mojApteczka vs Apteczka Domowa (Asseco) — 2026 Comparison
Poland has a surprisingly small market for home medicine cabinet apps. While the global app stores overflow with pill reminder tools, very few applications focus on what Polish households actually need: managing a shared medicine cabinet with local drug data, expiry tracking, and interaction checking against medicines registered in Poland.
Two apps compete in this niche: mojApteczka and Apteczka Domowa by Asseco Poland. Both are built for the Polish market, both let you catalogue medicines at home — but that is roughly where the similarities end.
This article compares the two apps feature by feature so you can decide which one fits your needs.
The Two Apps at a Glance
Apteczka Domowa is a mobile app published by Asseco Poland — the largest IT company in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. Asseco is a trusted name in banking, government IT, and healthcare systems. Their medicine cabinet app offers basic inventory management with barcode scanning, targeting users who want a simple, offline tool to list their medicines.
mojApteczka is a newer, independent product built specifically around the home medicine cabinet problem. It runs in the browser, on Android, and on iOS, with cloud synchronisation across all devices. Beyond inventory management it adds AI-powered scanning, drug interaction checking, family sharing, and a Polish Medicinal Products Registry integration.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | mojApteczka | Apteczka Domowa (Asseco) |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine scanning | AI + barcode | Barcode only |
| Expiry date tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Expiry notifications | Yes (push + email) | Yes (push) |
| Drug interaction checking (DDI) | Yes — DDInter 2.0 database | No |
| Cloud sync across devices | Yes | No — local storage only |
| Web app (no install) | Yes | No |
| Android app | Yes | Yes |
| iOS app | Yes | No |
| Family sharing / shared cabinet | Yes | No |
| Caregiver role | Yes | No |
| QR code sharing with doctor | Yes | No |
| PDF medicine report | Yes | No |
| Pediatric classification | Yes | No |
| Search by symptom / indication | Yes | No |
| Medicine alternatives search | Yes | No |
| Polish Medicinal Products Registry | Yes — 120,000+ medicines | Partial |
| Patient leaflet (PIL) access | Yes | No |
| Multi-language support | 4 languages | Polish only |
| Pill reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Price | Freemium (generous free tier) | Free |
| Features scored (out of 29) | 29/29 | 5/29 |
The numbers are clear: mojApteczka covers 29 out of 29 features in our comparison framework, while Apteczka Domowa covers 5. But numbers alone do not tell the full story. Let us look at the areas that matter most.
Scanning: AI Package Reading vs Barcode Lookup
Apteczka Domowa uses barcode scanning — you point your camera at the EAN-13 barcode printed on the medicine box. If the barcode exists in the app’s database, it returns a match. If not, you type the details manually.
mojApteczka takes a different approach with AI package scanning. A Vision Language Model reads the entire package — medicine name, dosage, pharmaceutical form, expiry date, and barcode — from a single photo. The barcode is then used to enrich the result with official data from the Polish Medicinal Products Registry.
The practical difference is significant. Barcode scanning cannot read expiry dates (they are not encoded in the barcode). It fails on foreign medicines, niche products, or anything not in the database. AI scanning reads whatever is printed on the box, regardless of language or database coverage. For a typical Polish household with a mix of prescription drugs, OTC products, and the occasional medicine brought back from holiday abroad, AI scanning simply handles more cases.
Sharing and Family Use
A home medicine cabinet is, by definition, shared. Multiple family members reach into the same cabinet, take medicines, and need to know what is available and what has expired.
Apteczka Domowa stores data locally on the device. There is no account system, no cloud sync, and no way to share your medicine list with another person. If your phone breaks, the data is gone. If your partner wants to see the cabinet, they cannot.
mojApteczka was designed around the shared cabinet model. You create a cabinet, invite family members, and everyone sees the same inventory in real time — whether they open the web app on a laptop or the mobile app on their phone. A dedicated caregiver role lets adult children manage medicine cabinets for elderly parents living in another city. And when you visit the doctor, a time-limited QR code lets you share your full medicine list without handing over your phone.
Safety: Drug Interactions and Pediatric Classification
This is where the gap between the two apps is most consequential.
Apteczka Domowa does not check drug interactions. It is an inventory tool — it tells you what medicines you have, but not whether combining them is safe.
mojApteczka integrates the DDInter 2.0 database with over 1.3 million known drug-drug interactions. Every time you add a medicine, the app automatically checks it against everything else in your cabinet and alerts you to severe, high, or moderate interactions. For families managing multiple medicines across multiple people, this is not a convenience feature — it is a safety net.
Similarly, mojApteczka includes pediatric classification sourced from the Polish Medicinal Products Registry. Each medicine is marked as suitable for children, adults only, or veterinary. When you have young children at home, knowing at a glance which medicines are safe for pediatric use matters.
Apteczka Domowa offers neither of these features.
Pricing
Apteczka Domowa is completely free. There is no premium tier, no subscription, and no in-app purchases. For Asseco, the app is likely a small addition to their broader healthcare portfolio rather than a revenue product.
mojApteczka uses a freemium model. The free plan includes 20 medicines, 1 cabinet, and 10 AI scans per month — enough for most households. A paid plan unlocks unlimited medicines, multiple cabinets, unlimited scans, and priority support.
If your only requirement is a basic medicine list with barcode scanning and you use a single Android device, Apteczka Domowa costs you nothing. If you need interaction checking, family sharing, AI scanning, or cross-device access, mojApteczka’s free tier already covers more ground — and the paid plan is priced for household budgets, not enterprise contracts.
Who Is Each App For?
Choose Apteczka Domowa if:
- You want the simplest possible medicine list on a single Android phone.
- You do not need to share your cabinet with anyone.
- You prefer a product backed by a large, established Polish IT company.
- You do not need drug interaction checking or pediatric safety data.
- Free with no strings attached is your top priority.
Choose mojApteczka if:
- You manage a shared family medicine cabinet.
- You want AI scanning that reads expiry dates, foreign medicines, and partial packages.
- Drug interaction checking is important to you.
- You need access from multiple devices — phone, tablet, laptop.
- You care for children or elderly parents and want pediatric classification and caregiver features.
- You want to share your medicine list with a doctor via QR code or PDF report.
- You need the app in English, German, or Ukrainian in addition to Polish.
The Bottom Line
Asseco deserves respect. They are a cornerstone of Polish IT and their decision to publish a free medicine cabinet app gives users a no-cost entry point to digital medicine management. Apteczka Domowa does what it promises: basic inventory with barcode scanning.
But the home medicine cabinet problem is bigger than a simple list. Families need shared access. Parents need pediatric safety data. Anyone taking multiple medicines needs interaction warnings. And everyone benefits from scanning that reads more than just a barcode.
mojApteczka was built to solve the full problem — not just the inventory part. If that matters to your household, try it free at mojapteczka.pl and see the difference for yourself. You can also download mojApteczka for Android from Google Play.
Questions about switching from Apteczka Domowa or any other medicine app? Write to us at kontakt@mojapteczka.pl — we are happy to help.