Period tracking app options?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Harvest6671@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨selfhosted@lemmy.world⁩

With the stories about data from period tracking apps being shared with law enforcement, I was wondering if there was a self hosted alternative I could host for my daughter. My searches so far have not returned any good results. Thanks!

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CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I wrote a period app for my partner, everything is encrypted and never leaves the device.

It has a option where you can set false passwords, so that if you are being compelled to unlock it, it will get up fake data.

Code is open source: github.com/cameroncros/PrivatePeriodTracker

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cross.p…

It may not meet your needs, but perhaps worth a look. I am open to adding features (except for ads and tracking obviously).

(I have posted this before, but with an inappropriate account)

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- Countess425@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This is the lord’s work made real right here. Bless you.
  
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  - CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Texas is exactly why I wrote it. I wish my app was a waste of time and no one ever needs it :(
    
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- innercitadel@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  That duress feature is neat!!
  
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- Onurb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Thats reall nice
  
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OwnClient5872@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I wrote a period app for my partner, everything is encrypted and never leaves the device.

It has a option where you can set false passwords, so that if you are being compelled to unlock it, it will get up fake data.

Code is open source: github.com/cameroncros/PrivatePeriodTracker

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cross.p…

It may not meet your needs, but perhaps worth a look. I am open to adding features (except for ads and tracking obviously).

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- Biff@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  “if you are being compelled to unlock it” What kind of world are we living in? I feel awful for the kids of today.
  
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  - DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yeah holy fuck, that’s dystopian.
    
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  - UFO64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    This could 100% happen in the US today given the reproductive laws being passed.
    
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  - Countess425@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That’s just if it’s unlocked with your thumbprint, since, if you’re being arrested the cops get your thumbprint anyway, but if it’s a password or phrase, you have the right to remain silent.
    
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- Harvest6671@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  This is super cool. Unfortunately all the teens are using iPhones and I don’t think I’ll be able to install this. If it’s ever an iPhone app I’ll be the first downloader.
  
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  - CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Pretty unlikely that I ever port to iPhone, I dont have one to dev on. To be honest, my partner doesnt even use it, so it was a little bit of a waste of time, except for a learning opportunity.
    
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  - socphoenix@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    If you have an Apple computer and are willing to download some code there’s period underground… it’s terribly written by me for my wife. She uses it on her iPhone and it keeps all data local. I never tried to get it on the App Store due to qt licenses, and because the encryption module didn’t compile so it will rely on you not unlocking your device for someone who shouldn’t be seeing the data. There’s other options I’ve seen on here hopefully one of those will work.
    
    It does exist on the android store with encryption as an option and blank data with no warning if you enter the wrong password. Also includes a quick delete and a quick delete with random data written into the database as deletion options
    
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  - cooopsspace@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Given that Apple is more likely to submit to government coercion and doesn’t allow side loading of apps your next phone should be Android. Especially one that supports GrapheneOS or CalyxOS.
    
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ptz@dubvee.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Got nothing to suggest but just wanted to call out that you’re an awesome dad.

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- Harvest6671@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I try
  
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dandroid@dandroid.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Sorry, I’m just a dude with no periods that buries my head in the sand a bit to much. The government is doing fucking WHAT with your period information? How is this any of their business? Why would they want to know this information?

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- pyromaster55@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Using it to determine if you get pregnant and then suddenly aren’t. So they can charge you for getting an abortion.
  
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  - dandroid@dandroid.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That is fucking insane, considering there are a million reasons why someone might not have a period (stress, could just be an irregular person, or literally no reason at all. Humans are not all the same). Or they could simply forget to input data into their calendar one time. Or they could simply decide that they don’t want to use the app any more, then change their mind a few months later. This data would be circumstantial evidence at best, and if anyone is being convicted of a crime based on this data, I am extremely suspicious of the court system in that country/state.
    
    And that’s BEFORE we even talk about how it’s a huge invasion of privacy.
    
    And which governments are doing this?
    
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- midas@ymmel.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Men trying to control women’s bodies. Tale as old as time sadly.
  
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- starcat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Folks are misleading you. There’s CONCERN this could happen, it’s not happening.
  
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TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Use the one built into iPhones and either encrypt iCloud so Apple cannot read it ( but no way to recover if you forget password) or turn off iCloud sync for health data (you will lose history with new phone).

