Comparison

BC Pill Reminder vs Birth Control Pill Tracker

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 Pill Tracker

This app helps you remember to take your birth control pills daily with customizable reminders. Track your cycle, log notes, and view your pill history on a calendar. It's designed to be compatible with all types of birth control pills.

Highlights
  • Daily pill notifications
  • Configurable repetitions
  • Customizable for all pill types
  • Add notes to doses
  • Visual pill calendar
  • Track active and placebo days
Features
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Thanks to this complete app, you can make sure you take your birth control pill every day that you set up quickly and easily. Don't forget to take your pill ever again! Main features: - Daily notifications: Set the time you want to be notified to take your pill. In addition, you can configure repetitions so that it will continue to notify you until you indicate that you?ve taken it. - Customized to your liking: Fully configurable and customizable. It?s compatible with all types of birth control pills. Choose the number of days of taking active pills, days of placebo, and much more. - Notes: So that you can have everything written down and recorded, you can add notes to each dose in case you want to write down a question and then discuss it with your doctor. - Calendar: You?ll be able to see the complete calendar with all the pills that have been taken and all the upcoming doses in a visual and practical way.

Screenshots

BC Pill Reminder4 screens
Birth Control Pill Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BC Pill Reminder at 4.5 against Birth Control Pill Tracker's 1.0. BC Pill Reminder also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (295 vs 1). Birth Control Pill Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Pill Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BC Pill Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BC Pill Reminder has 295 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of BC Pill Reminder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Birth Control Pill Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BC Pill Reminder ships an update weekly, Birth Control Pill Tracker every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BC Pill Reminder versus Birth Control Pill Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBC Pill ReminderBirth Control Pill Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (295 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews24.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings295 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 28 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB41 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSebastian LangKoruApps

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 Pill Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
1 purchases

Birth Control Pill Tracker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is BC Pill Reminder free?
BC Pill Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birth Control Pill Tracker free?
Birth Control Pill Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BC Pill Reminder or Birth Control Pill Tracker?
BC Pill Reminder is rated higher. BC Pill Reminder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 295 ratings, while Birth Control Pill Tracker averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BC Pill Reminder or Birth Control Pill Tracker have ads?
Both BC Pill Reminder and Birth Control Pill Tracker show ads.
Which is updated more often, BC Pill Reminder or Birth Control Pill Tracker?
BC Pill Reminder ships an update weekly, and Birth Control Pill Tracker every 28 months. Most recently, BC Pill Reminder was updated on November 2, 2026 and Birth Control Pill Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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