Period Diary Ovulation Tracker Reviews

by Nicknamewhatevernumbernottaken

PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker was actually okay until I updated because nowadays apps just shut you out until you update them.

Anyway, I actually do not agree to all of the terms, specially the ones mentioning using my personal information for their gain and/ or being able to hackle me with ads pushing whatever products. Also, I did not wish to login through my Facebook since I specially signed up with a designated email. Having me go through FB is crossing the line for me due to the information they could gain from their backdoor access. Unfortunately, I have the dilema of been using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker since my early high school years (at least) and have created MANY notes (due to my cycle and its antics). Agreeing to terms and policy may be “standard”. However, the terms laid before me were not okay with me. It is wrong to *force me to agree OR *I lose all of my data*. It’s invasive, and to use the threat of someone “losing” there data is pure crap.

It has the options laid out as if I can choose what to agree to, yet I could not move forward with using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker UNTIL I clicked to agree to ALL of the options. A small disclaimer states that I can withdraw my consent at any time, but as soon as PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker was open, it stated that not agreeing to the terms could “possibly” result in *lost data*.

by Rainyrose

What’s with the new look!?
I’ve been using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker for more than 5 years and it has been easy to read and easy to use. My phone auto updated and as I opened it this morning to mark my period, I had this completely different app and look. So different, in fact that I thought they completely deleted my old application and information. That tracking has been very important for me and my doctors...
The new calendar looks smaller and is difficult to read, particularly with the numbers of the month kind of floating with no architectural containment. The colored dots, I imagine, are supposed make it clean and sleek but it’s just not. It’s hard for me to see which days are which. When you make notes on a day the little dot changes to black and you can’t tell what kind of day it was supposed to be...which is the whole point of using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker.

If someone didn’t like the screen on the previous version of PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker , they could change the “skin” or the design. Upon looking in the user guide, it says that you can change the appearance in the settings...but there’s no option the settings menu for appearance—so you can’t.

You should be given the option to have a similar calendar or other appearances to make it easier for different kinds of women to use. We are not all looking for the same vast clean whiteness. Some of us need a structural look.

Also, did not appreciate the being taken by surprise.

by DerpySnekLady

I used to really like PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker- I found it visually appealing, and it had all the functionalities I was looking for. I personally liked being able to symptom and mood track, and found these features to be easy with PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker . I also liked how customizable it was.

HOWEVER, since it has been taken over by bellabeat, all of this has changed. The new appearance is ugly and makes no sense, and there is no way to change the skin (this function has been removed, despite being listed in PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker description on PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker Store). The icon is just marketing for the company, and has nothing to do with PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker itself. The functions have been rearranged/reworked, and I find it less user friendly. Lastly, I have found PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker to be glitchy/slow lately.

Unfortunately, since I quite liked PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker until recently, I will be exporting my data and then finding a new app to use.

by Gracey4u

I understand that Bella has decided to redesign everything so it goes with their brand, but now it seems foreign and less intuitive. I don’t like that the calendar only uses a color key now — the icons or pictures that were used before were much more helpful. It was more friendly and I prefer the flower. It was simple and intuitive and reliable. As women we wouldn’t want to suddenly switch gynecologists so why would we want our private little app to suddenly have a new face, and for it to have been resigned as part of a bigger purpose - to sell a brand/goods/services? When I click on app support it goes to the Bella website. That’s not a link to the developers. I don’t feel comfortable with this new look and feel at all. And the comforting flower really didn’t need to turn into an acidic citrus fruit. I spend so much time clicking on tabs and not really seeing things as well as I did with the previous version. If it’s not broken don’t fix it. Nobody said this new version is better. You released the change to benefit your business, not to benefit your users.

by Munchies25

I have been a user of Period Diary for over 6 years now. My period was super irregular when it first started (I did sports), so PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker really helped to keep track of my cycle. The calendar was easy to view and I could quickly track how my period was going. The symptoms and mood emojis were clear and cute. The fact that you could pick your own background made it really personal and down to earth. It was honestly the best app ever.

However, ever since Bellabeat took it over PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker has just gone down hill. The first update left the calendar too small to read, insignificant colors and ugly pink marshmallow symptoms and moods that came off as a poor attempt to “keep up with the times.”

Now, as if that weren’t enough, the new update has deleted all of my information. Six years of tracking forever gone because you all couldn’t leave well enough alone.

by Why Did You Ruin It????

