Max - Pill reminder

Name: Max - Pill reminder
Rating: 4.8 (8874 reviews)
Author: Artify Inc.

Health Routine Alarm Tracker

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

8.9K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Medical
Developer

Artify Inc.
Language

EN
+ 9 More
Size

121.2
MB

iPhone

Hey there, health champs! It's me, Max, your pill-popping pal. Let's grow those healthy habits together with my friendly reminders! [NEW] Share & Care Invite family or friends to manage medication reminders together! Now you can easily look after your parents' meds from afar. No more daily "Did you take your pills?" calls! [How to use Max] ▸ Fetch your reminders! You can set personalized schedules—daily, on specific days, or at intervals. ▸ When Max's "Woof Woof" alarm sounds, chow down on your meds and hit the "taken" button. Max automatically records the medicine name and time, crafting a pawsitively awesome health journal. ▸ If there's no response to the timely push notification, Max will bark up your phone again. *It's not a real call, so don't be startled! [Recommended for] ▸ From conception to 16 weeks of pregnancy: Folate plays a major role in cell creation. Don't gobble it all up at once—Max suggests a daily dose with his "Pill Paws" alert to keep things steady. ▸ Office pups glued to screens: If those peepers are feeling ruff, set Max's "3-Hour Howler" alarm to keep those eyes rested. Adding some lutein to the mix is a real tail-wagger, too! ▸ Diabetic dogs on meds: Those taking diabetes meds might run low on Vitamin B. It's like the secret sauce for energy production, so Max's reminder pack always includes this woof-tastic nutrient. ▸ Caring for parents from afar: Hard to keep track of your parents' meds? Use Share & Care to check their medication status in real-time! Stay barking healthy with Max's tail-wagging reminders!

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

8.9K Ratings

Cute, Fun Encouraging and Free!
04/30/2022

ImaNicePerson
I like this app for reminding me to take my prescription. It works. It also has a report feature that lists the times when I took my prescription over the past days, as a history I can refer to. Most of all, what I like is how cute, fun and encouraging this app is, and it’s free! When it’s time to take a pill, the app sends a written notification reminder and alert sound to my iPhone and also to my iWatch. And if I don’t take my pill within a few minutes “Max” (a virtual dog character), will first send me a quick bark sound as a prompt. Then, if I still haven’t taken my pill, “Max” will actually call my telephone number (since it’s ringing, it’s hard to ignore), and when I answer the phone, “Max” will simply make a barking sound on the phone. I think it’s funny! And it gets my attention, so I don’t miss taking my pill. By the way, besides “Max”, the dog, there are two other animal characters a person can choose: either a cat or a chick. … However, my favorite part on the app is when I tap that I have taken my pill, then my iPhone shows a congratulatory screen with a picture of Max the dog, the cat and chick and another icon, like a happy face, or party hat, etc. And an encouraging phrase such as “You’re So Awesome! Hang in there!” (or something like that). With streaming hearts that float up the screen, and I hear the sound “YAY” !!!! … It always cheers me up and makes me smile! :-). … I want to thank the developer for making this app, and for making it free, so everyone can use it. … It is appreciated!
Cute, Fun Encouraging and Free!
04/30/2022

ImaNicePerson

I like this app for reminding me to take my prescription. It works. It also has a report feature that lists the times when I took my prescription over the past days, as a history I can refer to. Most of all, what I like is how cute, fun and encouraging this app is, and it’s free! When it’s time to take a pill, the app sends a written notification reminder and alert sound to my iPhone and also to my iWatch. And if I don’t take my pill within a few minutes “Max” (a virtual dog character), will first send me a quick bark sound as a prompt. Then, if I still haven’t taken my pill, “Max” will actually call my telephone number (since it’s ringing, it’s hard to ignore), and when I answer the phone, “Max” will simply make a barking sound on the phone. I think it’s funny! And it gets my attention, so I don’t miss taking my pill. By the way, besides “Max”, the dog, there are two other animal characters a person can choose: either a cat or a chick. … However, my favorite part on the app is when I tap that I have taken my pill, then my iPhone shows a congratulatory screen with a picture of Max the dog, the cat and chick and another icon, like a happy face, or party hat, etc. And an encouraging phrase such as “You’re So Awesome! Hang in there!” (or something like that). With streaming hearts that float up the screen, and I hear the sound “YAY” !!!! … It always cheers me up and makes me smile! :-). … I want to thank the developer for making this app, and for making it free, so everyone can use it. … It is appreciated!
Love the app, but poor recent update
03/06/2025

