About Family Planning
Hesperian Health Guides’ Family Planning app provides accurate, up-to-date information on contraceptive methods so people can choose the method that best matches their preferences and needs. Developed for frontline health...
Hesperian Health Guides’ Family Planning app provides accurate, up-to-date information on contraceptive methods so people can choose the method that best matches their preferences and needs. Developed for frontline health workers, local leaders, and peer promoters, this app is filled with clear photos and illustrations, easy-to-understand information, and interactive tools to support conversations about reproductive health. This free, multilingual app works offline without a data plan and covers essential topics for family planning counseling including how each method is used, how well it prevents pregnancy, how easily it can be kept secret, and side effects. INSIDE THE APP: . contraceptive methods - information on barrier, behavioral, hormonal, and permanent methods with the effectiveness, advantages, and disadvantage of each . Method Chooser - an interactive tool that helps users find the contraceptive methods that best match their preferences, lifestyle, and health history . FAQs - answers to many general questions about contraception and common concerns about specific methods like whether you can reuse condoms, and when you can start each method after giving birth, having a miscarriage, or having an abortion . tips and interactive counseling examples - improve your counseling skills, comfort with discussing reproductive health information, and ability to support people from a variety of backgrounds and walks of life Once downloaded, the app does not require an internet connection or data plan. Language choices in the app are Afaan Oromoo, Amharic, English, Español, Français, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Luganda, and Português. Change between all 9 languages at any time. Listen to information with the read aloud feature when using the app in English or Spanish. VETTED BY PROFESSIONALS. DATA PRIVACY. Like all apps from Hesperian Health Guides, the Family Planning app has been community-tested and vetted by medical professionals. Although developed for frontline and community health workers, it is also well-suited for individuals seeking information for themselves or their friends. This app does not collect any personal information so users’ health data will never be sold or shared.
Version History bug fixes 1.6.6 5d ago Minor content updates 1.6.5 Aug 10 Minor content updates 1.6.4 Jun 22 New language: Hausa! 1.6.2 May 26 Minor content updates 1.5.25 May 5 Significant core updates to improve accessibility including improved color contrast, navigation elements, and responsiveness to system settings for text size among other accessibility tools. As always, we don’t collect personal information! 1.5.24 Mar 30 Minor Content Updates. 1.5.20 09/28/2025 This update provides major overhauls to the English language mode, with updates to information and significant improvements of the user interface and navigation in all languages • New preference section in General Contraceptive information • All 20 contraceptive methods have new info and a standardized presentation to facilitate comparisons • New counseling support section with graphical interface and simplified icons to support respectful care • Read-aloud text to speech functionality in English 1.5.12 06/08/2025 bug fixes! 1.4.11 01/30/2025 Minor content updates 1.4.10 12/23/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.9 12/21/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.6 09/19/2023 New language: Portuguese! 1.4.3 06/18/2023 Minor content updates 1.4.0 06/08/2023 Minor content updates including effectiveness of each of the methods. 1.3.3 04/15/2023 This release includes a newly revised and updated Method Chooser feature to make it easier and faster to find the methods that best suit a person’s needs.The number of birth control options available gets updated based on responses to each question.This shorter and simpler Method Chooser will improve the user experience of contraception seekers and the health workers who support them, and will make it faster and easier to make decisions about contraception. 1.2.34 10/26/2022 Minor content updates 1.2.31 06/30/2022 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.30 06/11/2022 Minor content updates for Amharic. 1.2.26 05/22/2022 bug fixes! 1.2.21 04/21/2022 New language: Luganda! 1.2.14 01/05/2022 Minor content updates including a new counseling story. 1.2.12 12/16/2021 Minor content updates 1.2.9 12/04/2021 Minor content updates - English, Español and Kiswahili 1.2.7 11/16/2021 Minor content updates. 1.2.3 07/13/2021
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Family Planning since it was posted on our website on 2023-09-07 09:18:42.
The latest version is 1.6.6 and it was updated on 2026-10-15 11:04:18. See below the changes in each version.
Family Planning version 1.6.6
Updated At: 2026-10-13
Changes: Version History bug fixes 1.6.6 5d ago Minor content updates 1.6.5 Aug 10 Minor content updates 1.6.4 Jun 22 New language: Hausa! 1.6.2 May 26 Minor content updates 1.5.25 May 5 Significant core updates to improve accessibility including improved color contrast, navigation elements, and responsiveness to system settings for text size among other accessibility tools.
