Just A Dot vs Tyd Period Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just A Dot
Easily track your menstrual cycle with a simple calendar interface. Log light and heavy days, and receive notifications for your next expected period. Designed for privacy and ease of use for teens and adults.
- Easy period tracking
- Light and heavy day logging
- Next period notifications
- Private tracking
- Simple calendar interface
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If you are looking for a quick and easy way to track your period, this easy to use calendar will be perfect for you! With the touch of your finger you can track your light days, heavy days and everything in between. Just A Dot will even alert you when your next period may arrive. This app is the perfect way to track your period (and only your period) in an easy, private way. Perfect for teens and adults.
Tyd Period Tracker
This app helps you privately track your menstrual cycle without requiring logins or displaying ads. It offers unique features like a tampon change timer and insightful period statistics, all while prioritizing user data privacy.
- Private data tracking
- No login required
- Ad-free experience
- Tampon change timer
- Period statistics
- Data privacy focused
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Tyd lets you track your period while keeping your data private. Tyd will never collect or sell your data, require you to log in, or show you ads. Plus, it has unique features, like a timer that notifies you when it's time to change your tampon and algorithms that display all kinds of cool statistics about your period. Disclaimer: Tyd is not a doctor and does not presume to offer medical advice. Please seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tyd Period Tracker at Free against Just A Dot's $1.99. Tyd Period Tracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Just A Dot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Tyd Period Tracker is free to download; Just A Dot costs $1.99 up front. Tyd Period Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. Just A Dot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tyd Period Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just A Dot has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Just A Dot ships an update every 3 days, Tyd Period Tracker every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just A Dot | Tyd Period Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Richey | Richard Kresslein |
Customer experience
Just A Dot
Tyd Period Tracker
In-app purchases
Just A Dot
No in-app purchases
Tyd Period Tracker
- Tyd+ Monthly$1.001 Month
- Tyd+ Yearly$9.001 Year
- Tyd+$9.99
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