CycleWatch
OS: Windows
cost: $30
review: CycleWatch has a very clean interface for
recording temperature, fluid, and cervical
information as well as viewing the charts for your
own interpretation. A nice feature of the program is
the use of temperature information to draw a
coverline. However, ovulation predictions are only
based on temperature; the program does not use the
fluid or cervical information. In addition, the
program suggests ovulation days in future cycles
based on a modified Calendar method, never adjusting
those future ovulation predictions based on recorded
fluid information. The program crashed once on my
system, but ran fine at other times.
WinBOM
(not currently available)
OS: Palm
cost: $20
review: This program has received formal approval by
WOOMB and
therefore strictly conforms to the Billings Ovulation
Method. This program may not be for everyone as, in
conforming with WOOMB standards, the program does not
record temperature or cervical position
information.
CycleMate
OS: Palm
version 1.1.0: (No longer available)
cost: $15
version
1.0.0
cost: free
review: Records information such as temperature,
cervical position, and one fluid indicator. The note
feature is too short. Some users report that it
crashes on some systems.
Ladymate
OS: Palm
cost: $10
review: This program does allow a number of important
indicators to be recorded. The interface is
attractive, but cumbersome in its navigation. The
program's fertility recommendations rely heavily on
the calendar method, incorporating limited
information from the cervical secretions and cervical
position data.
FemDays
OS: Palm
cost: $19
review: This program does not make predictions, and
it contains a few awkward features. But the newest
version of this program can record and display both
temperature and mucus information.
Unicycle
OS: Palm
cost: free
review: This program allows the recording of both
temperature and mucus information, but does not make
predictions on purpose. The interface could be more
intuititive and the program appears to crash on at
least one OS version.
Pocket Lifestyle: Menstrual Cycle
OS: Palm
cost: $10
review: This program has a nice interface, and
temperature chart. In addition it allows you to take
notes for a cycle. This program does not appear to
allow daily records and graphs of cervical position
or fluid information.
Womancontrol 2.0 (no longer available)
OS: Palm
cost: $9.95
review: This program appears to use the full
compliment of NFP information, however, one review on
Handango.com
complained that the program is excessively slow and
takes an extremely large amount of memory.
MenstrualTrac
OS: Palm
cost: $10
review: A very cumbersome program to both install and
use. Navigation is awkward, data entry involves an
excessive number of taps, and there is no graphical
summary page.
Hormonal
Forecaster
OS: Windows
cost: $25
review: The interface on this program is nice but
sometimes awkward to navigate. Ovulation predictions
are a day late, and the program often displays
calendar-method based predictions on the main screen
even when you request sympto-thermal predictions.
However, this program does allow the user to record
all the relevant sympto-thermal information and it is
one of the few programs that makes fertility
predictions based on temperature and fluid
information. The program features an extensive help
file.
Fertility
Monitor
OS: DOS
cost: $95
review: This program uses an archaic operating system
and is extermely expensive. Demo copies are not
available, but based on the website this program
appears to use the full compliment of fertility
information in the appropriate manner.
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