Medication tracker for caregivers: checking whether your parent took their medication
Did Mom take her evening pills? If you are hoping to see that from your own phone, the honest answer comes first: EasyRoutine cannot show you another person's log. What it can do is help your parent remember and record each dose on their phone, or help you keep the record yourself when you are the one handing the medication over.
What EasyRoutine does, and what it does not
EasyRoutine is a quick-check log. It answers "did I already take it today?" with a record of each time a medication was logged, and it can remind at the time a dose is due. It is a general routine tracker, not a medical device and not a pharmacy app. It does not know medications, doses or interactions, and it gives no advice. Dosing questions belong with the doctor or pharmacist.
It is also a personal app. Routines and logs are private to the account that created them. There is no caregiver view, no family sharing and no way to follow someone else's log from your phone. If remote checking is what you need, look for a tool built for shared care.
Option 1: your parent uses it on their own phone
If your parent is comfortable with a smartphone, they can use EasyRoutine themselves. Sign-in works with a one-time code sent by email, so there is no password to remember; Google sign-in works on both platforms and Apple on iPhone.
Set up a routine together called Medication, with one activity per dose time:
- Morning pills: every day at 8:00
- Evening pills: every day at 8:00 pm
- Eye drops: every day at 9:00 pm
- Vitamin D: Sunday at 9:00
With Premium, each of these can send a reminder to their phone on time or 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes before. When they take a dose, they tap its faded planned entry on the calendar and save the log sheet that opens. If they cannot remember whether they took the evening pills, the day view shows it, and they can tell you on the phone. You see what they tell you, not their app.
Option 2: you keep the log yourself
If you live with your parent, visit daily, or are the one who hands over the pills, keep the record on your own phone. Create a routine named after them, such as Mom, and add their dose times as activities. Log each one when you have seen the dose taken: tap its faded planned entry if you scheduled it, or use + Log on the day. Tap the logged entry to add a note when something is worth remembering, like "took it with breakfast" or "refused at first", and a green, amber or red flag. The log sheet shows the last few notes for that dose, which helps when you hand over to a sibling and want to say what happened this week.
Forgot to log this morning? Add it later for the time it actually happened. Future times cannot be logged, so the record only shows what really took place.
Did they take it? Check the record
The week view shows a colored tile for every logged dose. Doses that were scheduled but not logged stay faded, so a faded "Evening pills" on Tuesday means Tuesday's evening dose was not logged.
To answer "when were the eye drops last logged?", tap the Eye drops tile at the top of the calendar. The calendar then shows only that activity, and the last tile is the last time it was logged. The month view shows the longer pattern, up to four dots a day, which is useful to bring along to an appointment as a record of what happened. Notes do not appear on the calendar itself; open a log to read its note. EasyRoutine does not interpret the record; it shows it.
Two parents, short courses and refills
A few setups that fit caregiving:
- Two people to look after: give each their own routine, such as Mom and Dad, so their doses never mix on the calendar.
- A short course: with Premium, give the activity an active period with From and Until dates, so a 10-day course shows only on those days and then stops appearing.
- Several times a day: one activity can have up to four recurring slots, for example 8:00, 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, if you prefer one tile over three.
- Refills and appointments: with Premium, add a Single day plan to an activity like Pharmacy pickup on the date you need to go. Log it when it is done, and use the note for which pharmacy or what was collected.
- A photo shortcut: give Morning pills a photo of the pill organizer. Pointing the camera at it in the Scan tab then logs it at the current time. The photo scan only matches your own activities that have a photo; it does not identify medication.
Sync means your own devices
Routines and logs are stored in the account and sync to every phone or tablet signed into it, on iPhone and Android. If your parent switches phones, their record comes along after they sign in. Sync does not connect two people's accounts: your parent's log and yours stay separate. How sign-in and sync work.
The app needs an internet connection to open and log. Reminders that are already scheduled still fire without one, because they live on the phone.
Free and Premium
Logging, notes, flags and the calendar are free, with a banner ad. Reminders at dose time need Premium, because they are part of a schedule: $1.49 a month in the US (local prices elsewhere), billed through the App Store or Google Play. If your parent uses the app, Premium belongs to their account. See pricing.
Common questions
Can I check from my own phone whether my parent took their medication?
No. Routines and logs are private to the account that created them, and there is no sharing or caregiver view. Your parent can check their own log, or you can keep a log yourself if you are the one giving the medication.
Is EasyRoutine a medical device I need for prescriptions?
No. It is a general routine tracker that records that and when something was logged. It does not know medications or doses and gives no medical advice. Ask the doctor or pharmacist about dosing.
Can my parent log it themselves while I just check?
Your parent can log on their own phone, but you cannot view their log from yours. Each account sees only its own data.
Does it sync between both of our phones?
It syncs between the devices signed into the same account, not between two people's accounts. Your parent's log and yours stay separate.
Can it remind my parent to take their medication?
Yes, with Premium on their account. Each dose time can send a reminder to their phone on time or 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes before.
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