Compared on 28 October 2026
AlongWell and Apple Health Medications,
side by side.
Apple Health’s Medications feature is free on iPhone and keeps your own medicines, with drug information and interaction checks in the US. AlongWell is for looking after a family: it keeps everyone’s medicines in one place, works on Android too, reminds a parent on WhatsApp, and tells you when a dose isn’t marked.
| Feature | AlongWell | Apple Health Medications |
|---|---|---|
| Price in India | Free | Free, built into iPhone1 |
| Price in the US | Free | Free, built into iPhone1 |
| Phones | iPhone (iOS 15 or later) and Android (7.0 or later) | iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; no Android1 |
| Several people on one account | Yes: family members and pets, each with a profile | Your own medicines; Apple’s guides describe no way to add someone else’s1 |
| Tells someone when a dose isn’t marked | Yes: a “Still waiting” notification to the carer, and a WhatsApp message if theirs is connected | Not described; your medication list can be shared through Health Sharing2 |
| Reminders on WhatsApp | Yes, to a family member who doesn’t have the app | No3 |
| Home readings | Blood pressure, blood sugar, pulse, oxygen, weight and temperature, typed in | Many kinds, typed in or from connected devices4 |
| Medicine stock | Counts down as doses are taken, shows the run-out date, makes an order slip | Not described in Apple’s guides3 |
| Drug information and interactions | None, by design: it never advises | Drug information and interactions, in the US only5 |
Every fact about Apple Health Medications comes from its own website, help centre or store listing, read on 28 October 2026. AlongWell is our app.
Apple Health Medications may suit you better if
- You only need reminders for your own medicines, on an iPhone and Apple Watch.
- You’re in the US and want drug information and interaction checks.
- You want readings from connected devices in one place.
AlongWell may suit you better if
- You look after other people’s medicines, a parent’s, a child’s or a pet’s.
- Someone in the family uses Android.
- A parent doesn’t use apps but does use WhatsApp.
- You want medicine stock counted down, with an order slip for the pharmacy.
Questions
Does the iPhone have a pill reminder?
Yes. The Health app on iPhone has a Medications section that reminds you about your own medicines and logs them taken or skipped. AlongWell adds medicines for the rest of the family, Android support and reminders on WhatsApp.
Can Apple Health remind me about my parents’ medicines?
Apple’s guides describe Medications for your own medicines, and sharing your list through Health Sharing. AlongWell keeps each family member’s medicines on their own profile and reminds them on their phone or on WhatsApp.
Sources
- Apple Support: Track your medications in the Health app, read 28 October 2026
- iPhone User Guide: Share your health data, read 28 October 2026
- iPhone User Guide: Log medications in Health, read 28 October 2026
- iPhone User Guide: Enter health data, read 28 October 2026
- iPhone User Guide: Medication information and interactions, read 28 October 2026
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AlongWell is free on the App Store and Google Play.