Pill Pals is an iOS study app for common U.S. outpatient medications. From the home screen you can open flashcards, play Name that Pill!, search the deck, or change settings.
This page is the support and privacy page for the App Store listing.
Support
Email rabbidyak@gmail.com with the app name Pill Pals in the subject. Please include your device type and iOS version if you are reporting a problem.
What the app does
- Home screen to jump into Flashcards, Name that Pill!, Search Drugs, or Settings
- Flashcards that flip a brand name to the generic, with an optional reason-for-use hint
- Name that Pill!, a timed multiple-choice quiz with streak confetti and a pause every 10 answers
- Search by brand or generic, sortable by rank, with a facts page for each medication
- Settings for deck size, text zoom, OpenDyslexic, quiz timer, and data-source refresh
- Rankings from ClinCalc / AHRQ MEPS; extra brand and generic names from U.S. FDA openFDA
Important disclaimer
Pill Pals is a tool for education. It is not medical advice and must not be used to treat or diagnose any issue. Names, ranks, and hints come from public data sources and can be incomplete or out of date. Confirm any medicine with a clinician and the official label.
Privacy
The full legal notice is the Privacy Policy. A short summary of how this app uses data is below.
Pill Pals does not create an account with us, show ads, or sell your information.
| Data | What happens |
|---|---|
| Settings (font, zoom, quiz options, educational-use checkbox) | Stored on your device |
| Quiz score | Stored on your device |
| Medication list refresh | The app may download ranking and name data from ClinCalc and openFDA over HTTPS. Those requests are not used to identify you |
We do not collect analytics, crash reports, or advertising IDs.
Third-party sources
- ClinCalc DrugStats (CC BY-SA), based on AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- openFDA (U.S. FDA). openFDA is not a source of medical advice and is not for clinical use.
Contact
rabbidyak@gmail.com