comprehensive Symptom Logging: Track pain levels, digestion changes, spotting, and custom daily notes. - Data Ownership: Export your cycle charts as high-resolution images or create local backups anytime. - Quick Overview: Daily overviews so you don't have to decipher complex data tables. - Clean Design: Intuitive dark and light modes built for fast daily entries. Lutea is a manual data visualization and charting tool, not a contraceptive device. It puts the power of fertility awareness directly into your hands. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ovolution

This app helps users understand their natural menstrual cycle using the NFP method. It tracks body signs like temperature and cervical mucus to determine ovulation and fertile days. Features include cycle phase information, fertility tracking, and pregnancy monitoring.

Highlights
  • NFP rule evaluation
  • Digital NFP cycle sheet
  • Body sign documentation
  • Cycle phase display and forecast
  • Fertility and pregnancy mode
  • Cycle statistics and overview
  • NFP educational articles and videos
Features
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Your cycle app for NFP: Determine your ovulation and fertile days based on your waking temperature and a second body sign: cervical mucus or the cervix. The ovolution cycle app helps you to apply and understand the rules of NFP (Natural Family Planning). Get to know your cycle, find out more about the different cycle phases and when your next period is due. THE FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY MODE + Display of highly fertile days before ovulation + Calculation of the estimated due date + Display the weeks of pregnancy and the estimated due date + Monitor your pregnancy symptoms ALL FEATURES OF THE OVOLUTION APP: + Evaluation according to NFP rules + Digital NFP cycle sheet + Export function of your cycles as PDF incl. disturbances and notes + Documentation of numerous body signs (temperature, cervical mucus, cervix, LH tests, sex & libido, mood, digestion & hunger and much more) + clear calendar with display of cycle phases & forecast of the next 3 periods + information about your cycle phases + Cycle statistics (cycle length, period duration, earliest 1st higher measurement, length of your luteal phase and much more) + Overview of all your cycles entered so far + many articles and short videos on NFP, the natural cycle, other body signs and much more THE OVOLUTION APP ACCOMPANIES YOU IN EVERY PHASE OF LIFE. By installing and using the cycle app, you agree to the terms and conditions (https://ovolution.rocks/agb) of ovolution GmbH. Note: The ovolution app is a CE-compliant Class I medical device. The ovolution app is not a contraceptive app and must not be used for contraception.

Screenshots

Lutea4 screens
ovolution4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lutea at 3.5 against ovolution's 3.0. ovolution's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Lutea sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and ovolution sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lutea holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lutea ships an update every 3 weeks, ovolution every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lutea versus ovolution: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuteaovolution
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPhilipp Hertelovolution GmbH

Customer experience

Lutea

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ovolution

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lutea

Subscriptions1
  • Lutea Premium$3.991 Month
3 purchases

ovolution

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription2 variants$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Lutea free?
Lutea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ovolution free?
ovolution is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lutea or ovolution?
Lutea is rated higher. Lutea averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ovolution averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lutea or ovolution have ads?
Lutea shows ads; ovolution does not.
Which is updated more often, Lutea or ovolution?
Lutea ships an update every 3 weeks, and ovolution every 5 weeks. Most recently, Lutea was updated on October 9, 2026 and ovolution on October 22, 2026.

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