SoftaCycle tracking
A period tracker that doesn't pretend your cycle is regular
Most period apps are built on an assumption perimenopause breaks: that your cycle has a predictable length. Softa is built for what actually happens instead — real dates, a real range, and honest uncertainty where prediction would just be wrong.
Why predictions break down in perimenopause
Standard period-tracking math assumes your next cycle will look roughly like your last several. In perimenopause, cycle length can swing by weeks from one cycle to the next — shorter, then much longer, then short again — which is exactly the pattern that makes averaging misleading. A predicted date built on that kind of data isn't a useful estimate; it's a confident-sounding guess that's frequently wrong.
A real range, not a fake average
Instead of “your next period is in 28 days,” Softa shows you your real logged range — for example, “24–41 days over your last 6 cycles” — because that range is the honest, useful fact, and a single predicted date isn't.
Daily flow, including spotting
Log flow day by day, with spotting tracked distinctly from a full period — a distinction that matters in perimenopause, where the two can be easy to confuse and the pattern between them is itself worth having on record.
Progress toward the 12-month mark
Menopause is defined, clinically, by 12 consecutive months without a period — not a symptom, an age, or a feeling. Softa tracks your real progress toward that mark and resets honestly if a period returns, rather than showing a countdown that quietly assumes you're already there.
The month view and cycle-history chart
A visual month view shows logged days at a glance, and a cycle-history chart lays out your recent cycles side by side — useful both for spotting your own pattern and for bringing real, dated history into a doctor's appointment.
When bleeding is a reason to call your doctor promptly
Any bleeding after 12 full months without a period, very heavy bleeding (soaking a pad or tampon every hour for several hours), or bleeding that's clearly longer or heavier than your usual pattern is worth a prompt call to your doctor — not something to just keep tracking and wait out. This isn't meant to alarm; it's the one place where waiting on a pattern to become clear is the wrong move.
Questions
Does Softa predict my next period?
No, and deliberately so. Cycle prediction assumes a regularity that perimenopause specifically disrupts — Softa logs and shows real dates and a real range instead of a guess.
How does Softa know I'm approaching menopause?
By counting real consecutive months without a logged period, toward the clinical 12-month mark — not by estimating from your age or symptoms alone.
What if my period comes back after months without one?
The 12-month counter resets honestly — a returned period after, say, 9 months means the countdown restarts from zero, since that's what the actual clinical definition requires.
Should I worry about irregular bleeding?
Irregular timing itself is expected in perimenopause. But very heavy bleeding, bleeding that's clearly abnormal for you, or any bleeding after 12 full months without a period is worth a prompt call to your doctor — see the safety note above.