Medication Reminder vs Pill Reminder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Medication Reminder
This app helps you remember to take your medications with smart, adaptive reminders. It allows you to log doses, track health metrics, and identify patterns between your medication and well-being. Enjoy privacy with all data stored locally on your device.
- Smart, adaptive reminders
- Log doses with a swipe
- Track mood, energy, and symptoms
- Connect adherence to health metrics
- Generate PDF reports for doctors
- Apple Watch app
- Privacy-focused, local data storage
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Built for the days you forget. Reminders that follow up if you miss one, logging that takes a swipe, and no guilt when a day goes badly. No monthly subscription. Unlimited medications free, and one payment if you ever want the deeper features. That is the whole pricing model. No account, no ads, no renewal date. Cadence tracks your medications and shows you how they affect your health. Set up your pills, vitamins or supplements in seconds, get smart reminders that adapt to when you actually take them and discover patterns between what you take and how you feel. Scan a prescription label to add medications instantly. Swipe to confirm each dose. See how your adherence connects to your sleep, heart rate, blood pressure and 10 other health metrics from Apple Health. Your data stays private on your device. No account required, no servers, no ads. REMINDERS THAT WORK Smart notifications that learn your timing patterns and adjust automatically. Confirm, skip or snooze from the lock screen without opening the app. Follow-up alerts if a dose is missed. Dose windows that give you flexibility instead of marking you late for being 10 minutes off schedule. TRACK MORE THAN DOSES Log mood, energy and symptoms with a quick daily check-in. See which behaviors help and which hurt with behavior impact analysis. Get alerts when your medications may interact with each other. Track your supply and get refill reminders before you run out. SEE WHAT YOUR MEDICATIONS ARE DOING Cadence connects your medication adherence to real health data. See correlations between your doses and heart rate, sleep, blood pressure, HRV, blood glucose, weight, respiratory rate and more. View per-medication health timelines showing what changed since you started each one. Generate appointment-ready PDF reports with adherence data, health patterns, skip reasons and timing consistency to share with your doctor. WORKS WITH YOUR LIFE Apple Watch app with tap-to-confirm from your wrist. Caregiver sharing so family can check you're on track. Tapering schedule support for medications you're stepping down. Cost tracking per medication. As-needed (PRN) medication logging. Interval dosing for medications taken every few hours. PRIVACY FIRST Everything stays on your device. Medications, dose history, health data and reflections are stored locally on your device. No third-party servers. No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Drug interaction checks happen on your device using a built-in database. Nothing is sent externally. CADENCE PRO, ONE PAYMENT Unlock Insights and Analytics, Health Correlations, Apple Health integration and PDF export. Try it free for 7 days. Then one payment and it is yours permanently. No subscription, no renewal, no second charge. The free tier is not a trial. Unlimited medications, unlimited reminders, full dose history, no sign-up. If you never buy Pro, Cadence still works. Looking for a private, ad-free alternative to other medication apps? Cadence gives you unlimited medications on the free tier with no caps, no sign-up and no recurring fees.
Pill Reminder
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Pill Reminder: Dose Timer helps you start a medication or supplement schedule from the moment you take the first dose. Instead of planning around fixed clock times, tap Taken Now and the app calculates what comes next. FAST DOSE TIMERS • Start a timer from the current moment • See the next dose and time remaining at a glance • Mark a dose taken, snooze it, or stop the timer • Later reminders adjust from the time a dose is actually recorded FLEXIBLE PROTOCOLS Create simple or phased schedules, such as every 15 minutes for the first few doses, then every few hours afterward. Save protocols for quick reuse, or enter a one-time schedule when you need it. CLEAR HISTORY Review taken and skipped doses, correct accidental entries, and export your history as a PDF or CSV when you choose. OPTIONAL DOSE WARNINGS Enter your own minimum time between doses or maximum doses within a time period. The app compares new doses with matching medication names in your recorded history and warns before you continue. Warnings depend on the instructions and dose history you enter. Pill Reminder: Dose Timer does not verify medication directions or provide medical advice. Always follow the label and guidance from a qualified healthcare professional. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required • Medication information stays on your device • No advertising • Nothing is shared unless you choose to export it TRY IT FIRST The first 10 successful dose timer starts are included. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited starts. Protocols, history, corrections, exports, and stopping an active timer remain available. Simple, focused, and designed for the moment you need to remember what comes next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pill Reminder at 15.0 against Medication Reminder's 17.0. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Medication Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pill Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Medication Reminder | Pill Reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Stewart | KARL CARLSON |
In-app purchases
Medication Reminder
- Cadence Pro$9.99
Pill Reminder
- Lifetime Access$6.99





