Which Is Better in 2026: mojApteczka or Apteczka Domowa?
mojApteczka offers AI scanning, paediatric safety checks and family sharing that Apteczka Domowa does not. See the comparison.
There are two apps on the Polish market built specifically for managing a home medicine cabinet: Apteczka Domowa by Asseco Poland and mojApteczka. Both solve the same basic problem - helping you keep track of medicines at home - but they approach it in very different ways. In this article, we compare them point by point so you can choose the one that better fits your needs.
The Two Apps at a Glance
Apteczka Domowa is a mobile app published by Asseco Poland - Poland’s largest IT company, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE: ACP) with revenue of around 13 billion PLN. The app has been available since around 2017-2018. It is free, simple to use and focuses on one function: taking an inventory of medicines at home by scanning barcodes.
mojApteczka is an app launched in 2026 and built from the ground up with artificial intelligence. Alongside barcode scanning, it offers medicine recognition from a package photo (AI VLM), cloud sync, shared family medicine cabinets, drug interaction checking, paediatric classification, medicine reminders with iOS widgets (WidgetKit) and Siri Shortcuts, dosage tracking with support for fractional doses (syrups, drops), and a tabular PDF report for a doctor’s appointment. It works in the browser, on Android and on iOS, using a freemium model.
Two very different philosophies: a proven product from a corporation versus a modern AI-powered app.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | mojApteczka | Apteczka Domowa (Asseco) |
|---|---|---|
| Barcode scanning | Yes | Yes |
| AI package scanning | Yes (VLM) | No |
| Data storage | Cloud (sync across devices) | Local storage on phone only |
| Shared family medicine cabinet | Yes (details) | No |
| Drug interaction checking | Yes (DDI) | No |
| Paediatric classification | Yes (details) | No |
| Sharing by QR code | Yes | No |
| PDF report for doctor | Yes (tabular, with schedule and active ingredient) | No |
| Expiry date tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Dependent management | Yes (global dependants with caregivers across cabinets) | No |
| Web version (browser) | Yes | No |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine reminders | Yes (with iOS WidgetKit widgets and Siri Shortcuts) | No |
| Dosage tracking | Yes (fractional doses - syrups, drops) | No |
| iOS widgets (WidgetKit) | Yes | No |
| Siri Shortcuts | Yes | No |
| Free online interaction checking | Yes (check) | No |
| Offline SmPC documentation (8,000+ medicines) | Yes - works in aeroplane mode | No |
| Global medicine search (70,000+) | Yes - NFZ database with owned-medicine indicator | No |
| Automatic reminder backup | Yes - recovery after device data loss | No |
| Map of pharmacies open now | Yes (map) | No |
| Offline medicine administration (queue, 1.7+) | Yes (details) | No |
| Duplicate medicine detection | Yes (details) | No |
| Medicine grouping (person/location) | Yes (details) | No |
| Pharmacy shopping list (low stock) | Yes (details) | No |
| Schedule export (CSV/PDF) | Yes (details) | No |
| Notes on medicines | Yes (details) | No |
| Leaflets and SmPC from the medicine card | Yes (details) | No |
| Search by symptoms/indications | Yes (details) | No |
| Search for cheaper alternatives | Yes (details) | No |
| Supported languages | 4 (PL, EN, UK, RU) | 1 (PL) |
| Price | Freemium (0 / 9,99 / 19,99 PLN per month) | Free |
| Feature test score (out of 43) | 43/43 | 5/43 |
Apteczka Domowa covers the basics: barcode scanning, a medicine list and expiry date tracking. mojApteczka offers the same features plus 35+ more - including AI, cloud sync, sharing, a map of pharmacies open now, offline medicine administration (1.7+), duplicate detection, grouping, a shopping list, schedule export, notes, SmPC documentation and medicine safety features.
Medicine Scanning
This is the biggest technological difference between the two apps.
Apteczka Domowa lets you add medicines by scanning a barcode (EAN-13). If the code is in the database, the app fills in the name and basic information. It is a proven approach, but it has its limits:
- Damaged or unreadable barcode - the medicine cannot be added.
- Foreign medicine (for example bought in Germany or ordered online) - the code is not present in the Polish database.
- Expiry date - barcodes never contain it, so you have to enter it manually.
mojApteczka combines both approaches. You can scan a barcode, but you can also simply take a photo of the package. A vision language model (VLM) reads the medicine name, dose, expiry date, pharmaceutical form and prescription status from the image. If the barcode is visible in the photo, the app also queries the Register of Medicinal Products to enrich the result with official data.
