Comparison

Pill Alert Pro vs Max

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

Max

This app helps you build healthy habits with personalized medication reminders. It tracks when you take your pills and can alert you if you miss a dose. You can also share management of reminders with family or friends.

Highlights
  • Personalized medication schedules
  • Customizable alarm sounds
  • Automatic tracking of taken medications
  • Health journal creation
  • Missed dose alerts
  • Shareable medication management
Features
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Hey there, health champs! It's me, Max, your pill-popping pal. Let's grow those healthy habits together with my friendly reminders! [NEW] Share & Care Invite family or friends to manage medication reminders together! Now you can easily look after your parents' meds from afar. No more daily "Did you take your pills?" calls! [How to use Max] ▸ Fetch your reminders! You can set personalized schedules—daily, on specific days, or at intervals. ▸ When Max's "Woof Woof" alarm sounds, chow down on your meds and hit the "taken" button. Max automatically records the medicine name and time, crafting a pawsitively awesome health journal. ▸ If there's no response to the timely push notification, Max will bark up your phone again. *It's not a real call, so don't be startled! [Recommended for] ▸ From conception to 16 weeks of pregnancy: Folate plays a major role in cell creation. Don't gobble it all up at once—Max suggests a daily dose with his "Pill Paws" alert to keep things steady. ▸ Office pups glued to screens: If those peepers are feeling ruff, set Max's "3-Hour Howler" alarm to keep those eyes rested. Adding some lutein to the mix is a real tail-wagger, too! ▸ Diabetic dogs on meds: Those taking diabetes meds might run low on Vitamin B. It's like the secret sauce for energy production, so Max's reminder pack always includes this woof-tastic nutrient. ▸ Caring for parents from afar: Hard to keep track of your parents' meds? Use Share & Care to check their medication status in real-time! Stay barking healthy with Max's tail-wagging reminders!

Screenshots

Pill Alert Pro4 screens
Max4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Max at 4.8 against Pill Alert Pro's 3.7. Max also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 months). Pill Alert Pro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Max holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Max has 9.9K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Pill Alert Pro's written reviews are positive against 75% of Max's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pill Alert Pro ships an update every 6 months, Max every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pill Alert Pro versus Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPill Alert ProMax
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (80 ratings)4.8 (9.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews75.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings809.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDArtify Inc.

Customer experience

Pill Alert Pro

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

Max

All ratings9,508 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews575 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative16.9%

User reviews

Pill Alert Pro

From 80 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for managing medications
  • 👍 Useful for tracking medication schedules
  • 📋 Keeps good records and logs
  • ⏰ Provides reminders and alerts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with syncing and data loss
  • 🕰️ Inconsistent or malfunctioning date/time
  • 🔍 Difficult to set up or use
  • 💤 Notifications/alerts not working properly

Max

From 9.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple, intuitive design
  • 🐶 Cute animal reminders
  • 📞 Effective phone call reminders
  • 🆓 No paywalls or ads
  • 👍 Helps users remember to take medication

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with time/timezone changes
  • 🔔 Redundant notifications even after marking medication as taken
  • 🔒 Potential privacy concerns with lack of developer information
  • 🔋 Requires app to be open in background for notifications

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

Max

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reminders not working consistently
  • Issues with app freezing or not opening
  • Time changes causing incorrect reminder times

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to edit times/doses of past medication entries
  • Implement Apple Watch integration
  • Allow customization of reminder sounds/voices
  • Add medication quantity tracking for refill reminders

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

Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pill Alert Pro free?
Pill Alert Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Max free?
Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pill Alert Pro or Max?
Max is rated higher. Pill Alert Pro averages 3.7 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Max averages 4.8 from 9.9K ratings.
Do Pill Alert Pro or Max have ads?
Both Pill Alert Pro and Max show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pill Alert Pro or Max?
Pill Alert Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Max every 6 days. Most recently, Pill Alert Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and Max on November 1, 2026.

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