Comparison

Cycle vs RoseVault

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

Head to head
About

Cycle

This app helps you track your menstrual cycle and pregnancy journey with a calm, weather-inspired interface. It offers predictions for periods and ovulation, symptom logging, and pregnancy milestones. Plan your life around your body's rhythms with helpful insights and reminders.

Highlights
  • Period and ovulation tracking
  • Pregnancy journey companion
  • Symptom and mood logging
  • Customizable reminders
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Data export
Features
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See where you are in your cycle or pregnancy at a glance. Cycle brings period tracking, estimated ovulation and fertility windows, symptoms, reminders, pregnancy milestones, and postpartum tracking into one calm, weather-inspired view. Log periods, flow, symptoms, moods, intimacy, and pregnancy updates in one place. Look back through your calendar to understand patterns over time, with an experience that stays clear and low-pressure. FOLLOW YOUR CYCLE · See your cycle through a calm, weather-inspired view · Log periods, flow, symptoms, and moods · View estimated period, ovulation, and fertility windows · Set reminders for periods, ovulation, and self-care · Review your cycle history from the calendar PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM · Follow your due date and pregnancy timeline · See weekly progress and pregnancy milestones · Keep track of pregnancy symptoms and updates · Move into postpartum mode after birth EVERYDAY EXTRAS · Cloud sync across devices · Keep using supported features if your connection drops briefly; changes sync when you're back online · Clean, distraction-free design · Light and dark modes · Data export PREMIUM Premium adds daily cycle notes and tags with search and multi-select filters, detailed historical insights and charts, additional colour themes, and a home screen widget for your current cycle or pregnancy overview. LANGUAGE SUPPORT Cycle is available in 31 localizations. HEALTH NOTE Cycle is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Cycle and fertility estimates are for information only and should not be used as contraception or medical advice. Cycle is part of Lightli, a family of minimal yet playful apps. By using this app, you agree to Lightli's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms: https://lightli.uk/terms/ Privacy: https://lightli.uk/privacy-policy/

About

RoseVault

A private period and cycle tracker that stores your sensitive health data locally on your iPhone. It offers thoughtful tracking of periods, symptoms, and mood, with on-device insights and optional Apple Health integration. Premium features unlock advanced analysis and reporting.

Highlights
  • Local data storage on iPhone
  • Encrypted sensitive fields
  • No network requests by default
  • Face ID/Touch ID app lock
  • On-device cycle predictions
  • Apple Health sharing options
  • Advanced pattern analysis (Premium)
Features
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Your cycle is personal. Your data should be, too. RoseVault is a private period and cycle tracker that keeps your most sensitive information where it belongs: on your iPhone. No ads. No data brokers. No hidden analytics. No company account with access to your cycle history. Unlike trackers built around collecting data, RoseVault is designed for privacy from the start. By default, your periods, symptoms, mood, fertility information, and notes are stored on your device. We cannot see or sell your data because we do not receive it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your data is stored locally on your iPhone with SwiftData • Sensitive fields are encrypted with AES-256-GCM using CryptoKit • No network requests by default • No analytics, trackers, third-party SDKs, advertising identifiers, Firebase, or Google Analytics • Face ID / Touch ID app lock for an extra layer of protection • Optional end-to-end encrypted backup protected by your own passphrase • We cannot access or decrypt your encrypted backup THOUGHTFUL CYCLE TRACKING • Log periods, flow intensity, and cycle phases • Check in daily with mood, energy, sleep, pain, and 20+ symptoms • Track intimacy and contraception discreetly • See your history in a calm, elegant calendar with cycle-phase overlays • Add private notes to any day • Get on-device estimates for your next period, ovulation, and fertile window based on your history ON YOUR WRIST: APPLE WATCH • See today's cycle day, current phase, and days until your next period at a glance • Log your period or mood directly from your wrist • Keep your cycle day visible with Apple Watch complications • Your detailed history remains on your iPhone; the watch receives only what it needs for the watch experience APPLE HEALTH, ON YOUR TERMS • Apple Health sharing is optional and off by default • Choose exactly what to share, including menstrual flow and spotting • Keep your menstrual records consistent across apps on your terms INSIGHTS YOU CAN ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND • Average cycle and period length • Cycle regularity analysis • Symptom-frequency patterns • Mood and cycle trends in clear, on-device charts • All insights are calculated locally on your device ROSEVAULT PREMIUM Unlock deeper insights and more control without changing the privacy model: • Advanced pattern analysis and correlations • Clean PDF reports to share with your healthcare provider • End-to-end encrypted backup with your own passphrase • Unlimited cycle history • Stealth mode with a neutral appearance and hidden notifications • Custom reminders and tracking fields Choose Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime access. IMPORTANT HEALTH DISCLAIMER RoseVault is a personal tracking tool. Cycle, ovulation, and fertile-window predictions are statistical estimates based on your self-reported data. They are not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a method of contraception. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider with medical questions, for contraception guidance, or if you have concerns about your reproductive health. Your body. Your data. Your choice. Stored only on your iPhone. Always. Privacy Policy: https://rosevault.xyz/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cycle4 screens
RoseVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RoseVault at every 3 days against Cycle's fortnightly. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Cycle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RoseVault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 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 Cycle against 5.0 for RoseVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycle ships an update fortnightly, RoseVault every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cycle versus RoseVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleRoseVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLightli LTDEyeZen

Customer experience

Cycle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RoseVault

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cycle

Subscriptions2
  • Premium · Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium · Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

RoseVault

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RoseVault free?
RoseVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cycle or RoseVault?
Cycle and RoseVault are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cycle or RoseVault have ads?
Neither Cycle nor RoseVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cycle or RoseVault?
Cycle ships an update fortnightly, and RoseVault every 3 days. Most recently, Cycle was updated on October 15, 2026 and RoseVault on October 15, 2026.

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