Comparison

MindSync vs PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary

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

Head to head
About

MindSync

Features
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You pay $200 for therapy. In a day, you've forgotten half of it. MindSync fixes that. After each session, spend 3 minutes talking or typing about what happened. The app turns it into a clear session card: topics, questions, threads, realizations. That's just the start. Before your next session, you build a prep card. What you talked about last time. What came up during the week. Questions worth asking. You walk in with an agenda instead of vibes. NEW: YOUR WORKSPACE Everything between sessions now lives in one place. MindSync reads what you write and record, and spots the topics, questions, threads, to-do's and realizations in it. Tap one to keep it, skip the rest. The app suggests, you decide, and nothing you wrote ever disappears. Workspace holds: Next session agenda: what you want to bring up, in your own words To-do: homework and action points in one checklist Threads: the storylines of your therapy, from open to resolved Realizations: every insight you chose to keep Goals: a short written update each week on where you stand Therapy Relationship: quick check-ins on how it's going with your therapist Mood tracking that talks like a person. MindSync tells you whether things got better or worse, and why, in plain sentences built from your own entries instead of charts you have to decode. Every week and every month, you get a written summary: what you worked on, how you felt, what you got done. Breakthroughs you had and forgot about. The kind of clarity your therapist's notes have, but for you. Between sessions, there's Reflect: an AI conversation that actually knows your therapy history. Not a chatbot that agrees with everything. It asks you real questions based on what you've been working on. WHAT USERS SAY "I used to forget everything. Now I have a record of every session and every realization." - Martha "My patients come in prepared. They remember what happened, they have data to share, and we spend the session working on what matters." - Kate, therapist WHY IT MATTERS 65% of long-term therapy patients can't tell if it's working. 80% of therapists don't track outcomes. MindSync gives you the data to know for yourself. WHAT YOU GET Post-session capture, voice or text, 3-5 minutes AI session cards: topics, questions, threads, realizations Prep cards before every appointment Workspace: agenda, to-do, threads, realizations Goals with a weekly written update on where you stand Therapy relationship check-ins Reflect, an AI assistant with full therapy context Weekly and monthly summaries Session recording with AI transcription Mood tracking in plain words, with reasoning, you can share with your therapist Reminders that open exactly the thing they mention AES-256 encryption. Your data stays yours. Audio deleted after transcription. 2,000+ people already use MindSync to remember every session. Try it free. Full access. No credit card. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary

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A completely new perspective on your cycle and your everyday life. MORE THAN SYMPTOMS. Most cycle apps only let you track symptoms. PHASES goes further. Focus on what matters most in your everyday life. Not just symptoms, but also what you did and experienced. Sports, nutrition, date nights, family moments, relationship highs and lows, work stress, social events โ€” everything that matters to you. Clearly presented in a unique vertical calendar. FOR MEN, TOO. Why are cycle apps always made just for women? Enter your partner's period and alongside it your own life. Because HER cycle has an impact on YOUR relationship life when it comes to moods and libido. So you know what's going on โ€” for a better mutual understanding. DISCOVER PATTERNS you haven't seen before. When you keep everything in one place, connections become visible. How does your energy change around your ovulation, or your partner's? How do sleep, nutrition, and exercise relate to how you feel? PHASES makes these patterns visible so you can understand yourself better and plan smarter. PRIVACY BY DESIGN. Cycle apps that store data on servers are a no-go. PHASES stores everything exclusively on your device. No account required. No server. No tracking. No third parties. Your entries never leave your smartphone. FEATURES. - Unique vertical calendar - Fully customizable categories and entries - Track your period and receive a forecast - Bleeding isn't the same as your period. You can log both separately - Track ovulation, for example when you've confirmed it with an ovulation test or NFP - Log everything that matters to you: symptoms, mood, energy, sleep, sports, nutrition, social life, relationships and more - 100% on device. No cloud, no tracking - Core features usable without a subscription

Screenshots

MindSync4 screens
PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary at none against MindSync's 2. MindSync's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. MindSync sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindSync ships an update every 9 days, PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
MindSync versus PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindSyncPHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size66 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDariusz WiniewskimyNFP GmbH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MindSync

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - monthly$12.991 Month
  • Premium - annual$99.991 Year
None

PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindSync free?
MindSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary free?
PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MindSync or PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary have ads?
Neither MindSync nor PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindSync or PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary?
MindSync ships an update every 9 days, and PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary every 2 months. Most recently, MindSync was updated on September 10, 2026 and PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary on September 24, 2026.

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