Fertility Apps.....thoughts?

[MrsB110616]

Are any fertility apps any good? I've got Ovia and Pink Pad but getting different fertile/ovulation dates...confused! X

I really like fertility friend. It's old in its style but does the job :)

Did you get any conflicting dates or did it seem to be about right? I'm not TTC yet (got a holiday to a Zika area booked so have had to delay) but wanted to get everything tracked in advance. It's all so confusing!

I think it's each to their own when it comes to this. Im using fertility friend and found it works fine for me. I've tried ovia and kindara and I couldn't get on with those. But I know ladies on here that get on fine with them so it really is playing around with a number of them until you find one you're comfortable with

I've always used MyCalendar for AF tracking and since TTC I've started with Ovia and FertilityFriend. I like the clean visuals and feel of Ovia but FertilityFriend seems more scientific to me, but I'm not sure why. Both give roughly the same fertile dates but I DTD both sides of the dates to be sure. I'm on cycle 3 so it's not worked yet but it does make me feel a little more in control.

Thanks all! I've downloaded a couple more to try and get my head round them

I've found Kindara the clearest!

I've downloaded Ovia...only used it for a week but liking it so far 😊

I think it depends how you are tracking, if you are just going off period dates they will all slightly be different. Same with CM or CP but if you are temping they seem to be pretty consistent. I used to use Ovia as it was easy when i first started to get used to it, now i use Fertility Friend and find it really helpful and interesting.

I loved Ovia. I just got my BFP on my second month of TTC. It took out lots of guesswork without being to all-consuming. I didn't like focusing on much besides ovulation as it made it seem like a chore and overly complicated. I preferred the old method of lots of sex, folic acid and crossed fingers but as a PP said, each to their own. Good luck OP

I like Ovia, but am definitely finding it gets more accurate in its predictions over time, as it gets closer to my cycles rather than 'average' ones. Presumably you've got a bit of a wait until TTC if you've not yet gone to the Zika risk country, so (assuming you're not on hormonal conception) I'd start tracking periods now (but nothing else - don't get obsessive!) so that you get a good sense of your normal cycle length, the variation in that, etc.