Comparison

Pause vs Perimenopause Symptom Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Pause

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Perimenopause is unpredictable. Pause gives you clarity. Log hot flashes, night sweats, mood, sleep, and HRT or supplement intake in seconds โ€” then watch your patterns emerge over days and weeks. When your next doctor's appointment comes, generate a clean, shareable PDF report instead of trying to remember from memory. Track what matters ยท Hot flashes โ€” log instantly, rate as mild, moderate, or severe ยท Night sweats โ€” one tap to log, any time of day ยท Mood โ€” daily 5-point scale that actually shows you something over time ยท Sleep โ€” auto-filled from Apple Health, or enter manually ยท HRT & supplements โ€” daily check-in, correlated with your other symptoms See your patterns 7-day trends are free. Upgrade to Pause Premium to unlock 30-day and 90-day views and spot the patterns that only emerge over time. Doctor-ready PDF export One tap generates a clean symptom summary โ€” formatted for your gynecologist or GP โ€” that you can email, AirDrop, or print directly from your phone. Your data stays yours Everything you log is stored on your device only. Pause never creates an account, never uploads your health data, and has zero third-party tracking or analytics. CloudKit sync works across your devices using your own iCloud โ€” we never see it. Pause Premium unlocks: ยท 30-day and 90-day trend charts ยท HRT correlation overlay on your hot flash chart ยท Doctor-ready PDF export with full history ยท Unlimited log history Start with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. --- Terms of Use: https://pinnaclepath.ai/pause/terms

About

Perimenopause Symptom Tracker

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ou are not imagining it. The sudden heat. Waking at 3am. The word that will not come. Periods that arrive early, late, heavy, or not at all. Perimenopause can start in your late thirties and last for years, and most women are told it is nothing, or that they are simply stressed. This app helps you see it clearly. Log how you feel each day in under a minute, watch the patterns appear, and walk into your doctor's appointment with something better than "I just feel off." DAILY CHECK-IN IN UNDER A MINUTE Tap once to log a symptom, tap again to set the intensity. Add your sleep, your mood, your energy, and a note if you want one. No typing required, no long forms. It is designed to be quick enough that you actually keep doing it. A SUMMARY YOU CAN HAND TO YOUR DOCTOR This is the part women tell us they wanted. The app turns your logs into a clear summary written as a letter, addressed to your doctor by name, covering your most frequent symptoms and how severe they usually are, a chart of your symptom load over time, your cycle lengths and how much they varied, and how sleep and stress tracked alongside everything else. Choose a three month or six month window, then bring it to your appointment or send it ahead. Ten minutes with a GP goes a lot further when you have the data in front of you. PATTERNS YOU CANNOT SEE FROM MEMORY Insights build as you log. Which symptoms cluster together. How your cycle length is shifting. Whether the bad nights line up with something. The longer you use it, the more it has to tell you. CYCLE TRACKING THAT EXPECTS IRREGULARITY Most period apps assume a tidy 28 day cycle and then tell you that you are late. This one does not. It expects your cycle to become unpredictable, because in perimenopause that is the point, and it tracks the variation instead of complaining about it. UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING Each symptom comes with a short, plain explanation of why it happens during perimenopause. Not a medical library, just enough to put a name to what you are feeling. A GENTLE DAILY REMINDER Set a time that suits you. The reminder skips the days you have already logged, and it is worded like a friend, not a nagging app. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Everything you log is stored on your device. No account to create, no sign up, no upload to a server, nothing sold to anyone. Your health data is yours. SYMPTOMS YOU CAN TRACK Hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems, low mood, mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, joint pain, headache, heart palpitations, low libido, vaginal dryness, bloating, breast tenderness, cramps, and spotting. WHO IT IS FOR Women in their late thirties, forties, and fifties who suspect perimenopause has started, who are already in it, or who are heading into menopause and want to understand their own body instead of guessing. You are not imagining it, and you are not alone. SUBSCRIPTION Full access is available through a subscription with a free trial, or as a one time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings at any time. This app does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always talk to a qualified healthcare professional about your symptoms. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pause4 screens
Perimenopause Symptom Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pause and Perimenopause Symptom Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pause sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Perimenopause Symptom Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pause versus Perimenopause Symptom Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPausePerimenopause Symptom Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKenneth YeckJacob Hendrik Huisman

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pause

Subscriptions2
  • Pause Premium Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Pause Premium Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Perimenopause Symptom Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perimenopause Symptom Tracker free?
Perimenopause Symptom Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pause or Perimenopause Symptom Tracker have ads?
Neither Pause nor Perimenopause Symptom Tracker shows ads.

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