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I'm looking for an open-source medication/pill tracking app.

Requirements:

  • Android support
  • Ability to create custom medication/pill entries
  • Ability to set notification reminders for taking pills
  • Ability to arbitrarily create entries at any date/time

Nice-to-haves:

  • Data export/backup
  • Data-at-rest encryption
  • Data visualizations

Cross-posted at https://sh.itjust.works/post/23572613

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[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I use take-your-pill

Not released on any store and near as in I can tell has no telemetry.

Not sure about at rest encryption, but I just label my pill with the first letter or two.

Pretty old project, but it's pretty well done and doesn't need a whole lot of the "new" features.

I like that I can keep getting reminded as I don't always take it right when I need to.

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for your suggestion!

Would you be able to provide some screenshots of the application? The website for the application doesn't seem to exist anymore, and the GitHub page doesn't have any images of the application. I must confess, however, that I'm somewhat hesitant to use an application that is no longer maintained, and isn't popular enough to provide a large enough chance of good security due to the sheer number of people looking at the source code and using the app. Granted, the latter could be solved by me "simply" looking through the source, but I confess that this doesn't feel entirely worth it, atm.

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a pretty simple interface.

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's actually a pretty slick interface. It makes me wonder how many solid apps have been lost to obscurity.

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

That was part of why I stick with it. Does exactly what I need to to do and nothing more. It also works with my watch for reminders and confirmation of taking the pills.

[–] sarjalim@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

This isn't open source (but free if I recall correctly- I think I have a paid version but I installed it years ago): Recurlog will absolutely fit the bill for medications or other recurring tasks that repeat based on last-done date or due date (with or without automatic rollover = will reschedule for next day if one is missed).

You can set reminders at a specific time, and easily log directly from the reminder notification. You can log multiple times each day if you like, and add notes to the logged entry.

You can either set a "simple" recurring task without extra data, or optionally add data fields for text, numbers, Yes/No buttons or a time duration.

Manual backup to file. Unfortunately no encryption or visualizations.

I use it to log medications, reminders for physical exercises, cutting the dog's nails, when the dog is due to come in heat and how long it lasted, monthly hair dye and products and results etc.

I know it's old (last updated in 2018), but it's phenomenal. I've been thinking of making a similar app with more features as a hobby project, but I also have a 10 mo baby so 🤷🏻‍♀️