The 5 Best Period Tracking Apps

Clue Period Tracker: Period Tracking App

The period tracking app Clue is available for both iPhone and Android users and offers many useful features related to periods, birth control, and ovulation.

• The Clue app has a simple and clear design. Thanks to the icons, the app is very intuitive to use.
• With Clue, you can track your menstrual cycle. In addition to the dates, you can also record details such as flow heaviness, symptoms like pain, and your mood.
• At the start, the app predicts your next period and ovulation based on the data you enter and standard reference values. The more regularly you track your cycle, the more users report that the predictions become more personalized and accurate.
• Many of Clue’s features are available in the free version of the cycle app. Some analyses are only available with Clue Plus for €9.99 per month or €39.99 per year.
• Important to know: Keep in mind that with Clue as well as other cycle apps, the calculated data should not be used as the basis for your contraception                                                                                                        & Instead, the apps are great for helping you better understand your cycle and keep track of it.

• As a new user of myNFP you might feel a bit overwhelmed: Instead of flowers and pink emojis you see tables and charts.
• NFP stands for “Natural Family Planning,” and that’s exactly what the app helps you with. Instead of relying on guidelines, however, you’ll need to understand and analyze your cycle yourself.
• You’ll keep track of key symptoms and events in the app, such as basal body temperature, cervical mucus, intercourse, stress, and much more.
• You can try the app for free for 30 days on both iOS and Android. After that, the cost is €14.99 for three months, €39.99 for a year, or a one-time fee of €129.

Flo Cycle Calendar App: Three in One

The app Flo is also very popular due to its many features and simple design.

• In the Flo app, you’ll find a cycle calendar, a pregnancy calculator, and a lifestyle tracker.
• Enter your period to determine ovulation and your next menstrual cycle.
• By logging symptoms, your sleep duration, and other events, it becomes easier to understand factors that disrupt your cycle. Logging symptoms can also be helpful for conditions like endometriosis.
• Reminders for tracking, taking the pill, staying hydrated, and much more round out the app.
• Some features are only available with a Premium upgrade, which is available as a monthly subscription starting at €9.99.

FemSense Ovulation Tracker

FemSense is not just a simple app for tracking your cycle. It is particularly popular as a fertility app.

• Using a temperature-measuring patch connected to your smartphone via NFC, you can track your temperature throughout your cycle with FemSense. 
• Measuring your temperature allows for a more accurate prediction of ovulation than simply calculating it based on symptoms and menstrual regularity. 
• You can also easily monitor your cycle by simply entering symptoms such as the consistency and color of cervical mucus.
• The app has an appealing and user-friendly design. You can easily keep track of your cycle in a calendar.
• One of the temperature-measuring patches is sufficient for one cycle and costs €24.90 in a single-pack. Use of the app is included. A discounted package for six cycles is available for €104.90.

Cycle App: The Test Winner Lady Cycle

In October 2023, Stiftung Warentest named Lady Cycle the test winner. 

• The app stands out particularly for its high data security and the fact that it is free to use.
• Every day, you must answer questions about symptoms in the app, which are then used to make a prediction for your cycle. The more information you provide here, the more accurate the prediction will be.
• One downside of Lady Cycle is that the app is only available in the Google Play Store. iOS users therefore have to do without this cycle app.
• The basic version is free. The premium subscription costs €39 for 12 months.