Comparison

Medication Reminder vs WavelyDx

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

Head to head
About

Medication Reminder

This app helps manage family health by tracking medications, symptoms, and vital signs. It provides organized health records for doctor visits and allows seamless syncing with caregivers, reducing the mental load of caregiving.

Highlights
  • Medication scheduling and reminders
  • As-needed medication wizard
  • Symptom and vital sign tracking
  • Family health journaling
  • Shareable progress reports
  • Caregiver synchronization
Features
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Care more. Stress less. Whether it’s the flu or a tummy bug, ADHD or asthma, Encurage has what you need to navigate the ocean of to-do lists and details, and help you release the mental load, stay on top of things, and feel more confident. Every aspect of caring for your child, baby and all family members at home is taken care of following extensive research, medical vetting and parents’ valuable feedback, to: -Manage their medication schedules -Support sick days, pain and post surgery management -Track everything health related, and have it organized and ready for doctors’ visits and -Keep everyone in the family in sync. Get reliable, comprehensive and tailored tools to: MANAGE MEDICATION SCHEDULES A smart, advanced medication & pill tracker and reminder, with a vast selection of options and to adjust to your family’s needs, helps you get on top of med schedules in seconds. PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE WITH OUR UNIQUE AS-NEEDED MEDS WIZARD A dynamic medication schedule builder that updates itself automatically, while keeping accurate time gaps, so you can optimize your child’s pain and fever management, and switch or alternate acetaminophen and ibuprofen with one tap. No updating, counting or recalculating needed. TRACK SYMPTOMS, SIDE EFFECTS, VITALS, THERAPIES AND MORE Track and log everything related to your family’s health, whether it’s an occasional bug or an ongoing condition requiring daily monitoring. Use our guided trackers to log information, organize it in a folder of your choice, and have it ready for your healthcare team. JOURNAL YOUR FAMILY’S HEALTH AND WELLBEING Follow and monitor general health, reaction to medications, the progress they are making, and their physical and emotional wellbeing. Sleep, appetite, energy, focus, mood and many more provide you with valuable insights, and help in shaping the best treatment plan. SEE & SHARE THE PROGRESS Detailed, shareable reports help you view the progress, uncover trends, and gain valuable insights, enhancing clarity and supporting more confident decisions with every healthcare visit. MANAGE AND SYNC WITH CAREGIVERS An essential tool for caring together. Add everyone you want, decide who they care for, and keep everyone in sync seamlessly, ready to take over at the tap of a button. Encurage is here to help you track and manage your child's health, in accordance with the instructions given to you by your child's healthcare team. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO, AND DOES NOT, PROVIDE ANY KIND OF MEDICAL ADVICE. Always make sure you are following your child’s healthcare team instructions and guidelines. Please read our Terms & Conditions linked below for complete information. Keeping your and your child’s data private, safe and secure is our top priority. We take considerable measures, and use advanced methods, to protect the data and keep your family’s privacy intact. You can read more about data privacy and protection in our Privacy Policy linked below. Encurage premium: subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to Subscriptions in your Google Play app. Our Privacy Policy: https://www.encurage.app/ Our Terms and Conditions: https://www.encurage.app/ Your feedback is extremely important to us! We’d love to chat at hello@encurage.app.

About

WavelyDx

This medical tool uses your smartphone and a special funnel to detect middle ear fluid, aiding parents and clinicians in identifying potential ear infections. It helps determine when to seek professional medical advice for children over 6 months old.

Highlights
  • Detects middle ear fluid
  • Acoustic reflectometry technology
  • Aids in identifying ear infections
  • For parents and clinicians
  • Supports children over 6 months
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The Wavely App turns your smartphone and a simple paper funnel (purchased separately) into an acoustic reflectometer, which uses sound waves to accurately detect the presence of middle ear fluid that may be associated with an acute ear infection. The Wavely app is intended to help parents determine when to seek medical attention and also to help detect middle ear fluid as part of a medical examination. It is designed for use by parents, caregivers and clinicians on children older than 6 months. Parents should always seek a doctor's advice before making any medical decisions when using this app. The WavelyDx requires a subscription. For Terms of Use please visit https://www.wavelydx.com/terms

Screenshots

Medication Reminder4 screens
WavelyDx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Medication Reminder at 628 against WavelyDx's 13. Medication Reminder also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). WavelyDx's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 48%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Medication Reminder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and WavelyDx sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $27.00 per 3 months. 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 — 4.4 for Medication Reminder against 4.5 for WavelyDx. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medication Reminder has 628 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Medication Reminder's written reviews are positive against 60% of WavelyDx's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Medication Reminder versus WavelyDx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedication ReminderWavelyDx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (628 ratings)4.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings628 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB135 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMyrtus Enterprises LLCWavely Diagnostics, Inc.

Customer experience

Medication Reminder

All ratings628 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative36.4%

WavelyDx

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Medication Reminder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Notifications and reminders not working properly
  • Medication schedules not updating correctly
  • Inability to delete or remove user accounts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow editing of past doses and entries
  • Add support for over-the-counter medications
  • Provide more customization options for schedules
  • Improve notification and alarm functionality

WavelyDx

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Medication Reminder

Subscriptions3
  • Encurage Premium (1 Month)$6.991 Month
  • Encurage Premium (3 Months)$13.993 Months
  • Encurage Premium (1 Year)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$99.99
5 purchases

WavelyDx

Subscriptions2
  • SEASONAL EAR CHECK ACCESS$27.003 Months
  • YEARLY EAR CHECK ACCESS$60.001 Year
One-time3
  • ONE WEEK OF EAR CHECK ACCESS$9.00
  • ONE WEEK OF EAR CHECK ACCESS$15.00
  • LIFETIME PURCHASE$99.00

Questions

Is Medication Reminder free?
Medication Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WavelyDx free?
WavelyDx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Medication Reminder or WavelyDx?
WavelyDx is rated higher. Medication Reminder averages 4.4 out of 5 from 628 ratings, while WavelyDx averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Medication Reminder or WavelyDx have ads?
Neither Medication Reminder nor WavelyDx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medication Reminder or WavelyDx?
Medication Reminder ships an update every 3 weeks, and WavelyDx every 3 weeks. Most recently, Medication Reminder was updated on November 6, 2026 and WavelyDx on November 3, 2026.

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