Know your phase every day
Know exactly where you are in your cycle and what it means for your energy, focus, and productivity — before your day begins.
Beta is live
Stop fighting your body.
Cycle syncing · for women who want to work smarter
Stop fighting your body.
Start working with it.
Every phase comes with its own energy and focus pattern. Anima maps them — so you can plan around them, not against them.
Free during beta · Invite-only · Access via TestFlight
Why Anima
You were never meant
to operate at the same
level every day.
Your hormones don't work against you — they work in cycles. When you understand yours, you stop being surprised by low-energy weeks and start using them strategically. Anima gives you the map.
The Strategist
You run meetings,
make decisions.
Schedule your most demanding conversations in your ovulation window. Protect deep focus for the luteal phase. The result: fewer exhausting weeks, more leverage where it counts.
The Creative
Your best work
comes in bursts.
Now you know which weeks to protect for deep creative work — and when to rest without guilt. Your best ideas come in a specific window. Now you can find it.
The Builder
You're growing
something real.
Anima gives you a data-driven edge you didn't know existed: your own biology. Founders who track their cycle report fewer bad weeks — and make bigger calls with more confidence.
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How it Works
Three steps to know your rhythm.
Simple to start, powerful over time.
1
Get started
Tell Anima about your cycle
Enter your last period date and average cycle length. No wearables, no syncing — just your knowledge of your body.
2
Every morning
Get your daily phase insights
Each morning, see exactly where you are in your cycle — energy, focus, social drive, ideal tasks, nutrition tips.
3
Over time
Track & discover your patterns
Log how you feel daily. Over weeks and months, Anima surfaces patterns that are uniquely yours — and helps you plan around them.
Real women
Your life, in sync.
Women who sync their cycle with their work don't just feel better — they perform better. It's the kind of energy optimization no supplement can replace. Because they stopped fighting their body and started working with it.
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I used to think my productivity was random. Turns out it was just unmapped.
— Early access user, Berlin
A cycle syncing app for women who want to work smarter, not harder.
What's Inside
Everything you need to understand your cycle.
Built for ambitious women who want real insight, not noise.
Personalized recommendations
Tailored suggestions for work tasks, nutrition, movement, and self-care based on your phase AND your work style — creative, technical, strategic.
Track mood & energy over time
Log how you feel daily. Discover your personal patterns — what consistently drains you, and when you naturally peak.
Weekly & calendar view
See your entire cycle laid out ahead of you. Plan big meetings, creative deadlines, and rest days with full context.
Insights that compound
The longer you track, the smarter your insights become. See performance, mood, and energy trends over months.
Phase-specific nutrition & movement
From iron-rich foods during menstruation to higher-intensity training around ovulation — research-informed, jargon-free.
See it in action
Designed to feel as good as it works
Every screen built around your cycle — clear, calm, and exactly what you need to know.
Privacy
Your health data belongs to you. Entirely.
Anima Cycle was built with one principle: your reproductive health information is yours alone.
Stored on your device only
All cycle dates, mood logs, and journal entries stay on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded to any server. Ever.
Never sold or shared
We do not sell your data. No advertising SDKs. No data brokers. No targeted ads. No exceptions.
GDPR & CCPA compliant
Built and operated in Germany under EU data law. You have the right to access, export, and delete all your data at any time.
Anima Cycle does not use Apple HealthKit and does not read from or write to the Health app.
Early Access
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to try Anima.
The app is live in beta — leave your email and we'll send you an invite right away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about cycle syncing and Anima Cycle.
Cycle syncing means planning your work, workouts, and nutrition around your menstrual cycle phases instead of ignoring them. The menstrual cycle has four phases — menstrual, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal — each with a distinct hormonal profile that affects energy, focus, and mood. When you know which phase you're in, you can schedule demanding tasks at high-energy moments and rest without guilt when recovery is what your body actually needs.
The app shows your current cycle phase every day and gives you specific recommendations for that phase — what kind of work to prioritize now, what to postpone, what to eat, and what type of movement suits your body today. During the follicular phase you'll see suggestions for new projects and creative work; during the luteal phase — for finishing tasks and avoiding overcommitment. The Calendar tab lets you see upcoming phases ahead of time so you can plan your week accordingly.
Yes. Anima Cycle has no server and no account. All your data — cycle parameters, mood and energy logs — stays on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to external servers or shared with third parties. Your health data belongs to you and only you.
Anima Cycle is for any woman who wants to understand how her cycle affects her day-to-day life and use that knowledge practically. It works especially well if you plan your own schedule — whether you're a freelancer, entrepreneur, or just someone tired of feeling blindsided by energy dips and mood shifts that turn out to be completely predictable.
Most period trackers are built around one question: when is my next period? Anima Cycle starts there but goes further — it gives you daily recommendations for productivity, nutrition, and movement based on your current phase, tracks your mood and energy over time in the Insights tab, and offers educational content in the Learning tab that's adapted to what your body is going through right now. It's less of a calendar and more of a daily guide.
Anima Cycle calculates your phases from your own parameters — last period date, cycle length and period duration — so there are no population averages applied. But the deeper personalisation comes from logging your symptoms, mood, and energy as you go. The more you track, the more the app can show you your own patterns: how you actually feel in each phase, not how women are supposed to feel. Over time you build a personal picture — and the app's insights and recommendations start reflecting your biology, not a textbook average.