Comparison

Period Tracker vs Flora

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

Flora

Features
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Get to know your cycle, one day at a time. Flora helps you track your menstrual cycle in a simple, supportive, and personalized way. Log your experiences, view estimates, and recognize patterns based on your own history. ### With Flora, you can - Track your current cycle day and phase - View estimates for your next period, fertile window, and ovulation - Log flow, symptoms, mood, and daily notes - See everything in a clear and practical menstrual calendar - Review your cycle history and averages - Identify recurring symptom and mood patterns - Receive local reminders about upcoming phases and possible late periods - Customize your average cycle, period, and luteal phase lengths - Export your data whenever you want ### Your data, your control Your cycle data, symptoms, moods, and notes are stored on your device. You can also export them and delete your data or account from the app settings. ### Flora Plus With a Flora Plus subscription, you can unlock extra features such as customizable reminders, a PDF health report, unlimited cycle history, cycle regularity comparisons, daily insights, and personal analyses based on your logs. Estimates may become more useful as you record additional cycles, but every body is unique and cycles can vary. Flora is an informational tracking and self-care tool. It does not replace professional medical advice, evaluation, or diagnosis. Ovulation and fertile-window estimates should not be used as a method of contraception. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Period Tracker4 screens
Flora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flora at none against Period Tracker's shown. Flora also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 Flora sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Period Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Flora every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Period Tracker versus Flora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeriod TrackerFlora
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB85 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRafiki AppsAndre Salvador

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Period Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Ruby Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Flora

Subscriptions2
  • Assinatura mensal$1.991 Month
  • Assinatura anual3 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Period Tracker free?
Period Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flora free?
Flora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Period Tracker or Flora have ads?
Period Tracker shows ads; Flora does not.
Which is updated more often, Period Tracker or Flora?
Period Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, and Flora every 2 days. Most recently, Period Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Flora on October 28, 2026.

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