Comparison

Medisafe Medication Management vs Medication Timer

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

Head to head
About

Medisafe Medication Management

Never miss a dose with this advanced pill reminder. It offers timely medication alerts, refill reminders, and can track health measurements. Sync family medication schedules and share progress reports with your doctor.

Highlights
  • Pill and medicine reminders
  • Drug-to-drug interaction warnings
  • HealthKit integration for measurements
  • Family medication management
  • Prescription refill alerts
  • Progress report sharing
Features
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Never forget to take your meds and pills again with the MUST HAVE pill reminder ranked #1 by pharmacists and physicians in independent tests. Now in the U.S.: See crucial drug-to-drug interaction warnings about how your meds might conflict, as well as easily import your meds and prescriptions using Health Records on iPhone from more than 100 hospitals and health systems in the US. Be safe with your meds - Improper medicine use and dosage tracking leads to: • 50% of patients not taking medicines as prescribed • 125,000 deaths a year (one every 4 minutes) • 700,000 hospital visits a year • 44 out of 100 prescriptions never picked up at the pharmacy With Medisafe you won't put yourself or your loved ones at risk by missing a dosage -- or taking a double dose because nobody tracked. This is the MUST HAVE med app seen on Fox TV, ABC, Mashable, Inc. Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Life Hacker, Fast Company, TechCrunch, and many more. Here's why: CLEAN & SIMPLE: Visual and easy medical manager to handle drug reminders. HEALTH APP INTEGRATION: Keeps track of your measurements and syncs them to HealthKit app: blood glucose, blood pressure, weight, pulse, temperature and in the US, medications from health records where available. REPORT SHARING: See your progress report and send it to the doctor or nurse as a visual informative PDF. FAMILY INTERACTION: Synchronizes the family's medicine pillboxes to one place, in real time. Manage your entire family from one account! MEDTONES: Various Medtones to make Medisafe playful and a great addition to your day: have Darth Vader, Dr Evil, Austin Powers, Elsa or your Nagging Mom remind you about your meds. REMINDERS: Reminds you to take medication doses on time every time, even if your device is asleep. Medisafe has timezone support too! No need to worry while traveling, your reminders are always on time. REFILL REMINDER: Rx refill reminds you when you need to restock your prescriptions. Pharmacists rank Medisafe #1 out of 461 apps they've tested, and MyVCM recognizes Medisafe for HIPAA privacy "best practices in managing security and compliance." Medisafe does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your medications or a medical condition. Terms of Use: https://www.medisafeapp.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://medisafeapp.com/privacy-policy/ More info: FAQs: https://www.medisafeapp.com/help/ Pharmacists Rank Medisafe #1: http://bit.ly/2nTjmsI Contact us: support@medisafe.com Thanks, Medisafe Team

About

Medication Timer

This app helps manage family medication schedules and track temperature readings during illness. It allows you to set timers for medicine intake and record symptoms to monitor trends, providing peace of mind during stressful times.

