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Clue vs Flo vs Natural Cycles — what each company's page says

Three jobs. No score.

GuideChecked Oct 23No paid rankingsDisclosure

Clue and Flo describe cycle tracking. Natural Cycles describes a temperature method the company calls FDA-cleared birth control. They are not three skins of one app. Facts are the listings checked October 15–17, 2026, plus each listing's Free tier and Ads data lines, checked October 23, 2026. Jaan does not sell ranking order.

Company pages only

What each company states

Clue

Job the company states
A women-led period and cycle tracker for logging bleeding, symptoms, and cycle statistics. Clue's site describes support from a first period through perimenopause.
Contraception claim
Clue says it is not a contraceptive and not a diagnostic test. Clue does not describe a hormone sensor.
Free tier
The listing's Free tier line says Yes. Free to download. Clue Plus is optional. Clue's support article says the Clue Plus price varies by region and is shown in the app. That article does not print a dollar amount.
Account and data
Clue's homepage says you can create a free account. The privacy block says tracked health data is never shared with or sold to advertisers, and that Clue uses usage and device data to measure its own ads. The listing's Ads data line says No.
Modes named
The perimenopause page describes a mode to track changes, and names hot flashes, sleep changes, and cycle-length changes. That page does not say the mode requires Clue Plus.
Price if printed
Free to download. Clue Plus is optional. Clue's support article says the Clue Plus price varies by region and is shown in the app. That article does not print a dollar amount.
Platforms
iOS, Android

Flo

Job the company states
A cycle app Flo describes for periods, ovulation, pregnancy, and perimenopause. You log periods and symptoms. Estimates are product features, not a clinical reading.
Contraception claim
The listing does not describe Flo as birth control. Flo does not describe a hormone sensor. Estimates come from what you log.
Free tier
The listing's Free tier line says Limited. A basic account is free. Flo Premium is an optional monthly or yearly subscription. The Flo Premium page does not print a dollar price.
Account and data
Flo uses an account. The privacy block says Flo will never sell your data, and that Flo uses device IDs to measure its own ads. The listing's Ads data line says No.
Modes named
The homepage names periods, ovulation, pregnancy, and perimenopause, including support for perimenopause symptoms. The pregnancy page describes week-by-week information and a place to chat with other parents-to-be.
Price if printed
A basic account is free. Flo Premium is an optional monthly or yearly subscription. The Flo Premium page does not print a dollar price.
Platforms
iOS, Android

Natural Cycles

Job the company states
A subscription app the company describes as FDA-cleared birth control. It uses temperature to label fertile and non-fertile days. You also buy or use a measuring device, such as the NC° Band, another compatible wearable, or a thermometer.
Contraception claim
Natural Cycles says it is cleared by the FDA as birth control. The company says it is 18+ only, offers no STI protection, and is 93% effective with typical use and 98% effective with perfect use. Regulatory clearance is not a promise that the method will work for you.
Free tier
The listing's Free tier line says No. On October 15, 2026 the homepage described annual and monthly plans and did not print a dollar price. The perimenopause page does not print a separate price.
Account and data
A subscription is required. The privacy block says the company does not sell data, and that it matches scrambled contact and device data with social media sites to target ads. The listing's Ads data line says Yes.
Modes named
The site describes modes for planning pregnancy, following pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause. The perimenopause page describes a stage assessment using temperature from wearables. It does not describe a urine hormone test.
Price if printed
On October 15, 2026 the homepage described annual and monthly plans and did not print a dollar price. The perimenopause page does not print a separate price.
Platforms
iOS, Android, Thermometer or compatible wearable

One at a time

Where each company's page stops

Clue

Open the Clue listing. It is a cycle log. Clue Plus can add analysis. A support article says the price varies by region and is shown in the app. The What's paid block includes a Doctor's Report as a paid feature, from Clue's terms. Clue Connect cycle sharing is a paid feature on that listing.

Flo

Open the Flo listing. A basic account is free. Flo Premium is optional and the Premium page does not print a dollar price. The What's paid block includes a personalized doctor's report. The listing does not say whether that report is in the free account or only in Flo Premium. Read Flo's privacy policy on Flo's site before you create an account.

Natural Cycles

Open the Natural Cycles listing. The company describes FDA-cleared birth control for people over 18. It says the method offers no STI protection, and that it is 93% effective with typical use and 98% effective with perfect use. Regulatory clearance is not a promise that the method will work for you. A subscription is required, and the homepage checked on October 15, 2026 did not print a dollar price.

Irregular cycles

Clue. Clue says predictions depend on the dates you enter. The perimenopause page names cycle-length changes. Clue does not name a separate irregular-cycle mode, and the listing is not a PCOS diagnosis.

Flo. Flo says its estimates are product features, not a clinical reading. Flo's PCOS page is a Health Library article, not a lab result. Flo does not describe a PCOS test.

Natural Cycles. The listing does not name an irregular-cycle mode or a PCOS mode. The birth-control efficacy lines describe birth-control use, not a perimenopause result.

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Questions people bring to these three

Are Clue, Flo, and Natural Cycles the same kind of app?

No. Clue describes a cycle log from a first period through perimenopause, and says it is not a contraceptive. Flo describes logging for periods, ovulation, pregnancy, and perimenopause, and the listing does not describe Flo as birth control. Natural Cycles describes FDA-cleared birth control that uses temperature, for people over 18, with no STI protection, 93% effective with typical use and 98% with perfect use. Regulatory clearance is not a promise that the method will work for you.

Which one is free?

Read Free tier on each listing. On October 23, 2026 that line says Yes for Clue, Limited for Flo, and No for Natural Cycles. Clue Plus and Flo Premium are optional, and neither support page printed a dollar price. Natural Cycles requires a subscription. On October 15, 2026 the homepage did not print a dollar price.

Which should I use if my cycle is irregular?

This page does not name one. Clue says predictions depend on the dates you enter. Flo says estimates are product features, not a clinical reading. The Natural Cycles listing does not name an irregular-cycle mode. None of these sentences is a PCOS diagnosis.

Sources

Each sentence is already on that product's listing, from the company's own page. Free tier and Ads data are the lines on those listings.Read the full disclosure.

  1. ClueClue. Listing checked October 16–17, 2026. Free tier and Ads data checked October 23, 2026.
  2. FloFlo. Listing checked October 16–17, 2026. Free tier and Ads data checked October 23, 2026.
  3. Natural CyclesNatural Cycles. Homepage price note October 15, 2026. Free tier and Ads data checked October 23, 2026.

Checked by the Jaan Labs editors on October 23, 2026.

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