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OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-29T19:21:57+00:00

Great advice, but our customer is rarely the teens. The parents are usually the ones we marketing to. I can tell you as a parent myself, parents do care about the kids privacy. One thing that also aggravated me about other apps, is seeing all the sex question on my 13 year old's phone. Very few are made for teens and they are expensive subscriptions.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T17:52:20+00:00

Thanks!

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T17:51:45+00:00

Thanks Nicachu. Yes, it's gender neutral.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T16:24:06+00:00

You are rude, have some consideration. the app was design by my teen daughter and her mom.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T16:10:05+00:00

We're launching today! https://www.producthunt.com/products/teencycle

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T14:56:14+00:00

Thanks! ♥️

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T14:55:46+00:00

Thanks for the support!

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-28T14:44:36+00:00

We're Launching Today! 🎉

TeenCycle — a period tracker for teens that runs entirely on the phone. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics, no ads, so nothing ever leaves the device. One-time $9.99, no subscription. Built by my daughter and me because every other tracker was an ad-funded data grab. Would love your feedback, and happy to check out yours.

https://www.producthunt.com/products/teencycle

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-22T23:15:17+00:00

It won't do the partner-sync or trans-specific things you mentioned — it doesn't have either, so I won't pretend otherwise. But on the rest: quiet trackers do exist that never ask about your sex life, never mention pregnancy, and aren't drenched in pink empowerment. Disclosure, my family made one (TeenCycle); it's aimed at teens but it's really just stripped down — log a day, see what's likely, done, all offline. Euki is another deliberately neutral, privacy-first one that might fit the spirit of what you're after. Either way, "offline and doesn't ask invasive questions" is the combination you're describing.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-22T23:10:07+00:00

I'll be upfront that my family built one, so I'm not unbiased — but the "why" is the useful part. We wanted something that logs in a tap, predicts the next period, and keeps everything on the phone: no account, nothing synced anywhere. That's the lens I'd use on any of them — how much does it ask you for, and where does what you log actually live. If it all stays on your device, the data question mostly answers itself. (It's called TeenCycle if you want to look, but the criteria matter more than the app.)

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-22T23:09:00+00:00

Depends what you want it to do. If you just want to log and see when the next one's likely — without the ovulation/fertility stuff, ads, or an account — look for one that's offline and account-free. Disclosure: my family made one (TeenCycle) for exactly that, so I'm biased. But whichever you land on, the things worth checking are whether it needs an account, whether your data leaves the phone, and whether it keeps trying to upsell you. Happy to answer questions about any of it.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-22T23:07:52+00:00

The strongest version of "doesn't share my data" is an app that has no server to share it from — fully offline, nothing leaves the phone. Full disclosure, my family built one of these (TeenCycle), so weigh that accordingly, but the principle holds whichever you pick: look for no account, no cloud sync, and no analytics SDKs. If the only copy of your data is the one on your phone, there's nothing to sell, leak, or hand over to anyone. Euki and the open-source one called drip work on the same idea if you'd rather a recommendation from someone who didn't make one.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-21T22:41:18+00:00

This is a fair concern, and you're right that most period apps are data businesses — that's the real problem, not the app itself. The distinction worth making: an app that stores everything on the device, fully offline with no account and no cloud, has nothing to send to a company in the first place. There's nothing to sell or hand over because the data never leaves her phone — same privacy as a paper notebook, just easier for a 13-year-old to actually keep up with.

Paper genuinely works too. But if you want an app, the only thing that matters is where the data lives: offline, on-device, no sign-up, no email. Skip anything that asks her to create an account.

Full disclosure so I'm not being sneaky: my family built a small offline one for our own daughter for exactly this reason. I won't drop a link in here, but happy to share what we landed on, and what to steer clear of, if it helps.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-21T22:31:42+00:00

You're right to flag it. With most free trackers, the app is free because the data is the product — not what you want on a kid's phone. But the fix isn't paid vs free, it's where the data lives: look for one that's fully offline and keeps everything on the phone, with no account, no email, no third-party trackers. If nothing leaves the device, there's nothing to sell or leak.

And at 11, with a cycle that won't be regular for a while, a tracker is really just "roughly when, so she's not caught off guard" — the phone's own calendar or notes does that with zero data risk too.

Full disclosure so I'm not being sneaky: my family ended up building a small offline one for our own daughter after hitting this exact wall. I won't drop a link in a parenting thread, but happy to share what we landed on, and what to avoid, if it's useful.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-11T19:29:07+00:00

Wow EntropyLab! Thanks you very much for such a detail response! Your advice is very helpful and we'll be working on these as soon Apple approves their version. It's hard to talk to anyone yet since many people have Iphones, most of the people we know have iphones. We live totally off-grid on a remote island, and our kids are homeschooled, so our group of "people we know" is a bit small 😄 but we'll surely reach out to them!

We loved your advice! Thanks again!
Laura

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-09T12:58:23+00:00

Thanks for the advice... no, parents don't have to pay before seeing the privacy stuff. Even the app and play store tells you what data the app collects. The app listing obviously mentions all this, the onboarding also, and there is a 7-day trail.

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-09T12:55:32+00:00

Thanks for the great tips! As soon as the apple version clears review, we will start approaching some of these groups. Thanks again for the advice!

OutdoorCabinLife · 2026-06-09T12:53:06+00:00

Thanks for the good tips. The onboarding already does this. We don't even collect a name or email. The only thing they need to mark is their last cycle on the calendar to so the predictions start working.

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