Comparison

Dose Timer vs Last Dose

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

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Dose Timer

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Stop wondering "when did I take that?" Dose Timer is a countdown app for as-needed (PRN) medicines โ€” headache pills, fever reducers, stomach medicine. Log a dose with one tap, and see exactly when you can take the next one. No more staring at the clock in the middle of the night. โ–  One-tap logging Tap "Taken" and a dose log is recorded at the current time โ€” the countdown starts instantly (with a 5-second Undo in case you tap by mistake). โ–  Know what's next, at a glance "2h 15m left" or "Interval has passed" โ€” based on the interval you set, the current state is always clear at a glance. โ–  Daily limit, at a glance See how many times you've taken a dose today (e.g. "2/4 today"). Once you hit your limit, the app shows "Today's limit reached." โ–  Editable history Forgot to log a dose right away? Add a past dose with a specific time, and edit or delete any entry. Everything is organized by day. โ–  Optional interval-elapsed notifications A quiet local notification you can turn on or off per medicine. It only says "the interval has passed" โ€” it never tells you to take anything. โ–  Track medicines separately โ€” including your kids' Add multiple medicines to track your own headache pills and your child's fever reducer separately (up to 2 free). โ–  Home & Lock Screen widgets (Medicine Pass) Keep a live countdown ring for your chosen medicine on the Home or Lock Screen, and log a dose right from the widget โ€” without opening the app. โ–  iCloud sync Your medicines and dose logs carry over across devices and reinstalls via iCloud. โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€• Please read before you rely on this app โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€• This app has no built-in knowledge of medicines. You enter the dosing interval and daily limit yourself, based on the package instructions or your doctor's/pharmacist's guidance. The app only records your input and calculates estimates from it โ€” it does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or dosing instructions. Always follow the package insert and your doctor's or pharmacist's directions for dosage and usage. โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€• Pricing โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€•โ€• Track up to 2 medicines for free. Adding a 3rd medicine, Home/Lock Screen widgets, and CSV export of your dose logs require Medicine Pass โ€” a one-time purchase (ยฅ900 in Japan; price shown in your local currency at checkout), not a subscription. Optional tips to support development are also available (Coffee / Good Burger / Dinner, all consumable, priced at roughly ยฅ500 / ยฅ1,500 / ยฅ5,000). All core features work the same whether or not you purchase anything. Privacy Policy: https://kakovail.info/privacy/ * This app only records doses and shows estimates. It does not provide medical evaluation, advice, or diagnosis.

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Last Dose

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Last Dose answers one question: when did I last take it? Open the app and the answer is the first thing on screen, in large type โ€” what you took, how long ago, and whether another dose is possible yet. Paracetamol, ibuprofen, an antihistamine, a migraine tablet: anything you take on demand rather than on a fixed schedule. FREE TO DOWNLOAD. ONE IN-APP PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION. Last Dose is free to download. A single optional in-app purchase, paid once, unlocks the full version โ€” and that is the only payment there will ever be. No subscription, no trial that turns into a bill, no recurring charge, no advertising. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR DEVICE Last Dose collects no data at all. There is no account to create, no email to hand over, no cloud to sync with. The app makes no network requests of any kind โ€” none โ€” so your medication record cannot be transmitted anywhere, to us or to anyone else. No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising identifiers, no tracking. It asks for no system permissions: not your contacts, not your photos, not your location, not Health data. Your record is written to your device's private storage and is removed with the app. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Record a dose with one tap. The time stays on screen: "2 h 15 min ago, at 12:45". โ€ข Set optional limits per medication โ€” a minimum time between doses, and a maximum number of doses per 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours or 7 days. โ€ข The status tells you when the next dose is possible, and which limit you are waiting on. โ€ข Forgot to log one? Record an earlier dose at the time it was actually taken. โ€ข Undo any action: recording a dose, removing one, deleting a medication. โ€ข A history for each medication, day by day, so you can see the pattern of a bad week. It is a record, not a scheduler. There are no alarms and no notifications. You write down what you took and when; the app does the arithmetic you should not have to do while you are in pain. BUILT TO BE READ โ€ข Luciole throughout โ€” a typeface designed with and for low-vision readers. โ€ข Status is never colour alone: an icon, a sentence and a colour, every time. โ€ข Every control is at least 48 points. Nothing important hides behind a gesture. โ€ข Full VoiceOver support; recording a dose announces itself. โ€ข Dynamic Type to the largest sizes without losing a word off the screen. โ€ข A high-contrast mode, in light and in dark. โ€ข iPhone, iPad and foldables: on a wide window the list sits beside the detail. IMPORTANT Last Dose keeps a record; it does not give medical advice and it is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or recommend a dose. The limits it counts against are the ones you type in yourself, from your own prescription or package leaflet. Follow the instructions of your pharmacist, your doctor or the leaflet. Typeface: Luciole, by Laurent Bourcellier and Jonathan Perez, designed for low-vision readers. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Screenshots

Dose Timer4 screens
Last Dose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Last Dose at 3 against Dose Timer's 1. Last Dose also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Dose Timer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Last Dose sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Dose Timer versus Last Dose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDose TimerLast Dose
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroyuki KakoLinosec

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dose Timer

One-time4
  • Coffee$2.99
  • Medicine Pass$2.99
  • Good Burger$9.99
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  • Dinner$29.99
1 purchases

Last Dose

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Dose Timer free?
Dose Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Last Dose free?
Last Dose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dose Timer or Last Dose have ads?
Neither Dose Timer nor Last Dose shows ads.

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