As always, we don’t collect personal information! 1.5.24 Mar 30 Minor Content Updates. 1.5.20 09/28/2025 This update provides major overhauls to the English language mode, with updates to information and significant improvements of the user interface and navigation in all languages
• New preference section in General Contraceptive information
• All 20 contraceptive methods have new info and a standardized presentation to facilitate comparisons
• New counseling support section with graphical interface and simplified icons to support respectful care
• Read-aloud text to speech functionality in English 1.5.12 06/08/2025 bug fixes! 1.4.11 01/30/2025 Minor content updates 1.4.10 12/23/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.9 12/21/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.6 09/19/2023 New language: Portuguese! 1.4.3 06/18/2023 Minor content updates 1.4.0 06/08/2023 Minor content updates including effectiveness of each of the methods. 1.3.3 04/15/2023 This release includes a newly revised and updated Method Chooser feature to make it easier and faster to find the methods that best suit a person’s needs.The number of birth control options available gets updated based on responses to each question.This shorter and simpler Method Chooser will improve the user experience of contraception seekers and the health workers who support them, and will make it faster and easier to make decisions about contraception. 1.2.34 10/26/2022 Minor content updates 1.2.31 06/30/2022 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.30 06/11/2022 Minor content updates for Amharic. 1.2.26 05/22/2022 bug fixes! 1.2.21 04/21/2022 New language: Luganda! 1.2.14 01/05/2022 Minor content updates including a new counseling story. 1.2.12 12/16/2021 Minor content updates 1.2.9 12/04/2021 Minor content updates - English, Español and Kiswahili 1.2.7 11/16/2021 Minor content updates. 1.2.3 07/13/2021
Family Planning version 1.6.5
Updated At: 2026-10-06
Changes: Version History Minor content updates 1.6.5 Aug 10 Minor content updates 1.6.4 Jun 22 New language: Hausa! 1.6.2 May 26 Minor content updates 1.5.25 May 5 Significant core updates to improve accessibility including improved color contrast, navigation elements, and responsiveness to system settings for text size among other accessibility tools.
As always, we don’t collect personal information! 1.5.24 Mar 30 Minor Content Updates. 1.5.20 09/28/2025 This update provides major overhauls to the English language mode, with updates to information and significant improvements of the user interface and navigation in all languages
• New preference section in General Contraceptive information
• All 20 contraceptive methods have new info and a standardized presentation to facilitate comparisons
• New counseling support section with graphical interface and simplified icons to support respectful care
• Read-aloud text to speech functionality in English 1.5.12 06/08/2025 bug fixes! 1.4.11 01/30/2025 Minor content updates 1.4.10 12/23/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.9 12/21/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.6 09/19/2023 New language: Portuguese! 1.4.3 06/18/2023 Minor content updates 1.4.0 06/08/2023 Minor content updates including effectiveness of each of the methods. 1.3.3 04/15/2023 This release includes a newly revised and updated Method Chooser feature to make it easier and faster to find the methods that best suit a person’s needs.The number of birth control options available gets updated based on responses to each question.This shorter and simpler Method Chooser will improve the user experience of contraception seekers and the health workers who support them, and will make it faster and easier to make decisions about contraception. 1.2.34 10/26/2022 Minor content updates 1.2.31 06/30/2022 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.30 06/11/2022 Minor content updates for Amharic. 1.2.26 05/22/2022 bug fixes! 1.2.21 04/21/2022 New language: Luganda! 1.2.14 01/05/2022 Minor content updates including a new counseling story. 1.2.12 12/16/2021 Minor content updates 1.2.9 12/04/2021 Minor content updates - English, Español and Kiswahili 1.2.7 11/16/2021 Minor content updates. 1.2.3 07/13/2021 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.2 06/05/2021
Family Planning version 1.6.4
Updated At: 2026-07-26
Changes: Version History Minor content updates 1.6.4 Jun 22 New language: Hausa! 1.6.2 May 26 Minor content updates 1.5.25 May 5 Significant core updates to improve accessibility including improved color contrast, navigation elements, and responsiveness to system settings for text size among other accessibility tools.
