Comparison

Pillbox vs DoseMate

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

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

About

DoseMate

Features
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DoseMate β€” GLP-1 Tracker Your GLP-1 week has a rhythm. DoseMate helps you see it. Log your shot in one tap, watch your estimated medication level rise and fall across the cycle, and track how you actually feel along the way. Nausea on day two, hunger on day six β€” once you can see it coming, you can plan around it. Built for semaglutide, tirzepatide, dulaglutide, and liraglutide β€” Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Mounjaro, Zepbound, Trulicity, Victoza, and Saxenda. MEDICATION LEVEL CURVE Every medication is modeled with its own half-life, time-to-peak, and bioavailability β€” not one generic curve. See your peak and your trough before you feel them, so you know where you are in the week, not just what day it is. ONE-TAP DOSE LOGGING Record the dose, the date, and the injection site you used. Rotate between abdomen, thigh, arm, and buttocks with a full history behind you. SMART DOSE REMINDERS Nudges on your own schedule, so a missed shot doesn't quietly become a missed week. SYMPTOM TRACKING Nausea, fatigue, heartburn, constipation, sulfur burps, hair loss, and more β€” logged against your cycle so patterns surface early instead of catching you off guard. DAILY CHECK-IN Thirty seconds a day. Energy, mood, appetite, sleep, side-effect severity, and water. Small entries that add up to a real picture of your journey. NUTRITION & PROTEIN Snap a photo of your plate and let AI estimate protein, carbs, fat, and fiber. Protein targets matter more on a GLP-1 β€” DoseMate keeps yours front and center, with goals calculated from your own body metrics. WEIGHT & PROGRESS PHOTOS Track the number and the mirror. Side-by-side comparisons show the change the scale misses. APPLE HEALTH SYNC Weight and activity flow both ways β€” only the data you explicitly authorize, nothing more. GROUNDED IN RESEARCH The pharmacokinetic models behind DoseMate come from published clinical literature, and we cite our sources right in the app. WHY PEOPLE USE DOSEMATE β€’ Know when your medication levels are getting low β€’ See hunger and energy patterns before they happen β€’ Catch side effects early and manage them better β€’ Understand your weekly cycle instead of guessing β€’ Stay consistent with reminders that actually fit your schedule β€’ Walk into your next appointment with real data IMPORTANT DoseMate is a tracking and education tool, not medical advice. It does not diagnose, treat, or prescribe, and it will never tell you to change a dose. Estimated medication levels are modeled from published averages and will differ from your actual blood concentration β€” use them to understand the rhythm of your week, not as a clinical value. Always follow your prescriber's instructions. PRIVACY Your health data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and we never sell it. Apple Health data is only read when you explicitly authorize it, and is never used for advertising. You can permanently delete your account and your data from settings at any time. SUBSCRIPTION DoseMate is free to download. A subscription unlocks full history, insights, and unlimited logging. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Support: team@applitudeapps.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://trydosemate.com/privacy ACCESS TO ALL FEATURES REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION

Screenshots

Pillbox4 screens
DoseMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pillbox at none against DoseMate's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. DoseMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Pillbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Pillbox versus DoseMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPillboxDoseMate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNikita SavelevApplitude LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pillbox

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DoseMate

Subscriptions3
  • DoseMate Pro3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • DoseMate Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • DoseMate Pro3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Pillbox free?
Pillbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoseMate free?
DoseMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pillbox or DoseMate have ads?
Neither Pillbox nor DoseMate shows ads.

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