Comparison

Menopause by Fieldnote vs Ebb

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

Head to head
About

Menopause by Fieldnote

This app helps you track perimenopause and menopause symptoms like hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and mood changes. It allows for quick logging and provides a printable report for doctor's appointments. Integrates with Apple Health and prioritizes user privacy with no account or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Log symptoms like hot flashes and mood
  • Track cycle and spotting
  • Daily two-minute check-ins
  • View symptom patterns with cycle
  • Printable reports for clinicians
  • Apple Watch symptom logging
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Menopause by Fieldnote helps you notice the patterns in perimenopause and menopause — and walk into your next appointment prepared. Hot flashes, sleep, mood, brain fog, cycle changes — it's a lot to hold in your head. Menopause by Fieldnote lets you capture each one the moment it happens, in a couple of taps, and quietly builds the picture over time. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log symptoms — hot flashes, night sweats, mood, sleep, and more — as they happen • Close each day with a two-minute check-in • Track your cycle and spotting alongside everything else • See how your symptoms line up with your cycle (like hot flashes in the days before your period) • Bring a clear, printable report — with questions for your clinician — to your next visit ON YOUR WRIST With the Apple Watch app, log a hot flash or symptom the instant it hits — no need to reach for your phone. Today's entries are always a glance away. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Connect Apple Health to bring your period and cycle data into the picture, and keep your logs in sync. You decide what's shared. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account. No sign-up. No cloud. • Everything you log stays on your iPhone. • Nothing is sold, shared, or sent to a server. • Export your data any time. Free to download. A calm, private place to track what you're going through — and make sense of it. Fieldnote makes calm, private health tools for iPhone. Menopause by Fieldnote is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Always consult a qualified clinician about your symptoms and care.

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

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Verdict

The call

Menopause by Fieldnote and Ebb are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Menopause by Fieldnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Menopause by Fieldnote ships an update fortnightly, Ebb weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Menopause by Fieldnote versus Ebb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMenopause by FieldnoteEbb
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPETER JOOST VAN ALLERNecati Dogrul

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Menopause by Fieldnote

One-time1
  • Unlock Insights & Export$4.99
2 purchases

Ebb

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

Questions

Is Menopause by Fieldnote free?
Menopause by Fieldnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ebb free?
Ebb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Menopause by Fieldnote or Ebb have ads?
Neither Menopause by Fieldnote nor Ebb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Menopause by Fieldnote or Ebb?
Menopause by Fieldnote ships an update fortnightly, and Ebb weekly. Most recently, Menopause by Fieldnote was updated on October 17, 2026 and Ebb on October 25, 2026.

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