Comparison

Care Record vs PureDose

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

Head to head
About

Care Record

This app helps you track important health and care information for anyone you look after, including pets, children, or elderly family members. Log details like medication, weight, and appointments, and visualize trends over time with charts. Set reminders and organize entries for easy access.

Highlights
  • Track multiple recipients (pets, family, self)
  • Customizable logging fields (numbers, text, photos)
  • Visual trend charts for numeric data
  • Item-specific reminders
  • Organize recipients and items into groups
  • No sign-up required for immediate use
Features
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Look after someone long enough and the same questions keep coming back: when was the last dose? Is the weight going up or down? Which vaccines are done? Care Record keeps those answers, and shows you the trend. ■ Track anyone you look after Pets, parents, kids, or yourself. Each one gets their own items and history. ■ Define the items yourself Weight, medication, vet visits and vaccinations are built in — or create your own. Fields can be numbers, text, multiple choice, dates or photos. Record whatever matters to you. ■ Two taps to log Hit Record right on the care recipient or the item. No need to switch to the calendar and pick everything again. ■ See the change Numeric items become line charts, count-based items become bar charts. Whether the weight keeps climbing, how many doses this month — one glance. ■ Reminders where they belong Set a reminder on the item itself. When it fires, tapping the notification takes you straight to logging. ■ Group them your way As the list grows, sort recipients and items into your own groups. All pages filter together. ■ No sign-up required Start straight away. Link Apple, Google or email later when you want to sync — your data comes with you.

About

PureDose

Features
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PureDose helps you take the right dose at the right time—and miss fewer doses. TODAY CHECK-IN See what’s due today and mark doses Taken or Skipped. If you miss the check-in window, you can still make up a dose during the makeup period. You can also confirm from a dose notification, or check in quickly with the Home Screen widget. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING Start from common templates (once daily, twice daily, three times daily, and more), or schedule around wake-up, meals, bedtime, or a custom clock. Support weekdays, every other day, every N hours, and as-needed (PRN) dosing, plus long-term meds and short courses with an end date. Optional quiet hours help reduce interruptions. RELIABLE REMINDERS Get system notifications when it’s time. On supported OS versions, you can also use system alarms. Same-minute doses can be grouped, and optional follow-up nudges help if you haven’t checked in yet. Travel mode can pause dose alarms while you’re away; schedules resync when your time zone changes. You can also hide medication names on lock-screen alerts. INVENTORY & REFILLS Optionally track remaining quantity—deducted when you mark Taken. Get alerts when you’re running low or a refill date is near. ADHERENCE & EXPORT History includes an adherence heatmap and completion overview. Export dose history as a full PDF, CSV, or a one-page doctor visit summary. MULTIPLE PROFILES Create profiles for family members, each with their own medication list. Switch users to review Today and History. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Medication data stays on this device. No account required. Lock-screen reminders can hide specific medication names for extra privacy. FREE & LIFETIME UNLOCK Free: up to 2 medications with reminders per profile. One-time unlock: unlimited medication reminders and reminders for every profile. Available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Choose language and light/dark appearance in Settings.

Screenshots

Care Record4 screens
PureDose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Care Record at none against PureDose's 1. Care Record also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). PureDose's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. PureDose sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Care Record asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Care Record ships an update every 3 weeks, PureDose every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Care Record versus PureDose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCare RecordPureDose
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKANG-CHIH HSU春建 王

In-app purchases

None

Care Record

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PureDose

One-time1
  • Buyout Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Care Record free?
Care Record is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PureDose free?
PureDose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Care Record or PureDose have ads?
Care Record shows ads; PureDose does not.
Which is updated more often, Care Record or PureDose?
Care Record ships an update every 3 weeks, and PureDose every 2 weeks. Most recently, Care Record was updated on October 14, 2026 and PureDose on October 9, 2026.

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