After using and loving PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker for 3 years, I will be deleting it. It used to provide me with a free, straightforward, and very detailed way to log my periods, all symptoms and moods, and the severity of those symptoms and moods over time. That is all I wanted from PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker. Unfortunately I can’t get that anymore. The latest update is garbage; the new graphics and emojis used for logging details are so annoying and off putting. That aside, they got rid of the ability to catalog the intensity of any symptoms (i.e. back pain or acne) other than flow, which was super important to me. You also can’t input any form of birth control other than the pill. The tradeoff I got for a decrease in functionality is tabs/ads for superfluous workouts, meditations, etc. that are not free and that I don’t want, and being forced to agree to the selling of my data (hello even more ads) to even get into PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker after updating. Will be deleting as soon as I copy my past data over to another platform. Not sure why they had to ruin a good thing.

by Berhicks

Update changed the period log view to where you can only see one line at a time for past and predicted periods. I prefer a view that shows multiple lines to see all the data on start/end dates and length of cycle without having to go to the calendar view.

Updated review— there have been additional updates to PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker and they are horrible. I use to open PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker and it would immediately say how many days until my next period. Now it opens to asking me to enter the date of my last period. I already logged that period, so this is not helpful. The only thing I can find that says when my period might start is a green square in the calendar, which doesn’t match the date of my next predicted period on another screen. PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker is just too difficult, changes are not helpful, info is all over the place. Deleted it from my phone and am getting a new one.

by RedDogueRealty

I have loved PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker for so long! Until last month when it all changed. I wonder if PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker editors have ever heard the old adage, “Don’t fix it if ain’t broke.” For the most part they kept the layout the same, but changed the look of everything. 🤬 Before, you could look at the flowers and they were so cute, you knew exactly what emotion they reflected. You didn’t have to read the emotion to guess what it was supposed to represent. It was fun to keep daily logs. Now the emoji faces are so ugly and stupid looking, everything is a guess. The calendar hurts my eyes to look at now; it is so confusing. I hate the look of the whole thing! I wish it would just go back to the way it was. If it doesn’t get better soon, I’ll have to start looking for another app. What a shame because this one used to be perfect!

by Nagfreedom25

I’ve been using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker for many many years and I needed to get a new phone. Once I got my new phone and re-enterred my password etc the whole app look and even name changed (I even went in and paid for the other app that looked more like the one I had been using but this one cost which my other one was free and on my phone already called period diary and after paying that one didn’t have my info either) AND all my past several years of period tracking all disappeared and there was no one to even contact to find out what happened so now I’m completely starting from scratch which this information should be stored someplace but I cannot figure out how to access it bc PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker doesn’t have any contact us or chat place to ask questions or get assistance. It’s so frustrating to have it work great and then all my data be gone overnight. I had it tracking my period to the day but now it’s all messed up. I’m so annoyed by this

by Barbara E-grill

I’ve been a user for so long. And updates are normal, like updates help fix bugs, and make PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker match new styles of the company and apps. But there was a recent update that I myself and others don’t really like. The “log your symptoms” has changed so much. And now all I log in is if my period is heavy, light, medium, if I have acne, blackheads and consolation, and my mood (confused, angry, and calm). Like wth! Those are my only options. Before I could log if I was hungry, if I had back pain, am I bloated, how bad is my constipation, etc. Oh and before the update I could log in my notes etc! I honestly wish this new update kept the format of the others for the symptom thingy because this is the only app that I can use that doesn’t say it’s for 9+ and has chat rooms, and videos on “educational” thingssss. Please take this into consideration before making the next update.

by Kurschybee

This is truly a great app. It can be a little confusing at first but this is about periods - we’re all confused - yes???

Anyway - I would love for the developers to expand PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker into the perimenopause/menopause area. I’ve been searching and searching and there’s not an app that bridges from menstruation and ovulation into the premenopausal time of a woman’s life. IMO - it’s a greatly needed area as women’s bodies are changing A LOT and an app like this would be greatly helpful for the user and the healthcare professionals trying to get us through this strange time in life. Please consider this - you have a HUGE population of women either in peri menopause or are approaching that time. Tracking periods and moods while in these older years can be extremely helpful while working with healthcare staff to get through it. Thx!!

by Suziland

I’ve been using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker for over a year, and haven’t had any problems with it. I’d love for there to a notification option, or better yet, an email option. So that you could receive a private email reminder (or app notification) when you’re 5-7 days away from starting. In some weeks, I’ve used the notes sections, but I find that I rarely remember to use it. At the risk of being annoying, it might be helpful to have a “What are your symptoms and emotions today?” notification in the evenings during your period, and maybe a day or two before and after? I’m definitely satisfied with PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker as it stands though! (obviously, I’ve used it every month for a year and a half!)

