Comparison

Simple Meds vs Meds Easy

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

Head to head
About

Simple Meds

This app offers a private and secure way to log your medications. It keeps all your data on your device, requiring no account or internet connection. Log doses quickly with customizable tracking for a straightforward medication history.

Highlights
  • On-device data storage
  • No account required
  • Offline functionality
  • Quick two-tap logging
  • Customizable dosage tracking
  • Instant logging with timestamps
Features
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Track your medications with complete privacy. SimpleMeds is a minimalist, secure medication logger that keeps your data on your device - and only on your device. SIMPLE & PRIVATE • All medication data stays on your device • No account required • No internet connection needed • No third-party tracking QUICK & RELIABLE • Log medications with just two taps • Clear, readable medication history • Customizable dosage tracking • Instant medication logging with time stamps Perfect for anyone who wants a straightforward, private way to track their daily medications without the complexity of larger health apps. SimpleMeds is designed for one thing: helping you reliably track your medications while maintaining your privacy. Download SimpleMeds today for a simpler, more private way to track your medications.

About

Meds Easy

Features
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Meds Easy tells you when a dose is due, lets you mark it taken right from the notification, and speaks up before a medication runs low. Today, in order Every dose due today is listed by time, with a count of what's still to take. Tap a dose after you take it. A long press skips it, pushes the reminder back a few minutes, or takes back a tap. Add one in a line Write "Simvastatin 20 mg every night" or "Prednisone 5 mg two times daily" and its strength, timing and reminders are filled in for you. Rather set each field yourself? The full form has them all. Reminders built around your doses • A notification at every dose time, with Taken, Snooze and Skip buttons • Medications due together share one notification • A dose already marked taken stays quiet • Every day, two to four times a day, every second day, one day a week, or as you need it • Dose times hold steady across time zones and daylight saving changes • Reminders are topped up in the background between visits to the app Your medication list, ready to share Send a plain-text list of what you take, with amounts, schedules, your instructions and your pharmacy, to a doctor, a pharmacist or a family member. Handy for appointments and intake forms. Your dose history stays out of it. From your wrist Check off or skip a dose on Apple Watch, and log an as-needed dose with one tap. Before you run out Enter how many you have. Each dose taken takes one off, and Meds Easy reminds you to refill at the number you pick. Your pharmacy's phone number sits on the medication's page. Look back A day-by-day record of taken, skipped and missed doses over recent weeks, plus your run of days with every dose taken. Missed marking one yesterday? Correct it with a tap. Widgets Widgets for the Home Screen and the Lock Screen show the next dose and how many are left today. Private to you No sign-up, no analytics, no ad tracking. Your list and your history are kept on your own devices and nowhere else. A tip, if you like Meds Easy is free and has nothing to unlock. If it helps you keep up with your medications, you can leave a one-time tip in Settings: a Smile, a Heart, a Bouquet or some Sunshine. Tips go through the App Store and change nothing in the app. Meds Easy reminds you of the schedule you enter. It doesn't give medical advice, doesn't check for drug interactions and doesn't replace your doctor or pharmacist. Always follow their directions.

Screenshots

Simple Meds4 screens
Meds Easy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Meds at none against Meds Easy's 4. Simple Meds also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Meds Easy's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 16 months). On price, ads 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. Meds Easy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Meds asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Meds ships an update every 16 months, Meds Easy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Meds versus Meds Easy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple MedsMeds Easy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffery MorhousMatthew Strickland

In-app purchases

None

Simple Meds

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Meds Easy

One-time4
  • Smile$0.99
  • Heart$2.99
  • Bouquet$4.99
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  • Sunshine$9.99

Questions

Is Simple Meds free?
Simple Meds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meds Easy free?
Meds Easy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Meds or Meds Easy have ads?
Neither Simple Meds nor Meds Easy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Meds or Meds Easy?
Simple Meds ships an update every 16 months, and Meds Easy every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Meds was updated on October 30, 2026 and Meds Easy on November 9, 2026.

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