5 Period Apps You Can Use To Track Your Menstrual Cycle

Because I am the most qualified person in the office –

No, Bob! It’s not just because I have a uterus! That’s the bare minimum and I refuse to be the bare minimum!

Where was I? Oh yes, I have been given the task of listing out five amazing smartphone applications for all my girls out here. You’re welcome! I’m merely applying years worth of aunt agony knowledge to great use.

Like myself, you probably have a uterus. Great, that ticks the first box off our checklist!

I assume that you’re an existing subscriber of Satan’s monthly waterfall of death? Has tracking your cycle been a chore? Blood sister, you aren’t alone.

But did you know that tracking your cycle is pretty… beneficial for your health? After all, your menstrual cycle is the direct indicator of your overall health. A lot of underlying issues can be told just from tracking your menstrual patterns.

According to Cosmopolitan, changes on your cycle can be a sign of increasing stress levels or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Intense cramps could also be a teller of endometriosis.

As such, here are the five that would make tracking your cycle a breeze!

1. Flo

Flo isn’t just a period tracker. The application itself has a few useful features that could help you manage your cycle better. It allows you to log over 70 symptoms that you might experience over the course of your cycle. All of which are used to give you better predictions in the future!

The app also provides daily health insights in the form of articles, quizzes, and surveys. You can also clarify your uncertainties with an expert through the app’s very own health assistant.

Flo is available for download on the App Store and on Google Play.

2. Eve

Eve is yet another period tracker you can consider. What makes it different? Eve is marketed for women “who want to take control of their health and sex lives”.  As suggested, the app tracks and predicts your next period and the likelihood of pregnancy throughout your cycle.

Like Flo, they’ve also got quizzes for you! How exciting!

Eve is available for download on the App Store and on Google Play.

3. Clue 

If the other just doesn’t cut it for you, here’s another one.

Clue is yet again another period tracker application. According to Clue’s website, the app has garnered a few mentions from a few notable outlets like Cosmopolitan and Buzzfeed. And well, now, Goody Feed. That ought to testify what it does!

The app is advertised to give you predictions that you can trust based on your lifestyle. They’ve over 30 tracking options that allows you to log differences that you spot! From your cramps, your skin, your hair, and even your sleep patterns.

Like the previous apps, Clue also provides its users with articles on birth control and other girly stuff. Of course, brought to you and written by experts.

Clue is available for download on the App Store and on Google Play.

4. Dot

Dot is marketed as “a proven effective fertility tracker”. In other words, like Eve, Dot does more of determining the chance of pregnancy for each day of the cycle.

Of course, you can also use this as a regular menstrual tracker. The Dot App is available for download on the App Store and on Google Play.

5. Period Tracker Lite

Here’s the last one. The name of the app itself is pretty self-explanatory; Period Tracker.

Yes, like the other applications on the list, period tracker does the basic deed of tracking your cycle for you. The difference is, it’s pretty basic and super fool-proof.

Period Tracker is available for download on the App Store and on Google Play.

There you go, ladies! Happy tracking! Of course, if on any occasion, your system acts up, do not hesitate to see an expert face to face.