Guides
Medication reminder guides
Small habits that make the pills stick.
These guides cover the practical side of taking medication on time: building a routine that survives busy days, setting up reminders on iPhone and Android, and answering the late-night "did I take my pill?" with a record instead of a guess. Others deal with specific situations: ADHD, caring for a parent or partner, older adults, vitamins and supplements, schedules that change between weekdays and weekends, whether a weekly pill organiser or an app works better, and why people stop taking medication they meant to take.
The comparisons put PillPal next to Medisafe, MyTherapy, Apple Health Medications and the iPhone's own Reminders and alarms, including where the other option is the better fit. Every guide is written by Mario Diaz, the developer of PillPal, and carries the date it was last updated.
They are about the remembering part only. None of it is medical advice: follow your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions about what to take, how much and when.
Habits
How to remember to take your medication every day
Seven practical habits for remembering daily medication: anchor to a routine, one-tap logging, visible progress, and a reminder that survives Do Not Disturb.
Read the guideHow-to
How to set up medication reminders on iPhone
Set up pill reminders on iPhone in under a minute: add the medication, pick times and days, allow notifications, add the widget, log doses from the lock screen.
Read the guidePeace of mind
"Did I take my pill?" How to stop the loop for good
Why the 'did I take my pill?' loop happens, why you should never guess, and how a one-tap dose log and a doses-left widget answer it in a second.
Read the guideSupplements
A vitamin reminder that survives the second week
Why vitamins get skipped, how to give a supplement routine stakes with streaks, and how to schedule weekday-only or with-meal supplements in PillPal.
Read the guideCaregivers
Setting up a pill reminder for a parent or partner
How to set up a medication reminder on a parent's or partner's phone, keep it simple enough to run itself, and know how the week went without nagging.
Read the guideADHD
A medication reminder that works with ADHD, not against it
A reminder setup that works with ADHD: interrupt-proof notifications, one-tap logging, a snooze that keeps the thread, and a streak for immediate reward.
Read the guideSchedules
Different days, different pills: schedules that match your real week
How to handle pills that differ by day: weekday-only, weekend-only, custom days, several doses a day and rotating shifts, with per-pill schedules.
Read the guideCompare
Pill organiser or reminder app? Use both, for different jobs
A weekly pill organiser and a reminder app solve different halves of the problem. Here is what each does, where each fails, and why the combination wins.
Read the guideHabits
Why people stop taking medication, and how to restart
The WHO puts long-term adherence near 50%. Five everyday reasons medication quietly stops, what a reminder fixes, and what belongs to your pharmacist.
Read the guideHow-to
How to set up medication reminders on Android
Set up pill reminders on Android in under a minute: add the medication, pick times and days, allow notifications, and log doses with Taken, Snooze or Skip.
Read the guideOlder adults
A pill reminder for seniors that stays simple
What makes a pill reminder work for older adults: no login, big targets, one tap per dose, a widget that answers 'have I taken them?', family setup in minutes.
Read the guideComparisons
- PillPal vs MedisafeSimple and private versus full-featured and connected.
- PillPal vs Apple Health MedicationsThe built-in iPhone option versus a dedicated reminder.
- PillPal vs MyTherapyA focused reminder versus a health journal.
- PillPal vs iPhone Reminders and alarmsThe built-in to-do app and the Clock alarm versus a dedicated dose reminder.
Features in depth
- A medication reminder you answer from the lock screenA medication reminder you act on from the lock screen: time-sensitive notifications that get through Focus, with Taken, Snooze and Skip buttons, no app to open.
- A medication widget that answers "did I take it?" from the home screenPillPal's iPhone home-screen widget shows doses left today, a gold progress ring and your streak. It updates when you tap Taken and rolls over at midnight.
Try the habit with a real reminder.
Add one pill, pick a time, and see tomorrow's reminder land on your lock screen.
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