Comparison

Medifix vs Pillio

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

Head to head
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/

About

Pillio

Features
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Your medication routine, on your schedule. Set custom times and weekdays for medications, vitamins, and supplements. See today's doses, record each dose, and review seven days of history—all without creating an account. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES Create your own plans with one or more reminder times. Choose the weekdays for each plan. Reminder times follow your device's current time zone. CLEAR DOSE RECORDS Mark doses as taken or missed, or snooze them for later. See today's progress and review the most recent seven days. ONE TAP FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN An optional one-time purchase unlocks Home Screen widgets. Keep today's dose board visible and check off a dose directly from the widget, without repeatedly opening Pillio. No subscription. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. FREE CORE. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. Medication plans, reminders, dose logging, and seven-day history are free. No account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Plans and records are stored on your device. Apple device backups may include local data; Pillio does not provide live cloud synchronization or developer-hosted storage of medication information. Pillio is a reminder and checkoff log, not a medical decision tool. It does not calculate dosages. Notification delivery depends on iOS permissions, Focus, Notification Summary, device state, and system scheduling; exact-time delivery is not guaranteed. Always follow your clinician's instructions and medication labels.

Screenshots

Medifix4 screens
Pillio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Medifix at 15.0 against Pillio's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Medifix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pillio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Medifix ships an update every 3 weeks, Pillio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Medifix versus Pillio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedifixPillio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStefan Hirche建锐 赵

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Medifix

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

Pillio

One-time1
  • Home Screen Widgets$2.99

Questions

Is Medifix free?
Medifix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pillio free?
Pillio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Medifix or Pillio have ads?
Neither Medifix nor Pillio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medifix or Pillio?
Medifix ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pillio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Medifix was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pillio on November 5, 2026.

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