Comparison

Alva vs PeriCue

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

Head to head
About

Alva

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Your period tracker stopped working. This one didn't. In perimenopause cycles stop being predictable, and an app built on prediction keeps telling you that you are late, then wrong, then late again. Alva never does that. Alva does not predict. It records, ranges and reveals. WHAT IT DOES - Logs 40 symptoms, from hot flashes and night sweats to brain fog, joint pain and burning mouth - Handles irregular cycles without a single error state: a 24 day gap, a 58 day gap, a whole year - Shows the observed range instead of a fake date. "Your last 6 cycles ran 24 to 58 days. It has been 39 days." - Never uses the word late, and never colours a long gap as a warning HORMONE THERAPY, PROPERLY TRACKED - Patches, gels, sprays, tablets, pessaries, rings, implants and 4 more forms - Cyclical regimens such as 12 days on and 16 days off, anchored and repeating - Twice weekly patch schedules with a site rotation prompt - Adherence over any range, and a dose history that keeps every past regimen intact PATTERNS YOU CANNOT SEE BY MEMORY Six on-device analyses run nightly and phrase everything as an observation, never a cause: symptom trends, co-occurrence, lifestyle association, cycle-phase clustering, treatment response and cycle variability. Every card shows how it was calculated, with the sample size and date range. THE APPOINTMENT REPORT One tap turns three months of entries into a clinical PDF: cycle table, variability figures, ranked symptoms with sparklines, your current regimen and adherence. Legible printed in greyscale. Walk in with evidence instead of a feeling. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account. No email. No sign-in. No ads, and no advertising or analytics code in the app at all. Your entries live on your iPhone and sync only through your own iCloud, which is free for everyone. Optional Face ID lock. FREE AND PRO Free forever: unlimited logging, medication reminders, dose ticking and your last 30 days. Alva Pro: full history, all insights and charts, PDF report export and data export as JSON or CSV. Alva is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or give medical advice. It records what you enter and describes patterns in it. Always speak to a qualified clinician about your symptoms and any treatment. Alva Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://click2.app/alva-terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://click2.app/alva-privacy-policy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PeriCue

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Understand what’s changing. Discover what may be helping. Keep your health data private. PeriCue is a private perimenopause tracker that does more than record symptoms. It connects your symptoms, cycles, lifestyle and treatments to reveal meaningful patterns over time—without requiring an account or uploading your personal health data. SEE WHAT’S CHANGING Track hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems, mood changes, brain fog, headaches, palpitations and other common symptoms. Choose the symptoms that matter most to you and see how their frequency and severity change over time. • Log a hot flash with one tap • Quick-log symptoms from your iPhone or Apple Watch • Track symptom severity, cycle changes and daily notes • View your history in a calendar and clear trend charts • See when hot flashes tend to occur throughout the day DISCOVER WHAT MAY BE HELPING When you start or change a treatment, supplement or lifestyle habit, PeriCue compares your symptoms before and after the change. It also considers how consistently you followed the treatment, helping you interpret the result more meaningfully. • Compare symptom burden before and after a change • See treatment adherence alongside your results • Review dose changes and side-effect notes • Build a timeline of what you tried and what happened CONNECT YOUR LIFESTYLE TO YOUR SYMPTOMS Optionally track sleep, stress, alcohol, caffeine and exercise. When there is enough information, PeriCue identifies supported associations in your own data—for example, whether symptoms tend to be worse following lower-sleep nights. PeriCue describes patterns rather than diagnosing their cause. MANAGE HRT AND OTHER TREATMENTS Keep your treatment routine and symptom history together. • Track HRT, medications and supplements • Support for daily, patch-based and cyclical schedules • Record doses as taken, late or skipped • Set private, on-device reminders • Track adherence, supply and upcoming refills • Record dose changes and possible side effects UNDERSTAND CYCLE CHANGES Track periods, spotting and flow while PeriCue compares current cycles with your own earlier baseline. See changes in cycle length, days since your last period, and patterns such as persistent spotting or longer bleeding. Flags are descriptive and can help you decide what to discuss with a healthcare professional. INSIGHTS GROUNDED IN YOUR DATA PeriCue’s Weekly Brief gives you a quick summary of what improved, worsened or appeared for the first time. Educational cards surface when they are relevant to patterns in your logs and include information from trusted sources such as the NHS, NICE, The Menopause Society and ACOG. BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU Import supported cycle history from Apple Health or compatible Flo and Clue exports without creating duplicate events. PeriCue can also read sleep data from Apple Health to make daily tracking easier. PREPARE FOR APPOINTMENTS Create a clear, doctor-ready PDF summary of your symptoms, cycles, treatments and recent patterns to support more informed conversations with your healthcare professional. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your health information is personal. PeriCue requires no account, contains no ads and stores your tracking data on your devices. Your information is not sold or used for advertising. PERICUE PLUS Core symptom logging is free. An optional PeriCue Plus subscription unlocks: • Full tracking history • Deeper pattern and lifestyle insights • Weekly Briefs • “What’s helping?” comparisons • Doctor-ready PDF reports Monthly and annual plans are available. The annual plan includes a 14-day free trial. PeriCue provides personal tracking tools and general educational information. It does not diagnose conditions, recommend medical treatments or replace advice from a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: PeriCue at 3 against Alva's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Alva sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PeriCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Alva versus PeriCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlvaPeriCue
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS1817.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMustafa Kenan AtmacaJoshua Weiner

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alva

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version, Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Full Version, Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year
2 purchases

PeriCue

Subscriptions2
  • PeriCue Plus (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • PeriCue Plus (Annual)14 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Alva free?
Alva is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PeriCue free?
PeriCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alva or PeriCue have ads?
Neither Alva nor PeriCue shows ads.

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