Veya vs Natural Cycles
这两款应用的用途不同。Natural Cycles 是经 FDA 许可的避孕方法。Veya 是记录工具和日记，不是避孕方法。
Natural Cycles 利用你的体温（来自基础体温计或兼容的可穿戴设备）来判断你的生育状态。在美国，它于 2018 年获得 FDA 上市许可，作为避孕软件；在欧盟，其避孕和备孕模式是带 CE 标志的医疗器械软件。1,2,3
Veya 做不到这件事，也不打算这样做。如果你需要一款帮助避孕的应用，Natural Cycles 是为此设计的，Veya 不是。如果你想记录周期、症状、孕期或围绝经期，请继续阅读，了解两者的区别。
一览
并排对比
| 项目 | Veya | Natural Cycles |
|---|---|---|
| 价格与免费版 | 免费 所有功能对所有人开放，没有高级版。通过应用商店进行的随心付支持完全自愿，不会解锁任何功能。 | 付费订阅 可免费下载，但使用需要有效订阅。美国 App Store 列出的价格为每月 $21.99 或每年 $149.99；价格因国家或地区而异。你还需要一支体温计或一款兼容的可穿戴设备。 4,6,1 |
| 广告 | 无广告 没有广告，也没有分析工具。 | 健康数据不用于定向广告 其政策表示，不会为定向广告出售或共享生育、经期、性活动、疾病状况、症状或孕期数据。其 App Store 标签列出联系信息可能被用于跟踪你，用于第三方广告。 7,6 |
| 是否需要账户 | 无需账户 只有在你选择云备份时，才会用到 Google 或 Apple 登录。 | 必须注册 “要使用 Natural Cycles，你需要一个有有效订阅的账户。” 4 |
| 数据保存在哪里 | 保存在你的手机上 保存在你手机的本地数据库中。云备份、与伴侣共享和社区只有在你开启后才会运行。 | Natural Cycles 的服务器 存储在其服务器上，尽可能在欧洲经济区（EEA）内，并采用加密和假名化处理。可选的 Go Anonymous 模式会把你的身份与生育数据分开。 8,7,9 |
| 出售与共享数据（依据其政策） | 不出售数据 没有广告，没有分析工具，也不出售数据，详见 Veya 的隐私政策。 | 称从不出售个人数据 其美国声明写明它可能出售敏感个人数据，并解释说，根据美国部分州的法律，与广告合作方共享的标识符和元数据可能被视为出售；同时表示不会出售或共享生育、经期、症状或孕期数据。 7 |
| 导出数据 | 可以 全部数据可导出为 JSON 文件，无需账户即可在另一部手机上恢复；另有用于电子表格的 CSV 文件。 | 需申请 你可以请 Natural Cycles 导出你的数据。NC° Perimenopause 包含一份涵盖最近六个周期的 PDF 报告。 8,7,10 |
| 删除数据 | 可以 在应用内即可选择删除全部数据。 | 可以 在应用内：菜单，我的账户，删除账户。删除是永久性的。 11 |
| 语言 | 8 英语、西班牙语、法语、德语、葡萄牙语、阿拉伯语、简体中文和印地语。 | 美国 App Store 上 4 种 英语、葡萄牙语、西班牙语和瑞典语。其帮助中心提供更多语言的用户手册。 6,12 |
| 平台 | iPhone 和 Android 即将推出，尚未在应用商店上架。 | iPhone 和 Android 另有用于查看的 Apple Watch 配套应用，体温可来自 NC° Band、Oura、Apple Watch、Garmin 或 WHOOP。 6,13,14,1 |
| 孕期、产后、围绝经期 | 三者都支持 提供备孕、孕期、产后和围绝经期模式，可随时切换。 | 三者都支持 NC° Follow Pregnancy、NC° Postpartum 和 NC° Perimenopause，FDA 摘要将其描述为一般健康功能。 5 |
| 避孕 | 不是避孕方法 Veya 不是避孕方法，也不是医疗器械。它显示的日期都是估算。 | 经 FDA 许可的避孕方法 在美国、加拿大、英国、欧盟/欧洲经济区、澳大利亚、新加坡、巴西和韩国获准用于避孕；在其他地区仅用于生育监测。 2,6,3 |
| 离线使用 | 可以 记录保存在你的手机上，因此记录时无需联网。 | 可离线记录 你可以离线记录，之后再同步，但在重新联网之前无法计算你的生育状态。 15,1 |
Natural Cycles 的长处
Veya 的不同之处
- Veya 不是避孕方法，也不会告诉你什么时候能或不能怀孕。它的易孕期是估算，并标明可信程度。
- 所有功能免费，没有订阅，也不需要体温计或可穿戴设备。
- 无需账户：你的记录保存在手机的本地数据库中。
- 支持 8 种语言，包括阿拉伯语、中文和印地语。
- 可完整导出全部数据：一个无需账户即可恢复的 JSON 文件，外加一个 CSV 文件。
你该选哪一个？
常见问题
Veya 是 Natural Cycles 的免费替代品吗？
在避孕方面不是。Natural Cycles 是经 FDA 许可的避孕软件；Veya 是记录工具和日记，不是避孕方法。如果是记录周期、症状或孕期，Veya 是免费的。2
Natural Cycles 的有效性如何？
Natural Cycles 表示，其典型使用有效率为 93%，即每 100 名女性中有 7 人在使用一年内怀孕；完美使用有效率为 98%。它不能预防性传播感染。1
使用 Natural Cycles 需要体温计吗？
需要，或者一款兼容的可穿戴设备。Natural Cycles 列出的有口腔基础体温计、其 NC° Band、Oura Ring、Apple Watch、Garmin 可穿戴设备和 WHOOP。1
来源
本页关于 Natural Cycles 的每一条说法都来自以下页面，阅读日期如下所示。我们引用了所依据的原文。这些来源均为英文。
- Natural Cycles instructions for use (US) (Natural Cycles)
Natural Cycles is 93% effective under typical use, which means that 7 women out of 100 get pregnant during 1 year of use.
if you never have unprotected intercourse on red days, Natural Cycles is 98% effective, which means that 2 women out of 100 get pregnant during 1 year of use.
