Pillsy - Smart pill bottle with automatic tracking and reminders

Thanks for hunting, Tristan! Hi Hunters! I'm Jeff, co-founder of Pillsy. We believe that design and technology can be used to help people take control of their health in ways that the healthcare system is not doing. Our smart pill bottle and app makes it easier for people to manage pills for themselves, and for their loved ones too. We've been working on Pillsy for over 2 years and we're excited to be launching today on our website, pillsy.com, after over a year of beta testing. One thing we've learned is that there are many use cases for our product. From the young mother who is taking a prenatal vitamin to parents who want to help make sure their children manage their mental health, many people appreciate the help although it's not typically something they'd post about on Facebook. We've aimed to create a product and experience that's lightweight, secure, and easy-to-use. Hunters, we'd love your feedback. PRODUCT HUNT SPECIAL: Use Code PHUNTER for 20% off! Thank you!

I was surprised to learn that on average people take their medication correctly less than 50% of the time. Pillsy is a smart pill bottle and app that automatically tracks your pills and that sends intelligent reminders when you forget. You can use it for yourself or to take care of a loved one. Pretty rad.

Looks great, what are the regulatory hurdles for a product like this in the us? In the EU this kind of stuff is heavily regulated; if the app / device would mess something up it could be catastrophic

Are they selling their users' aggregated anonymized data to third parties in any way?

This looks really interesting. I used to look at my grandmothers pill box, one of those "Monday to Sunday" things, and think that was only for old people. Until I started to miss some of my malaria medication while I was working in Cambodia. A little extra reminder can make more a significant peace of mind! Part of what caught my eye was also the calendar view. Just taking vitamins daily can be a little too much, but remembering gaps between them can make for a mental juggling act. Being able to space out some supplements across a schedule and not have to think about it again would be nice. Especially while traveling/with timezone hopping. Nice one.

A while back, I worked on a mobile app for nursing homes. The nurses would walk around and the app will track who needs to take their meds at any time, who missed the meds, who refuses to take them, etc. It had a great potential but was adopted slowly because the nurses needed to enter all the data manually (which was still orders of magnitude better as they had no tracking prior to that, not even paper). If the consumer market doesn't fly, I think your product will be a great solution for nursing homes! Good luck!

Awesome product and great job, @jrlebrun and the team!

Awesome product guys! Well done!

Pillsy could end up saving quite a few lives. Congratulations on the launch!

Very useful product for anyone who has a tendency to forget things!