CareDose
Apple Health reminds you. CareDose also tells someone.
The Medications feature in Apple Health is free, built in and good at reminding one person. CareDose adds what it leaves out: a stock count with refill warnings, appointments beside your doses, and a caregiver who can follow along.
See the differences
Use Apple Health if reminders for yourself are all you need. Use CareDose when refills, appointments or a caregiver are part of the routine.
Choose CareDose if…
- You want someone you trust to see when you miss a dose or run low.
- You want a stock count that drops as you log and warns before you run out.
- You want health appointments in the same calendar as your doses.
- You want reminders on each person's phone in that phone's language.
Choose Apple Health if…
- You want nothing to install and nothing to pay.
- You want critical alerts that sound through Focus and silent mode.
- You want to log doses from your Apple Watch.
- You want interaction warnings across your medication list.
Where they differ
| Category | CareDose | Apple Health |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | A calm daily medication routine, with someone you trust following along if you want. | iPhone users who want medication reminders built into the phone. |
| Price | Free for your own medication, with no medication limit, and the free plan never expires. Sharing is a paid seat for each person. | Free, part of iOS. |
| Caregiver sharing | Invite code or QR. The person you choose sees your doses, missed reminders and low stock on their own phone. Revoke at any time. | Health Sharing can show a contact your medications. Apple does not list missed doses among the alerts that contact receives. |
| Refills and appointments | A stock count that drops as you log, with a low-stock level per medication. Appointments in the same calendar as your doses. | No stock count or refill alert; appointments live separately in Calendar. |
| Account and data | An account (email, Apple or Google) so reminders and sharing sync. Medication data is never sold or used for advertising. | Your Apple Account; data stays inside Apple's Health app. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iOS 16 and later. Android waitlist open. English, Spanish, German and French. | iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch only. |
Before you choose
Why use CareDose if Apple Health already has medication reminders?
Apple Health covers reminders and logging for one person. CareDose adds low-stock warnings, appointments in the same calendar, and caregiver sharing with missed-dose visibility.
Can family see missed doses in Apple Health?
Health Sharing can show a contact your medication list, but Apple does not describe a missed-dose alert to them. In CareDose, the person you invite sees missed reminders and low stock.
Is there an Android version of CareDose?
Not yet. CareDose is on iPhone today. Join the Android waitlist below and we will write to you once, the day it lands on Google Play.
Does CareDose give medical advice?
No. It organises reminders and records. Follow your doctor or pharmacist.
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Mostly need your doses, refills and someone to keep an eye out? Try CareDose.
Free for your own medication, on the App Store now.