A free Android app for adolescent girls and women in rural Nepal - cycle tracking, health education, and period support with no internet, ever.
Accurate period, ovulation, and fertile window prediction using clinically validated calculations - 100% offline. All data lives only on the device. Supports both Bikram Sambat and Gregorian calendars, acknowledging Nepal's national calendar system.
A curated library across 21 categories - hormones, cramps, anxiety, nutrition - readable in both English and नेपाली with no connectivity needed. Includes myth-busting content that directly addresses harmful traditional practices including Chhaupadi.
An offline emergency card with tiered responses from mild cramps to severe symptoms. Home remedies, dietary guidance, and clear thresholds for when to seek care - often the first medical guidance these women have ever received about their own bodies.
An offline decision-tree where users select symptoms and receive plain-language explanations of possible causes, home management strategies, and warning signs - without internet, registration, or disclosure to anyone.
"For many of these women, Ritu may be the first time they have ever had access to accurate, judgment-free, mother-tongue information about their own bodies."
Ritu covers topics that are medically essential but flagged by commercial app stores. We distribute directly so that no one's access to health information is gatekept by a platform policy.
Download the APK once. Everything works from that point on, completely offline.
In communities where phones are shared within families, privacy is not a preference - it is a safety requirement. Ritu was built with this reality at its core.
Ritu was conceived, designed, and built as a solo community initiative by Shriram Lamichhane, a Nepali developer committed to using technology as a tool for health equity.
No funding. No organizational backing. No commercial incentive - only the belief that access to basic health information is a right, not a privilege.
All content is developed with reference to WHO menstrual health guidelines and Nepal Health Research Council recommendations.