Comparison

Parcode vs Steadied

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

Head to head
About

Parcode

This app displays your parkrun barcode directly on your Apple Watch for easy check-ins after your run. Choose from QR code or traditional barcode formats, manage multiple family members' barcodes, and personalize them with color themes. A watch face complication and weekly notification help you find it quickly.

Highlights
  • Display parkrun barcode on Apple Watch
  • QR code and traditional barcode options
  • Manage multiple family barcodes
  • Customizable color themes
  • Weekly notification reminder
  • Watch face complication
Features
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Elevate your 'weekly timed run' experience with Parcode, exclusively on Apple Watch! โ€ข Effortlessly display your unique barcode post-run for quick check-in. โ€ข Choose between the easily readable QR Code, the traditional barcode, or rotated barcode. โ€ข Manage multiple family barcodes with ease. โ€ข Personalize each barcode with a delightful array of vibrant colour themes. โ€ข Set a convenient weekly notification simplify locating the app after the run. โ€ข Simplify barcode display with the Parcode complication on your watch face. Revamp your weekly run routine with both style and convenience โ€“ download now! โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€” This third party app is in no way associated with the parkrun Group. parkrun is a registered trademark of parkrun Limited.

About

Steadied

Features
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Steadied is a cycle, hormone, and symptom tracker for PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, PMDD, PMS, perimenopause, postpartum recovery, hypothalamic amenorrhoea, and menstrual migraine. It isn't a fertility tracker or contraceptive. Patterns take cycles to surface. Steadied makes that wait worth it: insights built over months can be the kind a clinician will engage with. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION โ€ข No accounts, no sign-up, no tracking โ€ข No servers โ€” your data is not sent to us โ€ข No third-party analytics, no advertising IDs โ€ข iCloud sync uses your private database (end-to-end encrypted by Apple) โ€ข Panic Delete clears covered cycle/report data: this device, your iCloud, and the suite slice BUILT FOR CHRONIC-ILLNESS AUDIENCES Pick PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, PMDD, PMS, perimenopause, postpartum, hypothalamic amenorrhoea, menstrual migraine, or "tracking only" during onboarding. Steadied tailors the symptom set, the language, and the insights to your conditions. Change them any time. Inclusive language preference (default neutral; non-binary and trans-masc options). PERIOD, SYMPTOM AND PAIN LOGGING Five flow levels, birth-control checks, treatments, a curated 40-symptom catalogue filtered to your conditions, custom symptoms, 1โ€“10 severity sliders, optional notes, and a Pain map for body-location pins. Edit any past day from the calendar. METHOD TRACKING Track birth-control method, start date, daily reminders for daily methods, and cycle-suppression context. Steadied is still not contraceptive advice. CALENDAR WITH IRREGULARITY-AWARE WINDOWS Logged periods show as filled circles, your next-period window as a dashed outline. When your cycles vary by more than ~5 days, Steadied widens the window to a range โ€” no false confidence on a single date. Common with PCOS, perimenopause, or postpartum. INSIGHTS Free: โ€ข Cycle rhythm โ€” average length, range, honest prediction windows โ€ข Phase patterns โ€” symptom severity, energy, and sleep averages per phase Steadied+: โ€ข Before-period changes โ€” baseline vs pre-period 3-day average, worst-day offset, cycle count โ€ข Cycle rhythm drill-downs โ€” trend, irregularity signals, year timeline โ€ข Symptom Patterns โ€” top symptoms by phase and date heatmap โ€ข Pain Locations โ€” cycle-linked body-map pain summaries โ€ข Body Signals โ€” sleep, resting HR, HRV, and wrist temperature by phase โ€ข Doctor Reports, scheduled reports, CSV export, and curated symptom renaming REPORTS FOR YOUR CLINICIAN Single-file PDF: cycle history, bleeding pattern, phase analysis, premenstrual pattern, length trend, symptom log summary, treatment context, and pain locations when logged. Scheduled Doctor Reports are included in Steadied+. APPLE WATCH APP & WIDGETS Standalone Watch app with phase, cycle day, flow picker, symptom quick logging, flare/context chips, and daily birth-control or treatment check-ins when configured. Five iOS widget families plus four watch complication families. APPLE HEALTH Read-only menstrual flow and spotting import, plus wearable readings when available: resting heart rate, sleep, HRV, and wrist temperature. Steadied never writes back to Apple Health by design. BACKUP, RESTORE & EXPORT Free JSON backup and restore for cycle, symptom, pain-map, treatment, report, and wearable data with Merge or Replace modes. Restore requires iCloud Sync to be fully off for the current launch. Automatic backups can write to iCloud Drive. Steadied+ adds CSV export. PRICING Steadied+ is a one-time ยฃ29.99 purchase. Family Sharing eligible. No subscription. No "trial expired" messaging. SAFETY Steadied is not a medical device. Period-date estimates are based on your own data and are not contraceptive. Do not use Steadied for fertility planning, conception, or contraception. If you are concerned about your symptoms, consult a clinician โ€” do not wait for the app to surface a pattern. Terms: https://www.cocoacorn.com/steadied/terms Privacy: https://www.cocoacorn.com/steadied/privacy

Screenshots

Steadied4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Steadied at Free against Parcode's $2.99. Steadied also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Steadied is free to download; Parcode costs $2.99 up front. Parcode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Steadied sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parcode ships an update every 3 months, Steadied every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Parcode versus Steadied: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParcodeSteadied
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB71 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWhisk Mobile Development Pty LtdGeoff Davis

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Parcode

One-time1
  • Multi-Runner$0.99
1 purchases

Steadied

One-time1
  • Steadied+$29.99

Questions

Is Parcode free?
Parcode costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Steadied free?
Steadied is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Parcode or Steadied have ads?
Neither Parcode nor Steadied shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parcode or Steadied?
Parcode ships an update every 3 months, and Steadied every 11 days. Most recently, Parcode was updated on October 9, 2026 and Steadied on October 5, 2026.

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