by Creat Nicknamev

First off before I criticize PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker I must say it is still an app on my phone and I use it and it is very handy and is the best period tracker I've used. Now there is one bug. When I start my period PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker sill says I'm late. And everyday of my period I have to manually click on each and everyday I'm on it, and it keeps saying can not change can not change, or it will delete my Previous day of starting my period, or it will think I started my period everytime. It does not manually count I have to click each and everyday from start to end my period, or it will say my period lasted 1 day. So I kinda have to fight with it to get my start to end date correct. It just a little bug. Idk how to fix it. Or if it is indeed supposed to do that. Other than that I love PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker and a little fighting is worth keeping it on my phone.

by Not Destiny

I’ve used PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker every month to keep track of my period since 2014. I like to know what day I will likely be starting my period without having to calculate the days since my last period or remember the dates myself. So easy to use, just open PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker and it gives you a countdown to what day your period should start, and in my experience it is usually very accurate down to the day. When first starting to track your period with PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker, you will want to keep in mind that it will take a few months of logging your cycle for PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker to accurately calculate when your next period will be, since everyone is different and it is based on how long your past cycles have been. Thanks so much for PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker!

by Carol And Ashleigh

PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker is the best one I have found. My daughter just turned 13 and will not download it on her phone. She’s very embarrassed and doesn’t want anyone to see it. So, it’s on my phone. She just calls to tell me her cycle started or ended. She was pretty cute when we told her about her period would be coming in the next few years. She asked “ does it only happen one time”? I said “no, it happens every month”. That didn’t go over well at all. Then she asked “ how many times total would she get it?” I said for about 40 years. It was totally hysterical to me how she reacted but she was completely mortified. So, going back to the original question- yes! It’s a fantastic app and I hope it gets off my phone soon. I’m 49, I did my time!!

by Reviewer Mmpb

to previous reviewer - I think it’s just the way PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker is programed —so you would need to enter just start date & end date of your periods (not every single day you’re on) so yeah.
i like PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker. Just 1 added feature i’d like to see: if there could be a summary list for all the notes i’ve taken every day. idk if other ladies would take different notes other than the available ones that are available in PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker such as mood, temp etc, but i do keep track of my bm & what other intimate things i note. so i’d love love it if i can view all my notes on 1 page say for like the week or the month and then if incan export it or take pic of it or send to my notes for data keeps, that'll b super awesome. thanks-

by TeachCoach3

Using this tracker I successfully planned 3 pregnancies in 4 years. I liked that it gave a range of ovulation days, so we knew which week we should be "trying" on. Each time it was accurate because only once did it take us more than 2 months of trying. And one time it only took the one try. Perhaps we are just really fertile, but it was good to know when I would be fertile so we could also plan not to get pregnant in between babies. Now I'm done with baby making and I use it to track my period just so I know when it's coming and I like that I can add notes about my emotions and how heavy the flow is on each day.

by Adaroooooood

UPDATE: time zones affect the data on your calendar so heads up if you’re going on vacation and see that your data’s been erased?!?! The team responded to my email and once arriving home, my data was recovered.
I’ve been using PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker for over two years and have grown from just logging my periods. I would log my intimate dates and end up using this as a legitimate diary to log about my days. I traveled today and when I opened my app to show a friend something, all my logs were erased with the exception of one I wrote two days ago. Alongside all the days I was intimate have been eradicated and it’s frustrating to lose all this data. For two years I’ve written down dreams and much more and would rate this 5 stars if I could get my data back😕😕😕.

by Ktfuchs

I downloaded Period Diary about 4 years after I got my Mirena IUD. For those first few blissful years, I had no period whatsoever and life was grand. When it came back, I started tracking so that I could know when I needed to have pads and tampons on hand. As I logged more information, the tracker became more accurate and I was able to better estimate my cycle length and ovulation by pairing PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker ’s predictions with my physiological observations. It also comes in handy when at the gynecologist’s office and I’m asked for the date of my last menstrual period.

I am not at the point of trying to conceive, but I imagine Period Tracker becomes even more useful in that scenario. Logging my period makes even that less than fun time of month a little brighter. PeriodDiaryOvulationTracker is very easy to use and good at what it does. I’ll continue to use it for as long as I have a period!

by AvoQui

I started using the period calendar 2-years ago after having a partial hysterectomy to keep up with the revolving hormonal toll that happens every 28-days. I was looking to make a few calendar notes of cramps, hot flashes, nausea and stuff — instead I have learned MUCH MORE about my body than I could have ever anticipated. This calendar has flowers on it every month that point out to me that these are days of Ovulation. Prior to using this calendar I had trouble keeping up with that stuff. At this stage in my life it Really Makes A Difference. I am 48 and officially in menopause and thanks (in part), to this calendar I am not having a scary and unpredictable time. In fact it’s very predictable (hot flashes, chocolate cravings, sore breast, etc) thanks to this chronicling calendar. I also love that it allows me to make notes on each calendar day about intimacies or fluctuating feelings. Thanks Developers! Way to go!