Comparison

m vs in phase

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

Head to head
About

m

This tool facilitates emotional monitoring by connecting researchers with participants. It allows for the creation and delivery of mobile-optimized questionnaires to gather data on emotions, complaints, and context on a scheduled basis. Responses can be tracked over time through an online dashboard.

Highlights
  • Emotional monitoring
  • Questionnaire design
  • Scheduled data delivery
  • Mobile-optimized questions
  • Response tracking
  • Online dashboard
Features
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This app is an emotional monitoring tool, connecting surveyors and respondents in a seamless manner. Researchers or practitioners devise questionnaires for participants or clients respectively, which are then offered to the responder according to an agreed upon schedule. These questionnaires are optimized for a mobile interface and can include questions on momentary emotions, possible complaints, contextual questions and more. The surveyor designs these questionnaires in an online dashboard, and can follow up on responses over time.

About

in phase

Features
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in phase shows you and your people's cycle phases at the same time, so you stop guessing and start actually being there. Connect with partners, friends, or siblings. Every day, you see where each person is in their cycle: menstruation, follicular, ovulation, or luteal. Features: - Shared phase view: see everyone's phase side by side, updated daily - Cycle calendar: overlapping period and phase markers for you and your connections - Trends graph: energy curves on one chart so you can spot patterns together - Period confirmation: tap to confirm or deny when your period starts - Pokes: send a nudge when you're thinking of them - Adapted voice: personalise the daily copy to match your mood - Soft, Quiet, Warm, or Bright - Fully private: your data is only shared with people you explicitly connect with

Screenshots

m4 screens
in phase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: m at Free against in phase's $0.99. m also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). in phase's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On ads and in-app purchases 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

m is free to download; in phase costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

m ships an update monthly, in phase every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
m versus in phase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermin phase
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerm-Path SoftwareMarie Spreitzer

In-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

None

in phase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is m free?
m is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is in phase free?
in phase costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do m or in phase have ads?
Neither m nor in phase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, m or in phase?
m ships an update monthly, and in phase every 3 days. Most recently, m was updated on October 9, 2026 and in phase on September 30, 2026.

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