Highlights
  • Manage family members and their medications
  • Create custom timers for medicine intake
  • Record and track temperature readings
  • Monitor 24-hour symptom trends
  • Ad-hoc medication scheduling
Features
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“When did I last give them medicine?” “What was their temperature an hour ago?” Medication Timer began with a middle-of-the-night fever — but households also need everyday schedules and vitals in one trusted place. Coordinate scheduled dose routines, as-needed medication timers, temperature history, and health readings (blood pressure, glucose, SpO₂, INR, and more), with optional Family Care so every caregiver sees the same picture. What you can do - Family profiles: Track every family member in one place. - Scheduled dose routines: Daily, weekly, or hourly patterns with reminders, so planned doses appear on Today alongside everything else happening that day. - Care: When illness strikes, track the whole episode in one place. As-needed timers space medicines like paracetamol and ibuprofen so you can be confident you are not under- or over-dosing, while you log temperatures, symptoms, and health notes. Run short medication courses like antibiotics as part of the same care period. - Health readings & vitals: Track INR, blood pressure, resting heart rate, SpO₂, respiratory rate, weight, and blood glucose (mg/dL or mmol/L). Set targets, add reminders, and see everything on Today. - Today: One daily view that combines routines, as-needed timers, temperatures, and vitals for each family member — no switching between siloed screens. - Home screen widgets: Next Up shows the most urgent household dose (routine or care) with Take and Snooze on medium size. Active Timers shows running as-needed countdowns with Log dose when safe. - Lock screen & Live Activities: Add compact Active Timers lock screen widgets, or turn on Native active timers in Settings for a full-width Live Activity banner and Dynamic Island countdown while a timer is waiting. - Apple Watch (experimental): A companion watch app shows Today progress, the next scheduled dose, active care, PRN timers, and Family Care quick timers — with Take, Snooze, and Log dose relayed through your iPhone. iPhone notifications can forward to the watch with action buttons. This is an early release: keep your iPhone nearby and signed in; the watch does not connect to your account on its own. - Quick actions (Family Care): Log doses and readings in one tap from Today. - Family reports (Family Care): Clear summaries over any period — for your records, other caregivers, or your doctor. Free vs Family Care - Free: Unlimited family members, medications, as-needed timers, and temperature & symptom logging, with Today showing the last three days in full detail. Free features are intended to stay free for the life of the product. - Family Care (subscription): Adds shared caregiver coordination, unlimited history on Today, one-tap quick actions, health trends, family reports, quick timers on Apple Watch, and every new family feature as it ships. Priced annually, shown in your local currency at purchase. Accessibility - Large mode (works especially well on tablets) for low-vision users - High contrast mode to reduce visual noise in the interface - Siri integration for hands-free dose and temperature logging Privacy & terms - Terms & Conditions: https://www.medicationtimer.com/terms-conditions - Privacy Policy: https://www.medicationtimer.com/privacy-policy Subscription billing Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After cancellation you keep Family Care features until the period ends. Refunds are handled according to Apple policies. Reinstalling? Use Restore Purchases and sign in with the same store account used to subscribe. Medical disclaimer This app is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If someone is unwell or symptoms worsen, seek professional medical attention promptly. Always follow your clinician’s directions and local dosing guidance.

Screenshots

Medisafe Medication Management4 screens
Medication Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Medication Timer at none against Medisafe Medication Management's shown. Medication Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Medisafe Medication Management's advantage is ratings volume (101K vs 2) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Medisafe Medication Management sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Medication Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medication Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medisafe Medication Management has 101K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Medisafe Medication Management's written reviews are positive against 57% of Medication Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medisafe Medication Management ships an update every 2 weeks, Medication Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Medisafe Medication Management versus Medication Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedisafe Medication ManagementMedication Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (101K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.7% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#77 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB51 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMediSafe Inc.Chris Winfield-Blum

Customer experience

Medisafe Medication Management

All ratings101,305 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,482 reviews
Positive49.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative40.5%

Medication Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Medisafe Medication Management

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Medication counts not updating correctly
  • Crashing when changing time zones
  • Incorrect scheduling of doses

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow custom reminder sounds
  • Add support for partial pill doses
  • Improve reporting and tracking features
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Better time zone handling

Medication Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Medisafe Medication Management

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Premium Upgrade$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Upgrade3 variants$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Upgrade$9.991 Month
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  • 1 Year Premium Subscription$27.991 Year
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription$29.951 Year
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription4 variants$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription$54.991 Year
1 purchases

Medication Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Family Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Medisafe Medication Management free?
Medisafe Medication Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medication Timer free?
Medication Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Medisafe Medication Management or Medication Timer?
Medication Timer is rated higher. Medisafe Medication Management averages 4.7 out of 5 from 101K ratings, while Medication Timer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Medisafe Medication Management or Medication Timer have ads?
Medisafe Medication Management shows ads; Medication Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Medisafe Medication Management or Medication Timer?
Medisafe Medication Management ships an update every 2 weeks, and Medication Timer weekly. Most recently, Medisafe Medication Management was updated on September 26, 2026 and Medication Timer on September 11, 2026.

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