lilCycles vs Clue
Clue and lilCycles take opposite routes to the same promise. Clue asks you to create a free account and then protects that data with European law: it states its app data is protected by strict EU privacy laws no matter where you are, and that it has never and will never sell your health data or share it with any authority. lilCycles asks for no account at all and keeps app-only data local by default, so there is no server copy to govern. Clue also supports Android, pregnancy and perimenopause, none of which lilCycles does.
At a glance
| lilCycles | Clue | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac | iOS and Android |
| Account required | Not required | Required |
| Where app data lives | Local by default on your device | Not stated; Clue does not publish its server location on its homepage |
| Legal framing | Australian business; privacy policy published in app and on the site | States its data is protected by strict EU privacy laws |
| Pregnancy mode | Not available | Yes |
| Perimenopause support | Not available | Yes |
| Cycles without bleeding | Not listed | Yes |
| Strength training, readiness, PRs and injuries | Yes | Not listed |
| Encryption method published | Encrypted archive import and export | Not stated on the homepage |
| Price | Free download. lilCycles Plus is $7.99 USD weekly, $24.99 USD monthly or $249.99 USD yearly as of August 2026. | Clue Plus pricing is not stated on the official homepage. |
Every Clue entry above is taken from https://helloclue.com/, checked in August 2026. Where that source does not state something, this table says “not stated” rather than guessing.
Where Clue is stronger
This is the part most comparison pages leave out. Clue beats lilCycles on the following, and if any of them is your deciding factor you should pick Clue.
- Android support, which lilCycles does not have.
- Pregnancy mode and perimenopause support, which lilCycles does not have.
- A specific, checkable legal commitment: Clue states its app data is protected by strict EU privacy laws no matter where you are, and that it has never and will never sell your health data or share it with any authority.
- Support for tracking cycles without bleeding.
Where lilCycles is different
- App-only data is kept local by default. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics or tracking SDKs, and no CloudKit sync.
- Apple Health authorization is write-only and Health writes are user initiated, so lilCycles writes when you ask rather than reading your Health history.
- Strength training, readiness, personal records and injuries are logged next to the cycle, which general cycle apps do not do.
- Optional AI summaries run against an Ollama or OpenAI-compatible endpoint you configure yourself, and you review the exact payload before it is sent.
- Honest limit: there is no sync of any kind, so your history lives on one device unless you export an encrypted archive.
Not medical care. lilCycles is a wellness logging and planning tool. It is not medical care, diagnosis, treatment, contraception, fertility certification, emergency support, legal advice, clinical decision support, or safety-critical guidance.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more private?
They are private in different ways and you should pick the one whose model you trust. Clue holds your data under a legal regime it names explicitly and commits publicly never to sell it or share it with any authority. lilCycles keeps app-only data on your device by default and requires no account, so there is less data held anywhere to begin with.
Does Clue need an account?
Yes. Clue asks you to create a free account.
Does lilCycles work on Android?
No. lilCycles is iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac only. Clue supports iOS and Android.
Does lilCycles support pregnancy or perimenopause?
No. Clue publishes both, plus tracking for cycles without bleeding. If you need any of those, choose Clue.
What does Clue Plus cost?
Clue does not state Clue Plus pricing on its homepage, so no figure is published here.
Is lilCycles medical care?
No. It is a wellness logging and planning tool, not medical care, diagnosis, treatment, contraception, fertility certification, emergency support, legal advice, clinical decision support, or safety-critical guidance.
Sources
Facts about Clue come from https://helloclue.com/, read in August 2026. Facts about lilCycles come from its App Store metadata published by lilMONSTER. This page names no version numbers, because release candidates in review are not shipped software.