mySysters Symptoms Tracker app

mySysters Symptoms Tracker app

  • An app for women going through perimenopause and menopause.
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mySysters Symptoms Tracker app By Vorsdatter LLC

Features

  • Symptom tracking.
  • Social forum.
  • Information and education.
Clinical review 

Paid version:

2 star review

Free version:

1 star review



Read a clinical review, including safety concerns, below.

Security and privacy Does the app:
  • Collect medical information? Yes
  • Require a login? Yes
  • Have password protection? Yes
  • Have a privacy policy? Yes
  • Require internet access to use? Yes

Read more about safety and security when using apps.

Brochures:
Tips to improve your privacy and security [PNG, 200 KB] Health Navigator Charitable Trust, NZ
Staying safe online(external link) Netsafe, NZ

Cost

Basic - free; paid upgrade

Learn more about app charges(external link)

How to get the app

The mySysters symptoms tracker app is mainly an app to track symptoms associated with menopause. The app also has a social forum section and an information section. Overall this is a very basic app with some safety concerns.

For the complete app description, go to the app website(external link)App Store(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.

PROS CONS 

✔ Basic symptom tracking (free).

View blog articles written by non-health professionals (free on the website, paid in the app).

✔ 
Menopause forum (paid).

Expensive at NZ $15.99 a month.

 Some concerns with the articles:
 - No apparent input from health professionals.
 - Many opinion pieces with varying amounts of medical information. The medical information is generally accurate but often incomplete.
 - Some may find the articles offensive due to the extensive use of colourful language and ranting nature. However, this may suit other readers.

✘ Some concerns with the forum:
 - It doesn’t appear to be moderated.
 - It is not very active, likely partly due to the cost barrier, with around 60-odd threads of varying quality.
 - There are no date or time stamps.
 - There appears to be little benefit of using this over a social media group such as a menopause Facebook group.

 The tracking feature is poor compared to other apps, eg, you can’t view any graphing within the app, you can’t add custom symptoms and there is no medication section.

Clinical review

Paid version:

2 star review

Free version:

1 star review
Reviewer
: Jeremy Steinberg, GP, FRNZCGP
Date of review: November 2019
Platform: Apple

Version2.2.2
Comments: This app has three sections. There is a tracking section, a blog article section and a forum.
The tracking section is free but doesn’t have many of the features common to this type of tool. The articles can be accessed for free from the website or via the app with the paid version. They are mostly opinion pieces with little medical information, and some may find the tone offensive. The forum requires paid access and has fewer features than a standard menopause Facebook group. 
Safety concerns: There is no apparent input from health professionals. Some concerns with the forum: it doesn’t appear to be moderated, although it is not very active, likely partly due to the cost barrier, with around 60-odd threads of varying quality. 
New Zealand relevance: Relevant to New Zealand users. 

Menopause
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

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