Pillboxie vs Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊
Max
This app helps you build healthy habits with personalized medication reminders. It tracks when you take your pills and can alert you if you miss a dose. You can also share management of reminders with family or friends.
- Personalized medication schedules
- Customizable alarm sounds
- Automatic tracking of taken medications
- Health journal creation
- Missed dose alerts
- Shareable medication management
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Hey there, health champs! It's me, Max, your pill-popping pal. Let's grow those healthy habits together with my friendly reminders! [NEW] Share & Care Invite family or friends to manage medication reminders together! Now you can easily look after your parents' meds from afar. No more daily "Did you take your pills?" calls! [How to use Max] ▸ Fetch your reminders! You can set personalized schedules—daily, on specific days, or at intervals. ▸ When Max's "Woof Woof" alarm sounds, chow down on your meds and hit the "taken" button. Max automatically records the medicine name and time, crafting a pawsitively awesome health journal. ▸ If there's no response to the timely push notification, Max will bark up your phone again. *It's not a real call, so don't be startled! [Recommended for] ▸ From conception to 16 weeks of pregnancy: Folate plays a major role in cell creation. Don't gobble it all up at once—Max suggests a daily dose with his "Pill Paws" alert to keep things steady. ▸ Office pups glued to screens: If those peepers are feeling ruff, set Max's "3-Hour Howler" alarm to keep those eyes rested. Adding some lutein to the mix is a real tail-wagger, too! ▸ Diabetic dogs on meds: Those taking diabetes meds might run low on Vitamin B. It's like the secret sauce for energy production, so Max's reminder pack always includes this woof-tastic nutrient. ▸ Caring for parents from afar: Hard to keep track of your parents' meds? Use Share & Care to check their medication status in real-time! Stay barking healthy with Max's tail-wagging reminders!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Max at Free against Pillboxie's $1.99. Max also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (9.9K vs 96). Pillboxie's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Max is free to download; Pillboxie costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Max holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Max has 9.9K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Pillboxie's written reviews are positive against 75% of Max's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pillboxie ships an update every 3 weeks, Max every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pillboxie | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (96 ratings) | 4.8 (9.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 75.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 | 9.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nice Boy LLC | Artify Inc. |
Customer experience
Pillboxie
Max
User reviews
Pillboxie
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Max
From 9.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Simple, intuitive design
- 🐶 Cute animal reminders
- 📞 Effective phone call reminders
- 🆓 No paywalls or ads
- 👍 Helps users remember to take medication
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs with time/timezone changes
- 🔔 Redundant notifications even after marking medication as taken
- 🔒 Potential privacy concerns with lack of developer information
- 🔋 Requires app to be open in background for notifications
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
Max
Reported bugs
3 issues- Reminders not working consistently
- Issues with app freezing or not opening
- Time changes causing incorrect reminder times
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to edit times/doses of past medication entries
- Implement Apple Watch integration
- Allow customization of reminder sounds/voices
- Add medication quantity tracking for refill reminders
In-app purchases
Pillboxie
No in-app purchases
Max
No in-app purchases
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