Cycle Tracking App Comparison

birth control cycle tracking fertility hormone health Jan 15, 2023

This is a breakdown of some of the most popular cycle tracking, pregnancy prevention, and conception support products right now. 

 

Cost-effective thermometer to pair with apps: Thermometer

Rating

App

Pros

Cons 

Affordability 

         

Best for Preventing Pregnancy + Best Overall 

Natural Cycles

Comes with thermometer 


Tracks fertile window and gives green or red status 


Geared towards contraception


FDA Approved

Have to manually enter in BBT data


Doesn’t take into account CM changes into fertility calculation

$10/month

Oura with Natural Cycles

Data collected at night syncs with app to track BBT


Tracks fertile window

Need to purchase ring. 


Wear ring at night to track data. 

$10/month (+ cost of oura ring) 

 

Tempdrop

Armband that measures temp

 

More consistent measurements. 


Good for people who forget to take oral temp. 


Good for PCOS/people with irregular sleep schedules


Syncs with phone

Have to wear armband at night consistently. 



Armband: $199

Basic App: Free

 

Daysy

Comes with thermometer


Calculates fertility status


FDA Approved

May not be great for irregular cycles


Need to take BBT daily


Only uses BBT for fertility data 

$299

Most Cost Effective 

Kindara

Cervical position tracking


Symptom Tracking


Need to purchase thermometer 

Need to manually enter BBT

Basic version: Free

Premium: $50/year

Ovia Fertility

Fertile window predictions


Daily fertility score 


Period and symptom charts


Tracks changes in cervical fluid


Data on reproductive health, prenatal health + baby development, postpartum health + parenting

Have to manually enter in other data points (BBT, CM, OPK data)

Free

 

Ava Fertility Tracker

Wearable bracelet that tracks BBT while sleeping


Syncs data to phone 


Does not work for cycles >35 days


Also tracks: sleep, physiological stress, and resting pulse rate

Not great for contraception



$279

Best for Becoming Pregnant 

Mira Fertility Tracker

Measures LH, E3G, and PdG to confirm ovulation


Syncs data to Mira app


Small + portable

Non invasive


Accepts HSA/FSAs


FDA approved 

Requires repeat ordering of test wands. 


Need to know timeline of ovulation


May not be the best choice for contraception

$199 for a starter kit

 

Inito Fertility Monitor

Tracks LH, FSH, E3 and PdG to confirm ovulation and fertile window. 


Works for irregular cycles/PCOS


HSA/FSA eligible


FDA approved. 

Does not sync with Android phones. 


Requires repeat ordering of test strips each cycle. 

$149

 

Clue

Can toggle between Clue Conceive, Clue Birth Control or Clue Plus 



FDA approved

Have to manually enter in other data points (BBT, CM, OPK data)

Basic version: free Clue plus: $5/month 

 

Flo

Three modes: fertility, contraception, pregnancy 


Anonymous community 


Allows tracking of multiple data points


Informative 

Have to manually enter in other data points (BBT, CM, OPK data)


May not be suitable for those with longer cycles

 

App may share data with third-parties



Basic version: free. Flo Premium + Pregnancy Assistant: $50/year.

 

Glow

Tracks all cycle data


Personalized fertility calendar 


Partner can download as well  

Have to manually enter in other data points (BBT, CM, OPK data)

Basic version: free Glow premium: $5/month 




Notable + Unique 

Fertile-Focus Saliva Ovulation Microscope - https://www.fairhavenhealth.com/fertile-focus

  • How it works: Can look at saliva and identify specific patterns that indicate a fertile window. 

Kegg  https://kegg.tech/

  • How it works: Tracks daily cervical mucus changes to indicate fertile window and most optimal time to conceive.

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