Comparison

Pill Reminder Medication Alarm vs Medication Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pill Reminder Medication Alarm

Never miss a medication dose again with this intuitive reminder app. Easily manage all your prescriptions, customize schedules with photos and sounds, and track your intake history. Ideal for daily medication users and those on birth control.

Highlights
  • Schedule all medications
  • Customize pills with colors and photos
  • Receive timely notifications
  • Track as-needed medications
  • View intake history
  • Manage birth control doses
Features
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Download today and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with never missing a dose again! With our user-friendly interface, you can easily manage all of your medications in one place, ensuring that you never miss a dose again. Our app is perfect for anyone who struggles to take their medication on time or has to take multiple medications each day. It's also ideal for women who use contraceptives and want to make sure they never miss a dose. Customize your medication schedule by entering the name of each medicine, the interval between doses, the time of the first dose, the photo and much more. With Pill Reminder, you can: * Schedule all your meds in one easy-to-use app; * Customize your pills with colors, photos, and notification sounds; * See the time of your next dose at a glance; * Receive notifications to remind you to take your medications; * Track medications that you take as you need; * See all your intake history. Pill Reminder - the must-have app for anyone who needs help remembering to take their medication on time. Upgrade to the full version to remove ads and add an unlimited number of medications to your schedule. Read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use at http://aplicativoslegais.com.br/politica-privacidade/pill-reminder-en.html.

About

Medication Timer

This app helps manage family medication schedules and track temperature readings during illness. It allows you to set timers for medicine intake and record symptoms to monitor trends, providing peace of mind during stressful times.

Highlights
  • Manage family members and their medications
  • Create custom timers for medicine intake
  • Record and track temperature readings
  • Monitor 24-hour symptom trends
  • Ad-hoc medication scheduling
Features
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“When did I last give them medicine?” “What was their temperature an hour ago?” Medication Timer began with a middle-of-the-night fever — but households also need everyday schedules and vitals in one trusted place. Coordinate scheduled dose routines, as-needed medication timers, temperature history, and health readings (blood pressure, glucose, SpO₂, INR, and more), with optional Family Care so every caregiver sees the same picture. What you can do - Family profiles: Track every family member in one place. - Scheduled dose routines: Daily, weekly, or hourly patterns with reminders, so planned doses appear on Today alongside everything else happening that day. - Care: When illness strikes, track the whole episode in one place. As-needed timers space medicines like paracetamol and ibuprofen so you can be confident you are not under- or over-dosing, while you log temperatures, symptoms, and health notes. Run short medication courses like antibiotics as part of the same care period. - Health readings & vitals: Track INR, blood pressure, resting heart rate, SpO₂, respiratory rate, weight, and blood glucose (mg/dL or mmol/L). Set targets, add reminders, and see everything on Today. - Today: One daily view that combines routines, as-needed timers, temperatures, and vitals for each family member — no switching between siloed screens. - Home screen widgets: Next Up shows the most urgent household dose (routine or care) with Take and Snooze on medium size. Active Timers shows running as-needed countdowns with Log dose when safe. - Lock screen & Live Activities: Add compact Active Timers lock screen widgets, or turn on Native active timers in Settings for a full-width Live Activity banner and Dynamic Island countdown while a timer is waiting. - Apple Watch (experimental): A companion watch app shows Today progress, the next scheduled dose, active care, PRN timers, and Family Care quick timers — with Take, Snooze, and Log dose relayed through your iPhone. iPhone notifications can forward to the watch with action buttons. This is an early release: keep your iPhone nearby and signed in; the watch does not connect to your account on its own. - Quick actions (Family Care): Log doses and readings in one tap from Today. - Family reports (Family Care): Clear summaries over any period — for your records, other caregivers, or your doctor. Free vs Family Care - Free: Unlimited family members, medications, as-needed timers, and temperature & symptom logging, with Today showing the last three days in full detail. Free features are intended to stay free for the life of the product. - Family Care (subscription): Adds shared caregiver coordination, unlimited history on Today, one-tap quick actions, health trends, family reports, quick timers on Apple Watch, and every new family feature as it ships. Priced annually, shown in your local currency at purchase. Accessibility - Large mode (works especially well on tablets) for low-vision users - High contrast mode to reduce visual noise in the interface - Siri integration for hands-free dose and temperature logging Privacy & terms - Terms & Conditions: https://www.medicationtimer.com/terms-conditions - Privacy Policy: https://www.medicationtimer.com/privacy-policy Subscription billing Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After cancellation you keep Family Care features until the period ends. Refunds are handled according to Apple policies. Reinstalling? Use Restore Purchases and sign in with the same store account used to subscribe. Medical disclaimer This app is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If someone is unwell or symptoms worsen, seek professional medical attention promptly. Always follow your clinician’s directions and local dosing guidance.

Screenshots

Pill Reminder Medication Alarm4 screens
Medication Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Medication Timer at 5.0 against Pill Reminder Medication Alarm's 4.6. Medication Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Pill Reminder Medication Alarm's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Pill Reminder Medication Alarm sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Medication Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medication Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pill Reminder Medication Alarm has 4.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Pill Reminder Medication Alarm's written reviews are positive against 57% of Medication Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pill Reminder Medication Alarm ships an update every 2 weeks, Medication Timer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pill Reminder Medication Alarm versus Medication Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPill Reminder Medication AlarmMedication Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB56 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAplicativos LegaisChris Winfield-Blum

Customer experience

Pill Reminder Medication Alarm

All ratings4,435 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative34.9%

Medication Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pill Reminder Medication Alarm

Subscriptions10
  • Plus Version Pill Reminder3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
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  • Pill Reminder Professional7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plus Version Pill Reminder$2.991 Month
  • Pill Reminder Professional$5.991 Month
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Pro 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Medication Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Family Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Pill Reminder Medication Alarm free?
Pill Reminder Medication Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medication Timer free?
Medication Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pill Reminder Medication Alarm or Medication Timer?
Medication Timer is rated higher. Pill Reminder Medication Alarm averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Medication Timer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pill Reminder Medication Alarm or Medication Timer have ads?
Neither Pill Reminder Medication Alarm nor Medication Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pill Reminder Medication Alarm or Medication Timer?
Pill Reminder Medication Alarm ships an update every 2 weeks, and Medication Timer every 10 days. Most recently, Pill Reminder Medication Alarm was updated on October 29, 2026 and Medication Timer on October 24, 2026.

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