Simple Cycle vs Hush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Hush
Track your menstrual cycle with a private and clear interface. Log daily symptoms, understand your body's patterns, and generate health reports for your doctor. Features include calendar view, historical entry, and iCloud sync.
- Menstrual cycle tracking
- Daily symptom logging
- Cycle pattern insights
- Health data export
- iCloud sync
- Daily reminder notifications
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Your cycle data is personal. Hush keeps it that way. Hush is a calm, private period tracker designed to help you understand your cycle — without ads, subscriptions, or data collection. Your health data stays on your device and in your private iCloud. We never see it. Track your period, log how you feel, and notice patterns over time in one simple, thoughtful space. FEATURES · Cycle tracking with a clear calendar view · Daily symptom and mood logging · Smart Reminders that adapt to your predicted cycle · Optional daily reminders at a time you choose · Deeper Insights for cycle patterns, symptom trends, and phase analysis · Add past entries when you need to complete your history · Export your health data as clean PDF reports or CSV files for doctor visits · Optional Apple Health sync · Private iCloud sync across your Apple devices ONE SIMPLE PURCHASE Hush is free to explore. Unlock Deeper Insights and historical entries with a one-time purchase — no monthly subscription, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your cycle is yours. Hush has no ads, no accounts, and no external servers. Your information stays private in your own device and iCloud. LEGAL Terms of Use (EULA): https://996wjc.github.io/hush-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://996wjc.github.io/hush-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Hush at freemium against Simple Cycle's paid. Simple Cycle's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Simple Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Cycle against 5.0 for Hush. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Simple Cycle ships an update every 3 months, Hush every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Cycle | Hush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CoreLift LLC | 文龙 吴 |
Customer experience
Simple Cycle
Hush
In-app purchases
Simple Cycle
- Own it Forever!$1.99
Hush
- Hush Premium$4.99









