Comparison

BC Pill Reminder vs Birth Control Ring Reminder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BC Pill Reminder

This app helps you remember to take your birth control pills daily and track your pack. It allows you to log missed pills, monitor your cycle, and record mood and symptoms. Premium features offer advanced tracking and customization.

Highlights
  • Daily pill reminders with custom text
  • Log missed pills and track protection status
  • Calendar view of taken pills and breaks
  • Mood and symptom tracking
  • Period and flow logging
  • Customizable pill pack configurations
  • Apple Watch and Home Screen widgets (Premium)
Features
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BC Pill reminds you to take your birth control pill every day and shows your whole pack at a glance: which pills you have already taken, how many are left and when your pill break starts. The pill app for everyone who uses the pill for contraception. YOUR PILL REMINDER • Pill alarm at the time you choose, with your own reminder text if you like • Confirm your pill with one tap, including the exact time • Missed a pill? The app shows which pill is missing and whether your protection may be reduced. Log missed pills later with the right time. • A reminder before your pill packs run out YOUR PILL CALENDAR • See pills taken, your pill break and the next pack in the calendar • Know at a glance when your next break starts YOUR DIARY • Track mood and symptoms, from headaches to energy • Log your period, flow and spotting • Add your own notes to any day FITS YOUR PILL • Packs with 21/7, 24/4, 26/2 or continuous 28 days • Also for the mini pill and pills with placebo tablets • Light and dark design, in 17 languages ON IPHONE AND APPLE WATCH • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your pill status without opening the app (Premium) • Apple Watch app with complication: confirm your pill right on your wrist (Premium) COMMUNITY Talk to others who take the pill in the forum. PREMIUM • No ads • Timeline: on time, late or missed for every day • Skip or shorten your pill break • Add appointments such as your gynecologist to the calendar and get reminded • Your own calendar colors for the first and last pill day • App lock with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode • Photos and polls in the forum Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel at any time in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT BC Pill is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The app does not replace medical advice. If you have questions about your contraception, missed pills or your pill break, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Terms of use: https://langsoftware.de/?page_id=445 Privacy policy: https://langsoftware.de/?page_id=446

About

Birth Control Ring Reminder

This app provides precise reminders for contraceptive ring insertion and removal, ensuring method safety. It offers clear cycle information, customizable alarms, and discreet data management. Additional features like personalized notifications and calendar integration are available via subscription.

Highlights
  • Precise ring insertion/removal alarms
  • 24-hour advance event announcement
  • Customizable period duration
  • Health notes and cycle history
  • Ring stock low notifications
  • Personalized app appearance
  • Discreet, local data storage
Features
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To keep this method of contraception reliable, it's very important to insert and remove the ring at exactly the scheduled times. Ring Reminder alerts you at precisely those moments and lets you know about every upcoming change 24 hours in advance. All of your data is handled discreetly and is available to you alone. What makes Ring Reminder special: • Clear, at-a-glance cycle details • Minute-accurate alerts for your ring change — plus an early reminder 24 hours before • Flexible cycle length: enter how long you want to wear the ring and how long your break should be (recommended: 21+7 days, or 28 days) • Health diary: record your mood, bleeding, how the ring is sitting and other symptoms — with room for a note of your own • History: a clearly structured overview of your cycles, including your notes, that you can manage at any time • Ring supply: get an automatic heads-up when you're running low on rings • Calendar: keep track of your current cycle as well as your past and upcoming ones • Personalization: shape the app the way you like it — upload your own background image or change the app color • Available in 19 languages • Discretion: your data never leaves your phone • Intuitive to use • Free to use, with no ads More features with the Ring Reminder PLUS subscription: • Extra notification: create your own notification with your own text and choose how many hours in advance you want to be reminded • Personalized/anonymized notifications: write your own wording to make notifications more personal — or to anonymize them and throw off anyone who happens to glance at your screen • iPhone calendar integration: sync your ring dates with the iPhone calendar and, if you like, have an iPhone calendar alert remind you as well • Export your history: save your history as a CSV spreadsheet or a PDF document and share it, for example with your doctor • Turn off notifications: switch off the notification you get 24 hours before a ring change Ring Reminder PLUS info: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, and the renewal price will be shown. After purchase, you can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your account settings in the App Store. We'd love to hear your feedback, so we can keep improving the app and add the features you'd like to see.

Screenshots

BC Pill Reminder4 screens
Birth Control Ring Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

BC Pill Reminder and Birth Control Ring Reminder both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Birth Control Ring Reminder's written reviews are positive against 24% of BC Pill Reminder's. Birth Control Ring Reminder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 295). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BC Pill Reminder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Birth Control Ring Reminder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for BC Pill Reminder against 4.6 for Birth Control Ring Reminder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 295 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of BC Pill Reminder's written reviews are positive against 93% of Birth Control Ring Reminder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BC Pill Reminder ships an update weekly, Birth Control Ring Reminder every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BC Pill Reminder versus Birth Control Ring Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBC Pill ReminderBirth Control Ring Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (295 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.0% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2951.3K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSebastian LangBitsApps

Customer experience

BC Pill Reminder

All ratings295 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative52.0%

Birth Control Ring Reminder

All ratings1,256 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative1.2%

Bugs and requests

BC Pill Reminder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Birth Control Ring Reminder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Losing insertion/removal dates
  • Inconsistent reminder functionality

Requested features

3 requests
  • Sync with calendar app
  • More customization options
  • Multiple reminder notifications

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BC Pill Reminder

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription Premium$1.491 Month
  • Half Year Subscription Premium$6.996 Months
  • Year Subscription Premium$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Birth Control Ring Reminder

Subscriptions2
  • RingReminder Plus$1.991 Month
  • RingReminder Plus1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is BC Pill Reminder free?
BC Pill Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birth Control Ring Reminder free?
Birth Control Ring Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BC Pill Reminder or Birth Control Ring Reminder?
Birth Control Ring Reminder is rated higher. BC Pill Reminder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while Birth Control Ring Reminder averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do BC Pill Reminder or Birth Control Ring Reminder have ads?
BC Pill Reminder shows ads; Birth Control Ring Reminder does not.
Which is updated more often, BC Pill Reminder or Birth Control Ring Reminder?
BC Pill Reminder ships an update weekly, and Birth Control Ring Reminder every 2 weeks. Most recently, BC Pill Reminder was updated on November 2, 2026 and Birth Control Ring Reminder on November 2, 2026.

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