Comparison

Release vs MenoKeep

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

Head to head
About

Release

This app offers a daily stretching routine targeting jaw and neck tension to help prevent headaches. It features guided exercises, a timer, and habit tracking, all designed with user privacy and offline functionality in mind.

Highlights
  • Guided jaw and neck exercises
  • Step-by-step timer with animations
  • Daily routine under 10 minutes
  • Streak and habit tracking
  • Morning and evening reminders
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Tension headaches and cervicogenic headaches often start with tightness in the jaw and neck — muscles you may not even realize you're clenching. Release guides you through a short daily stretching routine designed to help relieve that tension before it becomes a headache. Your jaw and neck will thank you! WHAT YOU GET • 8 guided exercises targeting the jaw (TMJ) and neck, based on commonly recommended physical therapy stretches • Step-by-step timer with animated illustrations for each exercise • A routine that takes less than 10 minutes a day • Streak tracking and a 7-day habit tracker to help you stay consistent • Morning and evening reminders so you don't forget • Full customization — adjust reps, hold times, or turn individual exercises on or off DESIGNED WITH YOUR PRIVACY IN MIND Release does not ask for your name, email, or any personal information. There is no account to create. No data leaves your phone — ever. The app works entirely offline with no internet connection required. The only optional permission is notifications, and only if you choose to enable reminders. COMPLETELY FREE There are no in-app purchases, no premium tier, no ads, and no subscriptions. Every feature is available from the moment you download it. IMPORTANT NOTE The exercises in this app are based on commonly recommended stretches for jaw and neck tension. They are not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you experience pain, dizziness, or unusual symptoms during any exercise, stop immediately and consult a healthcare provider.

About

MenoKeep

Features
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Most symptom trackers ask you to make an account, then let you record that something happened "today". Neither of those helps at 3am, and neither of them helps in a ten-minute appointment. MenoKeep does two things properly: it records exactly when a symptom happened, and it turns months of those moments into a single page a clinician can read in under a minute. NO ACCOUNT. EVER. There is no sign-up screen, because there is no server holding your journal. You open the app and you log. Your entries stay on your iPhone, and if you turn on iCloud they sync through your own private Apple container — one we have no way to read. No analytics, no advertising SDK, no third-party tracker. LOGGED IN ONE SECOND One large button on the home screen. Tap it and the moment is recorded, to the minute, with no form to fill in. Add intensity, symptoms or a note afterwards if you want to — or don't. A diary you can keep for months is worth more than a detailed one you abandon in a week. THE TIMING IS THE POINT "Roughly every day" and "at 02:40, 04:10 and again at 05:30" are different pieces of information, and only one of them is useful. MenoKeep keeps the second kind. Your history fills in by intensity, and an hour-by-hour chart shows which part of the day — usually the night — is actually being wrecked. A REPORT YOUR DOCTOR CAN USE Choose a period and export a clean PDF: episodes per day, how many happened overnight, your worst hours, which symptoms you logged, and how faithfully you have taken your treatment. Hand it over, email it, or print it. There is nothing for them to install and nothing to explain. TRACK WHAT YOU ARE TAKING Log HRT or anything else — gel, patch, tablet or spray. Record doses, rotate patch sites, note refills, and see the adherence figure that comes out of it. That number belongs in the same conversation as your symptoms. BUILT FOR HOW MENOPAUSE ACTUALLY GOES - 18 symptoms out of the box, across body, mind and intimate health, plus any of your own - Backdate an entry and it keeps the time you actually felt it - Look back across months, not a rolling seven days - No periods any more? Turn cycle tracking off entirely and nothing nags you - Works offline, everywhere WHAT IT COSTS The free tier does not expire and has no entry cap: log as much as you like, forever, including custom symptoms and treatment tracking. Pro adds your full history beyond the current month and the PDF report. MenoKeep is a personal journal, not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat anything, and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified clinician. Privacy Policy: https://menokeep.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://menokeep.com/terms

Screenshots

Release4 screens
MenoKeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Release at none against MenoKeep's 3. Release also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MenoKeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Release asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Release ships an update every 6 days, MenoKeep every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Release versus MenoKeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReleaseMenoKeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperRoger PimentelRomuald Bruguier

In-app purchases

None

Release

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MenoKeep

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Release free?
Release is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MenoKeep free?
MenoKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Release or MenoKeep have ads?
Neither Release nor MenoKeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Release or MenoKeep?
Release ships an update every 6 days, and MenoKeep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Release was updated on October 31, 2026 and MenoKeep on October 31, 2026.

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