Comparison

MedTracker vs Prescription Reminder, Refils

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

Head to head
About

MedTracker

This app helps you record and track when you take medications, ensuring you don't miss doses. It supports multiple people, medications, and dosages, with optional notifications and history editing.

Highlights
  • Track multiple people and medications
  • Set custom dosage schedules
  • Receive optional dose reminders
  • Record actual dose quantity
  • Add free-form notes for medications
  • Share medication history
  • Export medication history
Read full description

MedTracker is a complexity free application that records the dates and times over-the-counter or prescription medications have been taken. For someone taking prescription medications it’s not uncommon to miss the correct time to take the medication. MedTracker tracks the actual time medication was taken in a single view, using the simple Take Now button. With the optional notifications turned on, MedTracker will determine the time to take the next dose and notify you on your device. MedTracker provides an option to require input of the actual quantity taken when the Take Now button is tapped. Families with multiple children will appreciate MedTrackers ability to keep track of multiple medications for multiple people and easily see when medications should be taken. For the busy parent, consumption history can be added or modified after the fact. All of us, with busy life's, take a pill and then sometime later can't remember exactly when or if we took it. It’s typical to ask the question, "When did I take that aspirin?", or "Did I take my vitamins today?" By adding the simple step of pressing one button in the front view of MedTracker it becomes clear when the medication was taken and when the next dose should be taken. Features Include: - Multiple people. - Multiple medications. - Multiple dosages. - Handles PRN medications. - Handles fractional doses. - Allows free form notes for each medication. - Allows easy sharing with medical professionals via Activity Sharing. - Option for tracking the actual dose taken. - Option to show local notifications when it is time to take the next medication. - Option for taking medications every x hours. - Option for taking medications at specific times each day. - Option to show overdue doses in red with checkmark. - Option to control audio and visual take feedback. - Option to temporarily enable or disable medicine. - Edit or add history. - Export history to text or CSV file. - Export summary text or to CSV file. - In context help with resizable font. - Past due application icon badging. - Responds to dynamic type content size changes in Apple -> Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Larger Text - Option to view pending notifications. MedTracker's Settings has options to: - control date and time formats (which can be different than your device default), - control the amount of history to keep, - to select notification sounds, - to manual reorder medicines, - enable sending bug report emails, and - to cancel all outstanding notifications.

About

Prescription Reminder, Refils

Easily manage medications for your family with this simple app. It helps you track prescriptions, set refill reminders, and provides a list for your medical provider. Save time and reduce stress associated with medication management.

Highlights
  • Track family prescriptions
  • Refill reminders
  • RX list for medical provider
  • Display number of refills
  • Cancel alert button
  • Choice of alert notification timing
Features
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This app saves TIME and REDUCES STRESS managing prescriptions. --- New in Version 5.1 --- - RX List for medical provider. --- New in Version 5.0 --- - Number of refills are displayed in overview page. - Added "Cancel Alert" button. - Choice of Alert notification: "Days before Last Dose" or "Days after Date Filled" ------ Many other features! ** Absolutely FREE, No In-App purchase and No Advertisements. ** ** Manage prescriptions for up to 10 people. ** The calendar opens to the 1st medicine due for refill, unless changed in Settings to open to current day. ** One of the SIMPLEST apps to use ** ** There is no other app like this one!! **

Screenshots

MedTracker4 screens
Prescription Reminder, Refils4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Prescription Reminder, Refils at none against MedTracker's shown. Prescription Reminder, Refils also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). MedTracker's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Prescription Reminder, Refils holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 78 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of MedTracker's written reviews are positive against 75% of Prescription Reminder, Refils's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MedTracker ships an update every 4 months, Prescription Reminder, Refils every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MedTracker versus Prescription Reminder, Refils: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedTrackerPrescription Reminder, Refils
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (30 ratings)4.4 (78 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3078 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB24 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperFairwinds SoftwareDavid White

Customer experience

MedTracker

All ratings30 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative18.5%

Prescription Reminder, Refils

All ratings76 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

MedTracker

From 30 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • ✅ Effective for tracking meds
  • 💡 Great for PRN/as-needed meds
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Good for multiple users/family
  • ⏱️ Accurate time logging

