Comparison

Aster vs Reign

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

Head to head
About

Aster

Features
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Aster helps you make sense of perimenopause and menopause. Log your symptoms in seconds, connect Apple Health, and turn months of data into clear patterns you can share with your doctor. WHY ASTER • Built for the transition years (ages 35 to 55), not just period tracking • Log 24 menopause-specific symptoms with severity in under 30 seconds • Syncs sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, steps, weight and cycle data from Apple Health, with no retyping • 100% on-device. Your health data never leaves your phone. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, brain fog, anxiety, joint pain and more • Daily mood, energy and lifestyle tags (caffeine, alcohol, exercise, stress) • HRT, medication and waist measurements • A calendar history of every day PREMIUM INSIGHTS • Symptom Burden score with a clear severity band and monthly trend • Severity heatmap and time-of-day patterns • Personal patterns: how sleep, HRV and activity are associated with your symptoms • Cycle insights with a next-period window and transition cues • A before-and-after view comparing your symptoms around HRT changes • One-tap Doctor Report PDF for your next appointment PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is computed on your device. No accounts, no servers, no ads, and your data is never sold. Aster is a wellness and tracking app. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice or a diagnosis. Always consult a qualified clinician about your health. ASTER PREMIUM Unlocks insights, correlations and the doctor report. • Monthly: $7.99 • Annual: $49.99, with a 30-day free trial Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.velorahealth.io/aster/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.velorahealth.io/aster/privacy

About

Reign

This app helps users understand and track perimenopause and menopause symptoms. It allows for quick logging of feelings, patterns, and medication, with the ability to generate summaries for healthcare appointments. All data is stored privately on the user's device.

Highlights
  • Log symptoms quickly
  • Track period history
  • Analyze symptom patterns
  • Assess menopause stage
  • Record HRT and medication
  • Generate GP summaries
  • Private, on-device data storage
Features
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Perimenopause and menopause can be confusing. Some days you feel like yourself. Other days you do not know what your body is doing, or why. Reign helps you make sense of it, in your own words and at your own pace. Everything you log stays on your phone. There is no account to set up and no server holding your data. What you write is yours alone. LOG HOW YOU FEEL, IN SECONDS Tap a symptom to log it. Tap again if it happens more than once. Press and hold to note how strong it was. If a symptom is missing, add your own. If you forget a day, you can fill it in later from the calendar. SEE YOUR PATTERNS Reign shows you which symptoms come up most over the last two weeks, and whether they are easing or building. It keeps your period history too, with the gaps between each cycle, so you can see how things are changing. UNDERSTAND YOUR STAGE A short quiz gives you an honest read on where you might be, from early perimenopause to post-menopause. It is clear about what it can and cannot tell you. No app can predict an exact date, and Reign will not pretend to. KEEP TRACK OF HRT AND MEDICATION Add what you take and log each dose with a tap. Reign shows you how you have felt since you started, so you have something real to look at when you are deciding whether it helps. TAKE IT TO YOUR GP Turn your history into a clear summary for your appointment. It is your record, set out simply, so you do not have to remember everything on the spot. YOURS TO KEEP Your data lives on your phone. Export it to a file whenever you want, move it to a new phone, or delete all of it. There is no copy anywhere else, because there is nowhere else. Reign records and informs. It does not diagnose, predict, or tell you what to take. You know your body. Reign just helps you see it clearly.

Screenshots

Aster4 screens
Reign4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reign at none against Aster's 2. Reign also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Aster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Reign asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aster ships an update every 2 months, Reign weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Aster versus Reign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAsterReign
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNgo Pham HuyCatrin Donnelly

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Aster

Subscriptions2
  • Aster Premium (Monthly)1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Aster Premium (Annual)$49.991 Year
None

Reign

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aster free?
Aster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reign free?
Reign is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aster or Reign have ads?
Neither Aster nor Reign shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aster or Reign?
Aster ships an update every 2 months, and Reign weekly. Most recently, Aster was updated on October 24, 2026 and Reign on October 13, 2026.

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