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Birth Control Pill Reminder

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Birth Control Pill Reminder is a simple, effective app for tracking various birth control methods and providing daily reminders, but recent updates and a shift towards paid features have led to significant reliability issues with notifications and alarms, frustrating many users.

4.8★ lifetime (9,693) Free + in-app purchases since 2015 by Sergio Licea updated 0.4 mo ago recent negative 19% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Reminder Reliability Ease of Use Paid Features Customization & Design
5★145
4★18
3★13
2★13
1★29
recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

This app aims to simplify birth control tracking with daily reminders and a clear calendar view. While many users praise its straightforward design and effectiveness in preventing missed doses, a notable portion of recent reviews highlights critical failures in its core reminder functionality and concerns about features moving behind a paywall.

What users like

  • Simple and easy to use interface for tracking various birth control methods, including pills and rings.R1R7R10R13
  • Effective at providing consistent reminders for many users, helping them stay on schedule and avoid missed doses.R1R3R5R8
  • Offers features like refill reminders and customizable notes.R12R24R36R73

What users complain about

  • Alarms and notifications frequently fail to work, are unreliable, or stop functioning after some time.R20R25R28R34
  • Basic features, such as changing alarm times or undoing a 'pill taken' action, are locked behind a paywall.R2R29R40R49
  • Limited customization options for pill schedules (e.g., 21/7 vs. 23/5 or 28-day cycles) and alarm settings.R63R106R119R125
  • Users report issues with the app's design, including legibility, limited color schemes, and confusing calendar display.R16R18R23R136
  • Frequent updates are required, which can disrupt functionality if auto-updates are not enabled.R4
  • The app can crash or freeze, rendering it unusable.R20R118

Latest update · v6.9

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Recurring themes

Reminder Reliability negative
Many recent reviews indicate that the app's core function, daily reminders and alarms, is unreliable. Users report that notifications often do not go off, stop working after a period, or are too quiet/brief to be effective, leading to missed doses. This directly contradicts the developer's latest update notes claiming 'bug fixes and performance improvements'.R20R25R28R34
Paid Features negative
A significant number of users are frustrated that essential features, such as changing alarm times, setting custom schedules, or having persistent/snooze reminders, are locked behind a paywall. Some feel this makes the free version almost useless or that functionality previously free has been moved to the paid tier.R2R29R40R49
Ease of Use positive
Many users appreciate the app's simple, straightforward, and uncluttered interface, finding it easy to set up and navigate compared to more complex alternatives.R1R7R10R13
Customization & Design mixed
While some users praise the app's ability to customize schedules for different birth control types like NuvaRing, others desire more flexibility for period lengths or specific 28-day cycles. The app's visual design, including color schemes and icon, is a point of contention, with some finding it unappealing or difficult to read.R16R18R23R63

Who it's for

This app is for individuals who need a simple, dedicated reminder for birth control (pills, patches, rings) and are willing to pay for premium features like custom alarm times or consistent notifications R11R15. It is not for users who rely solely on free features for critical daily reminders, need highly customizable schedules beyond standard cycles, or prefer a visually modern and subtle app design R2R20R29R40.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily towards issues with reminder reliability and the paywall for basic features, despite the lifetime rating being very high. This suggests a negative trajectory in user experience, possibly due to recent updates or changes in monetization strategy. The developer's release notes for v6.9, stating 'Bug fixes and performance improvements', are directly contradicted by numerous recent reports of reminder failures and crashes R20R25R28R34.

