Characteristics and features of the basic and advanced medication reminder apps18
| Basic app | Advanced app | |
| Availability in the app stores: | ||
| Available in both iTunes and Google Play app stores | ✓ | ✓ |
| Available for free | ✓ | ✓ |
| App updated in 2016 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medicine-related features: | ||
| Ability to add a medication list from an in-app medication database | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ability to schedule reminders to occur on a non-daily basis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ability to track taken or missed doses | ✓ | |
| Ability to snooze the reminder | ✓ | |
| Ability to set refill reminders | ✓ | |
| Consumer medicine information | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customisable reminder alert sounds | ✓ | |
| Availability of icons or a picture to provide visual clues to ensure the correct medication is taken | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ability to change time zones to ensure medication is taken at the right time when travelling | ✓ | |
| No internet connection required for the reminders to function | ✓ | |
| Adherence statistics and charts | ✓ | |
| Ability to export/share the medication information to a third party | ✓ | |
| Ability to generate medication reminders to more than one user | ✓ | |
| Availability of an option to alert other people about when missed doses are registered | ✓ | |
| Other features: | ||
| Languages other than English | ✓ | |
| Password protection | ✓ | |
| Ability to track clinical measurements such as blood pressure and weight | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ability to set appointment reminders | ✓ | |
| Ability to add personal health information | ✓ | |
| Information about general health | ✓ | |
| Information about heart disease | ✓ | |
| Information about healthy diet | ✓ |