Comparison

DoseVault vs Protocol

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

Head to head
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DoseVault

Features
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Every injectable protocol in one app. DoseVault tracks GLP-1 pens, compounded vials, peptides, TRT, and insulin together, so you stop juggling three trackers that each do half the job. LOGGING IS FREE. FOREVER. No paywall between you and your own records. Log unlimited doses, weight, and side effects for unlimited medications, free, with no account and no ads. LOG A SHOT IN TWO TAPS Your dose is prefilled from your protocol. The site picker suggests the spot you have used least recently, so rotation takes care of itself. Flexible reminders handle weekly pens, every-N-days peptides, and daily insulin alike. SEE AN ESTIMATED LEVEL CURVE The estimated level curve shows how your medication builds and fades between doses, using each compound's half-life. Watch the estimated curve climb after a dose and see how the model predicts the day before your next shot will look different. Educational, clearly labeled, and based on your own log. VIALS TRACKED TO THE LAST MG Every vial shows what is left, what it cost you to draw, and a use-by countdown from the day you mixed it. Get alerted before a vial expires, not after. SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY WORKING Your weight curve with every dose marked on it, color-coded per medication. Side effects logged against the dose that caused them. Body measurements to capture what the scale misses. YOUR DATA IS NEVER HOSTAGE One-tap CSV import brings your history from other trackers. Full CSV export and a doctor-ready PDF report are free, always. Everything syncs privately through your own iCloud; we could not read your data if we wanted to, because we never see it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. Your health data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud, full stop. DOSEVAULT PRO The full level curve with forecast, the multi-protocol dashboard, dose-marked weight charts, vial expiry alerts, doctor PDF reports, and body measurements. Try it free, then $29.99/year, $4.99/week, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices in USD; may vary by region. Cancel anytime. The free tier stays useful forever; that is the point. DoseVault is a logging and tracking tool. It does not calculate doses and does not provide medical advice or dosing recommendations. Always follow your prescriber's instructions. DoseVault Pro is an auto-renewing subscription; a one-time lifetime unlock is also offered. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Title, length, and price are shown on the purchase screen before you buy. Privacy Policy: https://dosevault.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://dosevault.vercel.app/terms.html

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Protocol

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Protocol is a private logbook for anyone running a hormone, peptide or supplement protocol. It holds what you take, tells you when to take it, does the syringe maths, and shows you what your bloodwork is doing about it. Everything stays on your device. No account. No sign-up. No servers. Nothing to leak. SCHEDULES THAT ACTUALLY FIT Most trackers handle "daily" and give up. Protocol handles every-other-day, every third day, specific weekdays, several doses a day, on/off cycles like 5-on/2-off or 8-weeks-on/4-off, titration ramps that step your dose at set intervals, and fixed start and end dates. Before you save anything, it shows you the next five doses so you can see the schedule is right. REMINDERS THAT HOLD UP Notifications carry Taken and Snooze buttons you can hit from the lock screen. iOS caps every app at 64 pending notifications, so Protocol rebuilds its queue each time you open it and tells you exactly how far ahead you're covered โ€” instead of quietly dropping the ones that don't fit. RECONSTITUTION, DRAWN TO SCALE Enter what's in the vial and how much water you added. Protocol converts each dose to units and draws the fill line on a to-scale U-100 syringe. It handles mg and mcg, tells you how many doses the vial holds, and warns you when a dose won't fit the barrel. SITE ROTATION A body map that colours every injection site by how recently you used it and suggests the one you've left alone longest. Subcutaneous and intramuscular sites, tracked across every compound. BLOODWORK THAT MEANS SOMETHING Log a panel by hand, or copy the text off your results and paste it โ€” Protocol reads it and shows you every value it found for you to confirm before anything is saved. Around 30 markers: total and free testosterone, sensitive estradiol, SHBG, LH, FSH, hematocrit, IGF-1, lipids, liver, PSA and more, each with its own trend line. Two things make the trends readable. Every dose change you make is marked on the chart, so you can see what moved and when. And each panel is tagged trough, mid-cycle or near-peak based on when you drew it relative to your last injection โ€” because a trough reading and a peak reading are not the same measurement. Protocol will also tell you when your next trough window falls. INVENTORY Counts down as you log doses, warns you before you run out, projects the date you'll run dry, and tracks the discard date on a reconstituted vial. STACKS Save an entire protocol as one thing โ€” every compound, dose and schedule โ€” and apply it, edit it, or hand it to someone as a share code. Import theirs the same way. Bring across their structure and set your own doses, or take it as-is. Tag stacks so they stay findable. FOR YOUR CLINICIAN Generate a single PDF: current protocol, adherence, every lab panel with draw timing, and your full dose-change history. Something to hand over instead of describing from memory. ALSO Travel mode shifts every dose time at once. Full light and dark. Haptics. JSON export. WHAT PROTOCOL IS NOT It does not recommend compounds, doses or protocols, and it ships none of its own. It records what you enter and does the arithmetic you ask for. It is not a substitute for a clinician โ€” particularly for anything involving hormones or prescription medication. Reference ranges shown on lab charts are commonly cited adult intervals that vary by laboratory and assay; they are context for your own reading, not targets. PRICING A 7-day free trial, then $39.99 a year. Or pay $99.99 once and own it permanently. No free tier, no ads, no data collection, no upsells. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wisejester-sudo.github.io/protocol/privacy.html

Screenshots

DoseVault4 screens
Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoseVault at every 6 days against Protocol's every 2 months. Protocol's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DoseVault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Protocol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoseVault ships an update every 6 days, Protocol every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
DoseVault versus Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoseVaultProtocol
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperVikram JoshiKevin Marsh

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DoseVault

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • DoseVault Pro Lifetime$59.99
2 purchases

Protocol

Subscriptions1
  • Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is DoseVault free?
DoseVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protocol free?
Protocol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DoseVault or Protocol have ads?
Neither DoseVault nor Protocol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoseVault or Protocol?
DoseVault ships an update every 6 days, and Protocol every 2 months. Most recently, DoseVault was updated on October 9, 2026 and Protocol on October 15, 2026.

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