Comparison

Today Was vs Cycle Sync

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

Head to head
About

Today Was

Features
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Some days disappear before you have time to write them down. Today Was makes keeping them simple: open the app, speak naturally, and save the moment in your own words. Today Was is a private, voice-first journal for remembering everyday life without the pressure of writing the perfect entry. Keep your Verbatim transcript alongside a Cleaned version that turns scattered thoughts into clearer, more cohesive sentences without inventing details. CAPTURE THE DAY YOUR WAY • Speak or type a memory • Keep the original transcript and optional audio • Attach multiple photos, browse them in a full-screen gallery, and add another moment to the same day • Highlight the days you want to find again • Personalize Today with a background photo and readable, adaptive contrast REMEMBER THE WHOLE SETTING With your permission, Today Was can add a place, weather, and moon phase to a memory. Your journal works offline after setup: write, search, and save locally without service; weather and map details can refresh when you reconnect. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Browse your journal as a timeline or calendar, search your words and tags on-device, revisit highlighted days, and set a discreet daily reminder. BUILT FOR PRIVACY New journal entries, transcripts, photos, audio, settings, and saved day context are encrypted and stored on your device. Search and Cleaned writing run on-device after your vault is unlocked. You choose whether to add location or weather context. YOUR STORY, PORTABLE Create a decrypted export with your words and media when you want a copy you control, then import it later. There is no automatic cloud backup or multi-device sync, so keep your recovery key and exports somewhere safe. Your first 10 memories are free. Unlock Full Journal with one non-consumable, one-time in-app purchase—no subscription—and keep adding to your story. Say today. Keep it true.

About

Cycle Sync

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Your body is not the same every week. Your food should not be either. Cycle Sync reads what you eat and what you take, then tells you how it lines up with the phase you are in today. No calorie guilt, no diagnosis, no lectures. Just what actually supports you this week. SCAN ANYTHING Point your camera at a plate, a packet, or a supplement label. Cycle Sync reads it back in seconds with protein, carbs, fat, and calories, and tells you which phase it suits best. BUILT AROUND YOUR PHASE Menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, luteal. Each one asks for something different. Your picks, your recipes, and your reminders all shift with you instead of staying frozen on day one. VITAMINS THAT MAKE SENSE Log what you already take and see it against the published Daily Value. Set reminders that arrive on the days that phase actually calls for. Cycle Sync never invents a dose. It reads your label, nothing more. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE Found something on Pinterest? Import it. Cycle Sync follows the pin to the source, pulls the ingredients, and files it under the phase it fits. SEE YOUR OWN PATTERNS Log a symptom in one tap. Over a few cycles the app shows you which days it clusters around and which foods keep showing up beside it. SYNC WITH SOMEONE Share your phase with a partner so they know what is going on without you having to explain it again. FREE TO USE Log meals by hand and get daily picks for free, forever. Premium adds AI scans, unlimited Pinterest imports, unlimited supplement tracking, partner sync, and more picks every day. PREMIUM $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year, with a one week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://neverstopreadingyourbible.com/cycle-sync/terms/ Privacy: https://neverstopreadingyourbible.com/cycle-sync/privacy/ Cycle Sync is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. It does not predict fertility or ovulation windows and is not a method of contraception. Talk to your doctor before changing any supplement routine.

Screenshots

Today Was4 screens
Cycle Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cycle Sync at none against Today Was's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Today Was sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cycle Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 6 level
Today Was versus Cycle Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToday WasCycle Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB623 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCharged AlphaReuben Oliver

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Today Was

One-time1
  • Full Journal$29.99
None

Cycle Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Today Was free?
Today Was is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cycle Sync free?
Cycle Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Today Was or Cycle Sync have ads?
Neither Today Was nor Cycle Sync shows ads.

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