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes/freezes
  • ❌ No edit option for med names
  • 🚫 Inflexible scheduling
  • ⚠️ Ads can be intrusive
  • 💻 No sync between devices

Prescription Reminder, Refils

From 78 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Tracks prescriptions and refills
  • ✅ Reliable for reminders
  • ⏱️ Time saver for managing multiple prescriptions
  • 🌟 Good for tracking pills remaining

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some prescription alert dates not showing
  • 🐛 Data scrambled after opening app
  • 🐛 Cannot get accurate 'last full dose day'
  • 🐛 App will not allow large number of pills to be entered
  • 🐛 Cannot add medication, back arrow only

Bugs and requests

MedTracker

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes on recent iOS updates
  • App won't open after recent updates
  • Inflexible scheduling, no edit option for med names
  • App freezes on open, interprets scroll as 'Take Now'
  • Misses entries and edits day after
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  • Cannot contact technical support
  • Recent update is extremely slow
  • Cannot save a new medicine after upgrade
  • Crashes immediately when opening after update
  • Serious lag time between entering data and posting
  • Export button does not work
  • Reminders do not always come through
  • History not accessible for some users
  • Push notifications not available
  • Uneditable dosage or time given
  • Stopped logging after a day
  • Crashes when clicking 'take now' button

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add 'As Needed' or 'Daily' option for medications
  • Allow editing of medication names
  • Add a notes field for 'Why' a PRN med was taken
  • Enable cloud sync between devices
  • Allow sorting/filtering by day or date
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  • Add Apple Watch integration (reminders, glance, complication)
  • Implement pill counter and refill alerts
  • Add option to take picture of medicine
  • Allow users to group medications by time or person
  • Add notification support for overdue medication
  • Allow reordering of meds in the list
  • Add ability to archive or file inactive meds
  • Add field for purpose of medicine, pharmacy, doctor, dosage
  • Option to upgrade to remove ads
  • Allow usage of decimals in amount taken field
  • Add tabs to switch between household members
  • Display next dose time more prominently
  • Ability to clear entries of all medications at once
  • Add Apple Health integration
  • Add pill counter

Prescription Reminder, Refils

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Some prescription alert dates not showing on the Calendar
  • Cannot get an accurate 'last full dose day'
  • Data scrambled after opening app
  • Cannot add medication, only back arrow visible
  • Notes disappear after saving
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  • Data lost when switching apps
  • App not saving information reliably
  • Significant delay between tapping icon and app response
  • XR notch hides part of the menu
  • App crashes after iOS 12 update
  • App does not open after iOS 12 update
  • Cannot get past splash screen after entering one medication

Requested features

19 requests
  • Include injectables given weekly or every two weeks
  • Allow for a greater number of pills per prescription
  • Place for prescription number on the first page
  • Allow date format to be reconfigured to outside US
  • Add select, select all, copy, paste functions to notes
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  • Ability to take a photo of prescription label or pill
  • Sync across devices
  • Landscape view on iPad
  • Clearer saving feature with an icon
  • Better customer support
  • Cloud access for multiple device usage
  • Increase max number of meds
  • Allow for monthly or by-weekly dosage
  • Add a field to track refills
  • Provision for time of day to take tablets
  • Allow for multiple individuals' prescriptions
  • Unlimited amount of medications per person
  • Mark default list or recognize single list
  • Fix notification that won't go away

In-app purchases

None

MedTracker

No in-app purchases

None

Prescription Reminder, Refils

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MedTracker free?
MedTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prescription Reminder, Refils free?
Prescription Reminder, Refils is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MedTracker or Prescription Reminder, Refils?
Prescription Reminder, Refils is rated higher. MedTracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Prescription Reminder, Refils averages 4.4 from 78 ratings.
Do MedTracker or Prescription Reminder, Refils have ads?
MedTracker shows ads; Prescription Reminder, Refils does not.
Which is updated more often, MedTracker or Prescription Reminder, Refils?
MedTracker ships an update every 4 months, and Prescription Reminder, Refils every 6 days. Most recently, MedTracker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Prescription Reminder, Refils on November 2, 2026.

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