Comparison

PCOS Cycle vs Recoda

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

Head to head
About

PCOS Cycle

Features
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CycleOne is a privacy-first menstrual cycle tracker built for users who value data sovereignty above all else. In an era of subscription fatigue and growing privacy concerns, CycleOne takes a stand: your health data is yours alone. WHY CYCLEONE? No Subscription. Ever. Pay once, use forever. Unlike competitors charging $40-$100 per year, CycleOne costs $2.99 one time. No recurring fees, no premium tiers, no locked features. Total Privacy. Zero Compromise. Your data never leaves your device. CycleOne has no network entitlements, no cloud sync, no accounts, and no third-party analytics. Not even we can access your data because it never leaves your phone. Open Source Transparency. CycleOne is GPL-3.0 licensed. Every line of code is publicly auditable. No hidden data collection, no secret trackers. CORE FEATURES Advanced Cycle Prediction - Intelligent period start date and duration predictions - Automatic ovulation and fertile window calculation - Irregularity alerts for cycle variance awareness Comprehensive Logging - Flow intensity tracking (spotting to heavy) - Symptom database: physical, emotional, digestive - Mood and energy level tracking - Personal notes with each entry Beautiful Native Experience - Native iOS calendar with UICalendarView - 5 custom accent color themes - Smooth animations and premium UI - Dark mode support - No emojis, professional aesthetic Data Export - Export your complete history to CSV - Plain text format, no proprietary lock-in - Share with healthcare providers easily Local Notifications - Period reminders (1-5 days before) - Fertile window alerts - All notifications scheduled locally on device WHO IS CYCLEONE FOR? CycleOne is designed for anyone who: - Wants to own their health data - Refuses to pay monthly for basic tracking - Values privacy after Roe v. Wade - Prefers simple, focused tools - Needs reliable cycle predictions without cloud risks PRIVACY COMMITMENT CycleOne was built from the ground up to be safe: - No Cloud Sync: Your data never leaves your device - No Accounts: No email, no password, no login required - No Analytics: Zero third-party tracking or telemetry - No Network Entitlements: The app does not request internet access - Data Sovereignty: Export your entire history anytime LANGUAGES English, Filipino, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean TECHNICAL DETAILS - Built with Swift 5.9 and SwiftUI - Core Data for local persistence - Native iOS 16+ design - No third-party dependencies - 100% test coverage CycleOne is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Predictions are estimates based on your logged data. Your cycle. Your data. Your privacy.

About

Recoda

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Recoda — voice notes, made polished. Meetings, interviews, lectures, something you thought of on the way home — hold to record and let Recoda do the rest. Transcription, punctuation, cleanup, a title, key points and action items, all handled. ■ Say it, and the card is there Your recording is transcribed and rewritten into clean, readable prose — not a wall of "um" and "you know". Recoda titles the note for you too, so you can tell your cards apart at a glance. ■ Multiple speakers, told apart automatically When more than one person is talking, Recoda separates the speakers and lays the note out turn by turn. Give each of them a name — "Alice", "the client" — and the whole nnds on the wrong person, tap it and reassign. ■ To-dos you don't have to write down Recoda pulls out the things that actually need doing, and picks up the time you mentioned: "draft by Wednesday 3pm"becomes a to-do with a due time. Add up to three reminders each so nothing slips. Drag to reorder, edit any time. ■ Keep asking Ask anything about a note and get an answer grounded in the full recording. You can also regenerate the key points in a different style — more detail, or just the essentials. ■ Also · Import audio and video files and get the same · Favorites, tags, full-text search · Export as an image, or copy the text, key points · Playback from 0.5× to 3× · Dark mode · Live status on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while recording — which keeps going in the background · Recordings are backed up to iCloud ■ The free tier Recoda is FREE. To keep quality up, there are daily limits: up to 30 minutes per recording, 10 cards a day, 30 AI actions a day Limits reset at 00:00 UTC. Check where you stand any time in Profile. ■ Your content Delete your notes and recordings whenever you like, or export them and take them with you.

Screenshots

PCOS Cycle4 screens
Recoda4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recoda at Free against PCOS Cycle's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Recoda is free to download; PCOS Cycle costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PCOS Cycle versus Recoda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPCOS CycleRecoda
Price$0.99Free — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer贺 周嘉隆 朱

In-app purchases

None

PCOS Cycle

No in-app purchases

None

Recoda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PCOS Cycle free?
PCOS Cycle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recoda free?
Recoda is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PCOS Cycle or Recoda have ads?
Neither PCOS Cycle nor Recoda shows ads.

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