Comparison

CycleLux vs Steadied

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

Head to head
About

CycleLux

Features
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CycleLux is a private period tracker designed to make cycle tracking feel simple, clear, and low-stress. Use CycleLux to: log periods and cycle dates track symptoms, moods, energy, and flow get reminders for upcoming periods notice patterns over time keep your personal cycle data organized in one place CycleLux is designed for everyday tracking and self-awareness. It is not a diagnostic or treatment app and should not replace medical advice.

About

Steadied

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Steadied is a cycle, hormone, and symptom tracker for PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, PMDD, PMS, perimenopause, postpartum recovery, hypothalamic amenorrhoea, and menstrual migraine. It isn't a fertility tracker or contraceptive. Patterns take cycles to surface. Steadied makes that wait worth it: insights built over months can be the kind a clinician will engage with. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION • No accounts, no sign-up, no tracking • No servers — your data is not sent to us • No third-party analytics, no advertising IDs • iCloud sync uses your private database (end-to-end encrypted by Apple) • Panic Delete clears covered cycle/report data: this device, your iCloud, and the suite slice BUILT FOR CHRONIC-ILLNESS AUDIENCES Pick PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis, PMDD, PMS, perimenopause, postpartum, hypothalamic amenorrhoea, menstrual migraine, or "tracking only" during onboarding. Steadied tailors the symptom set, the language, and the insights to your conditions. Change them any time. Inclusive language preference (default neutral; non-binary and trans-masc options). PERIOD, SYMPTOM AND PAIN LOGGING Five flow levels, birth-control checks, treatments, a curated 40-symptom catalogue filtered to your conditions, custom symptoms, 1–10 severity sliders, optional notes, and a Pain map for body-location pins. Edit any past day from the calendar. METHOD TRACKING Track birth-control method, start date, daily reminders for daily methods, and cycle-suppression context. Steadied is still not contraceptive advice. CALENDAR WITH IRREGULARITY-AWARE WINDOWS Logged periods show as filled circles, your next-period window as a dashed outline. When your cycles vary by more than ~5 days, Steadied widens the window to a range — no false confidence on a single date. Common with PCOS, perimenopause, or postpartum. INSIGHTS Free: • Cycle rhythm — average length, range, honest prediction windows • Phase patterns — symptom severity, energy, and sleep averages per phase Steadied+: • Before-period changes — baseline vs pre-period 3-day average, worst-day offset, cycle count • Cycle rhythm drill-downs — trend, irregularity signals, year timeline • Symptom Patterns — top symptoms by phase and date heatmap • Pain Locations — cycle-linked body-map pain summaries • Body Signals — sleep, resting HR, HRV, and wrist temperature by phase • Doctor Reports, scheduled reports, CSV export, and curated symptom renaming REPORTS FOR YOUR CLINICIAN Single-file PDF: cycle history, bleeding pattern, phase analysis, premenstrual pattern, length trend, symptom log summary, treatment context, and pain locations when logged. Scheduled Doctor Reports are included in Steadied+. APPLE WATCH APP & WIDGETS Standalone Watch app with phase, cycle day, flow picker, symptom quick logging, flare/context chips, and daily birth-control or treatment check-ins when configured. Five iOS widget families plus four watch complication families. APPLE HEALTH Read-only menstrual flow and spotting import, plus wearable readings when available: resting heart rate, sleep, HRV, and wrist temperature. Steadied never writes back to Apple Health by design. BACKUP, RESTORE & EXPORT Free JSON backup and restore for cycle, symptom, pain-map, treatment, report, and wearable data with Merge or Replace modes. Restore requires iCloud Sync to be fully off for the current launch. Automatic backups can write to iCloud Drive. Steadied+ adds CSV export. PRICING Steadied+ is a one-time Ā£29.99 purchase. Family Sharing eligible. No subscription. No "trial expired" messaging. SAFETY Steadied is not a medical device. Period-date estimates are based on your own data and are not contraceptive. Do not use Steadied for fertility planning, conception, or contraception. If you are concerned about your symptoms, consult a clinician — do not wait for the app to surface a pattern. Terms: https://www.cocoacorn.com/steadied/terms Privacy: https://www.cocoacorn.com/steadied/privacy

Screenshots

CycleLux3 screens
Steadied4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CycleLux at none against Steadied's 1. Steadied's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Steadied sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CycleLux asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
CycleLux versus Steadied: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleLuxSteadied
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB71 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPalash OswalGeoff Davis

In-app purchases

None

CycleLux

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Steadied

One-time1
  • Steadied+$29.99

Questions

Is CycleLux free?
CycleLux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steadied free?
Steadied is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CycleLux or Steadied have ads?
Neither CycleLux nor Steadied shows ads.

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