Essence

Essence is a mobile productivity and employee benefits app for women and people with menstrual cycles, designed for individual use and workplace wellness programs by syncing planning and self-care to the four menstrual cycle phases.

Key capabilities include:

• Period tracker plus smart to-do list, helping users align tasks with expected energy and focus across menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal phases
• Cycle-synced scheduling with Google Calendar integration to plan work, workouts, and recovery days around predicted cycle changes
• AI-powered daily and weekly insights for fitness, nutrition, self-care, and work routines, plus mood, symptom, and craving tracking with actionable recommendations
• Women-focused mindfulness and mental health tools, including meditations aimed at PMS, period pain, stress, and anxiety, alongside science-backed educational content on hormonal health

Pricing: Paid subscription (monthly or annual plans).

Essence stands out from typical period trackers by combining cycle tracking, productivity planning, and workplace benefits in one app, with an explicit focus on inclusive menstrual health support and privacy commitments that it does not share identifiable health information with employers.