Comparison

Anima Cycle Period Tracker vs StepKind

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

Head to head
About

Anima Cycle Period Tracker

This app helps you understand your body's patterns by tracking your cycle, mood, and energy levels. It provides personalized daily guidance on work, food, and movement, with insights based on your unique data. Your health information remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • Cycle and symptom tracking
  • Daily personalized insights
  • 7-day forecasts
  • Cross-cycle pattern analysis
  • Work affinity mapping
  • Symptom-impact breakdowns
  • Home screen widget and alerts
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More than a period tracker. Anima Cycle helps you understand your cycle and turn that awareness into practical support for everyday life. TRACK YOUR WAY Use Anima Cycle for your natural cycle, while taking the pill, or after stopping the pill. Track cycle days, symptoms, mood and energy in one place. KNOW WHAT SUPPORTS YOU TODAY Get daily insights and practical ideas for food, movement and self-care. Explore recipes, activity guidance and simple rituals that fit your current state. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Daily logging helps you notice recurring changes across weeks and cycles and better understand what feels different over time. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Get period forecasts, reminders, pill-pack tracking when relevant, and an optional partner Circle that shares only the context you choose. FREEMIUM Core cycle tracking is free. Premium unlocks deeper insights, recipes, movement guidance, self-care content and advanced analysis. PRIVACY FIRST By default, your cycle data stays on your device. If you choose to enable iCloud sync, you can keep your Anima Cycle data in sync across your Apple devices. Terms: https://animacycle.com/terms Privacy: https://animacycle.com/privacy

About

StepKind

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StepKind helps you care for yourself through daily activity and personal habits. Steps, sleep, reading or a warm-up come together in one daily result, so you can see your progress in one place. • Choose what to track: steps, sleep, active calories or just your own habits. • Connect Apple Health if you wish. Access is read-only and requires your permission. • Add habits with your own names, colorful icons and schedules: daily or on selected days. • Set habit reminders and a daily review reminder. • See individual goal scores and an overall daily score. • Explore weekly, monthly and yearly analytics, including details for individual days. • Make up a habit that was scheduled and missed yesterday, or mark extra completion on a rest day. Both options can be configured separately for each habit. No ads, subscriptions or registration. Your health and habit data in StepKind stays only on your device. All features are free. If you wish, you can say thanks to the developer with optional one-time support through the App Store. It does not unlock additional features or affect your scores.

Screenshots

Anima Cycle Period Tracker4 screens
StepKind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StepKind at daily against Anima Cycle Period Tracker's every 4 days. StepKind also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Anima Cycle Period Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and StepKind sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anima Cycle Period Tracker ships an update every 4 days, StepKind daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Anima Cycle Period Tracker versus StepKind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnima Cycle Period TrackerStepKind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB36 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperViktoriia PonomarovaYevhen Asovin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anima Cycle Period Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

StepKind

One-time3
  • A little support$1.00
  • A kind boost$3.00
  • A generous thank-you$5.00

Questions

Is Anima Cycle Period Tracker free?
Anima Cycle Period Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StepKind free?
StepKind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anima Cycle Period Tracker or StepKind have ads?
Neither Anima Cycle Period Tracker nor StepKind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anima Cycle Period Tracker or StepKind?
Anima Cycle Period Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and StepKind daily. Most recently, Anima Cycle Period Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and StepKind on October 24, 2026.

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