As always, we don’t collect personal information! 1.5.24 Mar 30 Minor Content Updates. 1.5.20 09/28/2025 This update provides major overhauls to the English language mode, with updates to information and significant improvements of the user interface and navigation in all languages
• New preference section in General Contraceptive information
• All 20 contraceptive methods have new info and a standardized presentation to facilitate comparisons
• New counseling support section with graphical interface and simplified icons to support respectful care
• Read-aloud text to speech functionality in English 1.5.12 06/08/2025 bug fixes! 1.4.11 01/30/2025 Minor content updates 1.4.10 12/23/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.9 12/21/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.6 09/19/2023 New language: Portuguese! 1.4.3 06/18/2023 Minor content updates 1.4.0 06/08/2023 Minor content updates including effectiveness of each of the methods. 1.3.3 04/15/2023 This release includes a newly revised and updated Method Chooser feature to make it easier and faster to find the methods that best suit a person’s needs.The number of birth control options available gets updated based on responses to each question.This shorter and simpler Method Chooser will improve the user experience of contraception seekers and the health workers who support them, and will make it faster and easier to make decisions about contraception. 1.2.34 10/26/2022 Minor content updates 1.2.31 06/30/2022 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.30 06/11/2022 Minor content updates for Amharic. 1.2.26 05/22/2022 bug fixes! 1.2.21 04/21/2022 New language: Luganda! 1.2.14 01/05/2022 Minor content updates including a new counseling story. 1.2.12 12/16/2021 Minor content updates 1.2.9 12/04/2021 Minor content updates - English, Español and Kiswahili 1.2.7 11/16/2021 Minor content updates. 1.2.3 07/13/2021 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.2 06/05/2021 New languages: Amharic, Afaan Oromoo & Kinyarwanda! Also content updates in other languages. 1.2.1 05/30/2021
Family Planning version 1.6.2
Updated At: 2026-06-03
Changes: Version History New language: Hausa! 1.6.2 May 26 Minor content updates 1.5.25 May 5 Significant core updates to improve accessibility including improved color contrast, navigation elements, and responsiveness to system settings for text size among other accessibility tools.
As always, we don’t collect personal information! 1.5.24 Mar 30 Minor Content Updates. 1.5.20 09/28/2025 This update provides major overhauls to the English language mode, with updates to information and significant improvements of the user interface and navigation in all languages
• New preference section in General Contraceptive information
• All 20 contraceptive methods have new info and a standardized presentation to facilitate comparisons
• New counseling support section with graphical interface and simplified icons to support respectful care
• Read-aloud text to speech functionality in English 1.5.12 06/08/2025 bug fixes! 1.4.11 01/30/2025 Minor content updates 1.4.10 12/23/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.9 12/21/2024 Minor content updates 1.4.6 09/19/2023 New language: Portuguese! 1.4.3 06/18/2023 Minor content updates 1.4.0 06/08/2023 Minor content updates including effectiveness of each of the methods. 1.3.3 04/15/2023 This release includes a newly revised and updated Method Chooser feature to make it easier and faster to find the methods that best suit a person’s needs.The number of birth control options available gets updated based on responses to each question.This shorter and simpler Method Chooser will improve the user experience of contraception seekers and the health workers who support them, and will make it faster and easier to make decisions about contraception. 1.2.34 10/26/2022 Minor content updates 1.2.31 06/30/2022 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.30 06/11/2022 Minor content updates for Amharic. 1.2.26 05/22/2022 bug fixes! 1.2.21 04/21/2022 New language: Luganda! 1.2.14 01/05/2022 Minor content updates including a new counseling story. 1.2.12 12/16/2021 Minor content updates 1.2.9 12/04/2021 Minor content updates - English, Español and Kiswahili 1.2.7 11/16/2021 Minor content updates. 1.2.3 07/13/2021 Minor Content Updates. 1.2.2 06/05/2021 New languages: Amharic, Afaan Oromoo & Kinyarwanda! Also content updates in other languages. 1.2.1 05/30/2021 New languages: Amharic & Afaan Oromoo! Also content updates in other languages. 1.1.10 05/22/2021
Family Planning version 1.5.20
Updated At: 2025-09-28
Changes: Minor Content Updates.
Family Planning version 1.5.20
Updated At: 2025-09-28
Changes: Sep 28, 2025
Version 1.5.20
Minor Content Updates.
Family Planning version 1.5.12
Updated At: 2025-06-08
Changes: Jun 8, 2025
Version 1.5.12
This update provides major overhauls to the English language mode, with updates to information and significant improvements of the user interface and navigation in all languages
• New preference section in General Contraceptive information
• All 20 contraceptive methods have new info and a standardized presentation to facilitate comparisons
• New counseling support section with graphical interface and simplified icons to support respectful care
• Read-aloud text to speech functionality in English
Family Planning version 1.4.11
Updated At: 2025-01-30
Changes: Jan 30, 2025
Version 1.4.11
bug fixes!
Family Planning version 1.4.10
Updated At: 2024-12-23
Changes: Dec 23, 2024
Version 1.4.10
Minor content updates
Family Planning version 1.4.6
Updated At: 2023-09-19
Changes: Sep 19, 2023
Version 1.4.6
Minor content updates
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