Ages 13 to 17

Your first periods, without the guesswork

Mark the day your period starts, note cramps or a rough day, and the app keeps count. Teen mode keeps it to what matters at 13 to 17.

Sources checked October 30, 2026

A teenage girl curled up on the sofa with a blanket, a hot water bottle and a mug of tea
Period started
Day 1 · light flow
Your usual gap
29 days
PeriodCrampsMood
The Today screen in teen mode, with the How are you feeling card and no shop row
Teen mode on Today: mood, energy and sleep, with no shop row.
The short answer

Most girls start their periods at about 12, though it can be as early as 8 or as late as 16.[1][2] Cycles can be irregular at first: ACOG says cycles of 21 to 45 days are normal, and it can take years for them to settle.[2]

Her Good Days works from 13.

What teen mode includes

Teen mode turns on at 13 to 17 from the age band you pick at the start. Here is what it keeps and what it leaves out.

In the appTeen mode
Period start and end days, flowOn
Cramps and PMS, mood, energy, sleep, waterOn
A private journal and short articles about periods and growing upOn
The wellness shop, its banners and marketing emailOff
Weight-loss and calorie goalsOff
Pregnancy tracking, fertile-window days and anything that scores days as lower or higher chanceOff
The Log menu: Period, Mood, Cramps and PMS, Sleep, Energy and stress
The Log menu at 13 to 17: period, mood, cramps and PMS, sleep, energy.

How it works, in three taps

Step 1

Mark day one

Tap + Log, then Period, on the day it starts. Add the flow if you want to, or leave it.

A teenage girl in a beanie walking home from school with her backpack
The Log menu with Period at the top
Step 2

Note a rough day

Cramps, a low mood or a bad night take one tap each. Over a few months you can see if they line up with your period.

A girl of about 14 writing in a paper planner at her desk after school
Logging a mood: five faces from Great to Rough
Step 3

See when the next one is likely

After a few periods the app shows your usual gap, so you know which week to pack pads or a cup.

A teenage girl showing her mother something on her phone at a kitchen table
The cycle calendar for October: logged period days, predicted days and today

Why write it down?

Early cycles jump around, so "when is my next one?" is hard to answer from memory. A few months of dates shows your usual gap, and the app gives a likely window for the next period so you can keep pads or a cup in your bag that week.

The cycle calendar in teen mode for October 2026: logged period days filled and the likely next period as a dashed range, with no fertile days shown
In teen mode: the likely window for your next period, and nothing about fertile days.

It also helps when something feels wrong. Saying "my last 3 periods lasted 9 days and I missed school twice for cramps" gives a doctor much more to go on.

Worth telling a doctor or school nurse

  • no period by 15
  • periods that last more than 7 days, or soak through a pad or tampon every 1 to 2 hours
  • cramps that over-the-counter pain relievers don't help, or that keep you home from school
  • periods that stop for more than 3 months, or come more often than every 21 days[2]

For parents and carers

The app asks for an age band, never a date of birth. Under 13 can't sign up. Teen accounts see no products and no marketing messages. Your teen can start as a guest, which keeps everything on her phone.

Read the privacy policy or see how the app treats data.

Privacy settings: health data consent switch, Download my data, Delete everything on this phone
Privacy in You: the consent switch, a copy of her data and Delete.

Other life stages

At 18 the full app opens up, and her history comes with her.

The features for this stage

The screens you would use most. Every feature in the app

Questions

How old do you have to be to use Her Good Days?

13 or older. The app asks for an age band at the start, and anyone under 13 sees a stop screen.

What is different in teen mode?

Ages 13 to 17 get the cycle, cramps and PMS, mood and sleep tools, plus articles to read. There is no shop, no marketing email, no weight-loss or calorie goal, and no pregnancy or fertile-window features.

When do periods usually start?

The NHS says most girls start their periods at about 12, and they can start as early as 8. ACOG adds that some girls don't start until 16, and that's normal too.

Does it cost anything?

No. Every feature is free and there is nothing to subscribe to.

Sources

  1. NHS: Starting periods Checked October 30, 2026
  2. ACOG: Your first period Checked October 30, 2026

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