At a glance
| Feature | PillPal | MyTherapy |
|---|---|---|
| Setup without an account | ✓Yes | ●Partly |
| Data stays on the device | ✓Yes | ●Partly |
| Taken, Snooze, Skip on the notification | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Time-sensitive reminders through Focus (iOS) | ✓Yes | ●Partly |
| Home-screen widget with doses left and streak | ✓Yes | ●Partly |
| Streaks and celebration | ✓Yes | ●Partly |
| Measurements (blood pressure, weight, glucose) | ✗No | ✓Yes |
| Symptom and mood journal | ✗No | ✓Yes |
| Printable health reports | ✗No | ✓Yes |
| Refill reminders | ✗No | ✓Yes |
| Team / family sharing | ✗No | ✓Yes |
| Offline library of 300+ medicines and supplements | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free tier | All features, up to 3 pills | Free with optional extras |
Checked on 2026-08-28 against MyTherapy's App Store and Google Play listings. The streak, measurement, journal, report, refill and family rows were re-checked against the same listings on 2026-09-18; both listings now advertise streaks. Features change, so treat this as a snapshot. ✓ yes · ● partly · ✗ no
Do you actually need a health journal?
If your doctor asks for readings, MyTherapy's measurements and reports are the point of the app and PillPal does not compete. Its Google Play listing describes reminders for more than 20 health measurements, a symptom and pain diary, monthly health reports and family profiles. If nobody asks for readings and the problem is simply remembering the pill, a journal is one more thing to keep up with, and easy to let lapse.
Which app is better at the moment of the dose?
PillPal spends all of its effort here: a reminder that gets through Focus and stays until you act, one-tap Taken from the lock screen, a widget that shows what is left, a streak and a small celebration when the day closes. MyTherapy keeps a streak too; the difference is that PillPal's whole screen is the dose, deliberately the only thing on it.
Accounts and privacy
PillPal has no account and keeps pills, schedules and history on the device. MyTherapy offers an account for sync and sharing, which its reports and team features depend on.
Which should you choose: PillPal or MyTherapy?
Need a health journal and reports: MyTherapy. Need the dose to happen and be remembered, with nothing extra to maintain: PillPal.
PillPal is a reminder tool, not medical advice. Nothing here tells you what to take or how much; follow your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions.
Questions about PillPal vs MyTherapy
Can PillPal record blood pressure or symptoms?
No. PillPal records doses only: taken, snoozed or skipped, with the time. If your doctor asks for blood pressure readings, weight, glucose or a symptom journal, MyTherapy is built for exactly that and can print a report for an appointment. PillPal deliberately stays a reminder and a dose log so there is nothing extra to keep up with.
Which is simpler for an older parent?
PillPal, by design. There is no account, no password and no login screen, the Today screen shows only what is due with a large circle to tap, and the reminder itself carries big Taken, Snooze and Skip buttons. A family member can set every pill up from the bottle labels in about five minutes and then hand the phone back.
Try it on tomorrow's first dose
Add what you take, pick a time, and let PillPal do the remembering. Free to start, no account, works offline.
