Period trackers
Apple Health Cycle Tracking privacy rating
Cycle Tracking feature in Apple's Health app on iPhone and Apple Watch for logging periods, symptoms and pregnancy, with period and fertile window predictions.
Summary
Apple Health Cycle Tracking scores 47 out of 100 (grade D) on the period trackers criteria. It meets 1 of 6 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, data stays on device and no account needed. It does not meet open source. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 47 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Device and health analytics are only shared with Apple with consent, but the Apple website sets first-party performance cookies for analytics by default.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
No ads in the Health app, which is included with Apple devices. Apple states it does not sell personal data.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
iCloud, which syncs Health data, has yearly ISO 27001 and 27018 certification audits, but only the certificates are public.
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Partial
Data stays on device Weight 3 of 3
Is cycle data stored only on the device by default?
Data is stored on the device and, when iCloud is on, synced by default with end-to-end encryption that Apple cannot read, which requires two-factor authentication.
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Partial
No account needed Weight 2 of 3
Can the app be used without an account?
An Apple Account is optional and only needed for iCloud sync.