Comparison

Auer Circle vs Red Diary

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

Head to head
About

Auer Circle

A minimalist meditation timer designed for simplicity and ease of use. Set your session duration with a tap and begin your practice. Track your meditation sessions daily.

Highlights
  • Minimalist interface
  • Easy session duration selection
  • One-tap start
  • Daily session tracking
  • Simple design
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Auer Circle is a minimal meditation timer that focuses on easy of use and a simple interface. Select the duration of your session by tapping the bottom left, and then tap start. That's all. You can track your sessions per day.

About

Red Diary

This app analyzes your symptoms, mood, energy, sleep, and activity to provide personalized insights and daily guidance tailored to your cycle phases. It offers a body weather forecast and smart recommendations for exercise, nutrition, and self-care.

Highlights
  • Personalized cycle insights
  • Smart daily guidance
  • Body weather forecast
  • Cycle tracking modes (fertility, pregnancy, birth control)
  • Symptom and mood logging
  • HealthKit integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
Features
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A period and cycle tracker that keeps your data on your phone. No account. No cloud. No tracking. No ads. Most period apps send your most private information to their servers. Red Diary doesn't have servers. Free to track your cycle, log symptoms, and get predictions — no trial, no card, no expiry. Premium unlocks the fertility, pregnancy, and insight modes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your cycle history, symptoms, and intimate details never leave your device. There is no account to create, no server to breach, and no company reading your data. Export anytime for a doctor's visit or your own backup — it's your information. BUILT FOR REAL CYCLES, NOT AVERAGE ONES Most trackers assume a textbook 28 days and get confused when yours doesn't cooperate. Red Diary reads each cycle on its own terms, so irregular, long, short, and changing cycles are understood instead of flagged as wrong. BODY WEATHER Your own forecast, built from your own logs. Red Diary looks for patterns across your history and tells you what today has tended to look like for you — sunny, clear, mixed, overcast, or stormy. If it doesn't have enough history to say something true, it tells you that instead of guessing. WHAT SHOULD I DO TODAY? Every time you open the app, you get an answer. Phase-aware guidance for movement, food, and rest that shifts as your body does. FOUR MODES Track My Cycle — phase-by-phase analytics and predictions Trying to Conceive — fertile window, peak day, cycle health, and support through the two-week wait Avoid Pregnancy — honest fertility status, including the days it can't be certain about I'm Pregnant — 40 weeks of content, kick counter, appointments, and trimester insights Switch whenever life changes. The app changes with you. A CALENDAR THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Start and end your period with one tap, right from the calendar. Backdate cycles you missed. Log intercourse. See period, predicted, fertile, and logged days at a glance — with moon phases, if you like tracking alongside them. WHY YOU FEEL LIKE THIS Log symptoms, mood, sleep, temperature, and more. Red Diary finds what repeats across your cycles and explains what's behind it, instead of just recording it. SHARE HOW YOU FEEL Send a phase-aware note to a partner, a friend, or your birth control buddy through iMessage, WhatsApp, or anywhere else. No accounts, on either end. ON YOUR WRIST Cycle day, phase, and progress ring on your watch face in phase-matched colors. Start or end your period, log your mood, and get guidance without reaching for your phone. APPLE HEALTH Steps, calories, exercise, and sleep flow in automatically. See how your energy and activity really shift across your cycle — no extra logging. BIRTH CONTROL REMINDERS Pill, patch, ring, shot, IUD, or implant. On-time reminders, streak tracking, and insights that adapt to your method. WHAT'S PREMIUM Trying to Conceive, Avoid Pregnancy, and Pregnancy modes, Body Weather, full cycle insights, fertility analytics, and mood sharing. Cycle tracking, logging, predictions, calendar, and birth control reminders are free and stay free. Privacy Policy: https://dormeusapps.com/reddiary-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://dormeusapps.com/reddiary-terms.html

Screenshots

Auer Circle3 screens
Red Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auer Circle at none against Red Diary's 2. Red Diary's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Red Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Auer Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Auer Circle against 5.0 for Red Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Diary has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auer Circle ships an update every 11 months, Red Diary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Auer Circle versus Red Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuer CircleRed Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperUri FridmanRUBINS DORMEUS

Customer experience

Auer Circle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Red Diary

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Auer Circle

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Red Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Auer Circle free?
Auer Circle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Red Diary free?
Red Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Auer Circle or Red Diary?
Auer Circle and Red Diary are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Auer Circle or Red Diary have ads?
Neither Auer Circle nor Red Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auer Circle or Red Diary?
Auer Circle ships an update every 11 months, and Red Diary every 3 days. Most recently, Auer Circle was updated on October 30, 2026 and Red Diary on October 16, 2026.

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