Comparison

Apotek vs Medex Helper

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

Head to head
About

Apotek

This application serves as a mobile pharmacy, offering a wide range of cosmetic and first aid supplies. Browse products by category, view new and discounted items, and manage your account and orders easily.

Highlights
  • Browse new and discounted products
  • Shop by specific categories
  • Save items to a cart for later
  • Manage user profile and addresses
  • Track pending and completed orders
  • Add and remove favorite items
Features
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Apotek is a pharmacy for providing all cosmetics like:- first aid, face care, body care and etc supplies. Now you can order from there for any product through a mobile application which contains… 1- Home section: which collect and shows the newest and the most discount product 2- Category section: is a place for viewing products by specific category. 3- Cart section: this is a place you can collect and save all your wanted items anytime later for delivering them. 4- Account section: in this section, you can customize your account like your profile picture and email or you can add or remove the saved address anytime you want. 5- Order section: in this section, you can check any pending or completed order, and also you will be able to cancel your pending order. 6- Favourite section: in this section, you can view or remove all favorite items.

About

Medex Helper

Manage medication schedules and instructions with ease. Set up profiles, track doses, and receive timely reminders. Supports custom voice recordings and multiple languages for clear adherence.

Highlights
  • Create user profiles
  • Track medicine names, doses, and times
  • Set treatment duration
  • Visual cues for meal times
  • Record custom voice instructions
  • Mark doses as taken
  • Profile transfer via QR code
Features
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Medex Helper helps you keep medicine instructions and daily times in one clear routine. • Create separate profiles using real names. • Enter medicine names, prescribed doses, notes, and daily times. • Set treatment duration and an optional next medicine or dosage according to your prescription. • Recognize morning, afternoon, evening, and night with visual symbols. • See before, with, and after-meal cues, plus bedtime instructions. • Add medicine photos and record a familiar voice in Arabic or English. • Read instructions aloud using custom recordings or your device's voice. • Mark doses as taken and review recorded history. • Transfer a profile, its photos, and recordings by connection QR over a shared Wi-Fi network or hotspot. • Use Arabic or English, larger text, and reduced motion. No account. No ads. Profiles are stored on your device. You control when to transfer a profile; device backups may include app data. Reminders are scheduled for up to 60 upcoming individual doses across all profiles. Check coverage in Settings and reopen before the displayed date to refresh upcoming reminders. Notification delivery depends on device permissions and settings. Spoken instructions play inside the app; notification alerts use the device's notification sound. Medex Helper organizes instructions you enter. It does not diagnose conditions, prescribe treatments, or recommend doses. Follow instructions from your healthcare professional. Never change medication based only on this app.

Screenshots

Apotek2 screens
Medex Helper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Medex Helper at every 4 days against Apotek's every 2 months. Medex Helper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Apotek's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medex Helper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apotek has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apotek ships an update every 2 months, Medex Helper every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Apotek versus Medex Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApotekMedex Helper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (38 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKeenTechHADOUD ALSAHAR GENERAL TRADING LLC

Customer experience

Apotek

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Medex Helper

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Apotek

No in-app purchases

None

Medex Helper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apotek free?
Apotek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medex Helper free?
Medex Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Apotek or Medex Helper?
Medex Helper is rated higher. Apotek averages 4.7 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Medex Helper averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Apotek or Medex Helper have ads?
Neither Apotek nor Medex Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apotek or Medex Helper?
Apotek ships an update every 2 months, and Medex Helper every 4 days. Most recently, Apotek was updated on November 3, 2026 and Medex Helper on October 31, 2026.

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