The Hormone Method vs de.load
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Hormone Method
Personalized hormonal wellness support for women at various life stages, including cycles, perimenopause, and menopause. Offers daily check-ins, AI coaching, and a comprehensive library of resources.
- Personalized hormonal wellness
- Daily symptom check-ins
- AI coach
- Resource library (nutrition, movement, breathwork)
- Partner support section
- Data privacy
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The Hormone Method is personalized hormonal wellness for women navigating cycles, perimenopause, hysterectomy, or menopause. It's built around your actual stage, not a one-size-fits-all program. The Hormone Method offers a 7-day free trial, then continues as an auto-renewing monthly subscription ($9.99/month). Your subscription unlocks daily check-ins for symptoms, energy, mood, sleep, and anxiety, plus guidance that shifts with where you really are — whether that's a cycle phase, surgical recovery, or life after menopause. You'll also get a personal AI coach available anytime, a full library covering nutrition, movement, breathwork, and mindfulness, and a history and patterns view that turns your daily logs into something useful for you and your next doctor's visit. There's also a section written specifically for your partner, so they understand what you're going through instead of guessing. Your data is never sold. That's structural, not just a policy. The Hormone Method is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider before making health changes. Terms of Use: https://lorrean.github.io/the-hormone-method/terms.html
de.load
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A gym app for someone who wants to know whether they are actually getting stronger. WORKOUT • Build a plan by hand, or get one from three questions • 500 exercises with animations, names in five languages • Rest timer that keeps running with the screen off • Weight suggested from your last session • History with volume totals DIET • Calorie target worked out from your data, not read off a table • Daily macros, meals, manual override • Weight week by week, and an answer to "is this working" PROGRESS • Three measures of one lift: estimated max, top weight, volume • Change shown as a percentage, because "+5 kg" means one thing at 100 and another at 20 • Records named in plain language WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL Your sets, meals and weigh-ins survive a dead connection. They go up when the signal comes back — nobody logs the same set twice because the gym basement had no internet. de.load PRO No ads, no routine limit, full history, data export and every ready-made plan. Monthly, quarterly or yearly — cancel any time in your account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms: https://deloadcoaching.com/regulamin Privacy Policy: https://deloadcoaching.com/prywatnosc
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Verdict
The Hormone Method and de.load are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Hormone Method sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and de.load sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | The Hormone Method | de.load |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lorrean Whited | Robert Paciorkowski |
In-app purchases
The Hormone Method
- Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- 6-Month Premium7 Days trial$49.996 Months
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
de.load
- de.load PRO — monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- de.load PRO — quarterly7 Days trial$9.993 Months
- de.load PRO — yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year









