Flo and Phaes for perimenopause, at a glance
| Phaes | Flo | |
|---|---|---|
| Validated perimenopause symptom score | – | |
| Large medically reviewed content library | Focused | |
| Free cycle and symptom tracking | ||
| Turns symptoms into a training plan | – | |
| Heavy strength for bone and muscle | – | |
| Daily readiness check-in drives training | – | |
| Keeps adapting when cycles wander or stop | Tracks |
Is Flo good for perimenopause?
For tracking, yes. Flo is one of the most polished apps in the category, and its perimenopause features help you log irregular cycles and see how hard your symptoms are hitting over time. If your goal is to understand what is happening and spot the pattern, Flo does that well, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
What Flo does well for perimenopause
- Symptom tracking through irregular cycles. When your cycle starts to wander, a good tracker turns the chaos into a visible pattern.
- A symptom score. A simple read on how heavily symptoms are landing, useful for spotting trends and for a doctor visit.
- A large content library. Plenty of medically reviewed reading to make sense of what you are feeling.
Where Flo stops
Tracking tells you what is happening. It does not change what you do tomorrow. And in perimenopause, what you do matters enormously: the NHS and bodies like The Menopause Society point to strength training and regular exercise as front-line tools for protecting bone, muscle, mood, and metabolic health as estrogen falls. A symptom score will not program that for you.
What to pair Flo with
This is where Phaes fits. It uses the same kind of cycle and symptom data, then turns it into an adaptive running and strength plan for exactly this stage. Heavy strength is built into the same plan as your runs, with day-level locking so neither slips, and a daily check-in moves the plan with your symptoms and recovery instead of demanding the same of you every day.
Built for cycles that wander, then stop
Phaes anchors to your real cycle, so a short, long, or skipped month is read as data, not error, and once periods stop the same recovery-first, strength-led coaching carries into the menopause running plan. See a perimenopause workout plan built around that.
You do not have to choose. Many women keep Flo for the symptom picture and add Phaes for the training that responds to it. Cycle, symptom, and HRT tracking are free in Phaes too. Phaes is informational, not medical advice.
Walking into the doctor with proof
Whatever app you track in, the most useful thing you can bring to a clinician is a clear pattern over months, not a vague feeling. If a doctor has brushed off your symptoms before, see why that happens and how to be taken seriously, then download the free doctor-visit prep guide below.