Comparison

Period Tracker vs Luteal

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

Head to head
About

Period Tracker

This app helps you track your menstrual cycle, predict ovulation, and log symptoms. It offers personalized insights and gentle reminders to help you understand your body better. Designed for simplicity and privacy, it's a comprehensive tool for managing your reproductive health.

Highlights
  • Menstrual cycle tracking
  • Ovulation prediction
  • Period and flow logging
  • Symptom and emotion tracking
  • Personalized insights
  • Gentle reminders
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Meet Ruby – your simple, smart, and free period tracker. Whether you want to track your menstrual cycle, get accurate ovulation predictions, or simply have a clue about your period, Ruby makes it easy to understand your body. Think of it as having Aunt Flo, Aunt Ruby, and your own personal cycle tracker all in one app. With Ruby, you can: - Log your period, flow, and symptoms with just a tap - Use our ovulation tracker to know your most fertile days - Predict cycles with a free period tracker that adapts to you - Track emotions, energy, stress, and notes in one place - Get gentle reminders for upcoming periods, ovulation, and fertile windows Why choose Ruby? - Simple & private – Easy to use, built with privacy in mind. - Your cycle, your way – From teens starting their first period, to women tracking fertility, pregnancy, or perimenopause. - More than a calendar – Ruby helps you spot patterns, manage PMS, and make your cycle feel less of a mystery. How Ruby Stands Out - Have a lively cycle every month with personalized insights. - Finally, an app that helps you truly have a clue about your period. - Forget “my cycle” being hard to remember—Ruby keeps it all logged for you. It's just a clean free period app experience. Privacy policy: https://bit.ly/rafiki-privacy-policy Terms of use: https://bit.ly/rafiki-terms-of-service

About

Luteal

Understand your body's monthly rhythms. Track your cycle, predict your period, and learn how hormonal changes affect your mood, energy, and symptoms. Share insights with a partner while keeping your personal health data private.

Highlights
  • Log period, symptoms, and mood
  • Predict upcoming periods and fertile windows
  • Track cycle phases (menstrual, follicular, ovulation, luteal)
  • Understand hormonal impact on well-being
  • Share cycle insights with a partner
  • End-to-end encrypted data storage
Features
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Luteal helps you understand your body — one phase at a time. Track your cycle, predict your next period, and better understand how your hormones influence your mood, energy, symptoms, and daily life. UNDERSTAND YOUR CYCLE • Log your period, symptoms, mood, and energy in seconds • Know exactly where you are in your cycle: menstrual, follicular, ovulation, or luteal phase • Predict upcoming periods and fertile windows with clarity • Track patterns, notes, physical symptoms, and emotional changes over time LEARN HOW YOUR BODY CHANGES Your body changes throughout the month — and Luteal helps you make sense of it. Discover how each phase may affect your energy, emotions, focus, sleep, cravings, and overall well-being. SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER Invite your partner with a simple code. They’ll be able to understand your current phase and learn how to better support you — while your personal data stays private. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health data belongs to you. End-to-end encrypted storage. No ads. No data selling. No third-party sharing. LUTEAL PREMIUM Unlock advanced insights, cycle trends, personalized history, and full data export. Start with a free 7-day trial. Free to download. Premium available as an auto-renewable subscription. https://luteal.fr/terms https://luteal.fr/privacy

Screenshots

Period Tracker4 screens
Luteal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Luteal at none against Period Tracker's shown. Luteal also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Period Tracker's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Period Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year and Luteal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Period Tracker against 5.0 for Luteal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Period Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Luteal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Period Tracker versus Luteal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeriod TrackerLuteal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB57 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRafiki AppsRiad Mahi

Customer experience

Period Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Luteal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Period Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Ruby Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Luteal

Subscriptions2
  • Luteal Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Luteal Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Period Tracker free?
Period Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Luteal free?
Luteal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Period Tracker or Luteal?
Period Tracker and Luteal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Period Tracker or Luteal have ads?
Period Tracker shows ads; Luteal does not.
Which is updated more often, Period Tracker or Luteal?
Period Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Luteal every 3 days. Most recently, Period Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Luteal on October 25, 2026.

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