# PatchDay

> iOS app for managing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication schedules. (iPhone/iPad app by Juliya Smith.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchday/id1253637065 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Juliya Smith](https://appshunter.io/developer/1253637064)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 37 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 7 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2017-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchday/id1253637065/reviews.md

## What is PatchDay?

An iOS app for managing HRT medication schedules. Pairs well with the "patch staggering" technique for transdermal patches. Also supports Pills, Injection-based HRT, and Gel-based HRT. Order the site schedule to match the sites you want to rotate through.

## Key features

- HRT medication scheduling
- Patch staggering support
- Pill, injection, and gel HRT
- Site rotation management
- Transdermal patch tracking

## Recent user reviews (10 of 37)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patchday/id1253637065/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Update issue

*2026-06-12, version 4.1.0*

In the new update I can no longer see what day I am on with the pills. So I have no idea where I am in the cycle or when the days off are coming. Can you please resume this feature?

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2026-06-04*

Great app to help me remember to take my patches and where to put them. Simple to use and effective.

### 1/5 — Not easy to use!

*2025-12-29, version 3.8.2*

Couldn't work out how to use it at all!

### 3/5 — Please add features?

*2025-10-23*

If these features exist, I can’t find them … I would appreciate the ability to:

1. Add medication names
2. See history
3. Add dosages
4. Have multiple methods of delivery (patches & gels, etc) at the same time

Thanks!

### 4/5 — Notifications stop showing

*2025-10-19, version 3.8.2*

After a while the notifications stop showing on my mobile and I end up forgetting to change my patch until well after the time it needs changing. 

Could do with being updated as well as it’s not been done in around 6 months

### 5/5 — Does everything I need

*2025-09-21, version 3.8.2*

The UI isn’t the clearest, but it does everything to help me remember to take my nasal spray and patches. Thank you ❤️

### 1/5 — Not intuitive

*2025-06-21*

How in the world do you add the next patch once you hit 4 patches? I need some instructions please.

### 3/5 — Helpful

*2025-06-08, version 3.8.2*

This is a helpful start for managing HRT. I used it before and couldn’t get y the x days on and y days off to work, and it does now, which is great. The app allows users to choose patch or gel though, and I use both (patch for oestrogen and gel for testosterone) and it doesn’t allow me to choose both.

### 5/5 — Essential App

*2025-01-02*

This is the only app that tracks my patches the way they need to be. I was without the app for a couple of months and could not find a suitable replacement. I’m so glad it’s back in the App Store!

### 5/5 — Thank you

*2024-07-03, version 3.8.0*

🏳️‍⚧️it is awesome❤️

## Frequently asked questions about PatchDay

### What does this HRT schedule app do?

This app helps you manage your hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication schedule. It supports various forms of HRT, including transdermal patches, pills, injections, and gels, allowing you to track and organize your treatments effectively.

### What types of HRT does the app support?

The app supports multiple HRT methods. This includes transdermal patches, with specific features for techniques like patch staggering. It also accommodates pills, injection-based HRT, and gel-based HRT.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, this app is free to use. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a completely free experience for users.

### What is patch staggering?

Patch staggering is a technique for applying transdermal patches to different sites on your body in a rotating pattern. This app supports this method by allowing you to order your site schedule to match the rotation you wish to follow.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is designed for individuals who are undergoing hormone replacement therapy. It is particularly useful for those who need to meticulously track their medication schedule, manage different types of HRT, and organize their application sites for transdermal patches.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1.1 — 2026-06-15

Fixed

- iCloud sync now uploads data that existed before sync was turned on. Previously, patches/pills/sites created in an older version stayed on the original device and never appeared on your other devices unless you re-edited each one by hand; the app now re-syncs them automatically, once, on the next launch.
- Notifications now appear while the app is open (in the foreground). Previously they were silently dropped, which especially affected the Mac app, whose window is usually open — so reminders and the badge never showed.
- The Pills list again clearly shows how many of today's doses you've taken (e.g. "Taken today: 1 of 2"). After the SwiftUI rewrite this count was still there but unlabeled and easy to miss; it's now a labeled line with a checkmark once the day's doses are all taken.

Added

- PatchDay now runs as a Mac app (via Mac Catalyst). Instead of a tab bar, the Mac version uses a sidebar, so Hormones, Pills, and Sites — and Settings — are all reachable from the main window at once. The iPhone and iPad tab layout is unchanged.

### 4.1.0 — 2026-06-03

Changed

- Picking a site name now auto-selects its image and scrolls it into view, so you don't have to hunt the image picker.
- Sites that share a name are handled smartly: the picker lists each name once, and choosing it uses the next free slot of that name instead of always the same one.
- Sites tab: tap a site to Edit or Duplicate it; the add row offers Add Existing (reuse a location) or New Location.
- Creating a site now means typing a name (no preset list) — reuse a location via Add Existing instead.
- Sites → Edit → Presets applies a ready-made scheme (the default, or rotations like Abdomen L×3 → R×3); replaces the old Reset.
- Settings: a Tutorial button walks you through sites, hormones, and pills with screenshots.
- Clearer pill schedule names: "First/Last Days of the Month" and "Days On, Days Off" (dropped the literal "X").
- Sites list: consecutive same-named sites collapse to one "Name ×N" row; tap to expand the individual slots. Edit mode still lists them separately for reordering.

