Comparison

Pillify vs Medication Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Pillify

Never forget to take your medications or vitamins again. This app offers a simple, stylish interface to organize all your health supplements, set complex schedules, and receive timely reminders. Track your progress and manage usage with ease.

Highlights
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Complex dose scheduling
  • Timezone support for travel
  • Timely medication reminders
  • Snooze reminder option
  • Apple Watch notifications
  • Historical usage viewing
Features
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Pillify is the easiest way not to forget taking your meds. Other med reminder apps are either too complicated or just boring. This handy and beautiful app organizes all of your medications and vitamins in one place with ease and style. This app solves the medication adherence problem, by pushing you to take your pills on time, track progress and manage medications usage. Pillify features: ・Simple and intuitive interface to manage all of your meds and vitamins. ・Complex scheduling of various doses. ・Timezone support while traveling. ・Annoying reminders push you never miss your dose. ・Snooze reminder to make it alert later. ・Apple Watch Notifications support. ・Historical viewing of previous days and months. ------- Get more great features with Pillify Pro: ・Sync your medicines, schedules and app settings between all your iOS devices ・Unlimited medicines Pillify Pro is available through in-app purchasing with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page in iTunes settings. Privacy Policy: www.pillifyapp.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: www.pillifyapp.com/terms.html ------- We love your feedback! If you have any questions, ideas or complaints feel free to contact us at feedback@pillifyapp.com or @pillifyapp on Twitter.

About

Medication Reminder

Never miss a dose with this intuitive medication reminder. Schedule custom alerts for various medication types, track your intake history, and manage your treatment schedule with ease. It's designed to help you stay on track with your health regimen.

Highlights
  • Customizable pill reminders
  • Support for various medication types
  • Track intake and skipped doses
  • Mealtime reminders
  • Birth control pill tracking
  • Detailed history log
Features
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Pill Reminder - The app reminds the user when to take pills. A simple and intuitive interface makes it easy to customize your personal notifications. In the app, you can set up several reminders, as well as various types of medication such as tablets, pills, drops, injections, etc. After you add the pills and the time when you need to take them, you will receive a notification. It is important to always follow the dosage and course of treatment You can set up reminders for each pill: - What day of the week to receive a reminder - How many times a day to receive notifications - Select a specific reminder time - Take a pill before or after a meal You can skip taking the pill by pressing the dedicated button. All information on taking and skipping pills will be displayed in the app history The app can be used for birth control. The app will remind you when to take birth control pills. Stay healthy! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Pillify4 screens
Medication Reminder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pillify at 100% against Medication Reminder's 33%. Pillify also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Medication Reminder's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. Pillify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Medication Reminder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medication Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pillify's written reviews are positive against 33% of Medication Reminder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pillify ships an update every 9 days, Medication Reminder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pillify versus Medication Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillifyMedication Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)4.3 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings511 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrei MaranteAndrei Nemtsou

Customer experience

Pillify

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Medication Reminder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pillify

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Medication Reminder

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Welcome One-Time Offer$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pillify free?
Pillify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medication Reminder free?
Medication Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pillify or Medication Reminder?
Medication Reminder is rated higher. Pillify averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Medication Reminder averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Pillify or Medication Reminder have ads?
Medication Reminder shows ads; Pillify does not.
Which is updated more often, Pillify or Medication Reminder?
Pillify ships an update every 9 days, and Medication Reminder every 2 months. Most recently, Pillify was updated on September 20, 2026 and Medication Reminder on September 23, 2026.

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