Dr. Pills: Medication Reminder
★ 4.4What it actually doesA medication reminder app with time-based scheduling, notifications, and intake history tracking; frequently malfunctions (notifications stop arriving), contains hidden paid subscription.
Actually does
- ✓Reminders90% of reviews
- ✓Планирование расписания приёма лекарств70% of reviews
- ✓Progress Tracking60% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free(bonus)10% of reviews
- ✓Push Notifications85% of reviews
- ✓Повторяющиеся напоминания (каждые 30 мин)30% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Настройка дозировки и инструкций приёма
Common complaints
- ✗Notifications stop arriving after a month or two of use20% of mentions
«Great app, shows medication reminders on time. Simple to use. But after a month or two the app broke and notifications stopped coming»
- ✗Hidden paid subscription (1500 rubles/year, 120 rubles/month) not disclosed in app description10% of mentions
«There's a hidden subscription. 3 days free, then 1500 every year. You won't even notice you're paying 120 rubles a month for nothing»
- ✗Notifications don't respond to 'Accept' button press5% of mentions
«Often notifications don't respond when I press 'Accept', I have to open the app»
- ✗Unable to set custom ringtone for notifications5% of mentions
«I couldn't find in settings how to set a specific ringtone. Only the default one»
- ✗Black screen instead of image after appointment completion5% of mentions
«At the end of the appointment, a window always opened where they offered to watch a positive image, but now there's a black screen»
What people praise
- ★Reliable reminders for medication at the right time
«Great app, now I don't forget to take my pills on time!»
- ★Persistent repeated reminders every 30 minutes
«Awesome app, it reminds constantly. Not just once. It reminds and reminds. Really helps me»
- ★Simple and convenient interface
«Pleasant interface, everything is simple and easy, all medication days are clearly tracked»
- ★Visible signature and history of taken days
«The signature of taken days helps me, since I have problems with counting and memory»
- ★No ads (early on)
«I don't see any ads»