Comparison

ActiveMind vs Cycle

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

Head to head
About

ActiveMind

This app combines mental health support with physical activity suggestions based on your current mood. It offers guided sessions, mood tracking, and integrates with health data to help you stay present and active.

Highlights
  • Mood-based activity suggestions
  • Guided mental health sessions
  • Health data integration (Apple Health)
  • Mood and activity tracking
  • Journaling and self-assessments
  • Therapy preparation tools
Features
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ActiveMind is not a step counter and it is not a meditation app. It is the answer to a smaller question: what should I do right now? Tell it how you feel, or let it read your day from Apple Health, and it suggests something that actually fits. A short walk when you are flat. Something quiet when your body is carrying more than usual. Somewhere to go when the weather is good and you have an afternoon. Saying how you feel takes one slide, and a few words about why if you want to add them. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most apps show you correlations. "You feel better on days you go outside." That sounds useful until you notice the problem: you go outside on days you already feel good, so nobody can tell which way it runs. ActiveMind is the app that chooses what to suggest, so it can do something about that. The Lab runs a real experiment on your own days. For three weeks it flips a coin each morning. On some days it leads with the thing being tested, on others it stays quiet. You live normally either way. At the end you get a straight answer about whether it moved anything, and because the days were picked at random, that answer means something. It will also tell you when something did nothing for you. That is a real result, and it saves you months on the wrong thing. DAYS OUT, NOT JUST MINUTES 194 day trips built from the places actually around you, each one a short itinerary with real stops and times. Answer four questions about the kind of day you want and it picks one. Nearby towns are included, so a good afternoon is not limited to your own postcode. Everywhere you go gets pinned to a map of your own year. WEATHER, AND WHAT IT DOES TO YOU ActiveMind keeps a daily record of the sky next to how you felt, then tests which parts of it actually move you. Grey days, low pressure, short daylight, poor air. If a pattern turns out to be real for you, tomorrow's forecast starts taking it into account. If nothing shows up, it says so. YOUR BODY, READABLE Heart rate, resting heart rate, HRV, breathing rate and wrist temperature, each with its bands drawn so a number lands somewhere, and history you can drag through. Wrist temperature is shown against your own recent nights, because the raw number only tells you about your bedroom. EVERYTHING ELSE 665 things to do, filtered by how much energy you actually have Places near you worth walking to, open now and worth the walk A forecast you can open: UV, humidity, wind, rain, pressure and conditions, hour by hour Sleep sounds, breathing exercises, timers for the things you hold A letter every Sunday, written from your own week Mood check-ins that flow into Apple Health PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every analysis in this app runs on your phone. Your moods, your health data and your check-ins are not uploaded, not sold, and not shared. There is no account to make. ActiveMind is not a medical device and nothing in it is a diagnosis. For anything that worries you about your health, talk to a clinician. move, think, thrive

About

Cycle

Features
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Cycle is a private period tracker and menstrual calendar for people who want a simple record of what actually happened, without guesses about what comes next. Log period start and end dates, flow, mood, symptoms, notes, sex, contraception, and basal body temperature. Review your cycle history and patterns over time. Your data stays on your Apple device unless you choose private iCloud sync. Cycle does not predict future periods, ovulation, fertile windows, pregnancy, or medical conditions. It is a private diary of the information you record. SIMPLE PERIOD AND CYCLE LOGGING • Log when a period starts or ends in seconds. • See recorded period days in a clear menstrual calendar. • Add or correct past dates at any time. • Use the application comfortably with one hand. • Keep the most recent 30 days of history in the free version. DETAILED DAILY DIARY Premium members can record: • Flow, including spotting, light, medium, and heavy. • Mood and energy. • Physical symptoms, sex related symptoms, discharge, and custom symptoms. • Sex and contraception. • Basal body temperature. • Private notes. SEE YOUR REAL PATTERNS Cycle turns your recorded history into clear summaries. Review logged periods, completed periods, average period length, cycle length, period length, and historical entries. Insights are based only on the information you entered. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No account, email address, or sign up. • No advertising. • No analytics or telemetry. • No third party tracking SDKs. • Your information stays on your device by default. • Optional iCloud sync uses your private Apple account. • Export your data as CSV, JSON, or PDF. • Erase everything from inside the application. EXTRA PRIVACY CONTROLS Premium includes Face ID, Touch ID, or PIN protection. Decoy mode can open a private calculator and notes screen instead of showing cycle information. Discreet alternate icons help the application blend into your Home Screen. PREMIUM OPTIONS Choose monthly, yearly, or lifetime access. Monthly and yearly subscriptions include a two month free trial when offered by the App Store. Premium unlocks unlimited history, detailed daily logging, insights, app lock, decoy mode, alternate icons, themes, widgets, export, and iCloud sync. Your data remains untouched if a subscription ends. Cycle is a general wellness diary. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, contraception, or fertility guidance. Ask a qualified healthcare professional about personal health concerns. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://cycle.soumik.xyz Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ActiveMind4 screens
Cycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ActiveMind at none against Cycle's 3. ActiveMind also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Cycle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ActiveMind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActiveMind ships an update every 8 days, Cycle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ActiveMind versus Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActiveMindCycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJESUS J DOMINGUEZ ROMEROSadman Kabir Soumik

In-app purchases

None

ActiveMind

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cycle

Subscriptions2
  • Cycle Premium (Monthly)2 Months trial$1.991 Month
  • Cycle Premium (Yearly)2 Months trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cycle Premium (Lifetime)$39.99

Questions

Is ActiveMind free?
ActiveMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cycle free?
Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ActiveMind or Cycle have ads?
Neither ActiveMind nor Cycle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActiveMind or Cycle?
ActiveMind ships an update every 8 days, and Cycle every 2 months. Most recently, ActiveMind was updated on October 14, 2026 and Cycle on October 13, 2026.

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