Cycle health
Your menstrual cycle is a pattern, not a score: a cycle health check-in
Cycle health is not about hitting one perfect number. Learn which period patterns are useful to track, what changes can mean, and when to seek medical care.
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Your menstrual cycle is a pattern, not a score: a cycle health check-in
Cycle health is not about hitting one perfect number. Learn which period patterns are useful to track, what changes can mean, and when to seek medical care.
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App guide
Forgot to log a period? How to repair the record in MiniCycle
Missed recording a period start in MiniCycle? Learn what happens to predictions, how to add the date later, and when not to guess.
Cycle health
Spotting between periods: what to note and when to get checked
A little blood outside your expected period can have many causes. Here is what spotting means, what to write down, and when to seek medical care.
Widget
Why the MiniCycle widget isn't updating, and how it refreshes
The MiniCycle home-screen widget updates on iOS's schedule, not the instant you log a period. Here is how WidgetKit refreshes it and what to check when it looks stale.
Cycle health
Ovulation pain (mittelschmerz): what that mid-cycle twinge is
One-sided pelvic pain can occur around ovulation, but timing and sensation cannot confirm the cause. Learn common features and signs that need medical assessment.
Predictions
Why MiniCycle's predicted period date keeps changing
MiniCycle recalculates predictions from saved period starts, the cycle-length setting, and the current date. Learn which changes move the next expected period and what remains uncertain.
Cycle basics
How long should a period last? What's a normal length
Several medical sources describe a typical period as lasting about 2 to 7 days. Learn about individual variation and bleeding changes that deserve medical advice.
Trying to conceive
Using MiniCycle's fertile window when trying to conceive
MiniCycle highlights seven dates from five days before estimated ovulation through the following day. Learn what that range means and why it cannot confirm fertility or ovulation.
Cycle health
Can you get pregnant on your period? What's actually possible
Pregnancy can result from sex during a period. Learn why ovulation timing is not fixed and why a calendar estimate should not be used as contraception.
Cycle statistics
What the MiniCycle statistics tab shows about your cycles
MiniCycle's statistics tab shows three summaries and recent cycle and period-length charts from the dates you recorded. Here is what the numbers actually use.
Cycle health
Period blood color: what brown, dark, and bright red mean
Period blood can appear bright red, dark red, or brown as flow and oxidation change. Learn why amount, duration, timing, and accompanying symptoms matter more than color alone.
How it works
Does MiniCycle work offline? Period tracking with no signal
MiniCycle's recording, prediction, and local-reminder features work offline. Firebase Analytics and optional iCloud Sync still require a connection.
Cycle health
PMS symptoms and timing: what's normal before a period
PMS involves physical or emotional symptoms that recur before menstruation and improve after it begins. Timing, severity, and effect on daily life all matter.
Privacy
What data MiniCycle collects, and what stays on your phone
MiniCycle stores cycle records on the device by default, offers optional iCloud Sync, and uses Firebase Analytics for product-interaction measurement. Here is the current split.
Cycle health
What counts as a heavy period, and what's normal flow
Heavy menstrual bleeding is judged by duration, product changes, clots, disruption, and anemia symptoms rather than a home estimate of blood volume.
Logging
How to log a period start and end date in MiniCycle
Tap a date, pick period start, and MiniCycle fills the end with your period length. How logging start and end works, the seven-day replace rule, and the 14-day cap.
Cycle health
What to tell your doctor about your period: a tracking guide
Heading to a period appointment? What to track in the weeks before, which dates and symptoms are worth bringing, and how a clear record makes the visit faster.
Widget
How to add the MiniCycle widget to your iPhone home screen
Add MiniCycle's small widget to your iPhone home screen. It shows a four-week calendar around today using records and settings shared with the app.
Cycle health
Menstrual cramps: what's normal period pain, and what's not
Period pain is common, but pain that disrupts daily life or suddenly worsens should not be dismissed. Learn common patterns, relief options, and warning signs.
Settings
How to reset MiniCycle and erase all your period records
Reset records erases all period ranges, daily notes, and sexual-activity marks in MiniCycle. Learn what remains, how iCloud Sync reacts, and why it is not a backup.
Getting started
How to start tracking your period: a beginner's guide
New to tracking? What to write down from day one, how a cycle is counted, why your first months of predictions stay rough, and the few changes worth a doctor's note.
Notes
Daily notes in MiniCycle: jot symptoms on any calendar day
Tap any date in MiniCycle to add a daily note: symptoms, flow, pain, mood, up to 999 characters. Notes stay on your device by default and never appear on the widget.
Cycle health
Perimenopause period changes: what's normal and what's not
Cycle intervals and bleeding can change during perimenopause. Learn what to record and which changes should be assessed by a clinician.
Privacy
Hide sexual activity in your period tracker with Face ID
MiniCycle can hide sexual-activity marks from its calendar. Learn what the switch hides, why Face ID is required to show them again, and what the feature does not protect.
Cycle health
What counts as an irregular period, and when to see a doctor
Clinical sources use slightly different ranges for irregular cycles. Learn how to count cycle length, which changes deserve medical advice, and what a tracking app can document.
Settings
Auto vs manual cycle and period length in MiniCycle
MiniCycle can estimate your cycle and period length, or let you set them by hand (21–42 and 1–10 days). When auto fits, when manual fits, and why the estimate uses a median.
Cycle basics
Ovulation signs and basal body temperature: the basics
Ovulation signs explained: the cervical fluid change before ovulation, the basal body temperature rise of about 0.3°C after it, and what ovulation tests show.
Calendar
What each color means on the MiniCycle period calendar
What the MiniCycle calendar colors mean: solid pink records, striped expected periods, the sky-blue fertile window, and the small marks under each date.
Cycle basics
What is a normal menstrual cycle length? It's a range
A 28-day cycle is a reference point, not a rule. Learn how major health sources describe typical ranges, variation, and changes worth discussing with a clinician.
Recording
How to edit or fix a wrong period date in MiniCycle
Logged a period on the wrong day? Learn how to edit period dates in MiniCycle: move a start, adjust an end, delete a record, and what happens to predictions.
Cycle basics
The menstrual cycle phases: follicular, ovulation, luteal
The cycle is often described with menstruation, the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase, but menstruation overlaps the start of the follicular phase.
Reminders
How to set up period, fertile-window, and ovulation reminders
Set local reminders for the expected period, fertile-window start and end, and estimated ovulation day. Most support 0–3 days of lead time; fertile-window end currently arrives on the estimated end date.
Cycle health
Why is my period late? What to check first
A late period can be related to pregnancy, stress, weight or exercise changes, illness, medication, or a health condition. Learn what to check and when to seek care.
Backup
How to keep your period tracker records when moving to a new iPhone
MiniCycle stores records locally by default and offers optional iCloud Sync. Learn what to check before moving to a new iPhone.
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