Comparison
Flo vs Clover 2026: Ochrana súkromia, funkcie a porovnanie cien
Our verdict
Flo is the most popular period tracker but was accused of sharing data with Google and Meta. Clover by Wachanga claims privacy while running ads that require data collection. Both have privacy contradictions at different scales. PinkyBloom resolves both — no ads, never sold.
Flo vs Clover vs PinkyBloom
| Feature | Flo | Clover | PinkyBloom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ~$49.99/yr premium | Free with ads + IAP | Free |
| Users | 440M+ | 10M+ downloads | Growing |
| Data storage | Cloud (Flo servers) | Local + cloud sync | Stored on your phone |
| Privacy track record | $56M class action | Ad SDK contradictions | Never sold, no ads; partner sharing end-to-end encrypted |
| AI assistant | Cloud-based chatbot | Built-in AI assistant (Pinky) | |
| Voice logging | |||
| Mood forecasts | |||
| Community features | Forums and stories | ||
| Ads | Ads in free tier | Yes (ad-supported) | No ads ever |
| Account required | Email required | Claims no account needed | No account needed |
| Doctor visit reports | |||
| Languages | Many | 52 languages | 71 languages |
Overview
Flo a Clover predstavujú rôzne úrovne sledovania menštruácie. Flo je globálny gigant s 440 miliónmi používateľov, komplexnou zdravotnou platformou a prémiovými predplatnými. Clover od Wachanga je viacjazyčný stredne veľký sledovač s 10 miliónmi stiahnutí a podporou 52 jazykov, populárny v Rusku, krajinách SNŠ, Európe, juhovýchodnej Ázii a na Blízkom východe.
Flo ponúka šírku: AI chatbot, 70+ symptómov, komunitné fóra, tehotenský režim, tisíce odborných článkov. Clover ponúka prístupnosť: ľahký, bezplatný sledovač dostupný v mnohých jazykoch.
Obe sú podporované reklamami vo svojich bezplatných verziách. Obe tvrdia, že im záleží na súkromí používateľov. Obe majú protichodnosti medzi svojím marketingom súkromia a svojimi skutočnými praktikami zberu údajov.
Privacy comparison
Flo's privacy failures are set out in an FTC complaint and a federal class action: sharing menstrual data with Google, Facebook, and Flurry Analytics. Flo paid $8M to settle in 2025, admitting nothing. A California jury found Meta liable for eavesdropping.
Clover's privacy claims are more subtle but structurally contradictory. Wachanga markets Clover as not requiring accounts and not sharing data. But the app runs ads from Google and other networks. Advertising SDKs collect device identifiers, behavioral data, and usage patterns — that's the baseline requirement for ad serving. Claiming "no data sharing" while embedding ad networks that transmit data is a contradiction.
The scale differs: Flo's sharing ended in a settlement; Clover's is built into its business model. But both demonstrate that cloud-based, ad-supported period trackers have inherent privacy limitations.
PinkyBloom eliminates both patterns. No ads, no ad SDKs, no accounts.
Features and intelligence
Flo is the more feature-rich app: AI chatbot, community forums, pregnancy content, and extensive expert articles. Clover is simpler: basic cycle predictions, symptom logging, and fertility estimates across 52 languages.
Neither offers voice logging or predictive mood forecasting.
PinkyBloom provides a complete AI-powered health platform: conversational AI, voice logging, mood forecasts, doctor visit reports, encrypted partner sharing, health vault, and widgets. It covers 71 languages (19 more than Clover).
Pricing comparison
Flo účtuje približne 49,99 dolárov ročne za prémiové predplatné. Clover je zadarmo s reklamami a nákupmi v aplikácii. Rozdiel v finančných nákladoch je významný.
Skryté náklady sú podobné: obe používajú modely podporované reklamami. Prémiová verzia Flo odstraňuje reklamy, ale neodstraňuje cloudové ukladanie údajov. Nákupy v aplikácii Clover odstraňujú niektoré reklamy, ale základná infraštruktúra reklamného SDK zostáva.
PinkyBloom je zadarmo, bez reklám. Viac funkcií ako Flo, širšia jazyková podpora ako Clover. Celkové náklady: 0 dolárov.
There's a better option
Flo has documented privacy failures at massive scale. Clover claims privacy while running ads. PinkyBloom has no ads, never sells your data, and needs no account. 71 languages (vs Clover's 52), a built-in AI assistant.
