Pills Ping

Name: Pills Ping
Rating: 4.4 (7 reviews)
Author: carl nohre

by carl nohre

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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At a glance: From $0.41/mo
Free to download
In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Medical
Utilities

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published
In-app purchases	Yes	Limited free	—	Store published

Screens

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8 store screenshots

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

One Year Subscription — $4.99/year ($0.41/mo)
One Month — $0.99/month

Last verified 7 Aug 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.4 7 ratings · App Store

5/5makes taking many vitamins super easy
i take many vitamins throughout the day, plus a prescription. this app suggests organizing “events” like “breakfast” and “dinner”. For each event you list the pills you need to tske. you vould also add an event like “before tennis” for sunscreen or “after swimming” for moisturizer. it’s pretty smooth. there’s an image thst shows you examples.

MC Bubba D · 7 Aug 2026
2/5Too rigid to be useful
I really wanted to like this app. Developer is very responsive. Unfortunately, it’s just too inflexible. Some medications need to be scheduled before or after meals (or both before and after). The app allows you to postpone the end time of the range in 15 minute increments, but not the beginning. For instance, if I wasn’t able to eat breakfast until later, I would have to delay a medication originally scheduled for 8am to now be taken at 10am. The app now shows that the med can be taken any time between 8am & 10pm. That’s not accurate, because the med can’t be taken prior to 10am. Also, the app doesn’t allow updating actions on mandatory medications. If I accidentally hit skip because my hands are shaky, there’s no way to fix this. The developer recommends changing the setting to “not mandatory”, but this doesn’t make sense because the medication is mandatory, and I took it, but the app won’t let me document it. Medications categorized as not mandatory can have their actions updated. (Or at least they will be able to when the bug is fixed; developer is aware.) If you’re a robot and do everything exactly the same time every day, never have to modify your schedule, and never make a mistake, this app is for you. If you need a medication tracking app that’s flexible and works for real life, this isn’t it.

JuLu1423 · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Upgrade
Phenomenal !!!!!!!!!! Just need the discharge & note additions to be complete.

Favfern · 7 Aug 2026
5/5Finally!!
Update 3/25/18: Latest update fixed the bug causing the reminders to keep coming. The developer has been very quick to respond not just to bug issues but also to suggestions. There are “fancier” apps out there but this is the only one that meets my needs and I’ve tried pretty much every med reminder app out there. Update: Have to take it down to 3 stars. There is another bug I’ve experienced that has caused me to stop using the app until it’s fixed. Even though I take all my pills and check them off, the audible and pop up reminders keep coming. So annoying. I hope it gets fixed soon! Original review: 5 stars - Finally a pill reminder that lets me organize my supplements by event (with breakfast, at bedtime, etc) instead of a very specific time, and also let’s me create as many events as I need. This app also allows me to assign a time range for each event, which is awesome because I often don’t eat or go to bed at the exact same time each day. I take 26 different supplements spread between seven different times/events each day and this is the only app I’ve found that lets me organize them the way I need to - and I’ve tried almost every pill reminder app out there!

KentuckyJBird · 7 Aug 2026

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Versions

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1.1
Minor improvements
1.2
Previously, one had to touch a button twice to take the medicine. This bug is now fixed!
1.3
Since version 1.1 we have improved the user interface, fixed a bug, and changed the App-Icon.
1.4
Removed a potential bug that might cause the App to hang or crash
1.5
Bug fix + nicer user interface.
1.6
iPad layout issue solved. New App Icon
1.7
Small improvements.
1.8
A new App Icon and some other minor improvements.
1.85
Bug fix
1.90
Layout improvements.
2.00
It is now possible to add multiple medications to the same medical event. We have also changed the App icon, and the color scheme.
2.05
Bug fix related to time zones. Some font- and color-changes.
2.10
Fixed a problem that made it impossible to check a medicine as taken from the pop-up reminder menu. Previously, the reminders could keep coming even though the user had checked the pills as taken via that menu.
3.00
The entire codebase is rewritten. Apple's Core Data Technology is adopted to store your data on your device. New feature: The concept of "optional" medical intakes is introduced! More over: The user interface is face lifted.
3.05
Small bug fixes.
3.10
The App now automatically scrolls to the current day, and we have also improved the postpone feature.
3.15
Improved auto scroll + new App Icon
3.30
Three new features. You can now specify 1) what days in a week or month a medicine should be taken, 2) the ending day of a medication, and 3) an extended note.
3.40
It is now possible to correct ones misstake and check a medication that was unchecked by accident. The length of the history can be adjusted, Dark Mode.
3.41
Correcting a glitch in revert mode. Also improving colors in darkMode.
4.0
The app has been completely rewritten using SwiftUI (a design language from Apple).
4.05
fix issue related to history length. several minor improvements.
4.10
Small bug fixes and improvements.
4.20
Eliminates a potential crash bug. Plus several small improvements.
4.30 · 26 Jun 2026
Adding Spanish, Chinese (simplified) and Japanese as languages.

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Last verified: 7 Aug 2026
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