Comparison
Flo vs Maya 2026: Comparación de Privacidad, Características y Precio
Our verdict
Flo was accused of sharing menstrual data with Google and Meta, and settled a class action in 2025. Maya was caught by Privacy International sharing diary entries and health data with Facebook. Both apps have documented histories of sending your most intimate data to advertising companies.
Flo vs Maya vs PinkyBloom
| Feature | Flo | Maya | PinkyBloom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ~$49.99/yr premium | Free with ads + IAP | Free |
| Users | 440M+ | 10M+ downloads | Growing |
| Data storage | Cloud (Flo servers) | Cloud-based | Stored on your phone |
| Privacy track record | $56M class action | Documented Facebook data sharing | Never sold, no ads; partner sharing end-to-end encrypted |
| AI assistant | Cloud-based chatbot | Built-in AI assistant (Pinky) | |
| Voice logging | |||
| Mood forecasts | |||
| Account required | Email required | Account required | No account needed |
| Ads | Ads in free tier | Yes (ad-supported) | No ads ever |
| Doctor visit reports | |||
| Health vault | Face ID protected | ||
| Languages | Many | Several (strong in South Asia) | 71 languages |
Overview
Flo y Maya son rastreadores de períodos populares con bases de usuarios superpuestas, particularmente en el sur de Asia. Flo es el líder global con 440 millones de usuarios, una plataforma de salud integral con chatbot de IA, foros comunitarios y contenido extenso. Maya de Plackal Tech es más pequeña pero está profundamente establecida en India, Pakistán, Bangladesh, Nepal y Sri Lanka con más de 10 millones de descargas.
Flo atrae a usuarios que desean una plataforma de salud rica en características y todo en uno. Maya atrae a usuarios que quieren un rastreador de períodos sencillo y accesible con consejos de salud adaptados a audiencias del sur de Asia.
La incómoda verdad es que ambas aplicaciones han sido sorprendidas compartiendo datos íntimos de salud de los usuarios con Facebook. Flo lo hizo a gran escala; Maya lo hizo a través de entradas de diario detalladas y datos de interacción de la aplicación. Para su base de usuarios combinada de más de 450 millones de personas, esto representa una de las mayores violaciones colectivas de privacidad en la historia de las aplicaciones de salud.
Privacy comparison
Both Flo and Maya have documented records of sharing user health data with Facebook — making this comparison a case study in why cloud-based period trackers are fundamentally vulnerable.
Flo's record spans two federal proceedings. The FTC alleged data sharing with Google, Facebook, and analytics firms in 2021, and Flo settled with no fine and no admission. A class action settled in 2025; Flo paid $8M of a $56M total. A California jury found Meta liable for eavesdropping on Flo users' menstrual data.
Maya's violations were documented by Privacy International's landmark 2019 investigation "No Body's Business But Mine." The investigation found Maya transmitted intimate data — including diary text entries where users described symptoms, moods, and sexual activity — to Facebook's SDK. Users writing private health notes were unknowingly sending them to one of the world's largest advertising companies.
Maya is also ad-supported, meaning additional advertising SDKs collect data alongside the Facebook SDK. For Maya's South Asian user base, where digital privacy awareness varies widely, this represents an especially harmful betrayal of trust.
PinkyBloom has no Facebook SDK, no advertising SDKs, and no account. Your cycle log is stored on your phone, not in an account on our servers, and it's never sold.
Features and intelligence
Flo is the more feature-rich app: cloud-based AI chatbot, 70+ symptoms, community forums, pregnancy mode, and thousands of expert articles. It's built to be a comprehensive health platform.
Maya provides solid basic features: cycle predictions, ovulation estimates, symptom logging, a text diary, and health content tailored to South Asian audiences. It's simpler and more accessible but lacks advanced intelligence.
Neither app offers voice logging or predictive mood forecasting.
PinkyBloom supports 71 languages (including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Urdu, and Punjabi) and delivers AI features neither app can match. Voice logging, mood forecasts, doctor visit reports, and encrypted partner sharing — available to users across South Asia and beyond.
Pricing comparison
Flo cobra ~$49.99/año por premium. La versión gratuita tiene anuncios. Maya es gratuita con anuncios y ofrece compras dentro de la aplicación. Ambas monetizan a través de publicidad, la misma infraestructura publicitaria que permitió su compartición de datos documentada.
La cuestión del costo realmente se trata de lo que estás pagando más allá del dinero. Tanto Flo como Maya han demostrado que sus niveles "gratuitos" o soportados por anuncios vienen con el costo oculto de que tus datos de salud fluyan hacia empresas publicitarias.
PinkyBloom es gratuita. Sin anuncios. Para los usuarios en el sur de Asia y globalmente que desean un rastreador de períodos que respete su privacidad, PinkyBloom es la opción clara.
There's a better option
Flo shared data with Google and Meta. Maya shared diary entries with Facebook. Both have proven they can't be trusted with your reproductive health data. PinkyBloom never sells your data and shows no ads — 71 languages including comprehensive South Asian coverage.
