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Periodical vs Clue: catalog facts
Periodical	Clue
Best for: Android users who want a private, open-source period calendar	Best for: People who want to track their menstrual cycle on their phone
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free + paid options Free app with a paid subscription for additional features.
Android	Android, iOS
Calculates fertile days and tracks symptoms and notes Backup to a single compressed file on local storage All 4 strengths for Periodical Calculates fertile days and tracks symptoms and notes Backup to a single compressed file on local storage Available from F-Droid, Google Play or as an APK Translated through a community Crowdin project	Cycle predictions and personalised insights Available on both iOS and Android All 3 strengths for Clue Cycle predictions and personalised insights Available on both iOS and Android Science-based approach to content
Calendar method is not reliable for contraception Simple feature set compared with commercial cycle trackers	Some features require a subscription Sensitive health data is handled by a commercial service
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Periodical arnowelzel.de/projekte/periodical f-droid.org/packages/de.arnowelzel.android.periodical Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Clue helloclue.com play.google.com/store/apps/details apps.apple.com/us/app/clue-period-cycle-tracker/id657189652 Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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