Comparison

Mood Beacon vs Pillbox

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

Head to head
About

Mood Beacon

Features
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Mood Beacon is a daily mood tracking app built specifically for people living with bipolar disorder; by someone who gets it. Most mood trackers are too generic. Mood Beacon is designed around the real patterns of bipolar disorder: the highs, the lows, the subtle warning signs, and the importance of consistency. YOUR DAILY SIGNAL Every day, Mood Beacon calculates a personal risk signal based on your check-in data . mood, energy, anxiety, sleep, medication adherence, and more. Low, Moderate, High, or Critical. One clear read on where you stand. DAILY CHECK-IN A quick, thoughtful check-in takes under two minutes. Log your mood, energy, anxiety, irritability, focus, and motivation on simple sliders. Add notes, flag red flags, and track your sleep. No fluff, just the data that actually matters. MEDICATION TRACKING Log your meds and mark doses as taken each day. Morning and evening schedules. Missed doses factor into your signal, because consistency matters. HISTORY & TRENDS See your patterns over time. Weekly charts and day-by-day history help you and your care team to understand what's really going on. CRISIS SUPPORT When things get hard, help is one tap away. Mood Beacon includes instant access to: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Crisis Text Line (text HOME to 741741) NAMI Helpline DBSA Peer Support Plus a built-in box breathing exercise to help you ground yourself in the moment. BUILT WITH CARE Gentle daily reminders, medication alerts, check-in prompts, and mindfulness moments on your schedule Fully private, your data stays on your device Clean, calm interface designed for hard days Free to use Mood Beacon doesn't diagnose, treat, or replace professional care. It's a personal tool to help you stay self-aware, consistent, and connected to support. Built by Bipolar Beacon, a mental health advocacy brand created by someone living with Bipolar I.

About

Pillbox

Features
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PillBox is the beautiful way to track your vitamins, supplements, and medications. Designed for people who care about what they take — without feeling like a patient. WHY PILLBOX • Widgets that do the job. Your meds are always one glance away — on the home screen and lock screen. Tap a checkbox. Done. You don't even have to open the app. • One tap. Anywhere. Mark a dose as taken from the widget, from the notification, or from the timeline — whichever is closest. • Designed, not generic. Realistic 3D pill icons, soft colors, a pill-organizer grid. It looks like an app you actually want to open. • Zero fuss, zero judgment. No red warnings. No "missed" guilt. An empty checkbox just means you can still take it. • 100% private. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No cloud. No tracking. No ads. FEATURES • Today timeline — see what's next at a glance • Pill summary bar — your whole day in one row • My Meds — a visual pill organizer with 6 realistic forms (tablets, capsules, softgels, powder, drops) • Home widgets — medium & small, with interactive checkboxes • Lock Screen widget — never unlock just to log a dose • Smart reminders — Taken action right from the notification • Every-day and one-time schedules • Haptics that feel good PillBox is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your medications and supplements.

Screenshots

Mood Beacon4 screens
Pillbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mood Beacon at every 6 weeks against Pillbox's every 4 months. Mood Beacon also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

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

Mood Beacon ships an update every 6 weeks, Pillbox every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mood Beacon versus Pillbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMood BeaconPillbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEric BillingNikita Savelev

In-app purchases

None

Mood Beacon

No in-app purchases

None

Pillbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mood Beacon free?
Mood Beacon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pillbox free?
Pillbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mood Beacon or Pillbox have ads?
Neither Mood Beacon nor Pillbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mood Beacon or Pillbox?
Mood Beacon ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pillbox every 4 months. Most recently, Mood Beacon was updated on October 5, 2026 and Pillbox on October 24, 2026.

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