Pill reminders that ring even on silent on iOS 26 and later
GottaDose reminds you about every pill, drop and injection. On iOS 26 and later, put a med on alarm mode and your iPhone rings for it like an alarm clock, through silent mode and Focus. Tap Taken, and the dose goes into your history.
On earlier iOS versions you get regular reminders that repeat until you answer. Free to download, no account, no ads.
How it works
Add your meds once. After that, remembering is GottaDose's job.
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Add a med the way you'd say it
Type “amoxicillin 500 mg three times a day for 7 days” or point the camera at the box or the prescription. GottaDose fills in the dose, the times and the end date. You check it and save.
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Tie doses to your day
Before breakfast, with dinner, at bedtime, every 8 hours. Set your usual meal times for weekdays and weekends. When dinner moves to 9 pm, the evening pills move with it.
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It rings, you tap Taken
Taken, Skip and a snooze button sit right on the lock screen. No answer? GottaDose asks again a little later. Took a pill earlier and forgot to tap? Log it with the real time.
What's inside
Small things that matter when you take something every day, sometimes for years.
Any schedule
Every 8 hours, on the clock or counted from the last dose. Every other day, weekdays only, 21 days on and 7 off. As needed, with a daily limit.
The Today screen
See how the day is going. Take a whole group with one tap, log an extra dose, undo a wrong tap.
Buttons on the lock screen
Mark a dose taken, snooze it or skip it without opening the app. These buttons are free. Meds due at the same time arrive as one notification. Names can be hidden.
Courses with details
Keep the doctor, the diagnosis and the dates with each course. Handy when someone asks what that pill was for.
Pill count and refills
Every dose comes off the count. When a pack runs low, you get a heads-up, and a new pack goes in with one tap.
History and a PDF for your doctor
A calendar, the share of doses taken and taken on time, streaks. Export the last 30 or 90 days as a PDF before an appointment.
Widgets and a wallpaper
The next dose and the day's progress on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Check off a dose right in the widget. Make a wallpaper with today's meds in one tap.
Siri and Shortcuts
Say “Log a dose”, “What's my next dose?” or “How many pills are left?” The same actions are waiting in Shortcuts.
Understands doctor shorthand
Smart input reads bid, tid and qid and works in English, Russian, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Italian. Stuck on a prescription? Try the free abbreviation decoder.
Alarm mode rings like an alarm clock
A notification is easy to miss. The phone is on silent, a Focus is on, or it's lying face down on the desk. In alarm mode on iOS 26 and later, GottaDose takes over the screen and plays a sound, the way your morning alarm does.
- Rings through silent mode and Focus on iOS 26 and later
- Full-screen alert, even on the lock screen
- Tap Taken right on the alert to log the dose
- Stop only silences it, so an unmarked dose can ring once more
- Free for one med, every med with Pro
Alarm mode uses AlarmKit, Apple's framework for alarms, so it needs iOS 26 or later. On earlier versions you get regular notifications that repeat if you don't answer.
Regular reminder
Arrives like any notification, with Taken, Skip and snooze buttons. Silent mode and Focus can keep it quiet. If you don't answer, it comes back.
Alarm mode
On iOS 26 and later it fills the screen and rings, even on silent. Tap Taken to log the dose. Stop only silences it, and an unmarked dose can ring once more.
Mom's pills, Dad's pills, the cat's ear drops
Add a profile for each person you look after, and one for the cat if needed. Each profile keeps its own list, reminders and history, so Dad's evening pills don't land in your morning list.
Family and pet profiles come with Pro.
Soon Care Circle. Someone you trust gets a heads-up when a dose goes unchecked.
Soon Sync between your devices through iCloud, and an Apple Watch app.
No account. No ads. Your list stays on your iPhone.
GottaDose doesn't ask who you are and doesn't send your meds anywhere. We can't sell your health data, because we never get it.
No sign-up
Open the app and add your first med. No email, no password to forget.
Kept on your device
Your list, history and reports stay on your iPhone. A PDF leaves the phone only when you share it yourself.
Quiet on the lock screen
Hide medication names, and a reminder just says it's time for your meds.
No ads, no trackers
No ad networks and no tracking code inside the app.
The details are in the privacy policy. Soon Optional sync through your own iCloud account.
Free for one person. Pro for the family.
The free version is a complete reminder app, not a trial.
Free
For one person with a few meds.
- Up to 5 medications
- One profile
- All basic reminders
- Mark, snooze or skip a dose from the lock screen
- History for the last 30 days
- Alarm mode for one medication
Pro Family
Everything in Free, plus:
- Unlimited medications
- Profiles for family members and pets
- Alarm mode for every medication
- PDF report for your doctor
- Lock screen wallpapers
- Full history
Pro comes as a monthly plan, a yearly plan with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The App Store shows the price in your currency before you pay.
Questions
Will GottaDose ring if my iPhone is on silent?
Yes, in alarm mode on iOS 26 and later. Alarm mode is built on AlarmKit, Apple's framework for alarms. Regular reminders behave like other notifications: silent mode and Focus can keep them quiet, so GottaDose repeats them if you don't answer.
Is GottaDose free?
Yes. The free version covers up to 5 medications for one person, with all basic reminders, the lock-screen buttons and alarm mode for one med. Pro adds unlimited meds, family and pet profiles, alarm mode for every med, the PDF report, wallpapers and full history.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There's no sign-up, no email and no password. Open the app and add a med.
Where is my data stored?
On your iPhone. GottaDose has no account system and no server that keeps your medications. Sync through your own iCloud account is coming soon.
Can I track meds for my parents, kids or pets?
Yes, with Pro. Each person or pet gets a profile with a separate list, reminders and history. Profiles live on your phone, so this works best when you're the one giving the meds.
Will my family know if I miss a dose?
Not yet. Care Circle is coming soon. It will let someone you trust get a heads-up when a dose goes unchecked.
Does it work with Apple Watch?
GottaDose's notifications show up on your Apple Watch the way other iPhone notifications do. A separate Watch app is coming soon.
Can GottaDose read my prescription?
Point the camera at the box or the prescription, and GottaDose turns the text into a schedule. You can also type the instructions in your own words. Check what it filled in before you save.
Which languages does smart input understand?
English, Russian, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Italian. It also knows the Latin shorthand doctors use, such as bid, tid and qid. If a prescription puzzles you, try the free abbreviation decoder.
Does GottaDose give medical advice?
No. GottaDose reminds you and keeps records. It doesn't give medical advice. Your doctor sets your doses and schedule, and questions about treatment go to your doctor or pharmacist.
When can I download it?
GottaDose is coming to the App Store soon. A download link will appear on this page on launch day.
Take it. Tap Taken. Done.
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