Comparison

dialysisPal vs Cyclune

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

Head to head
About

dialysisPal

This app helps peritoneal dialysis patients quickly log daily treatment data, including fluid amounts, weight, and blood pressure. It visualizes trends over time with charts and allows data export for medical appointments. HealthKit and iCloud sync are supported.

Highlights
  • Log daily treatment data
  • Visualize trends with charts
  • Export PDF/CSV reports
  • HealthKit integration
  • iCloud sync
  • Offline functionality
  • Accessibility features
Features
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dialysisPal. Open. Enter. Leave. I built this app because I got tired of waiting for my own data. I've been on peritoneal dialysis since 2016. Like most PD patients, I started tracking my treatment with pen and paper. Then a spreadsheet copied from my nephrologist's template. Then Airtable. It worked fine, except that opening it, entering my numbers, and waiting for the sync took one or two minutes every single time. That doesn't sound like much. But when you do it twice a day, every day, those minutes add up. Eventually I thought: I can build something faster. So I did. I've been using dialysisPal myself for almost a year now. It does exactly what I need, and nothing else. What dialysisPal tracks: Set up your profile once (your dialysate type and cycler configuration), then log your daily treatment in seconds: • Morning: ultrafiltration amount from your overnight treatment, dwell time, weight, blood pressure, pulse • During the day (optional): interim drainage if you do a midday drain • Evening: the rest of the day's drainage, plus your evening weight, blood pressure, and pulse That's all of it. No features you won't use, no menus to navigate. Open the app, tap in your numbers, you're done. Why tracking matters: Day to day, you feel fine. Your blood pressure looks normal this morning. Your weight hasn't changed much since yesterday. Everything seems okay. The tricky thing about peritoneal dialysis is that the problems that matter creep up slowly. Fluid builds up gram by gram. Blood pressure rises point by point. Any single reading tells you almost nothing. The trend tells you everything. dialysisPal makes that trend visible. Charts show you what's actually happening over time, not just what today felt like. What else it does: • Trend charts — ultrafiltration, weight, blood pressure, and drainage patterns over time • Export — generate PDF or CSV reports for your nephrologist appointments • HealthKit integration — your weight and blood pressure sync with Apple Health • iCloud sync — your data stays backed up privately across your iOS devices Sanity checks — catches obvious entry mistakes (like typing 700 kg instead of 70 kg) • Offline — works without internet • Accessible — full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, WCAG AA compliance A few honest things: This is version 1. I use it myself every night, and it does what it needs to. The app is a one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, no analytics, no account needed. Your data stays on your phone. I'm not a medical device company. Not a startup with a growth team. I'm someone who does PD every night and wanted a tracker that didn't waste my time. Now I'm sharing it with you. Built by a patient. For patients. Questions? support@dialysepal.de

About

Cyclune

Features
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Get to know your daily patterns with Cyclune: an Apple Health-based Daily Rhythm Score and classic biorhythm cycles in one private app. RHYTHM — YOUR DAILY PATTERNS With your permission, Cyclune reads the last 14 days of Apple Health data to estimate a Daily Rhythm Score (0–100). Explore sleep timing, sleep duration, daytime activity, activity consistency, heart recovery and daylight. The confidence indicator shows how much usable data supports your score. Free access includes your score and up to three available factors, with insights and tips based on those factors. Pro opens the full six-factor breakdown, insights based on all available factors, a 14-day score history, today’s activity timeline and advanced 24-hour activity rhythm analysis. Available results depend on your Health data; at least three useful days are needed. CLASSIC — EXPLORE YOUR CYCLES Enter your date of birth to explore traditional biorhythm curves. Physical and Emotional cycles, an energy ring, charts and a 7–90-day forecast are free. Pro adds Intellectual, Intuitive, Spiritual, Aesthetic and Charismatic cycles, detailed insights, trends and next peak/trough forecasts. Compare up to three local profiles: two cycles for free, all seven with Pro. Classic biorhythms are for entertainment and self-reflection, not scientifically validated predictions. APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS Keep your latest Rhythm and Classic summaries close with the companion Apple Watch app and watch face complications. Watch summaries refresh from your paired iPhone. The Watch interface is in English. Pro also includes Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets on iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking and no Cyclune cloud server. Health data is read only and processed on your iPhone. Compact summaries can sync to your paired Apple Watch; nothing is uploaded to us. Share cards only when you choose. Optional reminders are local. PRO — ONE PURCHASE Unlock Pro with one optional in-app purchase. No subscription and no recurring charges. Restore your purchase with the same Apple ID. Cyclune is a self-observation tool. Its scores and insights are estimates, not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or a measure of readiness. Apple Health access is optional; Classic works without it.

Screenshots

dialysisPal4 screens
Cyclune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cyclune at Free against dialysisPal's $5.09. Cyclune also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). dialysisPal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Cyclune is free to download; dialysisPal costs $5.09 up front. Cyclune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. dialysisPal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
dialysisPal versus Cyclune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdialysisPalCyclune
Price$5.09Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAlexander KuceraArtem Odintsov

In-app purchases

None

dialysisPal

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cyclune

One-time1
  • Cyclune Pro$3.99

Questions

Is dialysisPal free?
dialysisPal costs $5.09, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyclune free?
Cyclune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dialysisPal or Cyclune have ads?
Neither dialysisPal nor Cyclune shows ads.

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