MedShot vs PillPop Rx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MedShot
Effortlessly manage your medications by scanning prescription labels with advanced OCR technology. Track doses, set reminders, and access drug information to ensure you never miss a dose and stay informed about your health.
- OCR prescription label scanning
- Manual medication entry
- Dose tracking and adherence
- Customizable medication reminders
- Refill reminders
- Drug information search
- Secure data encryption
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Scan your prescription label. MedShot does the rest. MedShot uses advanced OCR to read your medication labels — just point your camera and go. It extracts the drug name, strength, dosage, directions, and quantity automatically. You review everything before saving, so your data is always accurate. TWO SCAN MODES Flat Label: Scan a flat prescription label with a single photo for instant medication details Curved Label: Slowly rotate the bottle — MedShot scans continuously and merges data across frames Don't want to scan? Use Manual Entry to type in your prescription details yourself SMART MEDICATION MANAGEMENT View today's medications, upcoming doses, and track what you've taken in the Today tab Track all your medications in one place with drug information details Support for complex schedules — weekly, monthly, as needed, and more NEVER MISS A DOSE Customizable reminders for every medication Mark doses as taken to track your daily adherence Refill reminders so you never run out DRUG SEARCH & INSIGHTS Ask questions in plain English — "side effects of lisinopril," "can I take ibuprofen with warfarin" Answers come straight from official FDA drug labels — no AI guessing, no web searches View side effects, food interactions, storage, and usage guidance BUILT FOR ACCURACY No-guess policy: if the scanner can't read a field, it leaves it blank for you to fill in Every scan goes through a verification screen before saving Spatial OCR handles tricky multi-column pharmacy labels (CVS, Walgreens, and more) YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Your health data is encrypted and stored securely We never sell or share your personal information Full control to delete your account and data at any time Try MedShot free for 3 days, then subscribe to MedShot Pro to continue. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PillPop Rx
This app helps you never miss a medication dose with smart reminders and a physician-built safety check. It offers AI-powered bottle scanning, drug information chat, and secure, private data storage on your device.
- Physician-built safety checks
- AI bottle scanning
- Voice medication entry
- Doctor-built drug info chat
- Private and secure data storage
- Smart reminders and refill alerts
- Shareable medication summaries
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Never miss a dose. Peace of mind, every day. PillPop is your pocket pharmacist — built by Dr. Molina, MD and Dr. Javadi, MD, two practicing physicians who got tired of watching patients miss doses they meant to take. Snap any bottle, speak the name, or type it in. We handle the rest. PHYSICIAN-BUILT SAFETY GATE Before any reminder is saved, PillPop walks you through the dose and frequency printed on your bottle and asks you to confirm it matches what your physician prescribed. A required physician-built check — so a typo never becomes a missed dose. No other reminder app does this. SCAN. SPEAK. SAVE TIME. Point the camera at any prescription, OTC, vitamin, or supplement bottle. PillPop's AI reads the name, dose, schedule, refill date — even on curved labels in bad light. Or say the drug name out loud — we match it even when your pronunciation is rough. DOCTOR-BUILT DRUG INFO CHAT Ask any question about your meds — side effects, what it treats, what to do if you missed a dose. Grounded in FDA + NIH sources. Never invents medical advice, always defers to your doctor. 100% PRIVATE & SECURE Your medications, schedule, and dose history live only on your device. No PillPop cloud. No analytics. No advertising. The AI scanner never extracts patient names, prescriber names, prescription numbers, or insurance info — and we strip those fields on-device as a backup. Three layers of protection. SMART REMINDERS On your iPhone, on your Apple Watch, right when you need them. Refill alerts ~7 days before you run out. End-of-course alerts. Tap "Taken" right from your wrist. YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN YOUR HEALTH Send daily check-ins to up to 5 loved ones. They see your adherence percentage. They never see what you're taking. BETTER VISITS. BETTER CARE. Hand your phone, AirDrop, or print a clean medication summary for any doctor visit in 30 seconds. Real list, real schedule, real adherence numbers. Generated on-device. BUILT BY DOCTORS PillPop was built by Dr. Molina, MD and Dr. Javadi, MD because medication non-adherence kills 125,000 Americans every year and costs the US healthcare system $300 billion. Every warning, reminder, and safety check was reviewed by a physician. FREE TIER • Manual medication entry • Smart dose, refill, and end-of-course reminders • Apple Watch tap-to-mark-taken • Doctor-built Drug Info chat • Adherence insight card • Pronounce any drug name • Tap to call your pharmacy • Vetted research links (NIH, FDA, PubMed) • Shareable doctor-visit summary PILLPOP PRO — $2.99/mo or $24/yr (save 33%) • AI Bottle Scanner — reads curved labels in 1-2 seconds • Say It Out Loud — voice entry with fuzzy name matching • Find Savings — 6 vetted sources (GoodRx, SingleCare, NeedyMeds, RxAssist, RxSaver, Medicare Plan Finder). Zero commission. • Trusted Contacts — daily privacy-safe check-ins NOT MEDICAL ADVICE PillPop is a reminder tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always follow your prescription label and the directions of your healthcare provider. In a medical emergency, call 911. Built by doctors. Because your health deserves more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PillPop Rx at none against MedShot's 2. PillPop Rx also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. MedShot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PillPop Rx asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MedShot against 5.0 for PillPop Rx. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
MedShot ships an update every 2 months, PillPop Rx weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MedShot | PillPop Rx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thryvenex Holdings LLC | Cover Shift LLC |
In-app purchases
MedShot
- MedShot Pro – Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- MedShot Pro – Yearly$44.991 Year
PillPop Rx
No in-app purchases









