Comparison

Pausa vs Flare

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

Head to head
About

Pausa

Features
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How many hot flashes this week? How did you sleep, and how was your mood? You don't have to remember. When a hot flash hits, one tap is enough, and Pausa shows you how your week went, all in one place. Menopause and the years before it are hard to keep track of in your head. What you write stays with you. No sign-up: we don't ask for an email or a password. No ads, and your information is never sold. Your notes stay on your phone and go nowhere unless you send them. We can't see them either. Note it in seconds. When a hot flash comes, one tap is enough: in the app, from the Lock Screen, on Apple Watch or by asking Siri. You can also add your sleep, your mood, what happened that day and, if you take hormone medication, the days you took it. Connect Apple Health if you like, and things like your night-time body temperature fill in on their own. It starts with you. The first time you open Pausa, we ask what bothers you most and which stage you're in. Your picks sit at the top of your home screen, and we skip questions that don't fit you. A short summary every week. At the end of the week you see how your hot flashes, sleep and mood went. We also compare it with what you told us at the start: "At the start you said about 5 a day; this week you averaged 3." Pausa points out links you might want to notice, in plain sentences, such as more hot flashes the day after a poor night. They're there to help you notice, never a diagnosis. Go to your doctor prepared. Turn weeks of notes into a tidy summary to show your doctor. Instead of "I just don't feel right", you have the real picture in your hand. What's free and what's Premium. Notes, reminders, the weekly summary and asking about your notes in Assistant are always free: questions like "How many hot flashes did I have this week?" are answered from your own notes, and answers to general questions are based on sources such as The Menopause Society, NICE and ACOG. Premium adds: • A tidy summary to show your doctor • Seeing what changed after your medication changed • Asking anything in your own words and getting a written answer • A short write-up of your week Open-ended questions and the weekly write-up work on iPhones that support Apple Intelligence. If you're new to Premium, it's free for 14 days on the yearly plan and 7 days on the monthly plan. We remind you 2 days before the trial ends; cancel before then and you pay nothing. The price is shown clearly on the payment screen. Pausa is a helper to get to know your body better. It isn't a medical device; it doesn't diagnose or suggest treatment. If something doesn't go away or worries you, talk to your doctor. Privacy: https://www.mehmetsisoglu.com/pausa/legal#privacy-en Terms of use: https://www.mehmetsisoglu.com/pausa/legal#eula-en

About

Flare

This app helps you understand the triggers behind your hot flashes and night sweats. Log episodes with details like intensity and duration, and the app will generate a personalized report identifying your specific patterns and correlating factors.

Highlights
  • Log hot flashes and night sweats
  • Track intensity and duration
  • Identify personal triggers (alcohol, stress, etc.)
  • Generate personalized trigger reports
  • Offline and private data storage
  • No fertility or period tracking
Features
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You used to know how your body worked. Then something shifted. Hot flashes without warning. Night sweats at 3am. The same question, every time: why is this happening? Flare finds the answers. KNOW WHY, NOT JUST WHEN Most apps tell you when your symptoms happen. Flare tells you why. Log each hot flash or night sweat with intensity, duration, and what was happening around it — alcohol, caffeine, stress, poor sleep, spicy food, heat. Over time, Flare builds your personal trigger report: the factors that actually correlate with your worst episodes. You'll walk into your next doctor's appointment with real data, not just a feeling. LOG IN SECONDS · Intensity — rate how severe each episode felt · Duration — how long it lasted · Triggers — alcohol, caffeine, stress, sleep, food, heat, and more · Notes — anything only you would know No fertility charts. No period tracking. No features built for someone else's life stage. YOUR TRIGGER REPORT After a few weeks of logging, Flare's Insights screen shows which triggers correlate with your perimenopause or menopause symptoms — ranked, visualized, and easy to read. See your patterns clearly. For the first time. BRING IT TO YOUR DOCTOR Turn your trigger report into a doctor-ready PDF in one tap — print it, save it, or hand it straight to your provider at your next appointment. Want to share your progress instead? Generate a simple, private summary card with your top trigger and stats. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No account. No cloud. No one has access to your health data — not us, not anyone. Everything stays on your phone, offline, always. Your body, your data, your call. Download Flare free. Start finding your patterns today. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy policy: https://another1dd.github.io/flare/privacy Terms of use: https://another1dd.github.io/flare/terms

Screenshots

Pausa4 screens
Flare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flare at none against Pausa's 2. Pausa's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Pausa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Flare asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pausa ships an update every 5 days, Flare every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pausa versus Flare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPausaFlare
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMehmet SisogluTsimafei Lemeshchanka

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pausa

Subscriptions2
  • Pausa Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Pausa Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

Flare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pausa free?
Pausa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flare free?
Flare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pausa or Flare have ads?
Neither Pausa nor Flare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pausa or Flare?
Pausa ships an update every 5 days, and Flare every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pausa was updated on October 16, 2026 and Flare on October 18, 2026.

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