One iPhone. Every family member’s medications, kept separate.

Why a family tracker instead of a list on the fridge

When more than one person in a household takes medication, the hard part is rarely remembering that a medicine exists. It’s knowing whether today’s dose was already given, who gave it, and which child it was for. Paper charts work until they’re left at home, and a shared note on a phone doesn’t remind anyone.

MedsGuardian keeps a record of every dose you mark as taken or skipped, for each person separately, and reminds you when the next dose is due.

What you can do

Create a profile for each person

Add a profile for each child, and for yourself if you take medications too. Medications, dose history, health readings, notes, doctors, and appointments stay inside the right person’s profile, so you never mix up whose instructions are whose.

See everyone’s day in one view

The Everyone view lists upcoming doses and appointments across all profiles, with the person’s name on each item. Choose a single person when you want to focus on just their medications and history.

Get reminders that name the person

Set reminders at fixed times, on chosen weekdays, every few days, or every few hours, or mark a medicine as taken only when needed. Each reminder shows who the dose is for. From the reminder you can mark it taken, snooze it, or skip it.

Keep a dose history you can share

Look back at what was recorded instead of relying on memory. When a doctor asks how a medication has been going, choose the person, review the report, and export it from the app.

Record health readings per person

Log readings such as weight, temperature, and blood pressure for each person. Apple Health can sync supported readings for the iPhone owner’s profile; children’s readings are entered manually.

What it doesn’t do

Being clear about limits helps you decide if it fits:

• Profiles are managed on one iPhone. There are no invitations, shared caregiver accounts, or syncing between family members’ devices.
• It records the doses you enter. It can’t confirm that a medicine was actually swallowed, and it doesn’t give dosing advice.
• It is available for iPhone (iOS 17.6 or later). There is no Android or web version of the app right now.

If two adults share medication duties, agree on who holds the phone that keeps the record, or export the report so the other caregiver can check what was given. Our guide to managing medications for more than one child has more ideas.

Your records stay on your iPhone

MedsGuardian doesn’t require an account. The records you enter are stored on your device and are not uploaded to a SimpleApp4U cloud database. Read the privacy policy for details on Apple Health, subscriptions, and medication catalog searches.

Prefer paper?

Use our free printable medication log to write down each person’s medicines and doses. Many families use both: the app for reminders, and a printed list in a bag for appointments.