Comparison

WAVS vs Forecast

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

Head to head
About

WAVS

This app offers a private and secure way to track your menstrual cycle and fertility. It supports various conditions like PCOS and endometriosis, providing medical-grade insights and personalized cycle syncing tips based on scientific evidence. All data is stored offline for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • 100% offline data storage
  • Medical-grade symptothermal method support
  • Custom tracking for PCOS, endometriosis, PMDD
  • Exportable medical reports
  • Evidence-based cycle syncing insights
  • No account required
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Finally, a period tracker that respects your privacy AND your medical needs. WAVS is with 100% offline data - we literally can't access your information. What makes WAVS different: - Red Dot Design Award Winner - Great UI/UX design - 100% offline - No servers, no cloud, no risk - No account required - Start tracking in seconds - Medical-grade Symptothermal method FAM support - Track symptoms, not just dates - Export medical reports your doctor actually wants Built for real bodies: - PCOS: Track 21-120+ day cycles without "errors" - Endometriosis: Create custom tracking for pain location & triggers - PMDD: Build your own mood severity scales - Irregular Cycles: No forced predictions, you're in control - FAM/Symptothermal: BBT to 0.01°, cervical fluid, manual ovulation Evidence-based insights: 200+ peer-reviewed medical sources. No wellness myths, just science you can trust. Cycle syncing that works: Phase-specific symptom management, nutrition, movement, and productivity tips. Know when to push and when to rest. Pricing: - We provide lifetime purchase option at $39.99. Founder Support: We are US-based and operate out of Boston. We do not out-source our support so anytime you reach out you are supported by one of the founders. As always, we would love to hear from our users on how we can do better. Please reach out to us at the support email even if you just want to say hi. We'd love to hear from you: support@madebetter.studio Terms: https://wavs.madebetter.studio/terms Privacy: https://wavs.madebetter.studio/privacy

About

Forecast

Features
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Someone glances at your phone and sees a storm front rolling in. To them it's the weather. To you it's the week before your period. Forecast is a period and cycle tracker built inside a real weather app. The sky shows where you are in your cycle. Rain is your period. Clearing skies are the follicular days. A bright sky is ovulation. It clouds over through the luteal phase, and a storm builds in the days before your period. There's a seven-day outlook and a month calendar underneath, like any weather app. Tap once and the real dates are there. Most apps name a single exact day your period will arrive. Then it doesn't come, and you lose three days sure that something is wrong. Forecast anchors ovulation to about 13 days before your next period, then hands you a window and marks it "estimated" until your own logs tighten it. It learns from your last three cycles, and the more you log, the smaller the window gets. When a forecast lands inside its window, the app tells you, so you watch it get things right before you trust it. Log your morning temperature and Forecast confirms ovulation from the rise in your readings, after it happens, the way the symptothermal method works. Your data never leaves your phone. No account, no sign-in, no cloud, no trackers. Because it looks like weather, you can open it on the train or hand it to a friend and nothing shows. The sky is drawn live. Clouds drift, the light moves across the day, rain falls, stars come out. Forecast is not a contraceptive or a medical device.

Screenshots

WAVS4 screens
Forecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forecast at none against WAVS's 3. On price, update cadence, 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. WAVS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Forecast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WAVS ships an update weekly, Forecast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WAVS versus Forecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWAVSForecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size485 MB6 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMadebetter StudioMARION MORANETZ

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WAVS

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$9.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
None

Forecast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WAVS free?
WAVS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forecast free?
Forecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WAVS or Forecast have ads?
Neither WAVS nor Forecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WAVS or Forecast?
WAVS ships an update weekly, and Forecast every 2 weeks. Most recently, WAVS was updated on October 7, 2026 and Forecast on October 14, 2026.

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