Comparison

Cycle vs Cyca

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

Cyca

Understand your menstrual cycle with this private and intuitive tracker. Log your period and symptoms to receive daily body forecasts and smart predictions for your fertile window and ovulation. Plan your days with gentle guidance and insights into your personal rhythm.

Highlights
  • Daily Body Forecasts
  • Smart Cycle Predictions
  • Calm Calendar View
  • Effortless Logging
  • Personal Rhythm Insights
  • Gentle Care Plans
  • Offline Functionality
Features
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Meet Cyca — the warm, private way to understand your cycle. Cyca turns your period and cycle into calm, beautiful clarity. Log your day in a tap, get a gentle Daily Body Forecast of how today may feel, and look ahead to your next period, fertile window, and ovulation on a calendar designed to soothe. Everything stays on your iPhone — no account, no cloud, no tracking. YOUR DAILY BODY FORECAST Wake up to a caring daily reading of your energy, mood, skin, and comfort, based on where you are in your cycle — with kind suggestions to plan your day with ease. SMART, PERSONAL PREDICTIONS Cyca learns your unique rhythm to predict your next period, fertile window, and ovulation, and adapts every time you log. A CALENDAR THAT FEELS CALM See your whole cycle at a glance — period days, fertile window, and ovulation in soft, clear color. No clutter, just clarity. LOG IN SECONDS Record flow, symptoms, moods, and notes effortlessly, and watch your personal patterns gently appear over time. INSIGHTS THAT CARE Personal Rhythm shows how your body tends to move through each phase. The Smart Planner highlights your best and gentlest days, so you can plan life around how you actually feel. GENTLE CARE, NEVER CLINICAL A daily Care Plan and a kind heads-up before your period or PMS help you be a little softer with yourself — supportive guidance, never cold or clinical. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your cycle is yours alone. Cyca has no servers and no account — your data never leaves your device, and the app works fully offline. Privacy isn't a setting here; it's the whole design. YOURS FOREVER, NO SUBSCRIPTION Track today and your period for free. Unlock Cyca Pro once for future predictions, Personal Rhythm, the Smart Planner, full calendar history, and deeper personalization — a single lifetime purchase, never a subscription. Beautiful. Caring. Completely private. Download Cyca and meet the calmest way to understand your body. Cyca provides wellness and planning estimates and is not a medical device or a form of contraception. Optimized for iPhone Duo.

Screenshots

Cycle4 screens
Cyca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cyca at every 5 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 Cyca sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Cyca. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycle ships an update fortnightly, Cyca every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cycle versus Cyca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleCyca
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLightli LTDGuan Feng Lai

Customer experience

Cycle

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

Cyca

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
1 purchases

Cyca

One-time1
  • Cyca Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cyca free?
Cyca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cycle or Cyca?
Cycle and Cyca are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cycle or Cyca have ads?
Neither Cycle nor Cyca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cycle or Cyca?
Cycle ships an update fortnightly, and Cyca every 5 days. Most recently, Cycle was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cyca on October 25, 2026.

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