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Flo与Maya 2026:隐私、功能与价格比较

Last updated: February 2026·Flo vs Maya·PinkyBloom: Free

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

FeatureFloMayaPinkyBloom
Price~$49.99/yr premiumFree with ads + IAPFree
Users440M+10M+ downloadsGrowing
Data storageCloud (Flo servers)Cloud-basedStored on your phone
Privacy track record$56M class actionDocumented Facebook data sharingNever sold, no ads; partner sharing end-to-end encrypted
AI assistantCloud-based chatbotBuilt-in AI assistant (Pinky)
Voice logging
Mood forecasts
Account requiredEmail requiredAccount requiredNo account needed
AdsAds in free tierYes (ad-supported)No ads ever
Doctor visit reports
Health vaultFace ID protected
LanguagesManySeveral (strong in South Asia)71 languages

Overview

Flo和Maya是受欢迎的月经追踪器,用户群体重叠,尤其是在南亚。Flo是全球领先者,拥有4.4亿用户,是一个综合健康平台,提供AI聊天机器人、社区论坛和丰富的内容。Plackal Tech的Maya规模较小,但在印度、巴基斯坦、孟加拉国、尼泊尔和斯里兰卡深耕,下载量超过1000万。

Flo吸引那些希望拥有功能丰富、一体化健康平台的用户。Maya吸引那些希望拥有简单、易于使用的月经追踪器,并提供针对南亚受众的健康建议的用户。

不幸的真相是,这两个应用都被发现与Facebook共享用户的私密健康数据。Flo的规模庞大;Maya则通过详细的日记条目和应用互动数据进行共享。对于450多万的用户群体来说,这代表了健康应用历史上最大的集体隐私侵犯之一。

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的高级版收费约49.99美元/年。免费版有广告。Maya是免费的,带有广告,并提供应用内购买。两者都通过广告获利——同样的广告基础设施使它们的记录数据共享成为可能。

成本问题实际上是关于您支付的除了金钱之外的东西。Flo和Maya都证明了它们的“免费”或广告支持的层级伴随着您的健康数据流向广告公司的隐性成本。

PinkyBloom是免费的。没有广告。对于希望拥有尊重隐私的月经追踪器的南亚及全球用户,PinkyBloom是明确的选择。

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.

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