In practice, this means you can add any medicine to mojApteczka - Polish, foreign or with a damaged code - by taking one photo. In Apteczka Domowa, you are limited to medicines with a readable barcode that is present in the database.
Sharing and Family Use
Apteczka Domowa is a single-user app. Medicine data is stored locally on the phone. There is no way to sync between devices or share the medicine cabinet with another household member. If you change phone and do not make a backup, you lose your data.
mojApteczka was designed with families in mind. Data is stored in the cloud and synced automatically. You can:
- Create shared medicine cabinets - every household member with access sees the same medicines, expiry dates and alerts.
- Manage dependants - add a profile for a child, an older parent or another person you are responsible for. Dependants are global - they can be assigned to multiple cabinets at the same time, with separate caregivers in each one.
- Share a medicine list by QR code - generate a one-time QR code with a limited validity period and show it to a doctor or pharmacist. You do not have to recite names from memory.
- Generate a PDF report - a tabular A4 report with columns for medicine, active ingredient, intake schedule and details. Medicines are grouped by person and split into “taken regularly” and “as needed”.
- Set medicine reminders - push notifications with widgets on the iOS home screen (WidgetKit) showing the next dose to take. Siri Shortcuts enable quick voice access.
- Track fractional doses - ideal for syrups and drops, where the dose may be 2,5 ml rather than a whole tablet.
For people who live alone and manage only their own medicines, Apteczka Domowa is perfectly sufficient. But if you have a family, care for older parents or simply want access to your medicine cabinet from more than one device, the lack of cloud sync and sharing is a serious limitation.
Safety and Interactions
Drug interaction checking is a feature that can make a real difference to health.
Apteczka Domowa does not check interactions between medicines. The app lets you list medicines, but it does not analyse whether their combination is safe.
mojApteczka automatically checks interactions between all medicines in the cabinet using the DDInter 2.0 database, which contains more than 1.3 million known interactions. Results are classified by severity: serious, high, moderate and low. When you add a new medicine, you immediately see whether it interacts with something already in your medicine cabinet. You can also use the free online interaction checker - with no login and no account required.
In addition, mojApteczka offers paediatric classification - for each medicine, you can see whether it is approved for use in children, intended only for adults or is a veterinary product. For parents of young children, this is hard to overstate.
Apteczka Domowa offers none of these features.
Pricing
To be fair to Apteczka Domowa: the app is completely free. No adverts, no limits, no subscription. For a user who needs a simple medicine list and nothing more, that is a strong argument.
mojApteczka uses a freemium model with three plans:
- Free - up to 20 medicines, 1 cabinet, 3 AI scans per month, interaction checking, web version. No credit card.
- Standard (9,99 PLN/month) - up to 100 medicines, 3 cabinets, 50 AI scans, family sharing, dependants.
- Premium (19,99 PLN/month) - no limits, priority AI processing, PDF report, all features.
The free mojApteczka plan covers the needs of most households - 20 medicines is a typical size for a home medicine cabinet. Paid plans are aimed at families with greater needs or caregivers managing medicines for several people.
If your requirements come down to a simple medicine list with expiry dates, and you do not need AI, cloud sync or sharing, Apteczka Domowa is a fair free option.
Who Is Each App For?
Apteczka Domowa (Asseco) will work well if:
- You manage medicines only for yourself.
- A medicine list with expiry dates is enough for you.
- You do not need sync between devices.
- You care about zero cost with no limits.
- You trust the brand of a large Polish IT company.
mojApteczka is the better choice if:
- You have a family and want to share a medicine cabinet with household members.
- You care for older parents or young children.
- You want to check interactions between medicines in the cabinet.
- You prefer taking a photo of the package to looking for a barcode.
- You need access from a browser, phone and tablet.
- You want to share a medicine list with a doctor by QR code or PDF.
- You have foreign medicines or medicines with unreadable barcodes in your cabinet.
- You need medicine reminders with widgets on the iOS home screen.
- You give a child syrup or drops and need to track fractional doses.
- You want to check drug interactions online without creating an account.
Try mojApteczka for Free
If Apteczka Domowa does not meet your expectations, or you are looking for something more advanced, try mojApteczka on the free plan. 20 medicines, 3 AI scans per month, interaction checking and cloud sync - with no fees and no card details.
Go to mojapteczka.pl and create an account in 30 seconds. You can also download the Android app from Google Play. And if you first want to check interactions between your medicines, use the free online tool, which does not require a login.
Have questions about the differences between the apps? Write to us at kontakt@mojapteczka.pl - we will be happy to answer.