Comparison

Genesis Study vs Pills Taken

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

Head to head
About

Genesis Study

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A 12-month randomised, double-blind, controlled, international multicentre trial comparing changes in cigarette consumption after switching to high or low nicotine strength e-cigarettes in smokers with Schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This will be a multicenter, 12-months prospective trial, utilizing a randomized, double-blind, 2-arm parallel, switching design to compare effectiveness, tolerability, acceptability, and pattern of use between high (JUUL 5% nicotine) and low nicotine strength devices (JUUL 1.5% nicotine) in adult smokers with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. The study will take place at 5 sites: 1 in the UK (London) and possibly 4 in Italy. DISCLAIMER : To seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. We are using HealthKit to get step count to display on Health Dairy screen and graph on Report screen. We also send daily step count to server with questionary for study purpose.

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Pills Taken

Features
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Most medication apps are built for the person setting them up. This one is built for the person taking the pills. On their iPhone there is one screen. It shows the next pill, what it looks like, and a single large button that says TAKEN. There is no list to scroll, no menu, no settings to get lost in, and nothing to type. When there is nothing due, it says so and gets out of the way. Everything else happens somewhere else. A family member opens the web app in any browser and adds the medications, the times, and the instructions. What they enter appears on the phone. When the button is pressed, they see it. SETTING IT UP TAKES ONE PHONE CALL The person with the phone taps Invite Family and reads six characters out loud. Whoever is helping types them in. That is the entire setup. They never enter their own medications, never make an account, and never type a password. The six characters skip the letters and numbers that get misheard on a phone call, and a character that could not have been in a code is refused rather than guessed at. WHAT THE FAMILY SEES - Whether today's doses were confirmed, and when - The last seven days at a glance - A notification if a dose goes unconfirmed past its window - A printable summary to take to an appointment - Blood pressure, weight and notes, if they choose to keep them - How many pills are left, and a warning before the bottle runs out - More than one family member, with full access or view only REMINDERS THAT KEEP WORKING Each pill is nudged when it is due, ten minutes later, and twenty minutes later, after which the screen softens to say the dose is running late rather than shouting about it. Nothing arrives between midnight and six in the morning. A dose belongs to a part of the day rather than to an exact minute, so taking a morning pill at twenty past eight is simply taking it, not missing it. If the phone travels to another time zone, the app does not quietly move the reminders. It tells the family and lets them decide. FREE, AND STAYING THAT WAY No subscription, no trial, no upgrade screen, and no in-app purchases. Both halves are free. There is no advertising and nothing is sold to anyone. WHAT IT IS NOT Pills Taken is a reminder and a record. It does not give medical advice and it does not decide what should be taken or when. Confirming a dose records that a button was pressed, not that a pill was swallowed. Anything about the medication itself belongs with a doctor or a pharmacist.

Screenshots

Genesis Study4 screens
Pills Taken4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pills Taken at every 3 days against Genesis Study's every 6 weeks. Genesis Study's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Genesis Study ships an update every 6 weeks, Pills Taken every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Genesis Study versus Pills Taken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGenesis StudyPills Taken
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size33 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEclat srlFredy Montero

In-app purchases

None

Genesis Study

No in-app purchases

None

Pills Taken

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Genesis Study free?
Genesis Study is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pills Taken free?
Pills Taken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Genesis Study or Pills Taken have ads?
Neither Genesis Study nor Pills Taken shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Genesis Study or Pills Taken?
Genesis Study ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pills Taken every 3 days. Most recently, Genesis Study was updated on October 27, 2026 and Pills Taken on October 10, 2026.

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