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Products that do what I built a privacy-first period tracker but it seems nobody cares does
There’s something quietly unsettling about how normal it's become to hand over our most personal data to apps that barely deserve our trust. My wife once showed me a notification she got from her period tracking app. At first, it seemed like a simple reminder. But then came the ads. Not long after, she started getting eerily specific suggestions on other platforms. Things she hadn’t searched for. Things that felt too close. Somewhere, her cycle had been turned into a data point. That bothered me more than I can explain. These apps promise helpful insights. But in return, they take so much.…
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Hey HN, after the app I actually used to track my period wanted me to log in and save my data in the cloud, I decided to write my own. Most apps in this area are based on a subscription model and display far too much information anyway. For me, a simple calendar is enough where I can add a few notes if necessary. So that is the result of my work - a simple design and the data is only saved on the smartphone.
2024 · play.google.com
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Private pregnancy tracker. No cloud, no accounts.
Jun 2026 · getzorya.app
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The private period tracker that grows with every cycle
13d ago · simply-track.com
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Private cycle tracking that stays on your phone
26d ago · apps.apple.com
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The idea is to share data-based insights about sexual life I’ve worked in SexEd startups, and it’s wild that humanity doesn’t have this data. Most major academic studies have focused on sex primarily from a health and reproduction perspective, leaving many important and interesting questions unexplored (for many reasons) To promote transparency, the anonymous data will be open-sourced, allowing researchers, students and anyone interested to analyze it
2025 · worldsexmap.com
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Privacy-first self-advocacy tool for perimenopause.
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com
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Private period tracker with apple intelligence
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com
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