Comparison

Perimenopause Compass vs Menopause Tracker

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

Head to head
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Perimenopause Compass

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Perimenopause does not feel random because you are imagining it. It feels random because the evidence is scattered. A bad night here. A hot flush there. Mood changes, brain fog, joint pain, night sweats, irregular periods, HRT adjustments, and the vague memory that last week was worse, but not exactly why. Then comes the appointment, and you are expected to explain months of changing symptoms in ten minutes. Perimenopause Compass is a private symptom, cycle and HRT tracker built to make the pattern visible. Not a generic wellness diary. Not a fertility app with a menopause label. Not a cloud account asking for intimate data. A calm, on-device perimenopause tracker for understanding what changed, when it changed, and what you want to discuss next. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED App requires an auto-renewable subscription. Weekly Pro includes a 7-day free trial, then renews weekly unless cancelled. Annual Pro gives full access for one year, is billed immediately, and does not include a free trial. WHAT CHANGES ON DAY ONE Daily symptom logging becomes a 20-second check-in. Scattered notes become clear trends. Cycle changes stop living only in memory. HRT adjustments become a timeline you can review. Doctor appointments start with evidence, not guesswork. TRACK THE SYMPTOMS THAT MATTER Choose the symptoms you want to follow, then log severity with simple sliders. Track common perimenopause and menopause symptoms such as: β€’ hot flushes β€’ night sweats β€’ poor sleep β€’ mood changes β€’ brain fog β€’ joint pain β€’ cycle irregularity β€’ and other symptoms you choose to monitor No endless diary entries. No noisy dashboard. No pressure to record everything. SEE PATTERNS OVER TIME Symptoms are hard to understand when each day is viewed alone. Perimenopause Compass helps you review changes across days, weeks and months so you can see: β€’ which symptoms keep returning β€’ whether symptoms cluster together β€’ how symptoms change around recent periods β€’ whether sleep, mood or hot flushes are improving or worsening β€’ what changed after an HRT or regimen adjustment This is not diagnosis. It is your own information made easier to understand. TRACK HRT AND REGIMEN CHANGES If you are taking HRT or another regimen, record what changed and when. Keep a simple history of medications, doses, dates and how symptoms felt afterwards. Instead of β€œI think it helped”, you have a clearer record. CYCLE CONTEXT WITHOUT FERTILITY NOISE Many cycle apps are still built around fertility prediction. Perimenopause Compass is different. It lets you log periods and cycle changes without unnecessary ovulation windows or fertility framing. The focus is simple: recent periods, irregularity, symptom context and what is useful for this stage of life. DOCTOR-READY APPOINTMENT SUMMARY Prepare a structured appointment summary from your own logged data. Use it to organise: β€’ your most difficult symptoms β€’ recent patterns β€’ current treatment or HRT β€’ what you want to ask at your appointment You can edit the summary before sharing or exporting it as a PDF. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. No account. No cloud database. No advertising profile. No selling of personal health data. Where available, on-device Apple Intelligence can help organise your logged information into clearer appointment wording, without sending private health information to an external AI service. BUILT FOR CALM USE Perimenopause can already feel noisy enough. The app is deliberately restrained: cream background, carmine accents, simple cards, readable charts and quick daily input. The point is not to make you track more. The point is to help you understand more. Perimenopause is not random. You just need to see the pattern. RESOURCES Privacy Policy: https://pragmathema.com/#perimenopause Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Menopause Tracker

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Somewhere in your 40s, your body starts rewriting its own rules. Sleep breaks at 3 a.m. A wave of heat arrives mid-meeting. Your cycle stops keeping its own schedule, and your memory misplaces a word it has known for decades. None of this is unusual β€” but it is far easier to navigate when you can see what is actually happening. Menolyn is a perimenopause and menopause symptom journal built for exactly that: log what you feel in seconds, watch the patterns emerge, and walk into your next appointment with real data instead of vague recollections. FREE FOREVER β€’ Log symptoms as individual episodes, with the time of day β€” not just a daily checkbox β€’ Hot flashes, night sweats, sleep, mood, brain fog, cycle changes β€” 29 built-in symptoms in all β€’ Add your own custom symptoms and free-text notes β€” your list is never locked β€’ Calendar view of your history, with period and spotting markers if you still cycle β€’ Track medications or HRT if you choose to β€” neutrally, with zero promotion β€’ Export everything to CSV at any time. Your data is yours. EPISODES, NOT CHECKBOXES Most trackers let you tick "hot flash: yes" once a day. But hot flashes don't happen once a day β€” they happen at 2 p.m. in a meeting and again at 3 a.m. Menolyn records each episode with its time, intensity and optional triggers (caffeine, alcohol, stress, spicy food and more), so your patterns actually have something to show. A REPORT YOUR DOCTOR CAN USE Menolyn Plus generates a clean, one-page PDF summary of your last three months: symptom frequencies, hot-flash time-of-day pattern, sleep trend, and your current medication log. Bring it to your appointment and spend the visit talking, not remembering. CUSTOM WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH Choose widgets with 1, 4 or 8 quick actions. Set each action to log straight away or ask each time; frequent-action suggestions help you set them up, and Undo reverses a mistaken tap. On Apple Watch, Menolyn supports quick symptom logging; statistics stay on your phone. Chosen widget setups sync only through your iCloud account. Widget configuration and the symptom catalog are shared with your paired watch; watch entries return to your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Diary entries and notes are stored on your phone. On Apple devices, chosen widget setups sync only through your iCloud account; widget configuration and the symptom catalog are shared with your paired Apple Watch, and entries logged on the watch return to your phone. No Menolyn account or ads. MENOLYN PLUS The essentials above are free forever. Menolyn Plus adds: β€’ Insights & patterns: weekly trends, time-of-day heatmaps, trigger correlations, sleep vs. symptoms β€’ The doctor-report PDF β€’ Medication and HRT reminders $39.99/year after a 7-day free trial, or $5.99/month. Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically β€” including at the end of a free trial β€” unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. A NOTE ON WHAT MENOLYN IS Menolyn is a tracking journal, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition, and it makes no claim to relieve symptoms β€” and it never replaces professional care. It simply helps you notice and describe what you experience, and share it clearly with the people who can help. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://menolyn.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Perimenopause Compass4 screens
Menopause Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Menopause Tracker at every 5 days against Perimenopause Compass's fortnightly. Menopause Tracker also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Perimenopause Compass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Menopause Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perimenopause Compass ships an update fortnightly, Menopause Tracker every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Perimenopause Compass versus Menopause Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerimenopause CompassMenopause Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNikola KnezevicOleksandr Kazakov

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Perimenopause Compass

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Annual Pro$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Menopause Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Menolyn Plus (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Menolyn Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Perimenopause Compass free?
Perimenopause Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Menopause Tracker free?
Menopause Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Perimenopause Compass or Menopause Tracker have ads?
Neither Perimenopause Compass nor Menopause Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perimenopause Compass or Menopause Tracker?
Perimenopause Compass ships an update fortnightly, and Menopause Tracker every 5 days. Most recently, Perimenopause Compass was updated on October 5, 2026 and Menopause Tracker on October 25, 2026.

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