Paying attention to your menstrual cycle is important if you have a bleeding disorder. Tracking your cycle and the symptoms that might be related to it can help you better anticipate heavy bleeding episodes and monitor changes in the duration and intensity of your period.
Period tracking also helps you know what is normal for you, so you can talk to a health care provider whenever anything seems unusual.
Being armed with information about your menstrual cycle can also help you take better control of your care and have greater confidence in your general health.
Here are five period tracking apps to consider:
1. Clue Period & Menstrual Cycle Tracker
The Clue period tracking app, co-founded and led by women, enables you to log related issues, such as acne, energy levels, and mood. Content includes tips about periods and reproductive health. A paid version, Clue Plus, includes personalized features, deeper analysis, and advanced predictions and insights.
Privacy notes: The app follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and makes its commitment to data privacy known.
Available for: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free, with in-app purchases
Website: helloclue.com
2. Euki
Co-founded and led by women, Euki boasts features such as PIN protection, data deletion, no third-party tracking, and local data storage. Users can track symptoms, set medication and appointment reminders, and access a content library on topics around reproductive health. The app’s cycle summary offers a full picture of your cycle and predictions on future cycles, with the option to include bleeding in the summary.
Privacy notes: The app considers itself a privacy-focused period-tracking app and is critically acclaimed for its data protection.
Available for: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Website: eukiapp.org
3. Flo Cycle & Period Tracker
Among the most popular period tracking apps, Flo is known for its engaging graphics, community chats, and good user experience. The app also allows a partner to sync to it. Flo features an optional anonymous mode that doesn’t keep personal information such as name and email address. Flo Premium provides access to a well-being plan, a health assistant, and videos.
Privacy notes: In 2021, the app was named in a class action lawsuit over allegations that it shared users’ health data with third parties, though Flo maintains that it has never done so. The case was settled in 2024.
Available for: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free, with in-app purchases
Website: flo.health
4. Ovia Cycle & Pregnancy Tracker
Ovia is technically a pregnancy tracker that also has good functionality for tracking periods and other health categories, such as mood and nutrition. The app offers tips and insights based on your tracking data, which users say is easy to enter. Although the app is free to use, a paid membership unlocks premium features.
Privacy notes: The app is owned by Labcorp, which has ties to pharmaceutical companies and health plans, and that has drawn criticism for opening users to potential employer visibility.
Available for: iPhone and Android
Cost: Free
Website: oviahealth.com
5. Cycles: Period & Cycle Tracker
The Cycles app is highly customizable with simple, understated graphics, which might be welcome if you want to be discreet in public. Key features include local data storage and the ability for a partner to sync to it. A paid version, Cycles Premium, unlocks cycle-related predictions and features to share details about your cycle with your partner. The app is available only for Apple devices.
Privacy notes: The app follows the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
Available for: iPhone
Cost: Free, with in-app purchases
Website: cycles.app
Privacy Concerns with Period Tracking Apps
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022, you might have grown concerned about how your information in period-tracking apps could be used to infringe on your reproductive rights. Experts say to be extremely vigilant about an app’s privacy policies before opting in, and then only sharing what is medically necessary for your bleeding disorder care.