Comparison
Flo vs Maya 2026: Personvern, Funksjoner & Pris Sammenlignet
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 og Maya er populære menstruasjonssporere med overlappende brukerbaser, spesielt i Sør-Asia. Flo er den globale lederen med 440 millioner brukere, en omfattende helseplattform med AI-chatbot, samfunnsfora og omfattende innhold. Maya fra Plackal Tech er mindre, men dypt etablert i India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal og Sri Lanka med over 10 millioner nedlastinger.
Flo appellerer til brukere som ønsker en funksjonsrik, alt-i-ett helseplattform. Maya appellerer til brukere som ønsker en enkel, tilgjengelig menstruasjonssporer med helsetips tilpasset sørasiatiske publikum.
Den ubehagelige sannheten er at begge appene har blitt tatt for å dele brukernes intime helsedata med Facebook. Flo gjorde det i stor skala; Maya gjorde det gjennom detaljerte dagboksoppføringer og app-interaksjonsdata. For deres kombinerte brukerbase på over 450 millioner mennesker, representerer dette en av de største kollektive personvernsbruddene i historien til helseapper.
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 tar ~$49.99/år for premium. Den gratis versjonen har annonser. Maya er gratis med annonser og tilbyr kjøp i appen. Begge tjener penger gjennom annonsering — den samme reklameinfrastrukturen som muliggjorde deres dokumenterte datadeling.
Kostnadsspørsmålet handler egentlig om hva du betaler utover penger. Både Flo og Maya har bevist at deres "gratis" eller annonsefinansierte nivåer kommer med den skjulte kostnaden av at helsedataene dine flyter til reklamefirmaer.
PinkyBloom er gratis. Ingen annonser. For brukere over hele Sør-Asia og globalt som ønsker en menstruasjonssporer som respekterer deres personvern, er PinkyBloom det klare valget.
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.
