Mood Beacon vs Pillbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mood Beacon
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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.
Pillbox
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Mood Beacon | Pillbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Billing | Nikita Savelev |
In-app purchases
Mood Beacon
No in-app purchases
Pillbox
No in-app purchases