Skydoggie10
Update to my previous:Max was updated and Some problems were fixed and I was considering 5 stars except now Star rating has dropped to 4. I don’t like one major change. It insists on running in the background. It never had an issue before. I don’t like keeping apps open. I see no purpose for it except waste battery or track someone. Reminders drive me crazy. I have a tendency to ignore them even though I know I shouldn’t. Medication is very important. Using Max usually makes it fun to actually heed the notification. Here’s the problem: it screws up often. Not enough to delete it, but it is a problem. It’s supposed to cheer and clap when you hit the “take” button. It’ll work and then it’ll stop for quite a while then it just keeps continuing this path. Next if you don’t go in and hit “take” and try to ignore the reminder, it will call you and bark. I chose the dog Max. I don’t know if the other ones make their own respective sounds. The phone call is a choice that I like a lot. It’s fun to have a dog call you, it absolutely gets me to take what I need to. I usually try to not let it get that far. For those of you, who’s time zone changes twice a year, this app does not change automatically and you need to go in and make the corrections yourself. When Apple tells you that you need to update an app, it does not work well with this app always. You have to delete it and reinstall, which of course means you have to re-add your medication and everything concerning them back in again. That usually fixes the problem. I said usually. Keyword as it doesn’t always. Sometimes you just have to wait for a couple days and delete reinstall again. On occasion you have to wait for the next update. In spite of the issues, I still give this app a four star rating. that’s how much I like it. If they ever get this back-and-forth notification issue fixed. I will come back in and raise it to five star.
Love the app, but poor recent update
03/06/2025

Skydoggie10

Update to my previous:Max was updated and Some problems were fixed and I was considering 5 stars except now Star rating has dropped to 4. I don’t like one major change. It insists on running in the background. It never had an issue before. I don’t like keeping apps open. I see no purpose for it except waste battery or track someone. Reminders drive me crazy. I have a tendency to ignore them even though I know I shouldn’t. Medication is very important. Using Max usually makes it fun to actually heed the notification. Here’s the problem: it screws up often. Not enough to delete it, but it is a problem. It’s supposed to cheer and clap when you hit the “take” button. It’ll work and then it’ll stop for quite a while then it just keeps continuing this path. Next if you don’t go in and hit “take” and try to ignore the reminder, it will call you and bark. I chose the dog Max. I don’t know if the other ones make their own respective sounds. The phone call is a choice that I like a lot. It’s fun to have a dog call you, it absolutely gets me to take what I need to. I usually try to not let it get that far. For those of you, who’s time zone changes twice a year, this app does not change automatically and you need to go in and make the corrections yourself. When Apple tells you that you need to update an app, it does not work well with this app always. You have to delete it and reinstall, which of course means you have to re-add your medication and everything concerning them back in again. That usually fixes the problem. I said usually. Keyword as it doesn’t always. Sometimes you just have to wait for a couple days and delete reinstall again. On occasion you have to wait for the next update. In spite of the issues, I still give this app a four star rating. that’s how much I like it. If they ever get this back-and-forth notification issue fixed. I will come back in and raise it to five star.
So helpful!!
07/05/2024

storm-chan
I got this app when our elderly greyhound broke her leg. We had her surgery completed and she came home with tons of medications that were administered at various times and doses. This was terrifying to me being that I can barely remember to take a multivitamin. This made the process of scheduling and reminding me to give her the medication on time (and even log it if I wasn’t on time) a breeze. I’m so thankful to have found this right when I needed it most. It will even mimic a call to remind you. Genius! Once the development of this app progresses, it would be amazing to add notes on medication symptoms, reactions, dosage, and reasons for skipping a dose to the list. (And changing dosage time if we need to!!) This would be helpful to share with the vet to provide general patterns of behavior and progress with the medications. Either way, I’m over the moon with this and will recommend it to everyone I know-including the surgeon who performed her surgery for their patrons. Thanks so much for this app and I’ll be hanging onto it for the future.