Fixed

- Pills disabled on one device no longer keep sending notifications on your other devices.
- Site image picker now shows Dark Mode artwork in Dark Mode (was always showing the light versions).
- Notification badge no longer reads one too high (e.g. "2" for a single due patch). It now uses the live alert count instead of a stale cached value baked in when the patch was changed.
- The Hormones screen now shows a spinner while iCloud is still importing on a fresh/re-synced device, instead of empty patch slots; once sync finishes your patches (or the empty-patch placeholders) appear.

Added

- Home Screen widget now shows where to apply your next patch (the suggested site) and flags overdue patches and pills with "Past due!", and renders correctly on iOS 17 (it had gone blank). Add it from the Home Screen widget gallery → PatchDay.
- Follow-up reminders: if you miss the expiration notification, PatchDay nudges you again a couple of times while the dose is overdue.
- Settings → Appearance → Theme: choose Light, Dark, or OS (which shows the current system setting and follows it).
- Settings → iCloud → "Re-download from iCloud": recover a device stuck showing old or out-of-sync data by replacing its data with your iCloud copy on next launch.
- Hormones tab: when more than one patch is due, a "Change all" action (top-left button and in a patch's menu) changes them all to their next sites at once.
- Siri support: ask "what are my current patches?", "what's my next patch?" / "what's my next pill due?", or say "I'm changing my left abdomen patch / my next patch / all my patches now". Siri asks you to confirm before any change.

### 4.0.0 — 2026-05-29

Added

- **iCloud sync.** New Settings → iCloud section to mirror your hormones, pills, sites, and most settings across your Apple ID devices. Off by default; needs a relaunch. PatchDay never sees your data — sync goes through your private iCloud database.
- First-launch **Set up PatchDay** sheet offering iCloud sync + notifications, with the legal disclaimer text folded in. Appears once for new installs and 3.x upgraders.

Changed

- Rewrote the UI in SwiftUI (Hormones, Pills, Sites, Settings).
- Minimum iOS is now 17.0 (was 15.4).
- Hormones tab title and icon reflect the configured Delivery Method (Patches / Injections / Gel).
- Pill detail supports the full options set: name, notify, 1–4 times/day, every Day / every Other Day / First X Days / Last X Days / X Days On X Days Off, and the X-Days controls.
- Site detail includes the image picker scoped to the current Delivery Method.
- Edit Hormone: tap the Site row for an action sheet with Type / Select / Auto. Auto picks the next site only; the separate **Change** button at the bottom applies site + date together (was "Autofill").
- Reducing Quantity or switching Delivery Method prompts a confirmation alert.
- New pills default to 8 AM as the first time-of-day.
- Hormones tab (Patches only): faded "Add patch" ghost cell immediately after your last patch. Tap to add a slot. Long-press a patch and pick "Remove patch" to drop a specific one. Settings → Quantity still works.
- Pills tab modernized: tap a pill for Take / Edit / Remove (the standalone Take button is gone). Toolbar plus replaced by a faded "Add pill" row at the bottom.
- Sites tab: toolbar plus replaced by a faded "Add site" row at the bottom.
- "Use static expiration time" is now exposed as "Dynamic expiration time" (the inverse). New installs default to off (static); existing users keep their 3.x behavior via a one-time migration.

Fixed

- Settings: Expiration Interval picker shows the current saved value (was blank); also refreshes when Delivery Method changes.
- Notifications: single-hormone schedules now receive notifications. Cancel-then-schedule is now correct even when notify is turned off (no stale items in the queue). Auth is requested only when the system hasn't been asked yet. Taking a pill from a notification updates the badge immediately. Unknown action identifiers now correctly invoke the system completion handler.
- Pill detail: warns about unsaved changes and lets you discard. Discarding a freshly-added pill cleans it up. Switching from an X-Days interval to Every Day / Every Other Day clears the old X-Days values. `timesTakenToday` no longer exceeds `timesaday` for never-taken pills.
- Sites: resetting no longer crashes when no extras exist to delete. Deleting no longer removes unrelated sites with a nil id. Reordering: the suggested-site arrow follows the move correctly.
- Hormones: site name no longer clears the custom site image id. `createExpirationDate(from:)` honors the passed start date. Sort with placeholder dates is stable.
- Calendar math: `daysSince` is correct across daylight-saving transitions (was off-by-one twice a year).
- Returning to the app no longer rebuilds every list (scroll position preserved).
- Memory leak in `Notifications`' pill-action handler retain cycle.
- Help link updated to `https://www.antazoey.me/#patchday`.

### 3.8.2 — 2025-03-21

Fixes

- Issue where the app-badge notifications reflected due-pills even when disabled.

### 3.8.1 — 2025-03-19

Changed

- When creating a new site, you now have to change the name from "New Site" before it will let you save.

Fixed

- Issue where App always prompted you for unsaved changes when your site was named "New Site".

Also, some behind-the-scenes issues; dusting off the project! We're back!

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