Comparison

PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary vs Sable

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

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About

PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary

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A completely new perspective on your cycle and your everyday life. MORE THAN SYMPTOMS. Most cycle apps only let you track symptoms. PHASES goes further. Focus on what matters most in your everyday life. Not just symptoms, but also what you did and experienced. Sports, nutrition, date nights, family moments, relationship highs and lows, work stress, social events โ€” everything that matters to you. Clearly presented in a unique vertical calendar. FOR MEN, TOO. Why are cycle apps always made just for women? Enter your partner's period and alongside it your own life. Because HER cycle has an impact on YOUR relationship life when it comes to moods and libido. So you know what's going on โ€” for a better mutual understanding. DISCOVER PATTERNS you haven't seen before. When you keep everything in one place, connections become visible. How does your energy change around your ovulation, or your partner's? How do sleep, nutrition, and exercise relate to how you feel? PHASES makes these patterns visible so you can understand yourself better and plan smarter. PRIVACY BY DESIGN. Cycle apps that store data on servers are a no-go. PHASES stores everything exclusively on your device. No account required. No server. No tracking. No third parties. Your entries never leave your smartphone. FEATURES. - Unique vertical calendar - Fully customizable categories and entries - Track your period and receive a forecast - Bleeding isn't the same as your period. You can log both separately - Track ovulation, for example when you've confirmed it with an ovulation test or NFP - Log everything that matters to you: symptoms, mood, energy, sleep, sports, nutrition, social life, relationships and more - 100% on device. No cloud, no tracking - Core features usable without a subscription

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Sable

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Sable is a period and cycle tracker built on one promise: your data stays yours. There is no account to create, no ads, and no third-party analytics code in the app. Everything you log lives on your iPhone, and syncs only if you turn on your own private iCloud. HONEST PREDICTIONS Most trackers give you a single date and call your cycle "late" when it misses. Sable learns from the cycles you log and shows a realistic range that narrows as it learns. If you connect Apple Health, wrist temperature from Apple Watch confirms ovulation after the fact and tightens the next prediction. Past the expected date, Sable says "longer than your usual" and keeps counting. It never says "late". LOG IN TWO TAPS Flow, symptoms, pain and energy, mood, medications, supplements and HRT, each with a clear icon. Custom Siri Shortcuts let you log a period start or check your cycle without opening the app. BUILT FOR REAL CYCLES Choose a goal at setup: understand my cycle, trying to conceive, avoiding pregnancy, birth control with no period, or perimenopause. Fertility language appears only if you ask for it. Modules for PMDD, PCOS, endometriosis and perimenopause add the tracking each one actually needs, including a daily PMDD rating scored the way clinicians score it and a pain-location map for endometriosis. PATTERNS BY PHASE See which symptoms cluster in each phase of your cycle, how pain and energy move across it, and how your cycle length has changed over time. A REPORT YOUR DOCTOR WILL READ Generate a PDF of your cycle statistics, symptoms by phase, PMDD record and daily log, created on your phone, to bring to an appointment. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN Widgets in every size, a Live Activity while your period is on, and Apple Health sync in both directions. FREE FOREVER Logging, the calendar, your full history and export as CSV or PDF are free, and they stay free. Sable Premium adds the learning predictions, phase patterns, condition modules, the doctor report and Apple Watch ovulation confirmation. PRIVACY, IN PLAIN WORDS No account. No ads. No trackers. We run no servers that receive your health data, so there is nothing for us to sell, leak, or hand over. Turn on iCloud backup and it goes to your private iCloud database, which Apple encrypts, end to end if you use Advanced Data Protection. Export or delete everything at any time. Sable is not a medical device or a contraceptive, and it does not diagnose. Predictions are estimates. Talk to a clinician about anything that concerns you. Sable Premium is available as an annual subscription with a 14-day free trial, a monthly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Privacy policy and terms are available in the app and at the links below. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://austin-beck-apps.github.io/sable/privacy

Screenshots

PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary4 screens
Sable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary at none against Sable's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. Sable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.

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PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary versus Sable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPHASES. Cycle Tracker & DiarySable
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS26.2 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DevelopermyNFP GmbHAustin Beck

In-app purchases

None

PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sable

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary free?
PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sable free?
Sable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary or Sable have ads?
Neither PHASES. Cycle Tracker & Diary nor Sable shows ads.

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