Or, print out a one page annual calendar and use a pencil.

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nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Menstrual cycle trackers

Drip - Menstrual cycle and fertility tracking. Everything you enter stays on your device.

log28 - a (very) simple no-frills period tracker for Android.
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- Damage@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  They are both on f-droid btw
  
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- RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Started using Drip a few months back, seems interesting as it bases next period time on the last ones.
  
  Log28 just takes what you enter as period length to show when the next one starts.
  
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poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
F-droid has a few Android apps: search.f-droid.org/?q=period&lang=en

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- woofbark@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Drip seems wonderful. Thanks for posting.
  
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grannyweatherwax@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
A woman. I’m interested too… It’s really tiring keeping track of it on an analog Calendar.

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- nodiet@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Just so you see it, on android at least I can recommend drip which is open source and also keeps your data local. It’s available on fdroid: f-droid.org/de/packages/com.drip/
  
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- Harvest6671@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Thank you!
  
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Black616Angel@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Look into Periodical as well, it’s on fdroid and completely local. It also shows when the next period should be and works better than some closed source apps.

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cooopsspace@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’d probably just spin up a calendar such as one on Nextcloud but also change the name of the event to another plausible name such as:

Pay day Walk the cat Pick up groceries

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- corroded@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  As someone who uses Nextcloud, why do you suggest obfuscating the name of the calendar event? My nextcloud instance is only accessible from outside my LAN via HTTPS, so no concern about someone using a packet sniffer on public WiFi or something of that sort. The server is located on my property, so physical security isn’t a real concern unless someone breaks in with a USB drive or physically removes the server from the rack and steals it. If someone was to gain access to my network remotely, they’d still need login credentials for Nextcloud or for Proxmox in order to clone the VM drive.
  
  To be clear, I’m not disagreeing with you; I’m wondering if I may be over-estimating data security on my home network. Considering you’re posting from infosec.pub, I’m assuming you know more about this than I do.
  
  Also, I feel like I need to say that the fact that OP even needs to consider data security for something like really makes me wonder how parts of our society have gone so wrong.
  
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  - bogo@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    If your concern for wanting to self host is that you’re concerned your government might attempt to access that data, then you should also assume they could get a warrant for that data and force you to decrypt it if it were encrypted at rest on a machine in your home.
    
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  - SeriousBug@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    The police can confiscate your servers. Considering some states are treating abortion as murder, I don’t think it’s unrealistic to say the police could raid your home and confiscate your devices just on suspicion.
    
    The only thing safe against that is an encrypted device locked with a password, no biometrics like fingerprints or face ID. As far as I know, you can refuse to give a password under the 5th amendment, but you can’t refuse to unlock a device with a fingerprint reader or face ID.
    
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- Sirence@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  But how would that work? I wouldn’t know when my next cycle begins before the current one ends so I’d have to adjust all future entries myself all the time? Or would you not add future periods but then what is the point if you’d just get surprised anyways? And also adding in PMS and evaluation, would you do them as 3 separate calendars? If it’s in the same one doesn’t it get visually confusing?
  
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  - cooopsspace@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    To tell you the truth - I don’t bleed from my genitals so I don’t have the solution for you.
    
    Time between periods should be 24-38 days. If you can’t manage that in a calendar, how can an app know?
    
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iamacat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Drip is one of the better options if you want to just download something from your app store of choice. It’s FOSS, requires minimal permissions, and seems to store all data locally.

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irotsoma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’ve heard log28 is a good simple app with a local database and without tracking. I haven’t looked at it too closely to verify much. But seems like it hasn’t had an update for a while.

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Chickenstalker@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Why do you even need an app? A paper calendar should suffice. Seriously, what function does an app do?

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- Harvest6671@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Aside from what the other commenter said, this is something I’m looking for for my daughter and believe it or not she prefers an app.
  
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- RankWeis@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Besides ease of use and the practicality of having it at hand at all times, these apps show you important stats like longest time between periods, average time between periods, current time since last period. Same with length of period. All useful stats for you, your doctor, and potentially your partner if you’re trying for a baby.
  
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Strangely_Kangaroo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’m looking for a good option too. Hopefully someone chimes in with something!

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