Comparison

Kinsa vs Medication Timer

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

Head to head
About

Kinsa

Track family health, symptoms, and temperatures to receive personalized care guidance. This app helps you remember crucial details for recovery and doctor visits, integrating with HealthKit for seamless data sharing.

Highlights
  • Age-specific fever and symptom guidance
  • Temperature, symptom, and medication tracking
  • Family member health profiles
  • Caregiver and doctor sharing
  • HealthKit and Health app integration
  • Recovery tips and comfort advice
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Let Kinsa guide you from the first sign of sickness through recovery and beyond! As seen in Apple’s “Parenthood” commercial, Parents Magazine, USA Today, Good Morning America, The New York Times, CBS This Morning, and more! KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT Our care recommendations give you peace of mind with age-specific fever and symptom guidance - so you can know when it’s important to take extra precaution or see a doctor. REMEMBERS FOR YOU Easily track temperatures, symptoms and medication for everyone in your family! Remember details such as when symptoms began, how high the fever got, or when to give another dose of medication and share it with another caregiver or your doctor. Temperature data integrates seamlessly with HealthKit and the Health app. WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING “The app tracks and organizes our family’s temps and symptoms and keeps the history. This is a wonderful app for a busy and sleep deprived mom!” “Hands down my favorite feature is that the app gives you suggestions on how to keep your little one comfortable and gives practical advice for a speedy recovery!” “The Kinsa app keeps all my data in one place and makes doctors appointments a breeze…” “We are a family of 6! Kinsa helps us keep track of everyone’s medical situation!” “This has to be one of the best products on the market for families, especially families with little ones!” The free Kinsa app works best with Kinsa's award-winning, pediatrician-recommended QuickCare, QuickScan, and Smart Ear thermometers, available for purchase online and in retail stores across the U.S. If you have an older Smart Stick thermometer that plugs into the headphone jack of your phone, please use the Kinsa Smart Stick app instead. We hope your family doesn't get sick, but if they do, we'll be there to help your family feel better faster! All information, images, and other content shared through Kinsa’s mobile or web applications is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment from an appropriately qualified and licensed physician or other healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health, including any symptoms that are severe or concerning. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911 or the number for the local emergency ambulance service. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of something you have read on or accessed through this application. Full medical disclaimer here: https://www.kinsahealth.co/research/medical-information-from-kinsa/

About

Medication Timer

This app helps manage family medication schedules and track temperature readings during illness. It allows you to set timers for medicine intake and record symptoms to monitor trends, providing peace of mind during stressful times.

Highlights
  • Manage family members and their medications
  • Create custom timers for medicine intake
  • Record and track temperature readings
  • Monitor 24-hour symptom trends
  • Ad-hoc medication scheduling
Features
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“When did I last give them medicine?” “What was their temperature an hour ago?” Medication Timer began with a middle-of-the-night fever — but households also need everyday schedules and vitals in one trusted place. Coordinate scheduled dose routines, as-needed medication timers, temperature history, and health readings (blood pressure, glucose, SpO₂, INR, and more), with optional Family Care so every caregiver sees the same picture. What you can do - Family profiles: Track every family member in one place. - Scheduled dose routines: Daily, weekly, or hourly patterns with reminders, so planned doses appear on Today alongside everything else happening that day. - Care: When illness strikes, track the whole episode in one place. As-needed timers space medicines like paracetamol and ibuprofen so you can be confident you are not under- or over-dosing, while you log temperatures, symptoms, and health notes. Run short medication courses like antibiotics as part of the same care period. - Health readings & vitals: Track INR, blood pressure, resting heart rate, SpO₂, respiratory rate, weight, and blood glucose (mg/dL or mmol/L). Set targets, add reminders, and see everything on Today. - Today: One daily view that combines routines, as-needed timers, temperatures, and vitals for each family member — no switching between siloed screens. - Home screen widgets: Next Up shows the most urgent household dose (routine or care) with Take and Snooze on medium size. Active Timers shows running as-needed countdowns with Log dose when safe. - Lock screen & Live Activities: Add compact Active Timers lock screen widgets, or turn on Native active timers in Settings for a full-width Live Activity banner and Dynamic Island countdown while a timer is waiting. - Apple Watch (experimental): A companion watch app shows Today progress, the next scheduled dose, active care, PRN timers, and Family Care quick timers — with Take, Snooze, and Log dose relayed through your iPhone. iPhone notifications can forward to the watch with action buttons. This is an early release: keep your iPhone nearby and signed in; the watch does not connect to your account on its own. - Quick actions (Family Care): Log doses and readings in one tap from Today. - Family reports (Family Care): Clear summaries over any period — for your records, other caregivers, or your doctor. Free vs Family Care - Free: Unlimited family members, medications, as-needed timers, and temperature & symptom logging, with Today showing the last three days in full detail. Free features are intended to stay free for the life of the product. - Family Care (subscription): Adds shared caregiver coordination, unlimited history on Today, one-tap quick actions, health trends, family reports, quick timers on Apple Watch, and every new family feature as it ships. Priced annually, shown in your local currency at purchase. Accessibility - Large mode (works especially well on tablets) for low-vision users - High contrast mode to reduce visual noise in the interface - Siri integration for hands-free dose and temperature logging Privacy & terms - Terms & Conditions: https://www.medicationtimer.com/terms-conditions - Privacy Policy: https://www.medicationtimer.com/privacy-policy Subscription billing Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After cancellation you keep Family Care features until the period ends. Refunds are handled according to Apple policies. Reinstalling? Use Restore Purchases and sign in with the same store account used to subscribe. Medical disclaimer This app is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If someone is unwell or symptoms worsen, seek professional medical attention promptly. Always follow your clinician’s directions and local dosing guidance.

Screenshots

Kinsa4 screens
Medication Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kinsa at none against Medication Timer's 1. Kinsa also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 2). Medication Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment 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 Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Kinsa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medication Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinsa has 45K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Kinsa's written reviews are positive against 57% of Medication Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kinsa ships an update monthly, Medication Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kinsa versus Medication Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinsaMedication Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB51 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTransform Health Inc.Chris Winfield-Blum

Customer experience

Kinsa

All ratings45,302 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative42.4%

Medication Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Kinsa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App fails to save temperature readings
  • Thermometer disconnects from app unexpectedly
  • Inconsistent temperature readings across devices
  • Login issues and data loss on new device setup

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually enter temperatures without app
  • Option to customize symptom and medication tracking
  • Improved data export and history retention
  • Integration with other health tracking platforms

Medication Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kinsa

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Medication Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Family Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Kinsa free?
Kinsa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medication Timer free?
Medication Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kinsa or Medication Timer?
Medication Timer is rated higher. Kinsa averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while Medication Timer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kinsa or Medication Timer have ads?
Neither Kinsa nor Medication Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kinsa or Medication Timer?
Kinsa ships an update monthly, and Medication Timer weekly. Most recently, Kinsa was updated on September 25, 2026 and Medication Timer on September 11, 2026.

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