Comparison

Menstruation Station vs MANstrual

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

Head to head
About

Menstruation Station

This app offers secure, offline tracking of menstrual cycles and trend analysis. It prioritizes data privacy with information stored solely on your device, ensuring no servers or accounts are involved. Easily delete your data at any time.

Highlights
  • Offline tracking
  • Secure data storage
  • Trend analysis
  • Easy data deletion
  • No servers or accounts
Features
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Offline, secure menstruation cycle tracking and trend analysis, secured by default with easy to delete data that never leaves your phone. Data privacy is the central idea behind the app so there are no servers or accounts for this application, just information that is stored on your personal device.

About

MANstrual

This app helps partners understand and support each other through menstrual cycles. It provides daily forecasts and practical advice, with customizable sharing options for privacy.

Highlights
  • Menstrual cycle forecasting
  • Partner sharing and support
  • Comfort Kit customization
  • Apple Health integration
  • Privacy controls
  • Intellectual insights
Features
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MANstrual turns her cycle into daily weather, so he knows how to show up. For her: - Enter period dates or optionally connect Apple Health or a supported wearable through Junction. - See your forecast, today's advice and honest confidence when information is limited. - Keep a Comfort Kit of the things that help, and choose what your partner can see. - Control pairing, sharing and wearable connections. Pause sharing, remove a partner, disconnect or delete your account from Settings. For him: - See her shared forecast as weather, with practical ways to support her. - Learn about the cycle in Intel and find the things she wants in her Comfort Kit. - Get a heads-up before phase changes. MANstrual Plus: One annual subscription covers you and your current paired partner. The US price is $19.99 per year, with localized prices shown in the app. Eligible Apple Accounts receive a one-month introductory free trial when they subscribe. The subscription automatically renews at the annual price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Restore purchases from MANstrual Settings. Optional physical Comfort Kit deliveries are paid per order. Private by design: Her controls what is shared. Her partner sees derived forecasts, never raw health records. Apple Health is optional and read-only, and Junction processes the selected data to build the forecast. Health data is never used for advertising or sold. MANstrual is a wellness product. Forecasts are estimates based on entered dates and optional wearable trends. It does not diagnose conditions, predict fertility, confirm pregnancy or provide contraception. Privacy Policy: https://broflo.mylotech.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://broflo.mylotech.org/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Menstruation Station4 screens
MANstrual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Menstruation Station at none against MANstrual's 2. Menstruation Station also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. MANstrual sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Menstruation Station asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Menstruation Station against 5.0 for MANstrual. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Menstruation Station versus MANstrual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenstruation StationMANstrual
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB67 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDavid WardBENTON MICHAEL WORTHEN

Customer experience

Menstruation Station

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MANstrual

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

In-app purchases

None

Menstruation Station

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MANstrual

Subscriptions2
  • MANstrual Plus Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • MANstrual Plus1 Month trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Menstruation Station free?
Menstruation Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MANstrual free?
MANstrual is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Menstruation Station or MANstrual?
Menstruation Station and MANstrual are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Menstruation Station or MANstrual have ads?
Neither Menstruation Station nor MANstrual shows ads.

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