DoseBell: Medicine Reminder

Sharath Weaver

About this app

DoseBell (Dose Bell) helps elderly parents take the right medicine at the right time, and lets the family know if a dose is missed.

At each dose time, DoseBell rings a full-screen alarm, even over the lock screen. It shows a photo of the actual medicine strip or bottle, how much to take, and whether to take it before or after food. It can read the instruction aloud, or play a voice note recorded by a family member. A dose can be understood at a glance, without reading.

NEW IN DOSEBELL 1.1
• Health: blood pressure, sugar and other readings, plus water, walks and sleep
• Records: doctors, appointments with reminders, and lab reports as photos or PDFs
• Emergency card to show or share: blood group, allergies, people to call
• Scan a prescription to add medicines (beta)
• A gentler alarm: a short vibration, then the sound grows from soft to full

MADE FOR ELDERS, SET UP BY FAMILY
• Large text, big buttons and clear pictures
• Photo of each medicine, so it is recognised by sight
• Voice instructions in a family member's own voice
• Read aloud in the chosen language
• Half and quarter tablets, syrups, drops, inhalers, injections, creams, powders and more
• Before food, after food, with food, on an empty stomach or at bedtime

NEVER MISS A DOSE
• Alarm that rings until the dose is answered, then rings again if ignored
• Mark a dose as taken, snooze it, or skip it
• Today's doses at a glance, in the order they are due
• Courses with an end date, or medicines taken every day

KEEP FAMILY IN THE LOOP (OPTIONAL)
• A caregiver gets a notification on their phone if a dose is missed or skipped, or if a medicine is added, changed or stopped
• Works with the free ntfy app, with no account or phone number needed

SAFE FROM MISTAKES
• Changing, stopping or removing a medicine needs the phone's fingerprint, face or PIN
• Every change is recorded with its date and time
• A medicine that was taken can never be quietly deleted from history

FOR THE DOCTOR'S VISIT
• History of every dose taken, skipped or missed
• A one-page medication report as a PDF, to share with the doctor

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account, no login, no advertising, no tracking
• Everything stays on the phone
• Nothing leaves the phone unless you turn on caregiver alerts or share a report

17 LANGUAGES
English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Indonesian, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. The app's language can be different from the phone's.

IMPORTANT
DoseBell is a reminder app, not medical advice and not a medical device. It does not recommend any medicine, dose or timing. Always follow your doctor's or pharmacist's instructions. Do not rely on DoseBell as the only way to remember an important medicine.

Questions or feedback: [e-mail]

What’s new

New in DoseBell 1.1
• Health: blood pressure, sugar and other readings, plus water, walks and sleep
• Records: doctors, appointments with reminders, and lab reports as photos or PDFs
• Emergency card to show or share: blood group, allergies, people to call
• Scan a prescription to add medicines (beta)
• A gentler alarm: a short vibration, then the sound grows from soft to full
• Many small fixes and improvements