6 Home Medicine Cabinet Apps — Which Is Best? (2026)

In an average Polish home, there are 15 to 30 medicines. Some are prescription-only, some were bought just in case, and some came back from a holiday. Expiry dates pass quietly, interactions between medicines go unnoticed, and at the crucial moment — a child’s fever on a Saturday evening — no one remembers whether that syrup is still usable.

Managing a home medicine cabinet sounds simple until you have to do it properly. In 2026, several apps on the market try to solve this problem — but each does it in its own way and with a different range of features.

We checked six of them. Here is what we found.

Comparison Table

Feature	mojApteczka	Apteczka Domowa (Asseco)	BEEP	MyCabinet	Medisafe	VisiMed (OSOZ)
AI packaging scan	Yes (VLM)	No	No	No	No	No
Barcode scanning	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Expiry date alerts	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Drug interactions (DDI)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Family sharing	Yes	No	Yes (teams)	Yes	Yes	No
Paediatric classification	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Offline SmPC documentation	Yes (8,000+ medicines)	No	No	No	No	No
Global medicine search	Yes (70,000+ NFZ)	No	No	No	No	No
Automatic reminder backup	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Map of pharmacies open now	Yes (2/5/10/25 km)	No	No	No	No	Yes
Offline dose recording (1.7+)	Yes (queue + sync)	No	No	No	No	No
Shopping list (low stock)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes (refill)	No
Medicine database (RPL)	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Platforms	Web + Android + iOS	Android + iOS	Android + iOS	Android + iOS	Android + iOS + Web	Web + Mobile
Price	Freemium (0/9.99/19.99 PLN)	Free	Freemium ($4.90/month)	Free (TBD)	Freemium (~$40/year)	Free
Best for	Families and inventory	Quick medicine overview	General product tracking	Shared medicine lists (US)	Dose reminders	OSOZ medicine search

1. mojApteczka

mojapteczka.pl — Web + Android + iOS — Freemium (0 / 9.99 / 19.99 PLN/month)

mojApteczka is the only app in this comparison designed from the ground up as a digital home medicine cabinet — not a reminder tracker, not a grocery product scanner, and not a medicine database with a form bolted on the side.

Key strengths:

• AI packaging scan — take a photo of a medicine box and a vision language model reads the name, dose, expiry date, and barcode. The whole entry is pre-filled within seconds. No other app in this comparison offers a comparable feature. How AI scanning works.
• Drug interaction checking — DDInter 2.0, with more than 1.3 million known interactions. Results are sorted by severity (serious, high, moderate, low) and checked automatically each time you add a medicine. Interaction details.
• Offline SmPC documentation — more than 8,000 medicines with full pharmaceutical data: indications, dosage, contraindications, warnings, interactions, pregnancy, adverse effects, overdose, and storage. It syncs once and works in flight mode. No other app in this comparison offers anything close.
• Global medicine search — search the whole NFZ database (70,000+ products) directly in the app. Each result shows whether you already have that medicine (medicine cabinet icon), and you can order it with one tap.
• Automatic reminder backup — reminders are quietly synced to the cloud and restored automatically if device data is lost, for example after reinstalling from TestFlight or restoring factory settings.
• Shared family medicine cabinet — one household, one medicine list. Dependant profiles (children, older adults), caregiver role, time-limited QR sharing, and PDF export for a doctor. Shared medicine cabinet.
• Polish medicine register (RPL) — 120,000+ registered products, links to the patient information leaflet (PIL) and summary of product characteristics (SmPC), plus paediatric classification.
• 4 languages — Polish, English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

Limitations:

• The free plan limits the number of medicines to 20 and AI scans to 10 per month. Larger medicine cabinets need the Home plan (9.99 PLN) or Family plan (19.99 PLN).
• Medicine reminders require the mobile app — they are not available in the browser.

Best for: Families who want a complete home medicine cabinet inventory, with automatic medicine entry, expiry date tracking, and interaction checking.

2. Apteczka Domowa (Asseco)

Android + iOS — Free

Apteczka Domowa from Asseco is a simple, free app from a Polish software company. Its main job: scan a medicine barcode, fetch data from the RPL register, and track the expiry date.

Key strengths:

• Full RPL integration — barcode scanning with automatic data completion from the Polish Register of Medicinal Products.
• Expiry date notifications — a basic but working alert feature.
• Completely free — no subscription, no limits, no adverts.

Limitations:

• Data is stored only locally on the device — there is no sync, no browser access, and no cloud backup.
• No sharing, no interaction checking, no AI scanning. Functionality is reduced to the minimum.

Best for: People looking for the simplest possible tool for tracking medicine expiry dates without creating an account.

3. BEEP (BGPworks)

Android + iOS — Freemium ($4.90/month)

BEEP is a Korean app for tracking products with barcodes — not only medicines, but also food, cosmetics, and household items. A medicine cabinet is one of many possible use cases.

Key strengths:

• Universal barcode scanner — works with any product that has a barcode. Useful if you want to track not only medicines, but also food and cosmetics.
• Team sharing — lets you create groups and manage product lists together.
• Expiry date alerts — work for any products, not only medicines.

