Comparison

Marea vs Ebb

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

Ebb

Features
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Hormones don't run on a schedule — so why do period apps pretend they do? Ebb is a symptom and cycle tracker for the hormonal stages other apps skip: PCOS, postpartum recovery, perimenopause and menopause. Log how today felt, mark the days that matter, track HRT or other doses, and see an honest RANGE for your cycle instead of a fake-precise date that falls apart the moment your body doesn't cooperate. Irregularity is normal here. It's not a bug in your body, and it's not a bug in the app. WHO EBB IS FOR • PCOS — irregular cycles, fatigue, mood and sleep, logged alongside your own triggers so you can see which ones come up most. • Postpartum — night sweats, sleep, mood and the return of your cycle, in the months when nobody is measuring anything. • Perimenopause & menopause — hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, joint pain, plus HRT reminders with application-site rotation. • Not sure yet — that is a valid answer. Start logging; the pattern names itself. WHY EBB • Honest ranges, not false predictions. Other apps silently push your "due date" forward when you don't log a period, or just give up and hide the prediction entirely. Ebb shows a range based on the cycles you log and explains why it's a range. • HRT reminders that fit how you take it. Set a schedule for a patch, gel, oral tablet, cream, injection, pessary or hormonal coil, get a reminder when the next dose is due, and follow a suggested application-site rotation. Tap Taken and the dose is added to your history. • See your own pattern. After three days of logging, Trends shows your most frequent symptom and how the last 7 days have been trending — free. Ebb Pro adds your full history, your HRT doses listed next to your symptom trend, and a count of the triggers you log most often (caffeine, alcohol, stress, poor sleep). • A doctor visit report (Pro). Generate a PDF summary of your average symptom scores, logged HRT doses and notes — built for the appointment that's never long enough. • Home & Lock Screen widgets and an Apple Watch complication for your next dose — free. • No account, no ads. Your log is stored on your device — Ebb keeps no copy on a server. Nearly 40% of women say they were misdiagnosed while seeking care for perimenopause — often treated for anxiety or depression instead of investigated for the hormonal cause. For a third of women with PCOS, a diagnosis takes more than two years and three or more doctors. Bring real data to your next appointment. Free: daily logging, your cycle range, one HRT schedule with reminders, widgets and your first pattern in Trends. Ebb Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or annual) that adds your full history, your HRT dose list alongside your symptom trend, the trigger breakdown, the doctor visit PDF and unlimited HRT schedules. Where a free trial is offered, the length and the price that follows are shown on the purchase screen before you confirm. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://necatidogrul.github.io/ebb-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://necatidogrul.github.io/ebb-legal/privacy.html Ebb is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Always talk to a healthcare professional about symptoms and treatment decisions. Questions or feedback: support@necatidogrul.dev

Screenshots

Marea4 screens
Ebb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ebb at every 9 days against Marea's every 2 months. Marea's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Marea sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Ebb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marea ships an update every 2 months, Ebb every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marea versus Ebb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMareaEbb
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB10 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMarea Health, LLCNecati Dogrul

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Marea

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

Ebb

Subscriptions2
  • Ebb Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Ebb Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Marea free?
Marea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ebb free?
Ebb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marea or Ebb have ads?
Neither Marea nor Ebb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marea or Ebb?
Marea ships an update every 2 months, and Ebb every 9 days. Most recently, Marea was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ebb on November 6, 2026.

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