Comparison

Phases vs lilCycles

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

Head to head
About

Phases

This app helps you understand and align your lifestyle with your natural hormonal phases. It provides insights into mood, energy, and cycle predictions to optimize productivity and self-care.

Highlights
  • Smart period and cycle tracking
  • Daily cycle syncing advice
  • Mood and energy insights logging
  • HealthKit integration
  • Irregular cycle support
  • On-device data privacy
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Live in Harmony with Your Cycle. Phases is more than just a period tracker. It is your personal guide to cycle syncing—the practice of aligning your lifestyle, work, and wellness with your hormonal phases. Whether you want to understand your mood insights, predict your ovulation window, or simply know why your energy levels shift, Phases provides the data you need to take control of your health. WHY CYCLE SYNCING? Your body moves through four distinct phases: Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulation, and Luteal. Each phase brings unique changes in energy, brain chemistry, and mood. Phases helps you identify these shifts so you can plan your life accordingly. KEY FEATURES: * SMART PERIOD TRACKING: Accurate predictions for your next period and menstrual cycle flow. * CYCLE SYNCING GUIDE: Daily advice on how to align your productivity and self-care with your current phase. * MOOD & ENERGY INSIGHTS: Log symptoms and moods to see patterns and receive personalized health tips. * HEALTHKIT INTEGRATION: Connect with Apple Health to see how your sleep, heart rate, and activity correlate with your cycle. * IRREGULAR CYCLE SUPPORT: Advanced logic to help you understand patterns even if your cycle isn't the standard 28 days. * PRIVACY FIRST: No accounts, no cloud storage. Your sensitive health data stays 100% on your device. * BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS: See your cycle status at a glance from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE: * Menstrual Phase: Focus on rest and reflection. * Follicular Phase: The time for new projects and creativity. * Ovulation Phase: Peak energy for socializing and communication. * Luteal Phase: Winding down and focusing on task completion. Stop guessing and start syncing. Download Phases today to transform the way you experience your cycle. Medical Disclaimer: Phases is for informational and personal tracking purposes only. It does not provide medical diagnoses or treatment advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making any medical decisions. Do not rely solely on this app to manage a medical condition. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

lilCycles

Features
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lilCycles is a privacy-first wellness tracker for menstrual cycle, mood, symptoms, and strength training patterns. Log period starts and ends, flow, spotting, pain, symptoms, mood valence and energy, mood tags, training readiness, strength sessions, personal records, injuries, and private journal notes. A quick-note field in Log keeps private context close to the day's main entry. Use the full calendar to select any day and privately record something custom that happened. lilCycles keeps app-only data local by default and supports user-initiated Apple Health writes where available. Core logging, full-calendar browsing and custom day notes, Apple Health support, encrypted archive import/export, local data deletion, and diagnostics are free. An auto-renewing lilCycles Plus subscription is required for optional estimated calendar planning/export and local AI summaries. Before a local AI request, you review the exact provider payload sent to a user-configured Ollama or OpenAI-compatible server. HTTP is limited to loopback; other private endpoints require HTTPS, and redirects are rejected. lilCycles is a wellness logging and planning tool. It is not medical care, diagnosis, treatment, contraception, fertility certification, emergency support, legal advice, clinical decision support, or safety-critical guidance. Before local health and wellness information can be processed, the app requires separate adult confirmation and affirmative sensitive-data consent, links to the Privacy Policy and Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy, records the accepted notice version locally, and provides an in-app withdrawal-and-deletion control. lilCycles is governed by the lilCycles Terms of Use (https://horcycles.lil.business/terms-of-use.html) and by Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/).

Screenshots

Phases4 screens
lilCycles3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: lilCycles at 3 against Phases's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Phases sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and lilCycles sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phases ships an update fortnightly, lilCycles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Phases versus lilCycles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhaseslilCycles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNuno LopesKalyan Kurkure

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Phases

Subscriptions3
  • Phases Pro Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Phases Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

lilCycles

Subscriptions3
  • Horcycles Plus Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Horcycles Plus Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Horcycles Plus Yearly7 Days trial$249.991 Year

Questions

Is Phases free?
Phases is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is lilCycles free?
lilCycles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phases or lilCycles have ads?
Neither Phases nor lilCycles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phases or lilCycles?
Phases ships an update fortnightly, and lilCycles every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phases was updated on September 27, 2026 and lilCycles on September 11, 2026.

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