There truly is an app for everything. At first, it may seem like infertility is not something which benefits from an app. However, there are many ways you can use an infertility app to help with your treatment. Some apps are designed to help you with medications, while other apps have more practical purposes. As with any other element of your infertility treatment plan, which app you need largely depends on your individualized plan. Because of this, it is important to look at both the pros and cons as well as unique features of each app to help you decide whether or not it is a good fit for your fertility treatment.

Fertility Friend

Fertility Friend helps you track the best days to conceive. Fertility Friend accomplishes this by creating a fertility chart based on your personal information. Your fertility chart predicts your fertility window. A typical window only lasts for a few days and represents when you are most likely to get pregnant. Many infertility treatment plans rely on this window to succeed, so it is important you are actively keeping track of when the window occurs, as it can be altered by other factors in your treatment.

Fertility Friend is considered one of the best apps because it is the oldest, with a slew of customer reviews confirming the quality. The basic part of the app is free, but if you want any of the extra features, including message boards and a more detailed report on your fertility signals, you must pay a VIP membership fee.

Glow

Glow focuses not only on tracking data to help determine fertility cycles, but it also focuses on educating users. The founders and medical advisors associated with Glow recognize infertility is often difficult to discuss outside of a clinical setting. The app attempts to normalize infertility discussions, offering a more detailed look at what goes into predicting your fertility cycle and how to address other infertility issues.

Glow was launched in 2013 by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. While Max is not a medical expert, he invested a great deal into making Glow a successful and informative app by teaming up with infertility specialists. Glow is also one of the few infertility apps which has information on treating both male and female infertility, while most apps generally only focus on female infertility.

Glow is free for basic use, but it requires a yearly fee for the more advanced features. Glow is a little more expensive than the average infertility app, so consider looking for an alternative if you are on a budget.

Clue

Clue is a more traditional infertility app. It is used for collecting data on a number of factors, including cramps, emotional changes, sleep patterns, when you and your partner try to conceive and when you take infertility medications. Clue has a category for practically everything you could imagine relating to infertility. This is especially helpful for more involved infertility treatment plans. Doctors may recommend it to help determine whether or not a medication is having an inadvertent side effect. This is important because infertility treatment plans often involve numerous medications, so it is normally difficult to determine which one may be causing issues.

As of writing, Clue is free. One of the few downsides to Clue is it does not provide as much in-depth information as other fertility apps. The app was designed with a fairly simplistic interface, but because it tracks so much information some users are still overwhelmed by Clue.

Kindara

Kindara is used to determine your ovulation cycle. The biggest claim to fame of the app is an ovulation calculator. The ovulation calculator considers both large and small details other apps overlook to determine your cycle. It is also compatible with other fertility apps, such as Wink. While it is not the main focus, Kindara also includes an advanced calendar so you can easily track clinic dates or when you need to take your medications.

While it is a thorough app, it is divided into multiple segments. For more involved treatment plans, you may benefit from a more condensed app.

Ovia

Ovia focuses on precise data more than anything else. As of writing it is one of the newest apps on the market, but it already boasts a number of users. It was also made by a couple who personally struggled with infertility and created the app to address their own concerns.  Ovia is similar to Glow, focusing on education as much as tracking information. Not only does it help determine your ovulation cycle, but it explains how the calculations are made and helps identify what causes irregular periods and other fertility issues. Unlike Glow, you do not need to pay extra for this support. Ovia is also compatible with other apps and even syncs up with Fitbit.

Because it focuses on precision, Ovia needs more information than your average app. It is great for more complex fertility treatments, but it may end up being too much if you have a streamlined plan.

Dot Fertility Tracker

Dot is another app which focuses on your ovulation cycle. Dot uses a specialized algorithm to pinpoint the exact times where you have the best chance to conceive. The most unique feature of Dot is how the app grows and develops. Dot is constantly getting smarter because it grows the more information you enter into it, allowing the algorithm to better adapt and predict your cycle. This is helpful for longer plans, but some users worry the app needs too much time to gather information.

OvaGraph

OvaGraph is one of the most expensive apps because it comes with a peripheral device, the OvaCue. OvaCue measures your saliva and cervical mucus, allowing you to predict your ovulation cycle roughly a week in advance. The founders of OvaGraph worked alongside fertility author, Toni Weschler, famous for creating the Weschler Fertility Awareness Method. This method has been used in millions of fertility treatment plans. OvaGraph is one of the best apps on the market, but it costs several hundred dollars more than other apps.

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