Comparison

peripal vs Ember

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

Head to head
About

peripal

This app supports women experiencing perimenopause by allowing them to track symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings. It offers an AI guide to answer questions and helps users understand their body's changes during this transition.

Highlights
  • Symptom tracking (hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings)
  • Cycle change understanding
  • AI-powered guide for questions
  • Pattern identification
  • Personalized support
Features
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It's 3am. You're wide awake. Again. Hot flashes. Brain fog. Mood swings you can't explain. A body that feels like it's changing faster than you can keep up with. You've googled your symptoms a hundred times and still feel alone in this. I built peripal because I was that woman. This app came from my own perimenopause journey. The sleepless nights, the confusion, the frustration of not finding something that actually helped me understand what was happening. peripal is an app from a woman in perimenopause, for women in perimenopause. Your peripal. Track your symptoms: hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, irregular periods, fatigue, sleep problems, and more. See your patterns. Understand your cycle changes. Ask anything, any time, with an AI guide built around perimenopause and menopause. You don't have to figure this out alone. peripal is not a medical device and does not provide diagnoses or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional for medical concerns.

About

Ember

Features
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Ember is a perimenopause symptom tracker built for this transition, not adapted from a period tracker. A minute a day, and a report your doctor can actually use. A DAILY CHECK-IN, BUILT FOR PERIMENOPAUSE Tap the symptoms that showed up today, from hot flashes and night sweats to brain fog, low mood and joint aches, and rate how strong they were. Add sleep, habits, bleeding and HRT. It takes about a minute. There are no fertility prompts and no cycle predictions, and a missed day breaks nothing. A REPORT FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT Ember turns what you log into a clear summary for your doctor or specialist: which symptoms came up most, how intense they were, and your monthly check-in score. Share it as a PDF, print it, or show it on your phone. SEE HOW THINGS CHANGE Trends shows each symptom over the past week, month or three months. Once a month, a short check-in asks how much each symptom has bothered you, and your score shows which way things are moving. HRT REMINDERS ON YOUR SCHEDULE If you take HRT, set a quiet reminder on the days and at the time that suit you. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH If you choose, Ember fills in last night's sleep and the day's workouts from Apple Health. It reads them on your phone and never writes to Health. WHAT YOU LOG STAYS ON YOUR PHONE There is no account to create and no Ember server holding your logs. They leave your phone only when you share a report or a backup yourself. Ember sends anonymous usage counts and crash reports, which never include anything you log. ORGANIZED, NEVER DIAGNOSED Ember doesn't diagnose, explain causes or give medical advice. It organizes what you log, so you and your doctor can decide what it means. SUBSCRIPTION Ember is $6.99 a month, or $49.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is taken through your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://contactemberapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

peripal4 screens
Ember4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: peripal at none against Ember's 3. 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. Ember sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. peripal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
peripal versus Ember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterperipalEmber
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB65 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStephanie von FranckMASSIMO JAN BUONFRATE

In-app purchases

None

peripal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ember Lifetime$500.00

Questions

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

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