Developer Response
Hi there,Thank you so much for your detailed feedback and kind words! We're thrilled to hear that the app has been helpful for managing your greyhound's medications. Your suggestions for adding notes on medication symptoms, reactions, dosage changes, and reasons for skipping doses are fantastic and we'll definitely consider them for future updates. We're committed to improving the app and appreciate your support and recommendations. Thank you!
So helpful!!
07/05/2024

storm-chan

I got this app when our elderly greyhound broke her leg. We had her surgery completed and she came home with tons of medications that were administered at various times and doses. This was terrifying to me being that I can barely remember to take a multivitamin. This made the process of scheduling and reminding me to give her the medication on time (and even log it if I wasn’t on time) a breeze. I’m so thankful to have found this right when I needed it most. It will even mimic a call to remind you. Genius! Once the development of this app progresses, it would be amazing to add notes on medication symptoms, reactions, dosage, and reasons for skipping a dose to the list. (And changing dosage time if we need to!!) This would be helpful to share with the vet to provide general patterns of behavior and progress with the medications. Either way, I’m over the moon with this and will recommend it to everyone I know-including the surgeon who performed her surgery for their patrons. Thanks so much for this app and I’ll be hanging onto it for the future.
Developer Response 07/09/2024
Hi there,Thank you so much for your detailed feedback and kind words! We're thrilled to hear that the app has been helpful for managing your greyhound's medications. Your suggestions for adding notes on medication symptoms, reactions, dosage changes, and reasons for skipping doses are fantastic and we'll definitely consider them for future updates. We're committed to improving the app and appreciate your support and recommendations. Thank you!
Perfect, Simple, FREE!
01/28/2025

Renée Coppock
It's so, so, so, SO nice to find an app that does exactly what it says on the tin. I've had so many that hide basic features behind a paywall, and having an app that doesn't even *have* a paywall is such a nice change of pace. The design is cute, the call function is extremely useful, the skip function is great, and I love that it records exactly when you take a medication so, in case you're late, you still know how much time has passed so that you know you're in the right window. If I had to suggest anything to add, it would be an extra page with 'timers': you input a medication and how long you have to wait before you can take it again, then when you log that you've taken that med it starts running the clock down until it would be available again. That said, it isn't hard to do that math yourself, and I still find this pill calendar extremely useful as-is.
Perfect, Simple, FREE!
01/28/2025

Renée Coppock

It's so, so, so, SO nice to find an app that does exactly what it says on the tin. I've had so many that hide basic features behind a paywall, and having an app that doesn't even *have* a paywall is such a nice change of pace. The design is cute, the call function is extremely useful, the skip function is great, and I love that it records exactly when you take a medication so, in case you're late, you still know how much time has passed so that you know you're in the right window. If I had to suggest anything to add, it would be an extra page with 'timers': you input a medication and how long you have to wait before you can take it again, then when you log that you've taken that med it starts running the clock down until it would be available again. That said, it isn't hard to do that math yourself, and I still find this pill calendar extremely useful as-is.

3.1 Major Update! Max is back with a brand new look! Completely redesigned and prettier than ever. [Share & Care] Invite family or friends to manage reminders together. Taking care of your parents' medication just got easier. [Activity Ring & Week Strip] See how well you've been taking your meds at a glance! Get hooked on filling up the ring. [Pill Detail Page] "When did I start taking this?" No more wondering! View your medication stats and history on a calendar. [Social Account Login] Log in with Google or Apple to safely back up your data. Switch phones without losing your medication history!

Version 3.1.2

Feb 17

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