Comparison

ephira vs Honest 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

Honest Period Tracker

Features
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Honest Period Tracker is a private, focused cycle tracker for iPhone and iPad. Log period dates, flow, symptoms, mood, and notes without creating an account. Your cycle history stays on your device. See your recent cycle at a glance, browse a clear month calendar, and review patterns across your logged periods. On iPad, layouts are designed for the larger screen in portrait and landscape, including a side-by-side calendar and history view when space allows. Features: - Private, account-free period logging - Calm cycle and period estimates based on your history - Flow, symptom, mood, and note tracking - A clear calendar with logged and estimated dates - On-device insights and trend summaries - Optional Apple Health import and sync - Doctor-friendly PDF reports - Local reminders you control - Native iPhone and iPad layouts Try every feature through one complete cycle. After your next period start is saved, continue with one fair, one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, and no tracking. Cycle estimates are for planning only and are not medical advice.

Screenshots

ephira4 screens
Honest Period Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ephira at none against Honest Period Tracker's 1. ephira also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Honest Period Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ephira asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ephira ships an update every 6 months, Honest Period Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ephira versus Honest Period Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterephiraHonest Period Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAlexander UlbrichDavid Mendez

In-app purchases

None

ephira

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Honest Period Tracker

One-time1
  • Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is ephira free?
ephira is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Honest Period Tracker free?
Honest Period Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ephira or Honest Period Tracker have ads?
Neither ephira nor Honest Period Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ephira or Honest Period Tracker?
ephira ships an update every 6 months, and Honest Period Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, ephira was updated on October 24, 2026 and Honest Period Tracker on October 31, 2026.

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