Comparison

Pillometer vs HomeMed

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

Head to head
About

Pillometer

Features
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Pillometer is Your Complete Pharmacy Management System •⁠ ⁠Reliable Inventory Management. •⁠ ⁠Seamless Business Operations. •⁠ ⁠Advanced Patient CarePillometer is Your Complete Pharmacy Management System

About

HomeMed

Manage your home medicine inventory and expiry dates with this offline app. Easily track medications, vitamins, and first-aid supplies using photos and smart expiry alerts for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Offline medicine inventory
  • Visual medicine tracking with photos
  • Smart expiry date alerts
  • Fast search by name or symptom
  • Organized storage by category and location
  • Add custom notes and symptom tags
Features
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HomeMed: Your Personal Offline Medicine Cabinet Keep track of your family's medicines, vitamins, and first-aid supplies with HomeMed. Designed for simplicity and peace of mind, HomeMed helps you manage your home inventory so you always know what you have and when it expires. 100% Private & Offline Your health data is your business. HomeMed is built with a privacy-first approach. There are no accounts to create, no cloud syncing, and no internet connection required. All your data and images stay safely on your personal device. Visual Inventory Stop guessing what a medicine looks like. Use your device's camera to capture photos of the medicine strip, bottle, or packaging for quick and easy visual reference. Smart Expiry Tracking Never accidentally consume expired medicine again. Log the exact month and year of expiration using our fast, intuitive date picker. Lightning-Fast Search Looking for a specific painkiller or syrup? Use our sleek search bar to instantly find any medicine in your inventory by name, category, or symptom. Organized Storage Keep track of exactly where everything is. Categorize items by type (Tablets, Syrups, Drops, Inhalers) and log their physical storage location in your house so anyone in the family can find them in an emergency. Key Features: Add medicines quickly with custom quantities and units. Add personalized notes and symptom tags to every entry. Clean, modern, and ad-friendly interface. Works entirely offline. Take control of your home pharmacy today with HomeMed!

Screenshots

Pillometer4 screens
HomeMed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pillometer at none against HomeMed's shown. Pillometer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). HomeMed's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pillometer ships an update every 6 weeks, HomeMed every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pillometer versus HomeMed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillometerHomeMed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrugstoc EHub LimitedKrishna Upadhyay

In-app purchases

None

Pillometer

No in-app purchases

None

HomeMed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pillometer free?
Pillometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeMed free?
HomeMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pillometer or HomeMed have ads?
HomeMed shows ads; Pillometer does not.
Which is updated more often, Pillometer or HomeMed?
Pillometer ships an update every 6 weeks, and HomeMed every 11 days. Most recently, Pillometer was updated on October 4, 2026 and HomeMed on September 30, 2026.

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