ephira vs Dona Period Tracker
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.
Dona Period Tracker
Track your menstrual cycle and gain insights into how its phases affect your well-being and mood. This private, ad-free app stores all your data locally, helping you anticipate your body's changes for better planning.
- Log period dates
- Track cycle phases
- Monitor body and mood changes
- Predict future cycles
- Local data storage
- Ad-free experience
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Dona is a safe space where you can track your cycle and see how its phases relate to your well-being and mood. The more information you add, the more accurate your predictions become. We created Dona with love, care, and respect for your privacy. The app requires no registration, has no ads, and offers a simple experience. All data is stored on your device. Dona helps you prepare in advance for trips, important events, and everyday tasks, with a better sense of how you might feel. What you can do in Dona: - log your period - track your cycle - notice changes in your body and mood Dona is a family-run project made with love for women around the world Please note Dona helps you track your cycle, but it does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional medical care. The predictions in the app are for informational purposes only and should not be used as a method of contraception
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ephira at 3 against Dona Period Tracker's 1. ephira also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ephira against 5.0 for Dona Period Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | ephira | Dona Period Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Ulbrich | Onloom |
In-app purchases
ephira
No in-app purchases
Dona Period Tracker
No in-app purchases
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