Fertility iPhone App
July 5, 2011 7:28 AM Subscribe
Please recommend a fertility tracking iphone app that doesn't infantilize me.
I have simple needs: the app needs to track when my cycle starts, when my predicted ovulation days are, and then when my ovulation actually is, cervical fluid, basal body temperature, things like that. What I don't want is a million frills, sparkly pink backgrounds, happy face sperm, etc. I am fine paying for an app, but I don't want to pay for a dozen apps just to find out each time that you have to pay extra to unlock features, the sparkles don't turn off, it doesn't meet my requirements.
I've been using Monthly Info (online) for four or five years now, but it only guesses my ovulation, it doesn't let me track when I know it to be (which is usually a full week or later after the guess) so I need something else. Thanks.
I have simple needs: the app needs to track when my cycle starts, when my predicted ovulation days are, and then when my ovulation actually is, cervical fluid, basal body temperature, things like that. What I don't want is a million frills, sparkly pink backgrounds, happy face sperm, etc. I am fine paying for an app, but I don't want to pay for a dozen apps just to find out each time that you have to pay extra to unlock features, the sparkles don't turn off, it doesn't meet my requirements.
I've been using Monthly Info (online) for four or five years now, but it only guesses my ovulation, it doesn't let me track when I know it to be (which is usually a full week or later after the guess) so I need something else. Thanks.
I believe Period Tracker Deluxe does most if not all of the things you're after. Check the feature list. There's also a Lite version.
The default skin is kind of pink, as I recall, but there's several other included skins in shades of blue and nature themes. No happy bodily fluids of any kind.
If you buy the Deluxe version, all the functionality is included in the base app. The only things that cost extra are even more skins, should you want them.
I should stress that I've never used PTD for anything other than its eponymous purpose, so I can't say whether the ovulation features are any good. I find it quite a nicely put-together app, though, and about two years ago when I was looking for something like this, it was definitely the best thing out there. Times may have changed.
posted by Georgina at 8:33 AM on July 5, 2011
The default skin is kind of pink, as I recall, but there's several other included skins in shades of blue and nature themes. No happy bodily fluids of any kind.
If you buy the Deluxe version, all the functionality is included in the base app. The only things that cost extra are even more skins, should you want them.
I should stress that I've never used PTD for anything other than its eponymous purpose, so I can't say whether the ovulation features are any good. I find it quite a nicely put-together app, though, and about two years ago when I was looking for something like this, it was definitely the best thing out there. Times may have changed.
posted by Georgina at 8:33 AM on July 5, 2011
For what it's worth, FertilityFriend is what my friend the acupuncturist who specializes in infertility uses with all her patients.
posted by bitter-girl.com at 9:46 AM on July 5, 2011
posted by bitter-girl.com at 9:46 AM on July 5, 2011
I too have a low tolerence for that kind of crap, and I used Fertility Friend Menstrual Calendar (I'm not sure if it's the exact same product other folks are referring to) and found it fine.
posted by crabintheocean at 10:58 AM on July 5, 2011
posted by crabintheocean at 10:58 AM on July 5, 2011
I only use a fraction of its options, but OvuView is very customizable, and the pink is not overwhelming. It will predict things for you, but you can override it just by clicking on the day and changing what needs to be changed. It has a huge list of things you can keep track of, including custom ones.
posted by freshwater at 2:35 PM on July 5, 2011
posted by freshwater at 2:35 PM on July 5, 2011
Woman Calendar. Awful name, but no pink, lots of features. (I switched to this from Monthly.)
posted by t0astie at 3:01 PM on July 5, 2011
posted by t0astie at 3:01 PM on July 5, 2011
2nding OvuView. The colors are customizable so you can actually turn the pink entirely OFF if you want, and you can track a ton of different stuff. This is on Android but I have to imagine the iPhone version does it too.
posted by troublesome at 3:47 PM on July 5, 2011
posted by troublesome at 3:47 PM on July 5, 2011
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