Comparison

Panicollo vs Cycle Journal

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

Head to head
About

Panicollo

This app offers guided breathing and grounding exercises to help manage panic attacks. It also includes tools for logging symptoms, learning patterns, and accessing sleep aids and educational content. Premium features provide detailed analysis and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Sensory grounding techniques
  • Panic attack logging
  • Sleep stories and relaxing tracks
  • Educational lessons on panic disorder
  • Autonomic score measurement
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Panicollo is a gentle companion for the moment a panic attack hits. Calm your body with guided breathing and grounding, then learn your own patterns from a simple attack log. Built by a developer living with panic disorder. WHEN AN ATTACK HITS - Guided breathing to slow down fast, shallow breaths, with sound and haptic cues - 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding to come back to the present (once a day, free) - Calm colors and quiet motion, so there is less to take in - One tap to call your emergency contact LOG IT, AND LEARN YOUR PATTERNS - Record the time, place, symptoms, what you did, and severity (1-5) in a few taps - Records are encrypted and stored on your device - Look back over your history and turn it into a note for your next appointment - Autonomic score: hold a fingertip to the camera for about a minute and read your heart rate variability (once a day, free) - Apple Health: your breathing and grounding time is logged as Mindful Minutes FOR THE NIGHTS YOU CANNOT SLEEP - Sleep stories: 13 public-domain classics retold for bedtime (5 are free in full) - 18 relaxing tracks: nature, instrumental, and healing frequencies (1 is free in full) - All audio ships inside the app, so it plays offline and in airplane mode - A sleep timer (10-60 minutes) stops playback after you drift off LEARN - 50 lessons on living with panic disorder, one at a time (the first is free) - How attacks work, anticipatory anxiety, agoraphobia, seeing a doctor, medication, relapse prevention PREMIUM - Detailed analysis: see your patterns in calendars and statistics - Cloud sync and backup: keep your records through a new phone - Trusted sharing: share how you are doing with family over an end-to-end encrypted invite link - Doctor-visit report: compile your patterns into a PDF to bring to an appointment - All 50 lessons, all 13 sleep stories, all 18 relaxing tracks - Droplet grounding, five breathing visuals, and longer sessions - Unlimited sensory grounding and autonomic score measurements PRIVACY - Your attack records are encrypted and stored on your device - Cloud sync is off by default and only turns on when you agree - No ads anywhere, and no data shared with third parties for advertising Panicollo is not a medical device. It is designed to help you organize your records and calm down, and it is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment. If symptoms persist or worsen, please consult a healthcare provider. SUBSCRIPTION Monthly and yearly plans are available, each with a 7-day free trial. See the in-app purchase screen, Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy for details. Available in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Korean. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Privacy-Policy-2b7c3d5339c6805e86fcf1a678017d88?source=copy_link

About

Cycle Journal

Features
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Cycle Journal is a private, easy-to-use period and cycle tracker designed to help you understand your body and keep daily records organized. KEY FEATURES β€’ Log period start and end dates β€’ View predicted periods, ovulation, and fertile windows β€’ Record symptoms, moods, and private daily notes β€’ Review cycle history and clear trend summaries β€’ Track late periods and unusually long bleeding β€’ Set optional on-device reminders β€’ Protect the app with a PIN and hide sensitive content β€’ With your permission, summarize sleep, resting heart rate, body temperature, and menstruation data from Apple Health on your device PRIVACY FIRST Your records stay on your device in this version and are not sent to a developer server. The app contains no ads and uses no third-party analytics. You can delete all local data in the app and revoke Apple Health access at any time. IMPORTANT Cycle, ovulation, and late-period predictions are estimates based only on the information you enter. Cycle Journal is not a medical device, diagnostic or treatment service, or a method of contraception. Consult a healthcare professional about important health concerns.

Screenshots

Panicollo4 screens
Cycle Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cycle Journal at none against Panicollo's 2. Panicollo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Panicollo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cycle Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Panicollo ships an update weekly, Cycle Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 5 level
Panicollo versus Cycle Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanicolloCycle Journal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size174 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBRIDGES LLCHAKKI MERT PEYK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Panicollo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plan (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Plan (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

Cycle Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panicollo free?
Panicollo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cycle Journal free?
Cycle Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Panicollo or Cycle Journal have ads?
Cycle Journal shows ads; Panicollo does not.
Which is updated more often, Panicollo or Cycle Journal?
Panicollo ships an update weekly, and Cycle Journal every 5 days. Most recently, Panicollo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cycle Journal on October 29, 2026.

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