Comparison

Calova vs Pausa

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

Head to head
About

Calova

Features
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Track hot flushes, mood swings, and sleep changes through perimenopause and beyond. Calova logs symptoms, spots patterns, and shows what's changing โ€” privately. Calova is the Apple Watch menopause companion that every major menopause app is missing. Log a hot flush in two taps, track overnight temperature patterns on Series 8+, and see your symptom trends over time. KEY FEATURES - 2-Tap Logging โ€” Record intensity and location in under 8 seconds from your Watch - Complication โ€” Shows today's count or time since last episode - Night Sweat Detection โ€” Overnight wrist temperature correlation (Series 8+) - Weekly Patterns โ€” See when episodes cluster by day and time - No Judgment โ€” Logs and trends, never diagnoses - Privacy First โ€” All data on device, no servers Free: Unlimited logging, 7-day history, complication. Premium: Full history, temperature correlation, pattern insights. Terms of Use: https://maddisys.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://maddisys.co.uk/privacy

About

Pausa

Features
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How many hot flashes this week? How did you sleep, and how was your mood? You don't have to remember. When a hot flash hits, one tap is enough, and Pausa shows you how your week went, all in one place. Menopause and the years before it are hard to keep track of in your head. What you write stays with you. No sign-up: we don't ask for an email or a password. No ads, and your information is never sold. Pausa has no servers, so we can't see what you write. Your entries are part of your iPhone's own backup. You can lock Pausa with Face ID if you like. Everything in Today. When a hot flash hits, tap the circle: you see right away how many you've had today and when the last one was. You can also log from the Lock Screen, on Apple Watch or by asking Siri. Add your sleep and mood with one tap each, and write what happened that day. Missed a day? "Add to another day". Connect Apple Health if you like, and things like your nighttime body temperature fill in on their own. If you log your period there, your period days show up on the symptom calendar too. Describe your day. Write it however it comes to you: "Woke up sweating twice last night, three hot flashes in the evening." The AI on your iPhone turns it into a note; you see what it understood before saving and fix anything that's off. What you write never leaves your iPhone. Works on iPhones with Apple Intelligence. Your hormone medications, one by one. Patch, gel, pills, spray: add each medication separately, with its dose and how often you use it, the way your doctor told you. Pausa never suggests a dose. On the Today screen, mark each one Taken or Skipped with one tap. When your dose or schedule changes, tap "Changed"; the old one stays in your history. Set a reminder per medication if you like: your Lock Screen only says "Pausa reminder", never the medication name. It starts with you. The first time you open Pausa, we ask what bothers you most and which stage you're in. Your picks stay on the Today screen, and we skip questions that don't fit you. Trends: a short summary every week. At the end of the week you see how your hot flashes, sleep and mood went. A card also shows which hours of the day they tend to come, based on the time you logged each one. We also compare it with what you told us at the start: "At the start you said about 5 a day; this week you averaged 3." Pausa points out links you might want to notice, in plain sentences, such as more hot flashes the day after a poor night. They're there to help you notice, never a diagnosis. Doctor: go prepared. Turn weeks of notes into a tidy summary to show your doctor. Instead of "I just don't feel right", you have the real picture in your hand. Your medications, their doses and since when you've used them are included too. What's free and what's Premium. Notes, reminders, the weekly summary and asking about your notes in the Ask tab are always free: questions like "How many hot flashes did I have this week?" are answered from your own notes, and answers to general questions are based on sources such as The Menopause Society, NICE and ACOG. Premium adds: โ€ข A tidy summary to show your doctor โ€ข Seeing what changed after your medication changed โ€ข Comparing your hot flashes on period days with other days โ€ข Asking anything in your own words and getting a written answer โ€ข A short write-up of your week Open-ended questions and the weekly write-up work on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence. If you're new to Premium, it's free for 14 days on the yearly plan and 7 days on the monthly plan. We remind you 2 days before the trial ends; cancel before then and you pay nothing. The price is shown clearly on the payment screen. Pausa is a helper to get to know your body better. It isn't a medical device; it doesn't diagnose or suggest treatment. If something doesn't go away or worries you, talk to your doctor. Privacy: https://heypausa.com/legal/#privacy-en Terms of use: https://heypausa.com/legal/#eula-en

Screenshots

Calova3 screens
Pausa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pausa at none against Calova's shown. Pausa also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Calova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pausa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calova ships an update weekly, Pausa every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 5 level
Calova versus Pausa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalovaPausa
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaddisys LimitedMehmet Sisoglu

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Calova

Subscriptions2
  • Calova Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Calova Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Pausa

Subscriptions2
  • Pausa Premium Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Pausa Premium Annual14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Calova free?
Calova is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pausa free?
Pausa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calova or Pausa have ads?
Calova shows ads; Pausa does not.
Which is updated more often, Calova or Pausa?
Calova ships an update weekly, and Pausa every 2 days. Most recently, Calova was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pausa on November 5, 2026.

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