Honest comparison
Kounts Dose vs Pill Reminder - All in One
A well-established free tracker with a real feature list — including things Kounts Dose doesn't do at all.
Free with one medicine · $9.99 one-time unlock · No account
Pill Reminder - All in One has around 27,000 App Store ratings at 4.7 stars, and it earns them: recurring reminders in every shape (every X hours, specific times, daily, weekly, monthly, every X days), remaining-quantity tracking with refill alerts, as-needed medicines, a calendar, appointment reminders, emailed reports for your doctor, critical alerts, and support for multiple people in one app. That last one matters — if you're tracking meds for yourself and a partner or child, it covers a case Kounts Dose simply doesn't. Dose is a narrower, more opinionated app: one person, no account, native-first design, cycles and courses as real schedule types, and a supply model that tells you how many days you have rather than just when to reorder.
The short answer
Choose Pill Reminder - All in One if you need several people in one app, appointment reminders, or emailed doctor reports for free. Choose Kounts Dose if it's your own routine, and you care about how the app looks and feels, no account, and cycle or course scheduling.
Side by side
Competitor details checked July 2026. Pricing and features change — please confirm on the App Store before deciding.
| Feature | Kounts Dose | Pill Reminder - All in One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free with 1 medicine; $9.99 once for everything | Free — check its listing for current in-app purchases |
| Multiple people in one app | No — single-person by design | Yes, multiple user support |
| Appointment reminders | No — medicines only | Yes |
| Emailed reports to your doctor | CSV export you send yourself | Built-in email reports |
| Remaining quantity + refill alert | Amount-weighted “about N days left” plus a nudge✓ | Remaining quantity with low-supply alert |
| Cycles like 21 on / 7 off | A first-class schedule type✓ | Approximate with interval rules |
| Fixed-length courses with an end date | Yes — stops on its own✓ | Not as a defined course |
| Per-time dose amounts | Yes — one in the morning, two at night✓ | Limited |
| Account required | No account, ever | No account needed for core use |
| iCloud sync across your devices | Optional, your private iCloud only✓ | Varies by version |
| Home & Lock Screen widgets | Next dose, Today, supply gauge, interactive Take✓ | Limited |
| Alarms through Silent & Focus | Yes, per medicine, always free | Critical alerts supported |
| Design and accessibility | Native iOS 26, full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver pass✓ | Functional, more utilitarian |
Where each app is stronger
Where Kounts Dose is stronger
Supply measured in days, not just units
Both apps count what's left. Dose converts it into the number you actually plan around: “about 5 days”, weighted by how much you take each time, so a medicine you take twice daily depletes twice as fast in the estimate. The nudge then arrives once, before it's urgent — not as a daily nag.
The schedules prescriptions actually come in
Cycles (21 days on, 7 off), courses with a start and end date that finish by themselves, every-N-hours dosing, and different amounts at different times of day. Interval rules can approximate some of this; having them as real schedule types means the app knows when a course is over instead of reminding you forever.
It's built to be pleasant to live in
A calm cream interface, colour-coded medicines, an interactive widget, Dynamic Type support throughout and a proper VoiceOver pass. This is a thing you touch every single day, often when you're tired or unwell — how it feels is a feature, not decoration.
Where Pill Reminder - All in One is the better choice
Several people, one app, no cost
Multi-user support is the clearest gap. If you manage medicines for yourself plus a child or partner, Pill Reminder - All in One handles it and Dose cannot — Dose tracks one person's routine, full stop.
Appointments and doctor reports built in
It reminds you about medical appointments and emails a report to your clinician directly. Dose does neither: appointments are out of scope, and its export is a CSV you handle yourself.
Free, and proven at scale
27,000 ratings at 4.7 stars is a lot of real-world reliability testing, at no cost. If budget is the deciding factor and you don't need what Dose adds, it's a sound choice.
What Kounts Dose looks like
Questions people actually ask
Can Kounts Dose track medication for two people?
No. Dose is deliberately single-person — one routine, on one iPhone, with no accounts or profiles. If you need to manage doses for a partner, child or parent in one app, Pill Reminder - All in One's multi-user support or a dedicated caregiving app is the right tool.
Which app is better for complicated prescriptions?
Kounts Dose, if “complicated” means cycles, fixed courses, every-N-hours dosing or different amounts at different times — those are distinct schedule types with their own setup, rather than interval rules you bend into shape. For breadth of non-medication features, the other app is broader.
Does Kounts Dose show ads?
No. No ads, no account, no data collection — that's the core promise, and it's why the app is paid rather than free-with-something-attached.
Try the calm one.
Free with one medicine, no account, and nothing leaves your iPhone. If it isn't for you, you've lost nothing.
See also: Helping a parent with their meds · How supply tracking works · The full 2026 comparison