Comparison

Pause Meno vs HerRhythm

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

Head to head
About

Pause Meno

Features
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Too many women are told "that's just part of getting older." Pause Meno helps you get taken seriously by turning what you're feeling into clear, credible data you can hand your doctor. LOG YOUR DAY IN SECONDS • Tap once every time a hot flash hits that's it • Quick chips for sleep problems, mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, joint aches, and 12 more symptoms • Optional mood, sleep, and energy sliders • Night sweats, period and flow, triggers like alcohol or caffeine, and notes all optional • A gentle daily reminder if you want one (off by default) BUILT FOR IRREGULAR CYCLES Perimenopause cycles are unpredictable Pause Meno expects that. Log skipped, late, or surprise periods easily and see how much your cycle length is actually varying. SEE YOUR PATTERNS • A monthly heatmap shows your heavier and lighter stretches at a glance • Hot flash trends by week and month • Your top symptoms, ranked by how often they show up WALK IN WITH DATA (PRO) • A clean, doctor ready PDF: symptom frequency and severity, hot flash counts, cycle history and variability, current treatments, and notable patterns • Insights: symptom trends over time and what tends to go with your hot flashes • Treatment tracking: see your symptoms before vs. after starting HRT, a supplement, or a lifestyle change • Optional Apple Health context (read-only): sleep and heart rate alongside your logs • Custom symptoms 100% PRIVATE FOR REAL • No account. No login. No cloud. • Everything stays on your device, encrypted at rest • Optional Face ID lock and an app switcher privacy screen • No ads, no analytics, no tracking the only connection the app ever makes is to Apple for optional purchases • Export or permanently delete all of your data anytime FREE VS. PRO Logging is free forever unlimited daily logging, hot flash tally, history, heatmap calendar, and weekly/monthly summaries. Pause Meno Pro unlocks Insights, treatment comparisons, Apple Health context, doctor report PDFs, and custom symptoms: • Monthly: $1.99 • Annual: $12.99 (best value) • Lifetime: $24.99 one time Subscriptions are billed to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://thrasherapps.com/pausemeno/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://thrasherapps.com/pausemeno/privacy.html Pause Meno is a personal tracking tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.

About

HerRhythm

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Understand your rhythm. Plan with confidence. HerRhythm is a calm, private period, cycle, ovulation and fertility tracker — built on one promise: your most personal health data never leaves your iPhone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no email, no phone number required • All health records stay on your device — there is no cloud health server • No third-party analytics or tracking SDKs • App Lock hides the app behind Face ID • Your cycle data is never used for advertising • Export everything (PDF/CSV) or delete it all, any time MADE FOR FAMILIES HerRhythm is managed by you, an adult. You can add a gentle profile for your daughter (age 10+) — she never needs a phone, email, password or account, and her profile never shows advertisements. Record her first period when it comes, and the app shifts from soft preparation guidance to simple early-cycle tracking, always in reassuring language written for you as her parent. HONEST PREDICTIONS • Period estimates shown as a date range with clear confidence — never false certainty • A transparent, on-device calculation you can read about in plain language • Fertile-window and ovulation estimates for adults who want them • Estimates are informational only and must never be used as contraception A CALENDAR THAT TELLS THE TRUTH Recorded days, predicted days, fertile estimates and logged symptoms each look different — you always know what's fact and what's estimate. GENTLE, USEFUL INSIGHTS Cycle length trends, symptom patterns and plain-language summaries appear once there's enough data to be meaningful. No alarm, no diagnosis — just your own picture, clearly told. LEARN, AT THE RIGHT AGE A library of calm, plain-language articles — first periods, cycle basics, fertility awareness, perimenopause — filtered to each profile's age and life stage. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH (OPTIONAL) Sync your own cycle history with Apple Health if you choose. You control reading and writing separately, and predictions are never written as facts. HERRHYTHM PLUS (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) An optional monthly subscription that adds exactly three things: no advertisements, up to five family profiles instead of two, and the doctor-visit report — a printable summary of your logged cycles to take to an appointment. New subscribers can try it free for 7 days. Core tracking, all safety information, your full data export and every privacy setting are always free. IMPORTANT HerRhythm provides informational estimates only. It does not diagnose medical conditions, and fertility estimates must not be used as contraception. For medical questions, please consult a healthcare professional. Privacy policy: https://savedelete.com/apps/herrhythm/privacy Terms of Use: https://savedelete.com/apps/herrhythm/terms

Screenshots

Pause Meno4 screens
HerRhythm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HerRhythm at none against Pause Meno's 3. Pause Meno's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pause Meno sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HerRhythm asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Pause Meno versus HerRhythm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause MenoHerRhythm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChris ThrasherJaspal Singh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pause Meno

Subscriptions2
  • Pause Meno Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pause Meno Pro (Annual)$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pause Meno Pro — Lifetime$24.99
None

HerRhythm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pause Meno free?
Pause Meno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HerRhythm free?
HerRhythm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pause Meno or HerRhythm have ads?
HerRhythm shows ads; Pause Meno does not.

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