Tyd Period Tracker vs ephira
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
ephira
This period tracker prioritizes your privacy by encrypting all data locally on your device. Log your cycle, symptoms, moods, and medications with confidence, knowing your information is secure and can be protected with biometrics or a password.
- Local data encryption
- Track flow, symptoms, moods
- Log medications and birth control
- Biometric and password lock
- Open source code available
- Data deletion option
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Stay aware of your cycle without sacrificing your privacy. Ephira is a secure period-tracker that keeps your data encrypted locally on your device. Track Your Health: Log menstrual flow, symptoms, moods, medications, birth control, and notes. Privacy First: Data is encrypted and never leaves your device. It can be locked behind biometrics (Face ID/Fingerprint) or a custom password, and can be deleted at any time. Open and Transparent: Ephira is open source under the MIT license, and you can review the code at any time on Github.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ephira at none against Tyd Period Tracker's 3. ephira also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Tyd Period Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Tyd Period Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. ephira asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tyd Period Tracker against 5.0 for ephira. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Tyd Period Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, ephira every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 12, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tyd Period Tracker | ephira |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Richard Kresslein | Alexander Ulbrich |
Customer experience
Tyd Period Tracker
ephira
In-app purchases
Tyd Period Tracker
- Tyd+ Monthly$1.001 Month
- Tyd+ Yearly$9.001 Year
- Tyd+$9.99
ephira
No in-app purchases
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