Medication reminder text: a pill reminder by text you cannot miss
Set a daily medication reminder text for yourself, or send a pill reminder straight to a loved one's phone, so the right dose happens at the right time.
Because Set Text Go sends a real SMS text message, not a push notification, it reaches almost any mobile phone, even without a smartphone, our app, or an internet connection on the other end.
Free to download. Pay as you go, no subscription. Available in the United States and Canada.
Missing a dose is easy, remembering it should be too
A missed pill is rarely a matter of not caring. Life gets busy, routines change, and a dose slips by. The fix is not another thing to check, it is a nudge that reaches you on its own at the exact moment it matters, in a place you already look many times a day, your text messages.
In one randomized trial, text message reminders improved medication adherence by about 14 percentage points (peer reviewed RCT, 2017). A simple text, at the right time, genuinely helps people stay on track.
Built to fit real medication routines
Never miss a dose
A clear text is sent at dose time telling you exactly what to take, so nothing depends on memory alone.
Recurring daily schedules
Set it once and get reminders every day, or on a weekly or monthly schedule for less frequent medications.
Remind a loved one
Send reminders to a parent, partner, or friend's phone, and to more than one person at once, so everyone stays on the same page.
Works on any phone
Because it is a real text, it reaches a basic flip phone just as easily as the latest smartphone. No app on their end.
A real text, not a push notification
This matters most for medication, because the people who need reminders often do not use apps. A push notification only works on a smartphone with your app installed, notifications turned on, and data available. A text is just an ordinary text, the same kind you get from family. That is why a medication reminder text can reach an elderly parent who has never downloaded an app in their life.
- Reaches any mobile phone, including basic flip phones
- No app for the person taking the medication to install
- Works without wifi or mobile data on their end
- Lands in the text inbox, not buried under app alerts
Set up a pill reminder in three steps
Download and sign up
Create your account and verify your phone number in a couple of minutes.
Create the reminder
Write the dose message, choose your phone or a loved one's, and set a daily or recurring time.
The text is sent
We send a real text to you or your chosen contact at the time you chose.
Medication reminder questions
How do I get a medication reminder by text?
Download Set Text Go, write your dose message, and pick a time. You can set it as a daily recurring reminder or a weekly or monthly one. At each scheduled time, a real SMS text is sent to the phone you chose.
Can I send a pill reminder to my parent's phone?
Yes. You can send reminders to a loved one's phone, and even to more than one person at once. Because it is a real text, your parent does not need the app, an account, or a smartphone. Any phone that receives texts will get the reminder.
Does it work on a basic flip phone?
Yes. Set Text Go sends a true SMS over the phone network, so it works on basic flip phones and without wifi or mobile data on the recipient's side. That is the main reason it fits medication reminders so well.
Can I set different reminders for morning and evening doses?
Yes. You can create as many reminders as you need, each on its own recurring schedule, so a morning pill and an evening pill both get a reminder at the right time.
Is this a push notification from an app?
No. A push notification only works on a smartphone with the app installed and notifications enabled. Set Text Go sends a real text message, so it lands in the regular text inbox and reaches phones that cannot run apps.
How much does it cost?
The app is free to download. You pay as you go with credits, there is no subscription, and credits do not expire. See the pricing page for details.
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