Updated October 20, 2026

FarmaStock vs Medisafe

Two apps that do different jobs: Medisafe reminds you when to take a medication, FarmaStock keeps an inventory of your medicine cabinet and tells you when a pack is about to expire. Here are the differences, point by point, from the two US App Store listings.

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Side by side

	FarmaStock	Medisafe
What it's for	Inventory of the medicines at home and expiration dates of the packs	Reminders to take medications, vitamins and supplements
Dose reminders	No	Yes, also when your device is asleep and across time zones
Expiration alerts for packs	Yes, with Premium: 30 days before, 7 days before and on the expiration day	Not mentioned on the listing
Reads the expiration date with the camera	Yes, the camera reads the date printed on the box	Not mentioned on the listing
Recognizing US medicines	Barcode lookup built on a database of Italian medicines; for US packs it falls back to public product databases, so some products have to be added by name or by hand	Imports medications from Health Records on iPhone in the US
Supplies	Quantity for each product	Refill reminders when you need to restock
Family	iCloud between devices on the same Apple ID (Premium)	The family's pillboxes synced in one account
Export	Inventory to CSV and PDF (Premium)	PDF progress report for your doctor
Apple Health	No	Yes, for measurements like blood glucose, blood pressure and weight
Price	Free to download; Premium weekly or yearly subscription (prices on the App Store listing)	Free; Premium monthly from $2.99 to $9.99, yearly from $27.99 to $39.99
Free version	Up to 5 products, with barcode scanner and expiration date reading	Free to download; the listing doesn't detail what Premium adds
Privacy (App Store label)	Data Not Linked to You (analytics, app functionality), no tracking; no account	Data Not Linked to You, also used for third-party advertising; no tracking
Languages	English, Italian, Spanish, French and German	16 languages, English included
Platforms	iPhone (iOS 17 or later); Android in closed beta on Google Play	iPhone (iOS 17 or later) and Android
US App Store rating	Not enough ratings on the US App Store yet	4.7 out of 5 (101,487 ratings)

Highlighted in green: the stronger app on that point, where the difference is clear.

Which one to choose

Choose FarmaStock if

you want to know which medicines you have at home and when they expire
you'd rather point the camera at the expiration date than type it
you want a list of your medicine cabinet to export as PDF or CSV
you're fine adding some US products by name or by hand

Choose Medisafe if

you need a reminder at the time to take each medication
you manage medications for several family members
you want to log measurements like blood pressure and glucose with Apple Health
you use an Android phone

Frequently asked questions

Does FarmaStock remind me to take my medications?

No. FarmaStock keeps an inventory of the medicines you have at home and alerts you when a pack is about to expire; it has no dose reminders. For dosing times you need an app like Medisafe.

Does Medisafe alert you when a medication expires?

The Medisafe listing on the US App Store doesn't mention alerts for the expiration date of packs: it has dose reminders and refill reminders for when a prescription runs low.

Does FarmaStock recognize US medicines by barcode?

Not always. Its medicine database is built on Italian medicines; for other barcodes it searches public product databases, and when it finds nothing you add the product by name or by hand. Reading the expiration date with the camera works on any box.

Can I use both?

Yes, because they do different things: Medisafe for dosing times, FarmaStock to know what's in the cabinet and what is about to expire.

Keep your medicine cabinet in order with FarmaStock

Barcode scanner, expiration date read by the camera, and an inventory of everything you keep at home.

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