Comparison

Lively vs LifeCycle

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

Head to head
About

Lively

This app helps you understand and align with your body's natural cycle. It provides personalized daily tips for nutrition, exercise, and self-care based on your menstrual phase. It also supports pregnancy and postpartum journeys, and offers a unique partner syncing feature.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily tips by cycle phase
  • Nutrition and sports guidance
  • Self-care recommendations
  • Pregnancy and postpartum support
  • Partner syncing for shared insights
  • Ovulation and period tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Meet Lively Cycle, the premier app for aligning with your cycle to enhance every day. Personalised daily tips are tailored to your menstrual phase and hormone levels, empowering you to navigate each day with confidence and ease. Lively® Cycle app offers guidance on nutrition, sports, and self-care, ensuring you feel supported and nurtured throughout your entire cycle. Unlike men, who function on a 24-hour cycle, women experience a unique 28-day cycle that influences their mood, energy, and well-being. Enjoy Lively with your partner using the "Partner Syncing" feature. Share cycle phases and moods in a private setting to deepen your connection. This unique app experience keeps you in tune with each other’s needs, enhancing understanding and closeness. Your menstrual cycle has four phases, and we've got your back through them all: MENSTRUAL: Time to shed the uterine lining and start anew! Focus on rest, self-care, and light exercise. FOLLICULAR: Feel the energy and creativity boost! Let's set goals, plan, and enjoy nourishing foods. OVULATORY: Embrace your peak fertility and energy. This is the perfect time for socializing, working out, and maintaining a balanced diet. Lively also supports your Pregnancy and Postpartum journey. As your body changes, Lively provides expert-backed insights on nutrition, movement, and self-care tailored to each stage of pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Stay informed about your baby’s growth, track key milestones, and receive gentle reminders to support your well-being. With Partner Syncing, your partner can also access guidance on how to be there for you, making this journey smoother for both of you. LUTEAL: Time to unwind and reflect. Indulge in nurturing activities and satisfy cravings with healthy alternatives. Perimenopause, Menopause Tracker - Discover patterns over time, and better understand what may be happening in your body. When periods are no longer the center of your health journey, Lively continues to support you. What sets Lively apart is not just its comprehensive cycle tracking but also its inclusion of a unique aesthetic period tracker and an ovulation tracker, designed with elegance and sophistication. Lively ensures your health data stays in sync with Apple Health, allowing for an integrated approach to managing your well-being. With Livelyby your side, you'll stay in sync with your body's natural rhythm, optimizing your well-being, energy, and mood. We'll help you make the most of your 28-day cycle and enhance your daily life. From nourishing your body with the right foods to finding the best exercise routines and practicing self-care, Lively has you covered. Ready to start your journey? Join the Lively® community today and let's begin syncing your cycle to transform your everyday life! Join community: IG: @livelycycle Terms and conditions: https://livelycycle.com/terms-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://livelycycle.com/privacy/ Subscription pricing and terms: Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. If we receive a refund request for an in-app purchase, we may provide Apple with information about the user's in-app purchase activity. This could include details such as time since app installation, total app usage time, an anonymous account identifier, whether the in-app purchase was fully consumed, whether it included a trial period, the total amount spent, and the total amount refunded."

About

LifeCycle

Features
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The LifeCycle app is designed exclusively for members of our indoor cycle studio and group fitness community, making it easy to stay connected and in control of your fitness journey. With just a few taps, you can: > Purchase and manage memberships > Schedule or cancel group fitness and cycling classes > Update your profile and contact information > Track your attendance and class history > View end-of-class performance summaries Download now and stay connected with LifeCycle.

Screenshots

Lively4 screens
LifeCycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LifeCycle at none against Lively's 17. LifeCycle also leads on iOS requirement (11.0.0 vs 15.0). Lively's advantage is chart position (#34 vs unranked). 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. Lively sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. LifeCycle asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Lively versus LifeCycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivelyLifeCycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings55K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLively Cycle, LLCFit For a King LLC

Bugs and requests

Lively

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Logging issues and data loss
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health
  • Inconsistent app performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom symptom tracking
  • Improve partner syncing for LGBTQ+ couples
  • Integrate temperature/ovulation tracking
  • Provide more detailed hormone insights
  • Include pregnancy/postpartum tracking

LifeCycle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Lively

Subscriptions16
  • Weekly membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly membership3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly membership$4.991 Month
Show 13 more
  • Premium for couples$9.991 Month
  • Lively Partner Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • premium$14.991 Year
  • Annual Membership$18.991 Year
  • premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Lively Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium membership1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Lively Premium$39.991 Year
  • Premium membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Lively Partner Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

LifeCycle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lively free?
Lively is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LifeCycle free?
LifeCycle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lively or LifeCycle have ads?
Neither Lively nor LifeCycle shows ads.

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