Comparison

MidLife vs Reign

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

Head to head
About

MidLife

Read full description

MidLife is a menopause symptom tracker built privacy-first — no account, no cloud, no subscription. Designed for the irregular cycles of perimenopause (21–60 days), not 28-day textbook assumptions. Track 32 menopause symptoms plus your own, HRT and medications, and create reports for your doctor — all on your iPhone. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK • 32 menopause symptoms across 6 categories: vasomotor (hot flashes, night sweats), sleep, mood and cognition (brain fog, anxiety), physical (joint pain, fatigue), genitourinary, skin and hair • Your own symptoms — missing one? Add it with a name and icon • Irregular cycles with variability analysis — no fertility predictions, no pressure • HRT and medications with reminders and adherence tracking — mark a dose as taken right from the notification • Triggers like stress, alcohol, sleep, caffeine, exercise WHY MIDLIFE • Privacy as a product. Everything stays on your iPhone. App Privacy Label: "Data Not Collected." • Made for perimenopause and menopause, not as an afterthought to period tracking • Doctor-ready PDF reports — created on your iPhone, shared via Mail, Messages or AirDrop • On-device AI summaries with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later with iOS 26), with a simple summary on other devices. No external AI services — your data never leaves your iPhone. • Log a hot flash with one tap from the Home Screen widget, or ask Siri • Available in English and German FREE • Track up to 7 different symptoms • 30 days of history • Insights for 7 and 30 days: frequency chart and top symptoms • 1-month calendar heatmap • Full cycle tracking MIDLIFE PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Unlimited symptoms, including your own • Unlimited history, 6-month heatmap and 90-day insights • HRT and medication tracker with reminders • Doctor-ready PDF reports • On-device AI summaries • Trigger patterns and time-of-day heatmap • Export your data as JSON or CSV DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE MidLife is built for women who want to understand what their body is telling them. No frills. No ads. Just a tool that does its job. Calm and quiet — no streaks, no shame, no gamification. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY • No account • No cloud, no servers • No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs • Privacy policy in plain language Made by a solo indie developer in Germany. Built because my mother told three doctors about her symptoms and was told "just stress, exercise more." She needed data. So do millions of women. Disclaimer: MidLife is not a medical device. The app does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical decisions regarding menopause or any health concern.

About

Reign

This app helps users understand and track perimenopause and menopause symptoms. It allows for quick logging of feelings, patterns, and medication, with the ability to generate summaries for healthcare appointments. All data is stored privately on the user's device.

Highlights
  • Log symptoms quickly
  • Track period history
  • Analyze symptom patterns
  • Assess menopause stage
  • Record HRT and medication
  • Generate GP summaries
  • Private, on-device data storage
Features
Read full description

Perimenopause and menopause can be confusing. Some days you feel like yourself. Other days you do not know what your body is doing, or why. Reign helps you make sense of it, in your own words and at your own pace. Everything you log stays on your phone. There is no account to set up and no server holding your data. What you write is yours alone. LOG HOW YOU FEEL, IN SECONDS Tap a symptom to log it. Tap again if it happens more than once. Press and hold to note how strong it was. If a symptom is missing, add your own. If you forget a day, you can fill it in later from the calendar. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Reign shows you which symptoms come up most over the last two weeks, and whether they are easing or building. It keeps your period history too, with the gaps between each cycle, so you can see how things are changing. UNDERSTAND YOUR STAGE A short quiz gives you an honest read on where you might be, from early perimenopause to post-menopause. It is clear about what it can and cannot tell you. No app can predict an exact date, and Reign will not pretend to. KEEP TRACK OF HRT AND MEDICATION Add what you take and log each dose with a tap. Reign shows you how you have felt since you started, so you have something real to look at when you are deciding whether it helps. TAKE IT TO YOUR GP Turn your history into a clear summary for your appointment. It is your record, set out simply, so you do not have to remember everything on the spot. YOURS TO KEEP Your data lives on your phone. Export it to a file whenever you want, move it to a new phone, or delete all of it. There is no copy anywhere else, because there is nowhere else. Reign records and informs. It does not diagnose, predict, or tell you what to take. You know your body. Reign just helps you see it clearly.

Screenshots

MidLife4 screens
Reign4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reign at none against MidLife's 1. Reign also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. MidLife sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reign asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MidLife ships an update every 3 months, Reign weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MidLife versus Reign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidLifeReign
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HalbeiCatrin Donnelly

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MidLife

One-time1
  • MidLife Pro$19.99
None

Reign

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MidLife free?
MidLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reign free?
Reign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MidLife or Reign have ads?
Neither MidLife nor Reign shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MidLife or Reign?
MidLife ships an update every 3 months, and Reign weekly. Most recently, MidLife was updated on November 5, 2026 and Reign on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons