Comparison

ephira vs Period Tracker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Local data encryption
  • Track flow, symptoms, moods
  • Log medications and birth control
  • Biometric and password lock
  • Open source code available
  • Data deletion option
Features
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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.

About

Period Tracker

Features
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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This app is for personal tracking and informational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making any health or medical decisions. Period & Pregnancy Tracker is a private, elegant app for tracking your menstrual cycle, understanding your fertility, and following your pregnancy journey , all without an account, no cloud sync, and no data ever leaving your device. Designed for simplicity and built around your privacy, the app gives you a clear picture of your cycle every single day. CYCLE TRACKING Log your period with one tap and the app immediately calculates where you are in your cycle. A beautiful ring visualization shows your current phase, fertile window, and ovulation day at a glance. Tap any day on the ring to explore what that phase means for your body. Drag around the ring to scrub through your entire cycle. DAILY LOGGING Record flow intensity, symptoms, moods, discharge, and notes for any day. The more you log, the smarter your predictions become. Everything is saved instantly on your device. FERTILITY AWARENESS See your fertile window and predicted ovulation day clearly marked in the cycle ring and calendar. The app uses your logged cycle history to refine predictions over time, blending your real data with your settings for the most accurate estimates possible. PREGNANCY MODE Switch to pregnancy mode at any time. Track your week-by-week progress, see what is developing with your baby each week, log kick counts, time contractions, manage prenatal appointments, write a pregnancy journal, build hospital bag checklists, and save baby names you love. Switch back to period mode at any time, all your data is preserved. CALENDAR A full calendar view color codes every day, period days, fertile window, ovulation, predicted dates, and logged symptoms. Tap any day to see a detailed summary of what you logged. INSIGHTS See patterns across your cycles, average cycle length, flow distribution, most common symptoms, mood trends, and cycle-to-cycle comparisons. Insights unlock the more you track. COMPLETE PRIVACY There are no accounts. No login. No internet connection required. Your health data is stored only on your device. We have no servers and cannot access your data under any circumstances. Export a full backup of everything from Settings at any time. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/periodtracker-privacy/home Terms & Conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/periodtracker-privacy/home

Screenshots

ephira4 screens
Period Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

ephira and Period Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ephira versus Period Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterephiraPeriod Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB33 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperAlexander UlbrichSujan Anand

In-app purchases

None

ephira

No in-app purchases

None

Period Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ephira free?
ephira is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Period Tracker free?
Period Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ephira or Period Tracker have ads?
Neither ephira nor Period Tracker shows ads.

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