Comparison

Pill Alert Pro vs Medication Tracker & Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Pill Alert Pro

Never miss a medication dose again with this comprehensive reminder and tracking app. It allows for multiple user profiles, customizable schedules, and detailed logging of taken or skipped medications. Features include refill reminders, picture attachments, and secure data backup.

Highlights
  • Customizable medication schedules
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Log taken or skipped doses
  • Refill reminders
  • Email pill logs
  • Passcode and Touch ID protection
  • iCloud and Dropbox backup
Features
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Pill Alert is your full time secretary whose sole duty is making sure you take meds on time. It supports multiple profiles, so you can use it for both you and your family members. Just need to enter the schedules, Pill Alert will remind you takings meds on due time, and you can keep the pill taken logs, email them to yourself or your doctors. So you don’t need to always keep in mind that you should take those meds on those different times, it makes you stress relief in daily life. Here are the key feathers of this app: ⁃ Add schedules with frequency, dosage, time, times a day, and date range. ⁃ Calendar overview to check reminders or pill taken logs. ⁃ Check upcoming due meds. ⁃ Mark pill log as taken or skip. ⁃ Snooze reminder to make it alert later. ⁃ Turn ON or OFF schedule. ⁃ 15 free reminder sounds available. ⁃ Supports sound recording as a reminder. ⁃ Track quantity of each meds and remind when it’s time to refill. ⁃ Add Taken as Needed meds and check their logs separately with other meds. ⁃ Add pictures for each med. ⁃ Check logs by date or by medications. ⁃ Email pill taken logs by date or by mediations. ⁃ Email all the pills need to take info. ⁃ Customize unit, form and route. ⁃ Support multiple profiles and manager their data separately. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Touch ID as passcode. ⁃ iCloud auto sync between iOS devices. ⁃ iCloud Backup and Restore. ⁃ Dropbox Backup and Restore. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch. ⁃ Adds 3D Touch function. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

Medication Tracker & Reminder

This app helps elderly users manage their medications with timed notifications. It provides essential medication details directly on the lock screen, simplifying the process of remembering and identifying pills.

Highlights
  • Timed medication notifications
  • Lockscreen information display
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Effortless medication tracking
  • Helps find correct pills
Features
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Medication Tracker is a simple medication reminder app for the elderly. Receive timed notifications with the name, dosage, reason for and characteristics of the medication. All the info you need, right from the lockscreen - No need to open the app. Key Features: - Simple to use - Effortless and quick way to track medications - Makes finding your pills easier The app was designed in consideration of the elderly who often have many medications. Medication Tracker makes it easier to remember to take medications and to find the correct one.

Screenshots

Pill Alert Pro4 screens
Medication Tracker & Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pill Alert Pro at 62% against Medication Tracker & Reminder's 0%. Pill Alert Pro also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Medication Tracker & Reminder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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 Alert Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. Medication Tracker & Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pill Alert Pro ships an update every 6 months, Medication Tracker & Reminder every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pill Alert Pro versus Medication Tracker & Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPill Alert ProMedication Tracker & Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (80 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings80 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDMichael Tram

Customer experience

Pill Alert Pro

All ratings80 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative29.5%

Medication Tracker & Reminder

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Pill Alert Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes frequently
  • Data disappearing or not syncing correctly
  • Incorrect time/date shown for medication logs
  • Reminders not triggering as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to track supplements/vitamins
  • Allow more customization of medication schedules
  • Improve sync functionality across devices
  • Provide better instructions or user manual

Medication Tracker & Reminder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pill Alert Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months$2.996 Months
One-time3
  • Unlimited Profiles$9.99
  • Remove Ads Forever$19.99
  • Export Data$19.99
None

Medication Tracker & Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pill Alert Pro free?
Pill Alert Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medication Tracker & Reminder free?
Medication Tracker & Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pill Alert Pro or Medication Tracker & Reminder have ads?
Pill Alert Pro shows ads; Medication Tracker & Reminder does not.
Which is updated more often, Pill Alert Pro or Medication Tracker & Reminder?
Pill Alert Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Medication Tracker & Reminder every 12 months. Most recently, Pill Alert Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Medication Tracker & Reminder on November 2, 2026.

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