Comparison

Marea vs Cyca Interval Timer

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

Head to head
About

Marea

Navigate hormonal changes with personalized insights based on your symptoms, cycle, and health data. Understand perimenopause patterns with OB/GYN-authored content and prepare for appointments with clinical summaries. Free to download.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily wellness score
  • Daily AI-driven insights
  • Symptom and cycle tracking
  • Apple Health data integration
  • Clinical summary generation
  • OB/GYN-authored educational content
Features
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Marea is the perimenopause app that reads the patterns in your data — so you can navigate hormonal change with clarity instead of confusion. Built by board-certified OB/GYNs. Free to download. The hormonal shift behind hot flashes, sleep loss, brain fog, and mood swings often starts up to a decade before your final period. Marea brings together your daily symptoms, cycle, and Apple Health data into one personalized picture of where you are — and what's coming. WHAT'S INCLUDED • Marea Index — a daily wellness score from your symptoms, cycle phase, and Apple Health signals (HRV, sleep). Updates as you log. • Today Marea Noticed — one personalized insight every morning, drawn from patterns only your data can write. • Daily Symptom Tracker — log mood, sleep, hot flashes, energy, brain fog, and night sweats in seconds. • Cycle Intelligence — track your cycle, see your phase, and understand how it shapes your symptoms. • Apple Health — automatic sleep and HRV signals from your iPhone, Apple Watch, Oura, Whoop, or any HealthKit-connected tracker. • Appointment Prep — generate a clinical PDF summary of your symptoms, cycle, and patterns to bring to your provider. • Learn — read OB/GYN-authored articles on every aspect of perimenopause, from HRT to bone density. MAREA MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION Marea Member unlocks daily personalized AI insights from day 14, the full Insights archive, the Daily Forecast, the Weekly Letter, the Lab Interpreter, and personalized Marea reads on every score. Available subscriptions: • Marea Member Monthly — auto-renewing every 1 month • Marea Member Annual — auto-renewing every 1 year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. PRIVACY Your symptoms, cycle, and HealthKit data stay private. We never sell your data. You can disconnect Apple Health, export your data, or delete your account anytime from Profile → Data. Marea was built with women's health expertise — not generic wellness platitudes. We respect your time, your privacy, and the seriousness of what you're going through. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mareahealth.com/privacy Support: https://mareahealth.com/support

About

Cyca Interval Timer

Features
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An interval timer for people who move — without stopping your music. Strength training, running, sauna, stretching, focused work: Cyca layers "work and rest" intervals on top of your own music. It only ducks the volume for the moment an announcement or beep plays, then restores it instantly. ■ Highlights ・Doesn't stop your music: runs over other apps' playback ・Exercise mode: speaks each exercise name during rest ・Quick timer: 1/2/3/5/10 min, one tap, no setup ・Built-in presets: Tabata / HIIT / Sauna / Stretch / Pomodoro ・Custom presets: work/rest seconds, repeats, countdown sounds, pre-start countdown ・History calendar: review which days you trained, with memos ・Works with the screen off: the timer stays accurate in the background All data is stored only on your device and never transmitted. No internet connection required.

Screenshots

Marea4 screens
Cyca Interval Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Marea at none against Cyca Interval Timer's shown. Cyca Interval Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Marea sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Cyca Interval Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marea ships an update every 2 months, Cyca Interval Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marea versus Cyca Interval Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMareaCyca Interval Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarea Health, LLCB8T LABS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Marea

Subscriptions2
  • Marea Member Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Marea Member Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Cyca Interval Timer

One-time1
  • 広告を非表示$1.99

Questions

Is Marea free?
Marea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cyca Interval Timer free?
Cyca Interval Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marea or Cyca Interval Timer have ads?
Cyca Interval Timer shows ads; Marea does not.
Which is updated more often, Marea or Cyca Interval Timer?
Marea ships an update every 2 months, and Cyca Interval Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Marea was updated on October 9, 2026 and Cyca Interval Timer on October 6, 2026.

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