Add your medications from a list, a photo or your own words

Three ways in

What it understands

• Meal timing: before, with or after breakfast, lunch, dinner or bedtime
• Every other day, set weekdays and cycles such as 21 days on, 7 off
• Tapers, such as 40 mg for 5 days then 20 mg
• As-needed medications with a gap and a daily limit
• End dates and courses, such as "for 10 days"

You always check it first

Smart add fills in the same medication form you would fill in by hand, and shows it to you before anything is saved. If something was unclear, such as a time with no am or pm, it leaves that field empty and points it out rather than guessing. Check every medication against your label or list before you save it.

Private by design

Smart add runs on your iPhone. What you type, say or photograph is not sent to us or anyone else, and there is no account. The full version uses Apple Intelligence, so it needs an iPhone that supports it with Apple Intelligence turned on. Other iPhones get a simpler version that understands common wording.

Know what each one is for

Add an optional "What is it for?" label to any medication, then group the Medications list by condition. Handy when a list from the hospital is long.

Free, and what Pro adds

Not medical advice

Cadence copies what your list or label says into reminders. It does not check that a dose is right for you. Doses and times always come from your doctor or pharmacist.

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