The Best Period-Tracking Apps
Periods - most women have had them, and if you’re one of those women, then you know they aren’t super convenient. Keep yours as painless as possible with a tracking app that fits your lifestyle and health goals. Below we’ve picked out five based on features, testimonials, and user reviews in five categories, depending on what you’re looking for: bare-bones, healthy lifestyle tracking, sexual health and relationships, conception and pregnancy, and birth control. By the way, we’re about to explore birth control methods and their pros and cons in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for that series!
1. Just the Basics
Period Tracker - Period Calendar Ovulation Tracker by Simple Design Ltd.
This app has over 100 million installs and is easy to use, accurate, and has the option to sync with your account so you have a record of your cycle. Reminds you two days before your period, and also tracks your ovulation cycle based on your menstrual cycle. It’s your girl’s period tracker of choice.
2. Health and Fitness
Period Tracker, Ovulation Calendar & Fertility app by Leap Fitness Group
All of the above, plus symptom tracking. It also has a pretty robust suite of features for tracking wellness and health-related habits, so if you’re looking for an app that offers more holistic record-keeping, you may like the exercise and sleep-tracking features of this app. Users love all the free features, which include setting task reminders.
3. Sexual Health
Eve Period Tracker - Love, Sex & Relationships App by Glow Inc
This app focuses on sexual health, but includes a lot of great supplemental content like horoscopes. It also has an interactive community for users to anonymously discuss issues related to love, sex, and relationships.
With over a million installs, users of this app love the community and supplemental content that accompanies the tracking calendar. It’s emphasis on sexual and reproductive health makes it appealing to a lot of women, and the community support is a nice feature.
4. Conception and Pregnancy
Period Tracker Flo, Ovulation Calendar & Pregnancy by Flo Health, Inc.
This app has over 10 million downloads, and users love the accuracy. It also has a pregnancy feature with great tracking and content; you can record your ovulation test results and basal temperature in addition to your menstrual cycle. For users trying to conceive, this app has a lot of value.
5. Birth Control
Maya - Period, Fertility, Ovulation & Pregnancy by Plackal Tech
In addition to accurate period tracking, this app has a fantastic and customizable birth control reminder feature that works for most methods of birth control. With over 5 million users, this is the app for you if you want tracking for menstruation and contraception all in one place. If you’ve ever forgotten to take your birth control, this is a great option.