Comparison

Pillboxie vs EveryDose

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

Head to head
About

Pillboxie

Easily manage your medications with visual reminders. Schedule doses by simply dropping pills into a virtual pillbox. Get timely alerts even when your device is asleep, with no network connection needed.

Highlights
  • Visual medication management
  • Simple pillbox scheduling
  • On-time reminders (device asleep)
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable med types and colors
  • View and check off 'due today' meds
Features
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Pillboxie is the easy way to remember your meds. Other med reminder apps are either too complicated or just downright boring. Pillboxie is easy because it lets you *visually* manage your meds. Scheduling a reminder is as easy as dropping a pill into a pillbox. • Designed and developed by a registered nurse. • Schedule reminders just by dropping pills into a pillbox. • Reminds you on time, even if your device is asleep. • No network connection required! • Use Pillboxie on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. • Pleasant reminder sounds make Pillboxie a comfortable addition to your day. • Customize your meds with tons of combinations of med types and colors. • Pixel-perfect original graphics look great on Retina Displays. • See a list of what meds are "due today" and check them off as you go. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Having trouble with Pillboxie? Please contact us, day or night: Email: pillboxie@gmail.com Twitter: @pillboxie ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ NOTE: Pillboxie will only run on devices running iOS 5.0 or later. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Thanks for considering Pillboxie! I hope it helps turn an otherwise tedious task into something pleasant. For the latest news, follow @pillboxie on Twitter. For support or feature requests, email me at pillboxie@gmail.com ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

About

EveryDose

Never miss a dose with this free medication reminder app. It helps you organize your medications, track your progress, and provides drug interaction alerts. Premium features offer multiple profiles, health journaling, and refill reminders.

Highlights
  • Medication reminders
  • Virtual medication list
  • Drug interaction alerts
  • Health info and tips
  • Progress sharing
  • Refill reminders
  • Health journal
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EveryDose is the easiest way to stay on track with your medications -- for free! Features include medication reminders, health info and tips, progress sharing, and much more. HELPFUL MEDICATION REMINDERS We won't let you miss a dose! Our reliable medication reminders help you stay on track with your daily medication routine. • Easily schedule reminders for medications, vitamins and supplements • Customizable scheduling options include daily, as needed, specific days and more • Quick actions allow you to act on your med reminders without opening the app • Adjust the frequency of notifications to meet your needs STAY ORGANIZED WITH A VIRTUAL MEDICATION LIST Medication schedules can be complex. Keep an up-to-date, accurate medication list on your mobile device at all times. • Easily add medications, vitamins and supplements from our comprehensive database • Share your medication list with loved ones or caregivers with the touch of a button • Mark medications as taken, skipped or snoozed throughout the day to stay on track • View your medication history, including taken and skipped doses DRUG INTERACTION ALERTS AND MED INFO Stay safe and informed. We'll alert you if a newly-added medication has a potential interaction with your existing drug list, and we'll provide you with need-to-know info about your meds. • Drug-to-drug interaction alerts help to prevent medication errors • Our med info leaflets provide you with must-know info about your medications • Food info helps you learn which foods or beverages to avoid with your specific meds PROGRESS SHARING Managing your health is not a solo adventure! Add friends and set up progress sharing to keep your loved ones in the loop with your health. • Add friends within the app to send them progress report emails • Schedule monthly or weekly progress reports for your EveryDose friends, or send them one-off reports at times of your choice GET PREMIUM FEATURES WITH EVERYDOSE PLUS To upgrade to enhanced features, you can subscribe to EveryDose Plus, our paid subscription. EveryDose Plus includes: Multiple Profiles • Track medications for up to 5 additional profiles • Get separate reminders for each profile • Choose a different color theme for each profile Health Journal • Keep a log of 13 different health metrics, like blood pressure, blood glucose, weight, and more • Get reminders when it’s time to log your health metrics • Visualize your health data in chart format and set up automated reports • Connect to Apple Health for seamless data syncing Refill Reminders • Keep track of the number of pills remaining for your meds • Set a refill reminder to nudge you when it’s time to refill your prescription Personalization Features • Make the app yours with 6 different color themes • Choose from 30 profile avatars • Customize your medication reminders to include the med name Subscription Pricing and Terms: For access to the EveryDose Plus premium features, we offer an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $9.99/month and an auto-renewing annual subscription at $69.99/year. The annual subscription comes with a 14-day free trial available to first-time subscribers only. Payment for EveryDose Plus will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you subscribe. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription by going to the My Subscription section of the app or the Subscriptions section of the App Store. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Questions? Email us at support@everydose.ai. Thanks for trying EveryDose! Our mission is to make your daily medication routine easy, so you can focus on the things that matter the most.

Screenshots

Pillboxie4 screens
EveryDose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EveryDose at Free against Pillboxie's $1.99. EveryDose also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 96). Pillboxie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and device support 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

EveryDose is free to download; Pillboxie costs $1.99 up front. EveryDose sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pillboxie asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EveryDose holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EveryDose has 5.2K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 77% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pillboxie ships an update every 3 weeks, EveryDose every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pillboxie versus EveryDose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillboxieEveryDose
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (96 ratings)4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews76.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings965.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB123 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNice Boy LLCGroove Health, Inc.

Customer experience

Pillboxie

All ratings96 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews779 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative15.5%

EveryDose

All ratings5,054 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral8.5%
Negative14.8%

User reviews

Pillboxie

From 96 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 📆 Helpful reminders
  • 🎨 Visually appealing
  • 💊 Customizable pill details
  • 🗓️ Tracks medication history

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🕰️ Inflexible reminder times
  • 📤 No backup/sync feature
  • 🔍 Limited medication types
  • 🔔 Nagging reminders can be annoying

EveryDose

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful reminders
  • 📋 Organized medication tracking
  • 💊 Detailed medication information
  • 🔒 Secure and private

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Notifications not always working
  • ⏰ Inflexible dosing schedules
  • 🕰️ Timezone issues when traveling
  • 🔍 Difficulty editing medication details
  • 📊 Lack of comprehensive history and reporting

Bugs and requests

Pillboxie

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders not working after iOS updates
  • Medication history and data loss after updates
  • Inconsistent behavior when marking medications as taken
  • Reminders not adjusting for time zone changes when traveling

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add 'as needed' medication option
  • Include prescription refill reminders
  • Ability to track medication supply levels
  • More customization for reminder times and snooze
  • Support for transdermal patches and creams

EveryDose

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Medication doses randomly disappearing from history
  • Notifications not triggering at the correct times
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow editing of medication names and details
  • Add support for more complex dosing schedules
  • Improve timezone handling and customization
  • Provide more detailed medication history and reporting
  • Integrate with wearable devices and health apps

In-app purchases

None

Pillboxie

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EveryDose

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Pillboxie free?
Pillboxie costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EveryDose free?
EveryDose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pillboxie or EveryDose?
EveryDose is rated higher. Pillboxie averages 3.8 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while EveryDose averages 4.8 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Pillboxie or EveryDose have ads?
Neither Pillboxie nor EveryDose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pillboxie or EveryDose?
Pillboxie ships an update every 3 weeks, and EveryDose every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pillboxie was updated on October 29, 2026 and EveryDose on October 29, 2026.

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