Comparison

PillCheck vs Medifix

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

Head to head
About

PillCheck

Features
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PillCheck – Your Smart Medication Diary & Tracker Never miss a dose again! PillCheck simplifies pill tracking with intuitive scheduling, customisable visual icons, and an interactive home screen widget. • Intuitive Organizing by Time of Day Organize your schedule into Morning, Noon, and Evening categories. Set precise times for your alerts — PillCheck sends you a chime notification exactly when it's time to take your medication. Once taken, simply tap to mark it done. Need a few more minutes? Snooze the alert for 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes to be reminded again. • Customizable Visual Icons Personalize your dashboard for easy scanning. Assign each med entry a custom shape (round, capsule, drop, or bicolor split) and color using a built-in palette. Your cabinet becomes a clear visual grid you can recognize at a glance — especially helpful for seniors or anyone organizing multiple logs. • Interactive Widget – Mark Taken Without Opening the App PillCheck's home screen widget is the ultimate way to stay on track. Pin it to your screen to see your entire daily tracking schedule at a glance. Without even opening the app, you can tap directly from the widget to instantly mark a medication as taken, snooze a reminder, or check your progress right from your home screen.. Choose between fully organised daily widgets and dedicated time category widgets to place in your iOS Smart Stacks. PillCheck turns a daily chore into a one-tap habit. Try the widget and feel the difference. • Export Detailed PDF Reports Easily document your history. Generate a clean PDF summary covering any range (7, 14, or 30 days) with your entered amounts, personal schedules, and consistency percentages. Share it directly via email, message, or print it out for your personal reference. • Reliable Lock Screen Reminders PillCheck uses local device notifications to ensure you stay on schedule. Receive clear, timely alerts right on your Lock Screen exactly when a medication is due, even if the app is completely closed. Conveniently choose between distinct chimes, vibration alerts, or activate Silent Mode when you need uninterrupted rest. • Multi-Profile Support Track routines for the whole family. Switch between profiles instantly, each with their own separate cabinet and history logs. • Privacy First Your health data stays on your device. PillCheck operates completely offline for your personal tracking, does not upload your personal entries to external servers, and ad serving is fully compliant with GDPR and U.S. privacy frameworks. • Tracking Tool Only – Disclaimer This app functions strictly as a manual logging and tracking journal. It does NOT provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical calculations, nor does it identify real-world medications. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your medical routines.

About

Medifix

Manage your daily medication schedule with private reminders and dose confirmations. Track your intake history and adherence statistics. A caregiver mode allows you to monitor loved ones' medication from your own device.

Highlights
  • Custom medication schedules
  • Privacy-focused reminders
  • Dose confirmation and skipping
  • Intake history and adherence tracking
  • Medifix Caregiver mode
  • Drug interaction warnings
  • Local data backups
Features
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Medifix helps you manage daily medication routines with clear reminders, dose confirmations, intake history and privacy-first storage. Caring for a parent or partner? Medifix Caregiver lets you check in on their medication from your own phone. Add each medication with its dose, schedule, instructions and optional photo. When it is time, Medifix shows a reminder so you can open it and confirm, snooze or review the dose. Your Today screen shows what is due, what is overdue and what has already been taken. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Create medication schedules for daily, weekly or custom routines - Get reminders that respect your privacy, or turn on critical alerts that ring even when your phone is set to silent — free for every medication - Open a reminder to confirm a dose as taken or mark it skipped - Review your medication history in the protocol view - Track adherence statistics over time - Save allergy notes and see them automatically when adding medications — included with Premium - Get an automatic warning, based on public FDA data, if an as-needed dose you log may interact with another active medication - Export or import your data any time, and turn on automatic local backups so you never have to remember - Lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your fingerprint STAY CONNECTED WITH MEDIFIX CAREGIVER - Become a caregiver for a parent, friend or partner - See at a glance whether shared medications were taken on time, with your own alerts for missed or overdue doses - You choose which medications to share — caregivers only ever see upcoming and recent intake status, never your notes, photos or full history - Medifix Caregiver is an optional subscription PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - No account required - No ads - Medication data is stored locally in an encrypted on-device database - Automatic backups, when enabled, are saved to your own device storage — never to our servers - You can delete your local Medifix data from the app Medifix is designed for people who want a calmer way to keep medication routines visible: your next dose, your past confirmations and your important safety notes in one place. Important: Medifix is not a medical device and does not replace advice from a doctor, pharmacist or other qualified health professional. Drug-interaction and allergy information is informational only. Always follow professional medical guidance for medication decisions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PillCheck4 screens
Medifix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Medifix at none against PillCheck's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. PillCheck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Medifix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PillCheck ships an update every 2 weeks, Medifix every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PillCheck versus Medifix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillCheckMedifix
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB50 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperLucian Cucu-CosteanuStefan Hirche

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PillCheck

One-time1
  • Pillcheck Premium$5.99
2 purchases

Medifix

Subscriptions1
  • Caregiver Sharing$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Medifix Premium$3.99

Questions

Is PillCheck free?
PillCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medifix free?
Medifix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PillCheck or Medifix have ads?
PillCheck shows ads; Medifix does not.
Which is updated more often, PillCheck or Medifix?
PillCheck ships an update every 2 weeks, and Medifix every 3 weeks. Most recently, PillCheck was updated on October 24, 2026 and Medifix on October 12, 2026.

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