Our Thoughts? This app looked fairly safe and would likely be appropriate for a high school student. There is also no user generated content in this app. You can toggle off the intercourse log, ovulation and fertility info, and pill tracking.Ĭons : There are ads (mine was for a calculator app) but going premium removes ads. Pros : You can set a passcode for this app. Tracking Options: This app tracks temperature, weights, symptoms, moods, sexual activity, medicine, and flow. While Flo is chock full of information, it also means there is access to a lot of information your child isn’t ready for. Our thoughts? This app is appropriate for adults. I would strongly encourage all women (young or old) to not support this kind of app or company.” I can’t ignore it and will delete the app. ![]() Previously, I have been horrified by explicit things that I’ve incidentally come across in the secret chats of this app (in response to this, I decided to just avoid that component of the app), but the daily insights are right in your face. The particular story I saw today said that it has “life-changing” tips for m*sturbation. This is a place in the app where you immediately look, and the daily insights are designed (programmed) for anyone and everyone to look at (think of Flo’s version of Instagram stories). “I checked my FLO app today, and it has horrible explicit things that are available right in the daily insights. The responses to some of the questions in the secret chat were very graphic and detailed. ![]() We found questions about skin care, and then questions about “booty calls,” sexual fantasies, sexting, oral sex etc. Just a quick scroll through this section revealed a lot of mature content. This is available in the free version, and it is a place where users can anonymously ask and answer questions. One thing to note is that some of the articles available in the premium account may be information you aren’t ready for your child to have access to quite yet.Ĭons: The Secret Chats feature contains explicit content. There is a lot of information for young women if they have questions but don’t have a trusted adult to talk to, however most are only accessed with a premium account. The articles range from cycle phases, reproduction, nutrition, mental health, sexual wellness, and more. Pros: Flo is full of insights and articles, but most require a premium upgrade to access. These include sex/sex drive, mood, symptoms, discharge, and other (travel, stress, disease and injury, alcohol). Tracking options: Similar to Clue, Flo offers multiple options for the user to track. Flo:Īge: Adults only (the secret chat is highly explicit) We like that there isn’t a chat feature, however there is a lot of information your younger teen might not be ready for. In the article it gives examples of possibly needing to do this because of Plan B use, an abortion, a miscarriage, pregnancy, etc. The one available now is about how to exclude a cycle from the analysis. ![]() Clue also offers the option to toggle off if they can collect usage data under a unique identifier. The “Sex” option allows you to track protected/unprotected (there are descriptions), and it discusses how sex drive can be impacted by the fluctuations in hormones throughout a cycle. For example: The “Party” option allows you to track drugs, hangovers, cigarettes, and drinks. Pros: Written in a more medical/matter of fact wayĬons : Each of the options has an info button that explains what it is and why you want to track it. Tracking options: This app is FULL of tracking options ( bleeding, collection method, cravings, digestion, fluid, hair, pain, skin, stool, weight, temperature, emotions, energy, mental, motivation, sleep, social, appointments, exercise, party, sex, ailment, IUD, Injection, medication, patch pill, ring, tests). No surprise! Anonymous sharing is often raw and extreme. But then there were the chat features on these apps and this is where it got really explicit. I guess it’s no surprise – if you’re tracking your period as an adult, then you’re probably also interested in sex and fertility. ![]() To begin, we were surprised at how much other baggage comes with some of the more popular period tracking apps. This isn’t the first time we’ve received this question. We recently had an OB/GYN ask us about the best period tracking apps that she can recommend to young patients. We didn’t let Chris write this one, although I know that awkward topics are no big deal to him.
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