Frequently asked

Does the Birth Control Pill Reminder app reliably send reminders?
While many long-term users have found the app's reminders reliable R1R3R5R15, a significant number of recent reviews report that alarms and notifications frequently fail to go off, stop working after a period, or are too quiet to be effective, even after recent updates R20R25R28R34.
Do I have to pay to use the Birth Control Pill Reminder app?
The app is free to download, but many users report that essential features, such as changing the alarm time R2R40R49, setting custom schedules R119R125, or having persistent/snooze reminders R106, require an in-app purchase R2R11R15R29. Some users feel that previously free functionality has been moved to the paid version .
Can I customize my birth control schedule in the app?
The app allows for some customization of birth control methods like NuvaRing R72R86, but some users report limitations, such as not being able to stray from standard 21 days in/7 days out schedules R119 or adjust for 28-day cycles R125. There are also requests for more granular control over daily alarm times R63 and persistent reminders R106.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US Simple and easy to use: Straightforward app. I’ve never missed a day of birth control thanks to it!
  2. [R7] 5/5 · US Most basic app: I use this app to track when I need to insert or remove my Nuva Ring birth control and it does exactly that. It is the most basic app, but in a good way. It gets the job done!
  3. [R10] 5/5 · US Simple: Really easy and simple to use.
  4. [R13] 5/5 · US Simple and very helpful: While other apps like these are super complicated to understand and work around with this app is simple and useful to remind me to take my bc.
  5. [R3] 5/5 · US Great!!!!: Has been a lifesaver. Has kept me consistent on changing my patch on time to void any unplanned pregnancy. Gives me a peace of mind.
  6. [R5] 5/5 · US Fire: Just makes it so easier, better than my period tracker app at sending notifications.
  7. [R8] 5/5 · US My best reminder 💜: This App is very helpful to remind everyone with their periods reminders.
  8. [R12] 5/5 · US Great - But I need more functions: I love the pill reminder. Simple and efficient! But I would even get more use out of it, if developers would include (simple addl features): 1. Customizable Cycle available (no pause), 2. Prescription Refill Reminder 3. To add patch ( not either or … some people use the app not only for contraceptive but for hormonal medication of all kinds, using patches AND pil
  9. [R24] 5/5 · US Amazing! Keeps me accountable 😊💖: I love this app! It sends out daily reminders to take your birth control and to refill your pack. You can even make notes for each day which is great way to journal or to just jot down some notes about your health, birth control, or symptoms. Suggestions: One suggestion would be if the app could make a birth control pill pack and we can keep track like this as o
  10. [R36] 4/5 · US Very helpful: This app is very helpful at keeping me on track with my birth control! It reminds me to pick up and when to start the new so I never mess up!
  11. [R73] 5/5 · US Simple and unobtrusive: This app is simple, easy, and unobtrusive. It gives you a reminder ding at the time of “ring in/out”, and that’s it. There’s a great calendar visualization that’s easy to understand at a glance. It also reminds you to order your refills. A great little tracker!
  12. [R20] 1/5 · US NEGATIVE STARS: I set it up and while setting it up it CRASHED my phone. It shut it down entirely as if my phone died, when I had almost full battery. DO NOT DOWNLOAD!!! DO NOT USE!!!!
  13. [R25] 1/5 · US Wack: Alarm doesn’t work
  14. [R28] 1/5 · US Never worked.: Let me start by saying that I DID have my push notifications enabled and all settings correctly configured! However, this app never worked the way I needed it to: as a reminder to take my pill!!! I am a very forgetful person so a reminder is an absolute necessity. I could go in and mark my pill as taken, so that portion of the app worked, but it never reminded me. No alarm went off,
  15. [R34] 1/5 · US Okay: It never reminds me anything . No alarm goes off , nothing .
  16. [R2] 1/5 · US Pay to use: Horrible, you have to pay to even change the time of your alarm! At this point, just use your built in calendar.
  17. [R29] 1/5 · US waste of time: don’t download download the M.P one this one is horrible doesn’t even have an alarm to alert you .. you have to upgrade to premium to get the alarm feature
  18. [R40] 1/5 · US Couldn’t use it for more than 2 minutes.: You have to buy the upgraded version if you want to change the time of the reminder. I wish I would’ve known before getting it. I understand that the developers need to eat (get paid) but I would’ve definitely been more willing to buy the app if I would’ve just been offered the paid version upfront instead of being lured into downloading it and finding o
  19. [R49] 1/5 · US Deleted Afted 5 Minutes: I take my pills late in the day and the app only notifies me at 9:00am. I tried to change the time but was told I have to pay to change it. This is bs, I should not have to pay $2 to set a proper time for my alarm.
  20. [R63] 3/5 · US Alarm: This is a great app but I just wish it had a feature to change the alarm time for each day. For instance, I would like to set the alarm for 6:30am Mon-Fri and then 9:00am on the weekends. Just a thought. Thanks!
  21. [R106] 3/5 · US It works: I like the app but I think the alarm should go off untill we acknowledge it. So we really get reminded to take the pill.
  22. [R119] 3/5 · US More choices for period length: This seemed like the perfect app for my Nuva reminders, but it won't let you stray from the 21 days in/7 days out schedule. I've been instructed by a doctor to go 23 days in/5 days out. This is a widely accepted concept with most forms of contraception now (accommodating for a naturally shorter period or intentionally shortening/eliminating periods.) Please make thi
  23. [R125] 2/5 · US Can't change time to 28 days: My nuvaring stays in for 28 days, this won't let me change it from 21/7 to 28/7.
  24. [R16] 2/5 · US Colors aren’t easily legible: Both color schemes rely on contrast to differentiate and highlight days, but the shades are too similar. It needs a more visually accessible palette with options other than pink and blue.
  25. [R18] 5/5 · US Simple and Effective: I love this app, and mainly use it for the reminders feature. The only thing I would change would be having more options for the Theme colour. There’s only pink or blue and they’re very bright and attention grabbing, I wish there was a simple black or something.
  26. [R23] 4/5 · US The color of pills: I like this app alot and when I got the app the pill color matched right up with my pills but then when I got a new phone all the pills changed to pink can you please change it was 3 weeks were pink and the last week was brown it made to much easier to tell when the last week was now they all look the same when I look at my app thanks
  27. [R136] 3/5 · US Just downloaded...: The first thing that I don't like is the color. I know it's trivial but pink makes my think of Pepto Bismol and makes me want to vomit. Otherwise, I like the reminders and the different tones. It there were other color options, I might love it.
  28. [R4] 3/5 · US Updates defeat the purpose: I swear this app requires updates once a month (I don’t get it, it’s a single-task calendar? Like my bank app only needs updates a few times a year, what is causing this to require such constant revision?) and kind of fails to serve its purpose if you don’t have auto-update for your apps. I’m usually reminding myself to update the app so that it updates me on what I alr
  29. [R118] 1/5 · US Was good, but now it doesn't work.: I literally can't do anything once I open the app. Then it freezes, and crashes. He notifications won't go away either even if I open the app. Pretty much useless at this point. 😐
  30. [R15] 5/5 · US 10/10: I have never had a problem with this app! I love it so much. I upgraded to the full version and thank goodness I did😊😊😊 I 1000% recommend this app if you a girl who forgets things like me 🤣
  31. [R11] 4/5 · US Has everything you need with the purchased feature: I paid for the upgrade and it was worth it. Just a couple bucks which is no big deal for how important this is. The app works great and has great features so if you are considering the upgrade, it’s worth it. The only bug I have noticed is related to time changes when I am traveling through different time zones. You can manually change the remin
  32. [R72] 5/5 · US The best birth control app: This app is the best because it lets you customize the number of days you have the ring in and out. So helpful, took me forever to find an app that does this.
  33. [R86] 5/5 · US Gets the job done: I just needed a simple app that reminded me when it was time to order and replace my BC. My doctor has me on a very specific routine with this one, so it was great this this app would let me put all of those details in without issue.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store