Comparison

Pausely vs Marigold

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

Head to head
About

Pausely

Easily track hot flashes and other menopause symptoms with a single tap. This private app helps you visualize your symptom patterns over time, providing clear data for doctor visits without any ads or cloud storage.

Highlights
  • One-tap hot flash logging
  • Track 34 perimenopause symptoms
  • View symptom patterns over 30/90 days
  • Doctor-visit symptom summary
  • Private, on-device storage
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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Pausely is the private menopause tracker built around the one thing other apps make impossible: logging a hot flash the moment it happens, in a single tap. ONE-TAP HOT FLASH LOGGING Hot flashes hit many times a day, at the worst times. Tap once to log each one, with the time captured automatically. See how many you have had today on a simple timeline, and watch the real pattern build, including how many strike at night. ALL 34 PERIMENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS From night sweats and brain fog to joint pain, anxiety, and the symptoms no one warns you about. Tap what you feel, set the severity, and Pausely quietly builds your picture over weeks. SEE YOUR PATTERN, READY FOR YOUR DOCTOR Clear trends over 30 and 90 days, and a doctor-visit summary that turns months of tracking into real data for your appointment instead of vague recollection. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-up. No ads, no tracking, no cloud. Your symptoms are stored only on your device, and nothing is ever uploaded. Pausely is a tracking tool, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Talk to your doctor or a menopause specialist about treatment.

About

Marigold

Features
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Menopause, on your terms. Marigold is a private companion for perimenopause and menopause — built to help you feel understood, spot your patterns, and walk into every appointment with data your doctor can use. Everything runs on your iPhone. No account, no ads, nothing sold. Try everything free for a month. IT NOTICES WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A gentle weekly reflection reads your week back to you in plain language — what eased, what stepped up, what's worth watching. It only ever says what your own data shows. AN HONEST FORECAST — NOT A GUESS Marigold's on-device forecaster predicts your next period as a range with a confidence level, and tells you honestly when your cycles are too irregular to call — because in perimenopause, that's part of the story. LOG YOUR DAY IN SECONDS Periods and flow, hot flashes and night sweats, 21 symptoms with severity, a one-tap "how was today", and HRT in every form — patch, gel, spray, tablet and more — with dose reminders and running-low refill alerts. A CALMER MOMENT, BUILT IN For the harder moments: paced breathing, a 5·4·3·2·1 grounding exercise, mindful colour-and-draw, a still garden to arrange, an evening "three good things", and a gentle memory game. After a log, Marigold suggests one only when your own recent trend suggests it might help — never a nag. A HEADS-UP FOR THE DAY AHEAD On days when heat and humidity can bring on more hot flashes, Marigold gives a quiet, on-device weather heads-up before you head out. WALK INTO EVERY APPOINTMENT PREPARED One tap builds a clean, doctor-ready PDF: your cycle pattern, symptom burden on the Menopause Rating Scale, HRT and adherence, forecast, flags to raise, and questions to ask. SEE THE PATTERNS BEHIND YOUR DAYS Cycle-length trends, hot flashes and night sweats week by week, your most frequent symptoms, and your symptom burden over time. ON YOUR WRIST, AT A GLANCE An Apple Watch app to check your forecast and next dose, take a minute to breathe, and log a hot flash, symptom or mood in one tap — plus Home Screen widgets, a watch complication, and Siri: "Log a hot flash in Marigold." CONNECTS TO APPLE HEALTH Sleep, resting heart rate, wrist temperature and cycle data can flow in automatically (read-only) to sharpen your forecasts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. Your data stays on your phone — and only in your own private iCloud if you choose. We couldn't sell your data if we wanted to: there's no server for it. App Privacy label: Data Not Collected. MARIGOLD PREMIUM Start with a 1-month free trial — every feature unlocked. After the trial, Marigold continues as an annual subscription, or pay once for Lifetime and never renew. Your free trial converts to a paid subscription automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends; manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://halosyncs.com/marigold/privacy — Marigold is a private tracking tool, not a medical or diagnostic device. It never diagnoses and never recommends starting, stopping, or dosing any medication. Decisions about treatment belong with you and your clinician.

Screenshots

Pausely4 screens
Marigold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pausely at none against Marigold's 2. Pausely also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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. Marigold sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Pausely asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pausely versus Marigold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPauselyMarigold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeter HallanderMd Rashadul Islam Roman

In-app purchases

None

Pausely

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Marigold

Subscriptions1
  • Marigold Premium — Yearly1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Marigold Premium — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Pausely free?
Pausely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marigold free?
Marigold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pausely or Marigold have ads?
Neither Pausely nor Marigold shows ads.

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