Clue Period & Cycle Tracker vs Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker
Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker is the better choice for its comprehensive, ad-free experience, while Clue Period & Cycle Tracker is hampered by aggressive subscription prompts.
Clue Period & Cycle Tracker offers reliable period tracking but is plagued by constant, intrusive pop-up ads for its premium features. Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker provides a broader range of features for both cycle and pregnancy tracking, is generally free of subscription pressure, but has faced recent issues with data migration and app customization.
Head to head
Evidence note: Clue's lifetime rating is slightly lower than Ovia's, but recent reviews for Clue are heavily skewed negative due to the aggressive subscription prompts, while Ovia's recent negative reviews focus on app updates and data loss. The free-vs-paid asymmetry is significant; Clue's free tier friction is a major source of user frustration, whereas Ovia's free model avoids this.
Frequently asked
Is Clue Period & Cycle Tracker free to use?
Does Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker have a free version?
Are there issues with data loss in Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker?
Does Clue Period & Cycle Tracker offer good customer support?
What are the privacy concerns with Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R5] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker I had this app for 5 years you won’t regret it: To start off I first got this app in 8th grade, I’m now a rising freshman in college and I absolutely LOVE this app, it’s so easy to navigate and navigate. There are option for every symptom or daily activity. I love how clear it is, as someone who has had irregular period for the last 3 years, this app never failed to at least be close to the predic
- [R12] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Lackluster IUD Tracking: I have a paid subscription for Clue and use the Clue Tracking mode without a period because I don’t bleed so the Period Tracking mode doesn’t really work for me. Unfortunately, that means the Clue Connect and widget features are completely unavailable to me. As a paid user, I’d love to see features that support IUD users because even though I don’t bleed, I do have period
- [R16] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Used Clue since I was in High School. It is much different today..: It has been 7 years since I downloaded this app. Never subscribed. I’m just disappointed with all the changes they’ve made. Why do you have a subscription popping up in my face EVERY time I open this app? It’s super annoying. Many people have made their frustrations clear, but Clue has not listened. Also the clue connect used t
- [R38] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Best app, Don’t have to think about anything just open & know: Clue has somehow become the FBI agent assigned to my uterus. Me: “Why am I crying because my avocado was too ripe?” Clue: “Give it 48 hours.” …and then 48 hours later, there it is. Every. Single. Time. It predicts my mood swings better than I do, reminds me why I suddenly want chocolate and a nap, and saves my family from wondering
- [R1] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker gone downhill: the app CONSTANTLY has pop-up screens trying to force you to buy a paid subscription. it’s infuriating to open an app for what should be a 30 second entry and have it take more than twice as long due these greedy tactics.
- [R3] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker 5 stars until: this app is hands down easy TEN STARS but every.damn.time. i open the app i get a promo. that's nice and everything but it should only pop up once a week if you open the app frequently bc it's literally just too much. tapping out of several pop up ads for premium before i can look at my data, several times a day if i'm logging or checking during curtain windows is too excessive. tru
- [R4] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Ads to upgrade: Super annoying to get an ad pop up every second of using the app, an ad to upgrade to premium. Extremely excessive
- [R2] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker So good and reliable: I have been using this app since I was 17 years old and now I am 25. It is really helpful.
- [R13] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker It got worse: I've been using this app for so many years, but for the past six months, it's been terribly laggy and constantly loses connection. It doesn't work with or without a VPN. · translated
- [R14] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Clue: This app has been so so helpful in tracking my period! It helps me to plan ahead of time!
- [R6] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Helpful but frustrating: The tracking is very helpful in this app, however the constant pop ups for “90 percent off” are pretty annoying. If you’re not paying for the subscription the adds are incessant and it makes it more difficult to use the basic features.
- [R8] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Affordable app with data privacy: I appreciate that Clue offers insight and articles for you to read and is very affordable when it comes to the paid version. But you still have a free version too! Plus the fact that they’re committed to keeping your data private.
- [R22] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Wrong Charges: They offered me 3usd clue plus and when I paid they charged me 43.99usd! No answer back. Only chatbot and a AI assistant which leads a “we didn’t find any purchase with your info” but definitely on my card is the charge.
- [R28] Clue Period & Cycle Tracker Too many subscription ads: I used to like the free version of the app until I had to click past the subscription offers to even see my information. Why not just make it a banner instead of a full screen ad every single time? I appreciated the commitment to privacy but now I'm looking for a new tracker because it's getting ridiculous.
- [R75] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker Helpful but uses political language: This app has a lot of useful information, but much of the content/copy was clearly written by progressive youngsters trying to be as inclusive as possible - to the point where it gets stupid and offensive to normies like me. This app is for PREGNANT WOMEN. Rarely if ever will you see the word woman - “folks” is much more common, even when it sounds forced - and
- [R68] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker Ovi-ously Loving This Free App!: I enjoy how easy it is to use and the fact that it is free is an additional bonus! It offers functionality, simplicity and ease. I feel like it is my personal self-care app and it gives the freedoms to write, log and journal my feelings/thoughts, my body autonomy, changes and the tracking of my XXX rated activities with my lover is perfect for trying to convince.
- [R95] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker Perfect Cycle Tracker: So much better than the other cycle trackers I have tried. Thoughtfully laid out. All the information you could want. And no aggressive pushing to subscribe! And even if I do want to subscribe someday in the future… the fact it’s not being pushed on me every time I open the app makes me so much more likely to consider it!
- [R101] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker 100 percent free: Been using for 10 + years. Never been asked for $. Entering new phase of life and wish it assisted with that as ALL OTHER APPS insist on $$$. Forever a subscriber. And recommended to all my female students.
- [R73] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker Didn’t transfer data to new phone recorded 4 years for nothing: What happened:(
- [R81] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker Data transfer issues: Why doesn’t my previous data transfer over when I add a pregnancy? My previous periods are no longer on the calendar.
- [R82] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker .: This app used to be amazing. Once they merged all the apps I lost everything. Only response I can get is I apparently I deleted my account and haven’t used it when it was used every month multiple times. Over 10 years of data gone with no explanation. UPDATE: I am blocked from Ovia support or just ignored. Proof is in the fact I have waited over a month, multiple emails sent, dms on socials,
- [R88] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker I lost everything: Honestly I loved the Ovia pregnancy app, I tracked my entire pregnancy on it! But I lost everything when they switched to this app. I am extremely upset about it.
- [R118] Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker Uses your location and identity: Tracks what state you live in. This could be used as evidence against people potentially having miscarriage or abortions in states with restrictions on these activities. Do not support or recommend.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store