Comparison

Cycle vs Period Tracker

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

Period Tracker

Features
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Relya helps you record your periods, follow your cycle, and view cycle estimates based on the information you enter. Features: • Record and review your periods. • View your period history and average cycle length. • See an estimated date for your next period. • View estimated fertile days and ovulation window. • Explore general wellness and self-care tips. Period, fertile-day, and ovulation dates are estimates based on your recorded cycle information. Individual cycles can vary, and estimates may change as you add new periods. Fertile-day and ovulation estimates should not be used as contraception or treated as guaranteed safe days. Relya is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. For medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, consult a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cycle4 screens
Period Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cycle at none against Period Tracker's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Period Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cycle versus Period Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyclePeriod Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLightli LTDNamik Ersun

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cycle

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

Period Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Period Tracker free?
Period Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cycle or Period Tracker have ads?
Period Tracker shows ads; Cycle does not.

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