Medisafe alternatives for supplement users (an honest list)

The short version

Medisafe is still a genuinely good adherence app — polished reminders, refill tracking, and the Medfriend feature that lets a family member know when a dose is missed. But according to third-party reporting and a wave of user reviews, a January 2026 pricing change capped the free plan at two medications, with Premium running about $4.99/month or $39.99/year (confirm current numbers on Medisafe's own site — pricing moves). If your daily list is longer than two items — and for most supplement users it is — the free plan no longer covers you.

If you're happy to pay, staying put is a perfectly reasonable choice. If you're looking to move, here's an honest list — including one alternative we recommend sincerely even though it isn't us.

What changed, as best we can tell

• A two-item free cap. Reports describe the free tier limiting you to two medications, with everything beyond that requiring Premium.
• Features moved up a tier. Extras like unlimited Medfriends and custom sounds are described as Premium-only now.
• The app itself didn't get worse. The reminder engine, interface, and caregiver features are as good as ever — this is a pricing story, not a quality story.

No bashing from us: reminder infrastructure, app-store fees, and support all cost real money, and charging for software is legitimate. The friction is that many people signed up under a more generous free plan and now have to choose between paying and moving.

Before you switch: save your list

Whatever you do next, write down or screenshot your full medication and supplement list — names, doses, and times — before uninstalling anything. Five minutes now saves you rebuilding your routine from memory later, and every app below needs that list on day one.

The alternatives

MyTherapy — our sincere pick for pure adherence

If all you need is "remind me, track it, and show my doctor," install MyTherapy and you're done. It's a free medication reminder from the German company smartpatient: flexible reminders for pills and supplements, an automatic intake log, refill/stock alerts, and a diary for measurements and symptoms with printable reports. It has been free for years and is our honest recommendation for the plain adherence use case. We earn nothing by saying that — it's simply the answer most people leaving Medisafe are looking for.

Dosecast — the long-running veteran

Dosecast (Montuno Software) has been around for well over a decade and comes in a free edition plus a paid Pro edition with CloudSync for syncing across devices. Its strength is flexible dosing schedules beyond simple daily reminders. It's a smaller operation than the others here, so check recent reviews on your platform before making it your daily driver.

CanIStackThis — if supplements are why you're leaving

That's us, so weigh accordingly. An adherence cap stings most when your list is long, and supplement users' lists get long fast. Our free tier: interaction checking with no list-size limit (supplement-with-supplement and supplement-with-medication), a stack builder with spacing guidance, free push reminders with calendar export, one saved stack we automatically re-score about monthly with an email alert if anything changes, and one free bottle scan. Our reminders are simpler than Medisafe's — no caregiver alerts — but they're free for your whole stack, and they come attached to the thing adherence apps don't really do: checking whether your combination makes sense in the first place. We keep a feature-by-feature comparison at /compare/medisafe, including the cases where Medisafe is the better tool.

Also worth a look

If you're on iPhone, Apple's built-in Health app has a Medications feature with basic reminders and logging — no extra install. And many pharmacy chains' own apps will remind you about the prescriptions they fill, which covers the medication half of your list with zero setup.

Whatever you pick, keep interaction checking in the loop

Adherence apps answer "did I take it on time?" — not "should these be taken together at all?" Those are different questions, and the second one matters more as your list grows. Whichever reminder app you land on, run your full list — supplements and medications together — through a real interaction checker occasionally, especially after anything new is added. Ours is free with no list cap; the Drugs.com website's checker is also free and excellent for the prescription side.

Spot an error?

App pricing and free tiers change fast, and some details above come from third-party reporting and user reviews rather than official price sheets. If anything here is out of date or wrong, tell us at /contact — a human reads every message, and we correct articles rather than let them rot.

This article is for general information and is not medical advice. Talk to your pharmacist or prescriber about your medications and supplements, and don't change your regimen based on an app — any app.