myPill® Birth Control Reminder

I really loved this app when I first started using it. I even signed up for the monthly subscription cause it was super cheap and why not!! However about a year later I started experiencing issues with the app. I would go on the app and it would tell me to purchase the premium membership almost every time. Then other times it would work as normal, considering the fact I literally had a monthly subscription that would automatically be automatically renewed every month… I kept experiencing the same issue over and over except this time recently the app would not go back to normal and I was continually being told to purchase a premium membership. Come to find out the reason being was they raised their prices and the price that was being renewed automatically in my Apple subscriptions were less than what was supposed to be paid. After realizing this I renewed my subscription and paid $15 total for a forever membership almost a week ago. After doing this I thought everything would be fine but boy was I wrong. Went back on the app today and once again it’s telling me my subscription is expired and I need to renew AFTER JUST PAYING $15 FOR THE FOREVER MEMBERSHIP!! This is beyond me and pretty annoying to say the least. I contacted support about this so let’s see how that goes at this point because to be honest I’m on the verge of just getting my money back and using a different app🤷🏼‍♀️

I have pretty severe ADHD, which I help manage in part with medications including the pill. This app was great, because I could name my reminder whatever I wanted, and it gave me multiple reminders to take my pill so even if I impulsively swept up on the notification, another would be ready after a set increment of time. The past few nights I have been multiple hours late because my phone never reminded me. Or if it did, it wasn’t enough times for me to even remember (which is another reason I use this app, I have trouble remembering days/weeks and medications being taken and have double dosed other meds). I just found out it’s because the “snooze” feature has been made a premium-only feature, as well as naming your reminder, setting a custom sound (mine was the window knock), etc. It’s like a $1.30 a month or $7.99 “for life” which isn’t awful but it is extremely concerning that other users as forgetful and dependent on this app as I am may have missed pill days and are at risk of pregnancy because they didn’t get their other reminders. I’m hoping that I just missed a big, shows-up-upon-launching-the-app reminder that told everyone what was going to be behind a paywall, instead of the alternative of just not making it immediately known to every user. Especially when considering the consequences of missing pills. And I payed for premium, just to let my review reflect that I really do depend on this app. It’s worth it but I’m not very peachy about it.

If it weren't for this app, I'd never remember to take my pill. I also love how you can make the reminder discrete if wanted, and the calendar options for ways you're feeling, that's helpful to me so I can see if I've been on time monthly ! Update: it’s been about six months at least, probably longer since I first reviewed. Recently, I got a new phone. So I had to redownload the app of course. The newest version limits almost everything to premium usage. There are very few features left for non-paying users. I use this app not only for birth control reminders, but I also take my other daily medications at the same time, it’s just easier that way. But when I’m on my break week, I’m no longer allowed to receive reminders for the entire week. It doesn’t sound like that big of a deal but to me, it is. Also, unless you are premium, you can’t choose how often the reminder goes off if you haven’t hit “pill taken” so it’s automatically set at 20 mins. A lower one time charge would be cool. But monthly is reaching. And personally, this app isn’t worth the $14 forever premium charge either. Just something to consider for new users !