GoodPill is a free iPhone medication reminder with no cap on how many medications you track, a separate profile for each family member, and no account to create. Below is an honest look at how it compares to Medisafe — including where Medisafe is still the better choice.
Core app free forever · Pro from $14.99/yr with a 7-day free trial
What you get on day one is yours forever.
Track as many medications as you need. We will never cap the free tier.
No accounts, no cloud sync, no analytics. You own your medication history.
We will never move a feature you already have behind a paywall.
We built GoodPill because a tool millions of people relied on for a decade put core reminders behind a wall. So we'll be straight with you about where each app stands.
| GoodPill | Medisafe | |
|---|---|---|
| Free medication limit | Unlimited | 2 medications on the free tier |
| Price | Core app free forever. Pro is $14.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or a $29.99 lifetime early-bird unlock. | Premium runs about $4.99/month or $39.99/year, varying by region. |
| Where your data lives | On your iPhone only — no cloud. | Cloud-based, synced across your devices. |
| Account required | No account, ever. | Account required. |
| Caregiver / family profiles | Multiple profiles on one device (Pro) — switch between family members in a tap, each with their own meds, reminders and history. | Has caregiver and family features; what's included depends on tier — check Medisafe. |
| Doctor reports | Printable PDF (Pro) covering 30, 90 or 180 days, plus CSV and HL7 FHIR export. | Offers health reports; some are Premium — check Medisafe. |
| Platforms | iPhone only (iOS 17+). | iPhone and Android. |
| Analytics / tracking | None. | Uses analytics; has had pharma data partnerships. |
If you need Android, or you specifically want cloud sync across several devices and a shared account, Medisafe does those things and GoodPill deliberately doesn't. We're an iPhone-only, on-device app on purpose. If that trade — no cap and nothing in the cloud, in exchange for staying on one device — is the trade you want, GoodPill is for you.
Medisafe details last checked 2 September 2026 from publicly available information. Their tiers, pricing and features can change at any time — check medisafe.com for current terms.
We're not a venture-backed company that needs to squeeze a recurring fee out of a reminder you depend on. The whole reason GoodPill exists is that we watched a category leader cap free users at two medications — at the exact moment someone managing a chronic condition, or a parent's prescriptions, needs the tool most.
So we shipped the promise inside the app, where you can hold us to it. Unlimited medications stay free. Your data stays on your phone. And when we add Pro features, they're genuinely new things — we will never take a feature you already rely on and lock it.
Honestly: there's no automatic import. Your Medisafe data lives in Medisafe's cloud and we don't have a back door into it — that's the privacy trade working as intended. The good news is re-entry is fast. Point GoodPill's camera at your prescription labels and the scanner fills in the name, dosage and frequency; Batch Scan handles several labels in one go. Keep Medisafe open on the side as a checklist so nothing gets missed.
Yes. Reminders, unlimited medications, full history, the calendar, widgets and refill alerts are free forever — no 2-medication cap, no account, no sign-in. Pro is optional and only adds new features on top.
Pro ($14.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or a $29.99 lifetime early-bird unlock) adds a PDF doctor report, 90-day+ trend analytics, CSV and HL7 FHIR export, custom themes and app icons, and multiple profiles so you can manage a family member's medications from your own phone. Buying Pro never changes anything you already had for free.
Yes — GoodPill is built for iPhone (iOS 17+). There's no Android version. If you need Android, Medisafe or another cross-platform app is the better answer, and we'd rather say so than waste your time.
The price of Pro may rise as GoodPill grows — the $29.99 lifetime is an early-bird price. The pledge won't: anything free today stays free, and Pro will only ever unlock new features.
Core app free forever · Pro from $14.99/yr with a 7-day free trial · No account required