Comparison

Period Tracker vs Cyca

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

Head to head
About

Period Tracker

This app helps you track your menstrual cycle, ovulation, and daily symptoms with a focus on privacy. It offers intelligent predictions, daily health logging, and insights into your body's patterns. Optional partner sharing is available for enhanced communication.

Highlights
  • Accurate cycle and period tracking
  • Intelligent cycle phase predictions
  • Daily health and symptom logging
  • Insights and analytics with charts
  • Privacy-first data handling
  • Optional partner sharing mode
Features
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Take complete control of your menstrual health with Period Tracker: Cycle & Sync, the modern, beautifully designed period and cycle tracker built for you—and your partner. Whether you are tracking your period, analyzing cycle phases, or logging daily symptoms, our app provides intelligent insights tailored to your unique body. KEY FEATURES: NATIVE HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Stay updated without even opening the app. View your current cycle phase, day counter, and period predictions right on your home screen and lock screen. ACCURATE PERIOD & OVULATION TRACKING Log period start and end dates with a single tap. Our intelligent prediction algorithm learns from your cycle history to forecast your next period, ovulation day, and fertility window. DYNAMIC CYCLE PHASE GUIDANCE Understand the four key phases of your cycle: Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulation, and Luteal. Enjoy a dynamic dashboard that adapts colors and surfaced health insights based on your exact phase. INNOVATIVE PARTNER MODE & DATE PLANNER Stay in sync with your partner. Share cycle phases and period countdowns, and discover cycle-aware date ideas and care recommendations designed for each specific phase. Fosters empathy and closeness with customizable privacy settings. COMPREHENSIVE SYMPTOM & MOOD LOG Easily record symptoms, flow intensity, mood triggers, and energy levels. Gain deeper self-awareness with intuitive trend charts and historical pattern breakdowns. 100% PRIVATE & 100% FREE No ads, no subscriptions, no paywalls, and no hidden fees. Your health data remains private on your device with optional Face ID / Fingerprint biometric lock.

About

Cyca

This app helps you track your menstrual cycle, predict your period, fertile window, and ovulation day. It offers a daily body forecast for energy, mood, and skin, and allows for quick logging of symptoms. Your data stays private and offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Period and cycle tracking
  • Fertile window and ovulation prediction
  • Daily body forecast (energy, mood, skin)
  • Quick symptom logging
  • Private and offline data storage
  • Period and PMS reminders
  • Smart planner for best/gentlest days
Features
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Optimized for iPhone Duo. Built with the latest SDK, the app fills the entire inner display and automatically adjusts its layout whether the device is folded or open. Log your period and Cyca estimates your next period, fertile window and ovulation day, all on one calm calendar that adjusts every time you log. A Daily Body Forecast reads where you are in your cycle — energy, mood, skin — and cramps, flow and moods take seconds to log. No account, no cloud: your data stays on your iPhone and works fully offline. YOUR DAILY BODY FORECAST Wake up to a caring daily reading of your energy, mood, skin, and comfort, based on where you are in your cycle — with kind suggestions to plan your day with ease. SMART, PERSONAL PREDICTIONS Cyca learns your unique rhythm to predict your next period, fertile window, and ovulation, and adapts every time you log. A CALENDAR THAT FEELS CALM See your whole cycle at a glance — period days, fertile window, and ovulation in soft, clear color. No clutter, just clarity. LOG IN SECONDS Record flow, cramps, moods, and notes effortlessly, and watch your personal patterns gently appear over time. PERSONAL RHYTHM & SMART PLANNER Personal Rhythm shows how your body tends to move through each phase. The Smart Planner highlights your best and gentlest days, so you can plan life around how you actually feel. DAILY CARE PLAN & PERIOD REMINDERS A daily Care Plan and a gentle heads-up before your period or PMS help you plan ahead and go a little easier on yourself. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your cycle is yours alone. Cyca has no servers and no account — your data never leaves your device, and the app works fully offline. Privacy isn't a setting here; it's the whole design. YOURS FOREVER, NO SUBSCRIPTION Track today and your period for free. Unlock Cyca Pro once for future predictions, Personal Rhythm, the Smart Planner, full calendar history, and deeper personalization — a single lifetime purchase, never a subscription. Cyca provides wellness and planning estimates and is not a medical device or a form of contraception. Optimized for iPhone Duo.

Screenshots

Period Tracker4 screens
Cyca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Period Tracker at none against Cyca's 1. Period Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cyca's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cyca sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Period Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Period Tracker against 5.0 for Cyca. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Period Tracker ships an update every 2 months, Cyca weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Period Tracker versus Cyca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeriod TrackerCyca
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZobair SGuan Feng Lai

Customer experience

Period Tracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cyca

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Period Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cyca

One-time1
  • Cyca Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Period Tracker free?
Period Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyca free?
Cyca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Period Tracker or Cyca?
Period Tracker and Cyca are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Period Tracker or Cyca have ads?
Neither Period Tracker nor Cyca shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Period Tracker or Cyca?
Period Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Cyca weekly. Most recently, Period Tracker was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cyca on October 31, 2026.

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