Phaes vs Clue, at a glance
| Phaes | Clue | |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive running and strength plan | – | |
| Cycle phase as a training input | – | |
| Daily readiness check-in drives training | – | |
| Heavy strength in the same plan | – | |
| Perimenopause tracking | ||
| Free cycle and symptom tracking | ||
| Deep analytics for irregular cycles | Basic |
Clue is a tracker. Phaes is a coach.
Clue earned its reputation on rigor: clean cycle data, a science-backed approach, and a perimenopause mode that copes well with cycles that lengthen and wander. If your goal is to understand and chart your cycle, Clue is hard to beat, and Phaes does not try to out-chart it.
Phaes uses that cycle information for a different purpose: deciding what you should train. It is a women-specific running and strength coach where your cycle phase and daily recovery shape the plan, not just a graph you look back on.
What that looks like in practice
Training that adapts to your cycle and how you feel
A quick daily check-in feeds your plan, so hard work lands in windows where you recover well and eases off when it would cost you. Whether your cycles are regular or wandering through perimenopause, the coaching adapts. See cycle-based training.
Strength built in, not bolted on
Heavy strength sits in the same plan as your runs, with day-level locking so neither gets dropped. Through perimenopause and menopause, that is how you protect bone and muscle while you keep running.
A common setup: Clue for the cleanest view of your cycle, Phaes for the training that responds to it.