Limitations:

• No pharmaceutical database of any kind — after scanning a code, the app knows it is a “product”, but it does not know whether it is prescription-only, what the active ingredient is, or what interactions it has.
• No drug interaction checking, no paediatric classification, no data from medicine registers.
• The $4.90 monthly price covers features that are limited in the context of medicine management.

Best for: People looking for one app to track expiry dates for all products at home — from food to medicines. It is not, however, a pharmaceutical tool.

4. MyCabinet (DSXpress)

Android + iOS — Free (pricing model TBD)

MyCabinet is a US app focused on shared family “medicine cabinets”. The idea is promising: every household member sees the same medicines and can check interactions.

Key strengths:

• Family cabinets — lets you create multiple cabinets and invite household members. Conceptually, it is the closest to mojApteczka in terms of sharing.
• Drug interaction checking — DDI checking built into the app.

Limitations:

• No scanning of any kind — no barcode, no AI. Every medicine has to be entered manually, field by field. With 15-20 medicines, that is more than half an hour of tapping.
• No expiry date tracking — it is hard to talk about managing a medicine cabinet without this feature.
• The medicine database is limited to the US market (FDA). Polish medicines have to be added entirely by hand.

Best for: Families in the US who want a shared medicine list with interaction checking and do not mind entering data manually.

5. Medisafe

Android + iOS + Web — Freemium (~$40/year)

Medisafe is the best-known app in this category — but it is important to be clear about what it is and what it is not. Medisafe is a medication adherence tracker: it reminds you to take tablets, tracks whether you took your medicines on time, and generates reports for your doctor. It is not an app for managing a home medicine cabinet.

Key strengths:

• Dose reminders — the strongest reminder feature on the market: flexible schedules, confirmations, adherence statistics.
• Interaction checking — DDI checking based on your medicine list.
• Multilingual support — available in many languages, including Polish.
• Sharing feature — lets you add a caregiver who can see whether you have taken your medicines.

Limitations:

• No expiry date tracking — Medisafe does not know when your medicine will expire. It is not designed for that.
• No scanning — no barcode, no AI. Medicines are added by searching a database.
• Since January 2026, the free plan has been limited to 2 medicines. Full functionality requires a Premium subscription (~$40/year).
• It thinks about medicines as “doses to take”, not as “products in a cabinet”. That is a fundamentally different perspective from managing a medicine cabinet.

Best for: People with chronic conditions who need precise dose reminders and want to track their adherence. It is not a home medicine cabinet inventory tool.

6. VisiMed (OSOZ / Kamsoft)

Web + Mobile — Free

VisiMed is part of the OSOZ ecosystem (Poland’s nationwide healthcare system) from Kamsoft — the dominant software provider for Polish pharmacies. VisiMed gives patients access to data from that ecosystem: information about medicines, pharmacies, prices, and availability.

Key strengths:

• Deep data from the Polish pharmaceutical ecosystem — access to RPL, information about prices, pharmacy availability, and substitutes.
• Integration with the pharmacy network — real-time data on medicine distribution.
• Completely free — part of the public OSOZ infrastructure.

Limitations:

• The interface needs a refresh — the UX is outdated and does not encourage regular use.
• No AI scanning, no family sharing, no expiry date alerts in the form familiar from modern apps.
• It is more of a medicine database with a user account than a tool for actively managing a medicine cabinet.

Best for: People who want to check information about a specific medicine, its price, or its availability at a nearby pharmacy. Less useful for day-to-day home medicine cabinet management.

Summary — Which Should You Choose?

Each of these apps solves a slightly different problem. Here is a quick guide:

• You want to keep a complete home medicine cabinet inventory with scanning, expiry dates, interactions, and family sharing — mojApteczka. The only app that combines all these features in one place.
• You are looking for the simplest possible expiry date tracker, with no account and for free — Apteczka Domowa (Asseco). Minimalist, but it works.
• You need dose reminders and adherence tracking — Medisafe. It is the best app in that category, but remember that it is not a medicine cabinet management tool.
• You want to track not only medicines, but also food and cosmetics — BEEP. Universal, but without pharmaceutical data.
• You are looking for detailed information about medicines on the Polish market — VisiMed (OSOZ). A strong database, weaker as a daily app.
• You are in the US and want a shared medicine cabinet — MyCabinet. A promising idea, but the lack of scanning and expiry dates limits its usefulness.

The data speaks for itself. In a test of 32 features that matter for managing a home medicine cabinet, mojApteczka met all 32. The next app in line met 8 out of 29. This is not a matter of marketing, but of feature coverage.

Try mojApteczka for Free

The free plan includes 20 medicines, 1 medicine cabinet, 3 AI scans per month, and full interaction checking. No credit card, no adverts.

1. Go to mojapteczka.pl and create an account.
2. Scan your medicine packaging — AI will fill in the rest.
3. Invite household members to the shared medicine cabinet.

Not sure where to start? Start with the medicine shelf in the bathroom. It will take you 5 minutes. The Android app is also available on Google Play.

See also: mojApteczka vs MyTherapy — comparison 2026 · Best Drug Interaction Checker Apps 2026

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Have questions about any of the apps in this ranking? Write to kontakt@mojapteczka.pl — we will be happy to help.