2. A thermometer, an NC° Band, an Oura Ring, an Apple Watch, a Garmin Wearable, or a WHOOP
Natural Cycles does not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
To get started you will need an oral basal thermometer.
You can still log data while offline, but the app cannot calculate your fertility status.
- De Novo DEN170052: Natural Cycles (decision letter) (US Food and Drug Administration)
Natural Cycles is a stand-alone software application, intended for women 18 years and older, to monitor their fertility. Natural Cycles can be used for preventing a pregnancy (contraception) or planning a pregnancy (conception).
Regulation Name: Software application for contraception Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PYT
Re: DEN170052 Trade/Device Name: Natural Cycles
- Natural Cycles instructions for use (EU) (Natural Cycles)
We declare that this product meets all applicable requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 for medical devices (MDR) and bears the mark CE0123.
NC° Birth Control and NC° Plan Pregnancy are Medical Device Software modes under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 for medical devices (MDR).
- What do I need to use Natural Cycles? (Natural Cycles Help Center)
To use Natural Cycles, you need an account with an active subscription.
- 510(k) K253694: Natural Cycles (US Food and Drug Administration)
Natural Cycles is available in five modes: Contraception (NC° Birth Control), Conception (NC° Plan Pregnancy), Pregnancy (NC° Follow Pregnancy), Postpartum (NC° Postpartum), and Perimenopause (NC° Perimenopause).
NC° Follow Pregnancy, NC° Postpartum, and N C° Perimenopause are general wellness functions.
- Natural Cycles: Birth Control, US App Store listing (Apple App Store)
In-App Purchases Yes Monthly $21.99 Annual $149.99
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies: Contact Info
Third-Party Advertising Contact Info Email Address
Languages English and 3 more English, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Requires iOS 16.7 or later.
Natural Cycles is authorized for use as birth control in the US, Canada, the UK, the EU/EEA, Australia, Singapore, Brazil, and South Korea. Outside these regions, the app is intended for fertility monitoring only.
NC° Birth Control is a non-hormonal contraception with no side effects.
Unlike period trackers, our algorithm uses personalized temperature trends data to detect ovulation.
- Natural Cycles privacy policy (Natural Cycles)
We do not sell or share any of the following for the purpose of targeted advertising (such as Custom and Lookalike Audiences): any fertility status data, period data, sexual activity data, medical condition data, or logged symptom or pregnancy data.
such as firewalls, encrypted storage, pseudonymization, regular software updates, security scans, access control, audit logging and review of admin actions as well as external penetration tests
Natural Cycles never sells your Personal Data
NOTICE: We may sell your sensitive personal data.
Consumer Health Data that may be Sold are identifiers and metadata (such as commercial information concerning your interest in Natural Cycles, geolocation data, as well as internet or other similar network activity).
For clarity, we do not Sell or Share any fertility status data, period data, sexual activity data, medical condition data, or logged symptom or pregnancy data.
request a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and that we transfer your personal data to another controller.
- How does Natural Cycles protect my data? (Natural Cycles Help Center)
Sensitive data provided by you is stored on our servers.
We choose to store sensitive data within the EEA (European Economic Area) as much as possible. However, data can be transferred outside of the EEA
you may ask us to delete your data at any time in accordance with our Privacy Policy or export it for you.
- NC° Secure (Natural Cycles)
It separates your identity from your fertility data, so no one, not even us at Natural Cycles, can link your NC° data to you.
you can turn on Face ID when logging in to the app on an iOS device
- How NC° Perimenopause works (Natural Cycles Help Center)
an exportable PDF that provides a comprehensive overview of your cycle health for your last six cycles.
- How to delete your Natural Cycles account (Natural Cycles Help Center)
opening your Natural Cycles app and clicking on the top menu > My account > Delete account .
Deleting your account is permanent. Your account and any logged data cannot be restored once it has been deleted.
- Instructions for use (Natural Cycles Help Center)
App languages English (US) - User manual English (EU, CA, AUS, SG) - User manual Svenska - Användarmanual
- Natural Cycles, Google Play listing (US) (Google Play)
Natural Cycles - Birth Control NaturalCycles AG
- How to use the NC° Apple Watch app (Natural Cycles Help Center)
Please note that at the moment, it’s not possible to add any data through the NC° Apple Watch app.
- Can I use the app offline? (Natural Cycles Help Center)
You can add data to the Natural Cycles app while your device does not have an internet connection (offline).
- Natural Cycles home page (Natural Cycles)
30 studies published
- How to share your fertility status using the Partner View (Natural Cycles Help Center)
NC° Partner View is a feature that gives you the power to share your fertility data – and other optional information – with your partner