Comparison

Pills® vs Medication Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Pills®

This app helps you remember to take your medication, vitamins, and contraceptives on time. It tracks your remaining doses, provides refill alerts, and can even check for drug interactions. Customize your pill schedule and utilize features like critical notifications and dark mode for better health management.

Highlights
  • Medication reminders
  • Dose tracking
  • Refill alerts
  • Drug interaction checker
  • Customizable pill schedules
  • Critical notifications
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Never forget to take your pills again! With so many things we have to keep track of today, it's easy to forget to take your medication. Let Pills manage all of your meds, vitamins, contraceptives, refills, drug interactions and measurements to improve your health. Pills provides you with a very simple and intuitive platform to remind you to take your medicine. It also tracks how many doses you have left and shows a refill alert when you're running low. You can also customize your pills and take advantage of the new iOS 13 functionalities like critical notifications and dark mode. So lay back and focus on the things that really matter. We'll take care of the rest. Download Pills! If you have any questions or feedback, please write to pills@beta.barcelona and we'll be more than happy to help. www.beta.barcelona

About

Medication Reminder

Never miss a dose with this intuitive medication reminder. Schedule custom alerts for various medication types, track your intake history, and manage your treatment schedule with ease. It's designed to help you stay on track with your health regimen.

Highlights
  • Customizable pill reminders
  • Support for various medication types
  • Track intake and skipped doses
  • Mealtime reminders
  • Birth control pill tracking
  • Detailed history log
Features
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Pill Reminder - The app reminds the user when to take pills. A simple and intuitive interface makes it easy to customize your personal notifications. In the app, you can set up several reminders, as well as various types of medication such as tablets, pills, drops, injections, etc. After you add the pills and the time when you need to take them, you will receive a notification. It is important to always follow the dosage and course of treatment You can set up reminders for each pill: - What day of the week to receive a reminder - How many times a day to receive notifications - Select a specific reminder time - Take a pill before or after a meal You can skip taking the pill by pressing the dedicated button. All information on taking and skipping pills will be displayed in the app history The app can be used for birth control. The app will remind you when to take birth control pills. Stay healthy! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Pills®4 screens
Medication Reminder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pills® at none against Medication Reminder's shown. Pills® also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 33%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pills® sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Medication Reminder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Pills® against 4.3 for Medication Reminder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Pills®'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Medication Reminder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pills® ships an update fortnightly, Medication Reminder every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pills® versus Medication Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPills®Medication Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (54 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews58.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeta SoftwareAndrei Nemtsou

Customer experience

Pills®

All ratings47 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral12.8%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive58.2%
Neutral13.4%
Negative28.4%

Medication Reminder

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pills®

One-time1
  • Pills Pro$6.99
3 purchases

Medication Reminder

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Welcome One-Time Offer$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pills® free?
Pills® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medication Reminder free?
Medication Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pills® or Medication Reminder?
Pills® is rated higher. Pills® averages 4.3 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Medication Reminder averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Pills® or Medication Reminder have ads?
Medication Reminder shows ads; Pills® does not.
Which is updated more often, Pills® or Medication Reminder?
Pills® ships an update fortnightly, and Medication Reminder every 2 months. Most recently, Pills® was updated on October 22, 2026 and Medication Reminder on October 22, 2026.

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