Comparison

MidLife vs Alva

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

Head to head
About

MidLife

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The first menopause symptom tracker built privacy-first for iOS — 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, HRT and medications, and generate doctor-ready PDF reports — 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 • Irregular cycles with variability analysis — no fertility predictions, no pressure • HRT and medications with local-only reminders and adherence tracking • Triggers like stress, alcohol, sleep, caffeine, exercise WHY MIDLIFE • Privacy as a product. Everything stays on your iPhone. App Privacy Label: "Data Not Collected." • Designed for perimenopause and menopause, not as an afterthought to period tracking • Doctor-ready PDF reports — generated on-device, share via email, Messages, or AirDrop • On-device AI summaries powered by Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro and later), with graceful fallback on older devices. No external AI providers. No data sent to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. • Apple-native: SwiftUI, SwiftData, Home Screen Widget, App Intents, Siri Shortcuts • Fully localized in English and German FREE FOREVER • Track up to 7 different symptoms • 30 days of history • Frequency chart and top-symptoms list • 1-month calendar heatmap • Full cycle tracking UNLOCK MIDLIFE PRO (one-time €19.99 — no subscription) • All 32 menopause symptoms, unlimited tracking • Unlimited history, 6-month heatmap • HRT and medication tracker with reminders • Doctor-ready PDF reports • On-device AI summaries • Trigger correlations and time-of-day heatmaps • 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. Inspired aesthetically by Things 3, Bear app, and editorial magazines. Calm. Quiet. No streaks, no shame, no gamification. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY • No account creation • No cloud, no servers • No analytics, no tracking pixels, no third-party SDKs • Privacy Manifest included • Open privacy policy in plain language NEW IN 1.1 • Siri Shortcuts for logging symptoms, starting a period, and opening today's insights — works in Spotlight, on the Lock Screen, and via "Hey Siri" • Polished review experience 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. Millions of women do. 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.

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Alva

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Your period tracker stopped working. This one didn't. In perimenopause cycles stop being predictable, and an app built on prediction keeps telling you that you are late, then wrong, then late again. Alva never does that. Alva does not predict. It records, ranges and reveals. WHAT IT DOES - Logs 40 symptoms, from hot flashes and night sweats to brain fog, joint pain and burning mouth - Handles irregular cycles without a single error state: a 24 day gap, a 58 day gap, a whole year - Shows the observed range instead of a fake date. "Your last 6 cycles ran 24 to 58 days. It has been 39 days." - Never uses the word late, and never colours a long gap as a warning HORMONE THERAPY, PROPERLY TRACKED - Patches, gels, sprays, tablets, pessaries, rings, implants and 4 more forms - Cyclical regimens such as 12 days on and 16 days off, anchored and repeating - Twice weekly patch schedules with a site rotation prompt - Adherence over any range, and a dose history that keeps every past regimen intact PATTERNS YOU CANNOT SEE BY MEMORY Six on-device analyses run nightly and phrase everything as an observation, never a cause: symptom trends, co-occurrence, lifestyle association, cycle-phase clustering, treatment response and cycle variability. Every card shows how it was calculated, with the sample size and date range. THE APPOINTMENT REPORT One tap turns three months of entries into a clinical PDF: cycle table, variability figures, ranked symptoms with sparklines, your current regimen and adherence. Legible printed in greyscale. Walk in with evidence instead of a feeling. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No email. No sign-in. No ads, and no advertising or analytics code in the app at all. Your entries live on your iPhone and sync only through your own iCloud, which is free for everyone. Optional Face ID lock. FREE AND PRO Free forever: unlimited logging, medication reminders, dose ticking and your last 30 days. Alva Pro: full history, all insights and charts, PDF report export and data export as JSON or CSV. Alva is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or give medical advice. It records what you enter and describes patterns in it. Always speak to a qualified clinician about your symptoms and any treatment. Alva Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://click2.app/alva-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://click2.app/alva-privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MidLife4 screens
Alva4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MidLife at every 2 days against Alva's every 3 weeks. 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. MidLife sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MidLife ships an update every 2 days, Alva every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
MidLife versus Alva: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidLifeAlva
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HalbeiMustafa Kenan Atmaca

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MidLife

One-time1
  • MidLife Pro$19.99
2 purchases

Alva

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version, Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Full Version, Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is MidLife free?
MidLife is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alva free?
Alva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MidLife or Alva have ads?
Neither MidLife nor Alva shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MidLife or Alva?
MidLife ships an update every 2 days, and Alva every 3 weeks. Most recently, MidLife was updated on October 18, 2026 and Alva on October 14, 2026.

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