Medicine notebook vs HOSPA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Medicine notebook
This app automatically records and manages prescription medicine history when submitted to a participating pharmacy. It allows for easy management of multiple family members' medication records, including dosages and schedules, with optional reminders and alarms.
- Automatic prescription recording
- Manage family medication history
- View prescriptions, dosages, and schedules
- Set medication reminders and alarms
- QR code prescription scanning
- LINE and SMS login
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"""Medicine notebook"" is a medicine notebook application that can be used in conjunction with the dispensing pharmacy shop of ""your dispensing pharmacy"" member. By simply submitting a prescription to a pharmacy that subscribes to ""Your dispensing pharmacy"", you can automatically record and manage prescription records in Medicine notebooks. With this app, you can easily manage multiple medicine notebook information including family members. ■Main function■ ・You can check prescriptions and prescribed medicines, dosages and dosages. ・You can check your family's prescriptions at once. ・Pharmacies that have submitted prescriptions will be registered as family pharmacies automatically, up to three. You can change the registration to your favorite pharmacy. ・It supports LINE (※ 1) and SMS login. There is no cumbersome registration procedure. ■To make better use of it■ ・If you read a QR code from a prescription written at a pharmacy that is not a member of ""your dispensing pharmacy"", you can record it in a notebook. (※ 2) ・The customer can hand over the paper medicine notebook by entering it by himself. However, there are restrictions on the prescription drugs that can be registered. ・You will receive a notification according to the date and time you took your prescription. ・There is an alarm function to prevent taking a medicine. ※1 LINE is a registered trademark of LINE Corporation. ※2 Registration from prescription items is available if the standard JAHIS standard QR code is provided. QR code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED."
HOSPA
Manage your medical appointments and health records easily. Receive notifications when your turn is near, review past consultations, and store important notes. The app also allows for family member information sharing and integrates with Apple Health for automatic health data logging.
- Appointment waiting time reduction
- Digital consultation history
- Electronic medical record access
- Family member information sharing
- Health data logging
- Apple Health integration
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【主な機能】 ●待ちストレス軽減 待合室の外で診察までの時間をお過ごしいただけます。診療の順番が近づくと、アプリからプッシュ通知が届きます。 ●紙や手間を削減 診療内容(処方内容・検査内容)を遡って確認できます。医師に伝えたいことはメモ欄に保存できます。 ●スマホをかざすだけ 電子診察券を受付機にかざすだけで受付完了。診察券の受け渡しを行う必要はありません。次の診察予定もここに表示されます。 ●「子供」や「親」の代理 家族間でユーザーを切り替えて情報を共有することができます。受診状況や検査結果などを共有できます。 ●最も身近な「スマホ」で管理 日々の体調や食事などを記録できます。また、ワクチンの接種状況や病歴の登録は医師との正確な情報共有につながります。 また血圧・血糖値・体重・歩数・睡眠はApple ヘルスケアと連携して自動で健康手帳に登録できます。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Medicine notebook at 40% against HOSPA's 0%. Medicine notebook also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Medicine notebook ships an update monthly, HOSPA every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Medicine notebook | HOSPA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 健康サロン株式会社 | TOKUSHUKAI INFORMATION SYSTEM INC. |
Customer experience
Medicine notebook
HOSPA
In-app purchases
Medicine notebook
No in-app purchases
HOSPA
No in-app purchases




