For families caring for an aging parent
Her phone rings at pill time. She snaps one photo of the empty pill organizer. You get a quick update. No nagging, no guessing, no awkward check-in calls.
You can't be there for every dose. And calling to ask "Did you take your pills?" gets old fast, for both of you.
Every dose
Her phone rings. A calm, full-screen reminder shows exactly which pills to take.
She snaps one photo. Big buttons, spoken prompts, no typing.
You get a quick update. If a dose is missed, the family gets a gentle heads-up, and one person can tap "I've got it."
PillNod shows a photo of the empty compartment. It doesn't confirm a pill was swallowed and isn't medical advice.
Setup takes about five minutes, together. See how setup works
Watch
From "you're miles away" to a quick update on your phone: how you set it up, how Mom's alarm works, and what the family sees.
For both of you
Extra-large text, one big button per screen, and every screen can read itself aloud.
Today shows every dose with a clear status, using color, an icon and words.
Privacy and safety
Only your family circle sees them, then they're deleted automatically.
We never track where anyone is, and we never sell your data.
Prescriptions are scanned right on the phone. Nothing gets uploaded.
Delete your account from the app, with no emails and no hoops.
HIPAA covers doctors, hospitals and insurers. PillNod is an app families use on their own, so it isn't a HIPAA covered entity. We protect your data anyway, as above.
No. PillNod confirms a photo of an empty compartment, not that a pill was taken. In an emergency, call 911.
Pricing
Alarms, photo checks and alerts are always free. One person subscribes, and the whole family gets Premium. Mom never sees a paywall.
$0forever
Planned at $6.99/month.Early-access families lock in a launch discount.
Cancel any time. No contracts.
We built PillNod because the daily "Did you take your pills?" call was wearing on everyone. We wanted Mom to keep her independence, and her kids to get one calm answer instead of a worried guess.
FAQ
No. PillNod confirms a photo of an empty compartment. It does not confirm that medication was taken and is not medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.
Mom needs an iPhone or Android phone and a weekly pill organizer. Setup takes about five minutes, together:
It keeps ringing, and she can snooze it up to twice. If the dose still isn't confirmed by the time you choose (30, 60 or 90 minutes), the family gets a gentle heads-up, and one person can tap "I've got it."
On silent, the alarm still rings, even when the phone is locked. If the phone is off or the battery is dead, no photo comes in, so the family gets the usual heads-up after the time you chose. If there's no internet, the photo is saved and sent as soon as the phone is back online, marked with the real time.
PillNod needs a smartphone: an iPhone or an Android phone. Flip phones can't run apps. It's built for the phone Mom keeps with her, so it isn't designed for tablets.
HIPAA applies to doctors, hospitals, health insurers and the companies that work for them. PillNod is an app families use on their own, so it isn't a HIPAA covered entity. We still protect your family's information: only your family circle sees the photos, photos are deleted after 7 days, prescriptions are scanned on the phone, and we never sell data or show ads.
Yes. Alarms, photo checks and alerts are always free. Premium adds more doses a day, more family members, a 30-day history and a weekly summary.
Yes. Cancel any time in your App Store or Google Play subscriptions. Premium stays on until the end of the period you paid for, then your family moves to Free. Alarms, photos and alerts keep working.
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