Comparison

Pause Meno vs Four Phases

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

Four Phases

This app helps partners understand and support individuals through their monthly cycle. It provides daily insights into hormonal phases, actionable advice from an AI coach, and resources for better communication and care.

Highlights
  • Daily phase view
  • AI Coach daily brief
  • Coach chat and toolkit
  • Per-phase guides
  • Color-coded calendar
  • Phase transition reminders
  • Optional Live Sync
Features
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Four Phases is the cycle tracker built for the other half of the relationship. Every month, her body cycles through four distinct phases, menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal. Each one feels different. Each one needs something different from you. Most guys never learn this. Four Phases changes that. Set up her cycle once, just her last period and average cycle length. Four Phases predicts the rest. Open the app any day to see exactly where she is, what's probably going on for her, and what you can do today to show up for her. WHAT YOU GET Everything below is free for your first 7 days, then requires a Four Phases Pro subscription. • Daily phase view showing exactly where she is today and how far through • Daily Brief from the AI Coach: one concrete move, why it matters, what to say, what to skip, and a food tip, with a message you can copy and send • Coach chat and a toolkit (gift ideas, date plans, grocery runs, what-to-say scripts) for in-the-moment situations • Per-phase guides covering her energy, mood, what she needs, what to avoid, conversation starters, and date ideas • Calendar color-coded by phase, with her most fertile day marked • Reminders before phase transitions ("Luteal starts tomorrow") so you're never caught off guard • Optional Live Sync so her real dates flow to your app automatically • Built dark, designed for guys, no pink, no flowers, no clinical jargon • Your account keeps your setup on every device and links you to her WHY FOUR PHASES EXISTS Period-tracking apps were built for the person bleeding. Four Phases is the other half, built for the partner who wants to understand what's going on without making it weird. The information already exists. Most guys just don't have it organized in a way they'll actually use. Four Phases organizes it. The AI Coach turns it into a daily action. Being a good partner is mostly about showing up at the right time. Four Phases tells you when, and how. PRIVACY Four Phases runs on an account, because the point of it is to link two people: what she logs reaches your app, and what you set up follows you to a new phone. That means your cycle data, logged symptoms, notes and Coach history are stored in your private account, protected by row-level security so only you and the partner you link can ever read them. No ads, no data brokers, no cross-app tracking, no third-party analytics SDK. Her name is never sent to the AI, the app strips it on your device before any Coach request leaves. Usage analytics are a random install ID and an event name, never cycle data or anything you or Coach wrote. Delete any of it whenever you like, from inside the app: "Wipe it" clears your data and keeps the account, "Delete my account" erases the account and everything in it from our servers for good. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Four Phases is educational software designed to help partners understand the menstrual cycle. It is not a medical device, not a diagnostic tool, not contraception, not fertility planning. If something seems off about your partner's health, talk to a real clinician. SUBSCRIPTION Four Phases is free to download, and every feature is free for your first 7 days. After that, a Four Phases Pro subscription is required to keep using the app, including the daily phase view, Daily Brief, Coach chat, toolkit, phase guides, calendar, reminders and Live Sync. Four Phases Pro is $9.00 per month or $89.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fourphases.io/privacy Built by a small team in Tampa Bay.

Screenshots

Pause Meno4 screens
Four Phases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Four Phases at 15.0 against Pause Meno's 17.6. 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. Pause Meno sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Four Phases sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pause Meno versus Four Phases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause MenoFour Phases
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChris ThrasherVoreli AI LLC

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
2 purchases

Four Phases

Subscriptions2
  • Four Phases Pro$9.001 Month
  • Four Phases Pro Annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Pause Meno free?
Pause Meno is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Four Phases free?
Four Phases is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pause Meno or Four Phases have ads?
Neither Pause Meno nor Four Phases shows ads.

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