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Phone feature · Checked October 15, 2026

Apple Cycle Tracking

Cycle logging built into the iPhone Health app.

Best forLogging a period without installing another app.

Who it's for
iPhone owners who already live in Apple Health.

Apple Health is Apple's health hub, and it includes cycle tracking so you can log periods and related symptoms on the phone. Apple says its health features are designed around privacy. Cycle estimates in Health are not birth control and not a fertility diagnosis. What you see depends on your iPhone software and region.

Pros

  • Included with the Health app. No separate cycle subscription.
  • Apple frames Health around on-device privacy.

Cons

  • iPhone only, and what you see depends on software version and region.
  • Cycle estimates are not birth control and not a fertility diagnosis.

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