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Published by Floriva · Updated 2026-04-16 · How Floriva checks its guides

How to Switch from Flo to a Private Period Tracker

Step-by-step migration from Flo to an on-device tracker. Export cycle history, delete the account, file a CCPA/GDPR request, verify deletion.

Deleting the Flo app doesn't delete your Flo data. After the $59.5M settlement, here's how to actually remove your cycle history and switch to a tracker that stores data on-device.

Why switch from Flo

In September 2025, Flo settled a class action for $59.5M over claims that it shared intimate health data with Facebook, Google, and Flurry through embedded SDKs. That followed a 2021 FTC enforcement action documenting the same behavior. The settlement does not undo the data sharing. It confirms it happened.

If you are looking at Flo after the settlement and wondering whether your cycle history is still on their servers, the answer is yes until you explicitly delete it. Uninstalling the app does nothing on Flo's end. The account persists, the data persists, and the next time Flo receives a subpoena or updates its privacy policy, your data is part of that.

Switching is the response most privacy-conscious users land on after reading through the settlement documents. The goal of this guide is to make the switch clean: get your history out, get your data off Flo's servers, and start fresh in a tracker that does not need a server in the first place.

For a deeper read on what Flo did and why the settlement matters, see our Flo app alternative overview.

Step 1: Export your cycle history

In Flo, tap the profile icon in the top-left, then Settings, then Privacy, then Request My Data. Flo emails a download link within a few days. The export arrives as a ZIP containing your cycle log, symptom entries, and account information.

Save the file somewhere you control. You will use it to seed your new tracker in step 6. Do not skip this step. Once the account is deleted, recovering the history requires re-creating it from memory.

Step 2: Delete your account

Go back to Settings, then Account, then Delete Account. Flo requires email confirmation, so check your inbox for the verification link and click it. The deletion typically processes within a few minutes.

A full walkthrough with screenshots and edge cases is in our Flo account deletion guide.

Step 3: Submit a CCPA/GDPR data request

Email [email protected] with the subject "CCPA/GDPR Data Deletion Request." In the body, state your Flo account email and say you are invoking your rights under CCPA (if you are a California resident) or GDPR (if you are in the EU or UK) to request complete deletion of your personal data, including any copies in backups or derivative datasets.

Flo has 45 days to respond under CCPA and 30 days under GDPR. Keep a copy of the email and any response. This is the legal lever that compels Flo to purge backups, which the in-app deletion alone does not guarantee.

Step 4: Verify deletion

Wait 24 hours after step 2. Then try to log in with your old Flo credentials. A successful deletion returns an "invalid credentials" or "account not found" error. If login still works, the deletion did not process and you should repeat step 2.

Our guide to what actually happens when you delete a period app covers what "deletion" means in practice across different app policies.

Step 5: Choose your replacement

The two replacements most Flo refugees land on:

Euki is free, on-device, and maintained by a reproductive health nonprofit. No account, no sync, no server. The interface is less polished than Flo, but the data architecture is what you are switching for.

Floriva is paid, local-first, and focused on polish plus privacy guarantees. Core records stay on your phone, and optional sync is encrypted so Floriva cannot read synced records. Pricing is a simple annual fee.

Both sit in our roundup of private period trackers. The right pick depends on whether you want zero cost or a more refined day-to-day experience.

Step 6: Start fresh in the new app

Open your Flo export file and pull out your last 3-6 cycle start dates. Enter them into your new tracker when it asks for history. Prediction algorithms need 2-3 recorded cycles to stabilize, so seeding the history avoids a month or two of less-accurate forecasts.

Once the new tracker has enough history to feel useful, delete the Flo export file. The data you did not want on Flo's servers should not sit on your hard drive either.