ephira vs Spaghetti Cat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Spaghetti Cat
This app helps you monitor your menstrual cycle, offering insights into your body's phases and personalized wellness advice. It can sync with your calendar and provides daily tips to support your well-being throughout your cycle.
- Period tracking
- Cycle phase insights
- Calendar synchronization
- Personalized wellness tips
- Daily health advice
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Track your period, understand your phases, sync with calendars, and get personalized wellness tips tailored to each day of your cycle! Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ephira at none against Spaghetti Cat's 2. ephira also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Spaghetti Cat's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days 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. Spaghetti Cat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. ephira asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ephira against 5.0 for Spaghetti Cat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
ephira ships an update every 6 months, Spaghetti Cat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ephira | Spaghetti Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Ulbrich | German Llamas |
Customer experience
ephira
Spaghetti Cat
In-app purchases
ephira
No in-app purchases
Spaghetti Cat
- Spaghetticat1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Spagheticat Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
