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I don't think period trackers can be used for that because schedules and such are supposed to alert you to something. But with period trackers you tell them when something happened. Specifically when the first blood and the last blood appeared. I don't think any of them give you a message of "expect to feel awful today".

But maybe they can be used to track natural occuring cycles like when a fast growing plant is ready for harvest maybe.

Edit: I often use Did I take my meds as a flexible scheduler.

Don't, just don't, or maybe do. A lot of those apps phone home with your period info to help marketers and the secret police infer when you might be pregnant. So if you're going to use such an app at all, use it for anything except actual period tracking. That should at least confuse them.

I'm not familiar with how they work or what kinds of data they track and return.

Uh, they track menstrual cycles. So unless you have a thing that runs on a roughly 21-35 day cycle, there's not much dual use to get from a period tracking app.

Are you trying to think of an alternative use for when cops try to use the app data to prosecute a woman when she miscarries? There are probably some plants that need to be watered ~monthly. Like a cactus or succulent.

Lunar cycle

Monthly hot tub maintenance. ;)

I think harvesting timer for witchy herbs would be a harmonious use.

I hope you get some alternative uses just so that people can claim that'd what they were tracking when the police come knocking. If it's a criminal trial, they need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, and providing other uses would absolutely provide reasonable doubt for that information at least.

Kinda sounds like a specialised calendar?

Useful alternative app: Google calendar. Or any of a hundred other calendar apps.

There are specialized scheduling apps for most things as well. I know for sure there are a ton of gardening apps.

As a developer I would just make a custom calendar app or just have reminders for every 21st or something

No idea, but I love them. I am terrible at tracking otherwise, and the app has saved me so many times from being caught unprepared.

Track your workouts, runs, oil changes, migraine, poops, payments, house air filter changes, etc

I use the clue app and it tracks a lot of stuff for my mental health and period related symptoms. 🤷🏼‍♀️