MyTherapy is a free, well-regarded medication reminder that many people use for the pill. It reminds one person, reliably. PairCare exists because the pill is often a two-person routine — here's how they compare.
| Feature | PairCare | MyTherapy |
|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for birth control | Yes (core feature) | General med reminder |
| Reminds any medication, not just the pill | No | Yes |
| Partner sees pill status in real time | Yes | No |
| Custom push reminders from your partner | Yes | No |
| Shared calendar for couples | Yes | No |
| Late-pill tracking ("how many days to be careful") | Yes | Logs taken/skipped |
| Cycle mode (period predictions, fertile window) | Yes | Symptom charts only |
| Refill reminders | Not offered | Yes (inventory threshold) |
| Health report for your doctor | No | Yes |
| Android app | iOS only | Yes (iOS + Android) |
| Pricing | Subscription, 7-day free trial, one plan covers both partners | Free |
| Best for | Couples managing the pill together | Solo reminders for any medication |
MyTherapy is a free medication reminder from smartpatient GmbH in Munich. It reminds you to take any medication — the pill included — logs every intake as taken or skipped, warns you when your supply runs low, tracks symptoms like mood and cramps in charts, and can generate a health report to bring to your doctor. It runs on both iOS and Android, and it has always been free.
PairCare is a birth control app built specifically for couples. Your partner can check pill status in real time instead of asking, send reminders in their own words, and see on the shared calendar exactly when a pill was late — so you both know how many days to be careful. A cycle mode tracks periods and fertile windows on the same shared calendar. One subscription covers both partners.
MyTherapy is one of the best free medication reminders you can install — and if you take several medications, or you simply want a dependable solo alarm with an intake log, it is honestly the better pick. It also runs on Android, which PairCare currently does not.
What MyTherapy does not have is a second person. No partner notifications, no shared status, no shared calendar — its contraception page advertises none of these. The reminder fires on one phone, and whether anyone else knows a pill was missed depends on someone bringing it up.
PairCare is built for exactly that gap: your partner sees pill status without asking, gets involved in reminders, and knows from the late-pill tracker when to be careful. If the pill is a shared responsibility in your relationship, that second phone is the feature.
MyTherapy feature details taken from mytherapyapp.com, checked 2026-08-30.
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