Comparison

Simple Cycle vs Private Period Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Simple Cycle

This private period tracker keeps all your sensitive health data securely on your device. Log your cycle, track symptoms, and receive accurate predictions without any cloud syncing or account creation. Enjoy a simple, secure, and private experience for managing your menstrual health.

Highlights
  • Local-only data storage
  • Cycle calendar with fertile window indicator
  • Smart predictions based on logs
  • Quick logging for flow, cramps, mood
  • Face ID/Touch ID app lock
  • CSV data export
  • One-time purchase
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Your cycle. Your business. Simple Cycle is a private period tracker for keeping useful records without accounts, ads, tracking, or subscriptions. Period dates, symptoms, and notes are stored locally on your iPhone. We don't collect your cycle or symptom data. There is no cloud sync, Apple Health connection, or automatic sharing. Export a copy only when you choose. START WITH WHAT YOU KNOW Add a period with start and end dates, record an ongoing period, or come back to earlier dates. Edit a whole period without losing its symptoms or notes. Setup is optional: you don't need to rebuild years of history to begin. LOG YOUR WAY Record flow, cramps, mood, and notes on any day. Add custom symptoms, put favorites first, and leave anything blank. An unanswered field stays unanswered. SEE YOUR HISTORY CLEARLY Compare completed cycle lengths and period lengths, with the number of records behind each summary. Browse a dated timeline of symptoms and notes, filter entries, and return to a day to make a correction. YOUR RECORDS. YOUR CALL. Create a readable PDF report or CSV file right on your iPhone. Choose the dates, symptoms, and notes to include, preview the result, then decide whether to share. Export and deletion remain available after your trial ends. Add an optional app lock using Face ID, Touch ID, or your iPhone passcode. ESTIMATES ARE OPTIONAL Show or hide period estimates and choose whether to receive a period reminder. An estimated fertile window is available only if you turn it on. It does not confirm ovulation. Estimated fertile window based on cycle averages. Not a contraceptive. Not for family planning. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Try everything free for seven days, then keep tracking with one lifetime purchase. No recurring payments. No ads. No tracking. Ever. Built by Under5.

About

Private Period Tracker

Features
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A Note from the Developer "When I looked for a way to track my cycle, I was shocked. Most apps required an account and 'anonymized' data sharing. As an engineer and a mom of two, I know that once your data is on someone else's server, you lose control. I didn't want my health history to be a product for sale. I wanted a digital version of a paper notebook—something only I could see. That’s why I built this tracker to be 'Local-Only.' Your phone is the vault, and your data lives and dies on your device."

Screenshots

Simple Cycle4 screens
Private Period Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Private Period Tracker at none against Simple Cycle's 1. Simple Cycle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Simple Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Private Period Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Cycle versus Private Period Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple CyclePrivate Period Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoreLift LLCChen Sun

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Cycle

One-time1
  • Own it Forever!$1.99
None

Private Period Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Cycle free?
Simple Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Period Tracker free?
Private Period Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Cycle or Private Period Tracker have ads?
Neither Simple Cycle nor Private Period Tracker shows ads.

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