Comparison

Code Red vs Hello Cycle

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

Head to head
About

Code Red

This app helps partners understand and support each other through menstrual cycles. It provides simple reminders and phase-based tips to foster better communication and preparedness.

Highlights
  • Partner-friendly cycle tracking
  • 28-day cycle overview
  • Daily reminders and nudges
  • Phase-based survival tips
  • Do/don't guidance
  • Period and PMS awareness
Features
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Code Red is a fun cycle-tracking app made for partners who want to be more thoughtful, prepared, and supportive. Track your partner’s cycle, understand what phase they may be in, and get simple reminders so you can show up better — whether that means giving extra patience, planning ahead, bringing snacks, or knowing when to not take things personally. Code Red keeps things light, simple, and helpful. It’s not about overthinking every mood or moment. It’s about being more aware, more prepared, and a better partner. Features include: Partner-friendly cycle tracking 28-day cycle overview Daily reminders and helpful nudges Phase-based “survival tips” Do / don’t guidance Period and PMS awareness Couples sync coming soon Every cycle is different, but a little awareness can go a long way. Code Red helps partners stay ready, supportive, and maybe even earn a few bonus points. Subscription: Subscription automatically renews annually for $19.99 unless canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hello Cycle

Features
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Understand your cycle with iPhone and Apple Watch. Hello Cycle helps you record periods and daily symptoms, follow your own patterns and prepare for your next period. • Estimates informed by your body: optionally connect Apple Health to use sleeping wrist temperature, resting heart rate, HRV and sleep summaries alongside cycle history. Calculations run on your iPhone. A compatible device, health permissions and enough data are required; timing and accuracy vary. • Simple records: start or end a period, correct past dates, and log flow, pain, mood, custom states and notes. See recorded periods, predicted periods and estimated ovulation in the calendar, and explore trends in Insights. • Apple Watch companion: record quickly, view cycle information in watch-face complications, and sync with your iPhone when the devices reconnect. • Privacy and control: local features work without an account. Optional Sign in with Apple syncs a privacy-filtered journal; raw and daily Health measurements are excluded from the account archive. Export a PDF summary, set reminders or delete your app account. Start with a free trial confirmed through Apple's purchase screen. After the trial, continued recording, predictions and insights require a one-time Lifetime VIP purchase. Existing records remain available to view, export and delete. Additional illustration series require Lifetime VIP. No subscription or automatic renewal. See the in-app Apple purchase screen for trial terms and local prices. For personal records and wellness reference only. Predictions are estimates, not guarantees. The app does not provide medical diagnoses, confirm ovulation, or support contraception or fertility decisions. Consult a qualified healthcare professional with health concerns.

Screenshots

Code Red4 screens
Hello Cycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hello Cycle at 17.0 against Code Red's 26.5. 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. Code Red sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Hello Cycle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Code Red versus Hello Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCode RedHello Cycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalk or Not, Inc.QUN LIN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Code Red

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Hello Cycle

One-time2
  • 30-day TrialFree
  • Lifetime VIP$9.99

Questions

Is Code Red free?
Code Red is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hello Cycle free?
Hello Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Code Red or Hello Cycle have ads?
Neither Code Red nor Hello Cycle shows ads.

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