An app to help you track your menstrual cycle (periods).
Period Tracker Flo | By OWHealth Inc |
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Cost | Free (cost for Premium $54.99/year or $10.99/month) |
What does the app do?
The app has 3 main purposes: to track your period cycle if you don't plan to get pregnant soon, predict your fertile window if you are trying to conceive and track your pregnancy if you are pregnant. The app can track many symptoms and lifestyle measures applicable to the purpose selected. Based on the data you enter, the app's predictions of your cycle and ovulation improves. The Health Insights help you to learn more about your body and cycle, and it also provides personalised health insights each day.
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✔ Useful health information including advice on managing menstrual pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, diet/exercise around menstruation and other relevant information. |
✘ Does not alert user if emergency contraception should be considered (eg, if you’ve indicated that you don’t want to get pregnant, and then log that you had unprotected sex during your fertile period). |
Privacy and security
The app has a privacy policy and terms of service disclosure. The privacy policy outlines the personal data the app collects, together with the information that is collected automatically. It also describes how your data will be used, including sharing with third party providers (for example, "to customize product service and offerings and recommendations to you, including third-party products and offerings). The app does not have a default password protection, but users can choose to secure access with a 4-digit security code. Read more about things you can do to improve your safety and security when using apps.
Review details
- February 2021, Version 5.10.0, Android
- July 2018, Version 4.6.7, Android
References
- Moglia ML, Nguyen HV, Chyjek K, et al. Evaluation of Smartphone Menstrual Cycle Tracking Applications Using an Adapted APPLICATIONS Scoring System. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun;127(6):1153-60
- Lee NB, Kang JH, Agapie E, et al. Examining Menstrual Tracking to Inform the Design of Personal Informatics Tools. Proc SIGCHI Conf Hum Factor Comput Syst. 2017 May 2;2017:6876-6888.
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