Does PCOS Diary have a community or courses?

No. As of June 2026 that's where Cysterhood focuses, and it does it well. PCOS Diary is deliberately a private, on-device diary — symptoms, cycle, labs and a doctor-ready PDF — with no feed, courses or coaching. If community and courses are what you want, Cysterhood is the better fit.

Can I pay once instead of subscribing?

Yes. Alongside £2.99 a month or £19.99 a year with a seven-day trial, PCOS Diary offers a £49.99 lifetime purchase. The free tier is also fully usable on its own, covering all nine symptoms, full cycle history and your first five lab results.

Looking for a Cysterhood alternative?

Cysterhood is a well-known PCOS app — as of June 2026 it's community-and-course centred, with a subscription emphasis and coaching and weight-loss framing, and has built up roughly 623 App Store ratings. For people who want that structure, it offers a lot. But if what you're after is a private, on-device diary that simply records your symptoms, cycle and labs for your own appointments — with a one-off lifetime option — that's a different job, and the one PCOS Diary is built for.

Two different approaches to PCOS

The difference is in what each app is for. As of June 2026, Cysterhood centres on community and courses, with coaching and weight-loss-focused programmes and a subscription model. PCOS Diary takes a narrower, quieter approach: one-tap severity logging for nine symptoms, interval-based cycle tracking, a lab vault and a doctor-ready PDF. There's no community feed, no course library and no coaching — it's a personal record, not a programme.

Private by design, with a lifetime option

PCOS Diary keeps your data on your device: no account, no server, with Apple Health sync only if you choose it. On pricing, the free tier already includes all nine symptoms unlimited, full cycle history, predictions and your first five lab results. Pro unlocks PDF export, an unlimited lab vault and extended trends at £2.99 a month or £19.99 a year with a seven-day trial — and, unlike a subscription-only model, there's a £49.99 lifetime option if you'd rather pay once.

Cysterhood may suit you better if…

This genuinely comes down to what you want. Cysterhood may be the better choice if you're looking for community and connection with other people who have PCOS, or if you want structured courses and coaching programmes to follow rather than a private diary you keep to yourself. Those are real strengths, and PCOS Diary doesn't try to offer them. Check the current App Store listing for each app's latest features and pricing before you decide.

PCOS Diary keeps your symptoms, cycle and labs private and on-device — with a one-off lifetime option and a doctor-ready PDF whenever you need it.

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Common questions

Does PCOS Diary have a community or courses?: No. As of June 2026 that's where Cysterhood focuses, and it does it well. PCOS Diary is deliberately a private, on-device diary — symptoms, cycle, labs and a doctor-ready PDF — with no feed, courses or coaching. If community and courses are what you want, Cysterhood is the better fit.
Can I pay once instead of subscribing?: Yes. Alongside £2.99 a month or £19.99 a year with a seven-day trial, PCOS Diary offers a £49.99 lifetime purchase. The free tier is also fully usable on its own, covering all nine symptoms, full cycle history and your first five lab results.