# Pill Identifier & Med Scanner

> Using your device's camera or barcode scanner, effortlessly identify pills.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.FriendsApp.PillIdentify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.FriendsApp.PillIdentify)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.FriendsApp.PillIdentify`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** FriendsApp Listing
- **Category:** MEDICAL
- **Downloads:** 60,568
- **Rating:** 3.38 / 5 (473 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-21
- **First published:** 2021-03-10
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 19 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FriendsApp.PillIdentify)
- **Website:** [https://friendsapplisting.djappworld.com/](https://friendsapplisting.djappworld.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://friendsapplisting.djappworld.com/privacy.html](https://friendsapplisting.djappworld.com/privacy.html)

## Description

The Pill Identifier & Med Scanner Chrome extension empowers users to quickly identify medications using their device's camera or barcode scanner. By snapping a photo or scanning the barcode on medication packaging, users can access an extensive database to retrieve accurate details such as drug names, dosages, manufacturers, and official labeling information.

Beyond identification, the extension offers valuable tools like a drug interactions checker to ensure medication safety and comprehensive dosage and usage guidelines. It also provides information on medical conditions, symptoms, and risk factors. Designed with a user-friendly interface, this app delivers crucial medication insights to users in the United States, while emphasizing the importance of consulting healthcare professionals for medical advice.

## Rankings

- #277,071 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `com.FriendsApp.PillIdentify.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users find the app useful for quickly identifying pills and appreciate its detailed drug information and easy-to-use interface. However, many criticize the app's poor camera functionality and frequent intrusive ads that interrupt or block usage. Pill identification often fails, and navigation glitches reduce the overall user experience. While helpful for medical students and safety at home with children and pets, the predominant negative feedback concerns ads and identification reliability.

### Pros

- Easy to use and provides quick pill identification using the camera.
- Good resource for medical students and healthcare-related individuals.
- Contains detailed information about pills including side effects and interactions.
- User interface is intuitive and graphics are clear and easy to understand.
- Helpful tool for safety when dealing with unknown pills around pets and children.

### Cons

- Frequent and intrusive advertisements disrupt user experience, with some ads needing to be watched before results are shown.
- Camera functionality is poor: difficulty taking clear photos, lack of zoom, inability to turn on camera light, and poor identification accuracy.
- App often fails to identify pills correctly or at all, including failure to provide matches based on imprint, color, and shape.
- Navigation issues: inability to go back, app crashes or gets stuck in loops, causing frustration.
- Ads sometimes redirect users to unrelated apps or games, and the app may force installation before use.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.FriendsApp.PillIdentify)