Pill Alert Pro vs Take Medication
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Take Medication
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Take Medication helps you stay on top of your daily doses with simple, reliable reminders, no medical advice, just the tools you need to follow the plan your doctor already gave you. How It Works Tap any of the 24 hour buttons to schedule a daily reminder for that time. Your reminders repeat automatically, so you never miss a dose. Cancel any reminder just as easily, one tap and it's gone. Track Multiple Medications Add each of your medications by name. When it's time to record a dose, select which medications you took and tap Record. Every entry is automatically timestamped so you always have an accurate history. Medication Notes Keep personal notes alongside your tracking, medication names, allergies, daily doses, or anything else you want to remember. Mark each note as completed with a checkmark when it's done. Export Your History Share your tracking history as a CSV file,covering the last 30, 60, 90 days, or your full record, so you can bring accurate data to your doctor or share with family who help manage your care. Free vs Premium Free use includes up to 3 recorded entries so you can try the app before committing. Upgrade to unlock: * Unlimited medication records * Full export history (30, 60, 90 days or all time) * Unlimited medication names and tracking Choose a yearly subscription that renews annually, or a one-time purchase that unlocks everything forever with no recurring charge. Your Privacy We do not collect, store, or share your personal data. Everything stays on your device. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/PieterNatanael/Take-Medication/blob/main/README.md Terms of Use: https://github.com/PieterNatanael/Take-Medication/blob/main/terms.md Important Take Medication does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always follow the guidance of your healthcare provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Take Medication at none against Pill Alert Pro's shown. Take Medication also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Pill Alert Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months and Take Medication sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pill Alert Pro ships an update every 6 months, Take Medication every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pill Alert Pro | Take Medication |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (80 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINKLINKS LTD | Pieter Yoshua Natanael |
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
Take Medication
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pill Alert Pro
- Premium - 6 months$2.996 Months
- Unlimited Profiles$9.99
- Remove Ads Forever$19.99
- Export Data$19.99
Take Medication
- Premium (Yearly)$2.991 Year
- Unlimited Reminders$29.99
Questions
Is Pill Alert Pro free?
Is Take Medication free?
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