# Drug Facts by PillSync.com

> Pill ID, interactions, & more

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id529328877](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id529328877)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id529328877`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Scanidme inc
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (437 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-26
- **First published:** 2012-05-29
- **Size:** 62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drug-facts-by-pillsync-com/id529328877)
- **Website:** [https://www.twitter.com/Pillsync](https://www.twitter.com/Pillsync)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.pillsync.com/terms](https://www.pillsync.com/terms)

## Description

**Drug Facts by PillSync** helps consumers and health professionals quickly identify pills and access reliable drug information. Take Pill Photo -> ID Pill, powered by the National Library of Medicine and FDA, featuring the largest pill image database.

Features include search by drug name, NDC codes for prescription, OTC, or pets; imprint/color/shape/size; UPC barcode scanner; PDF medication guides; DrugBank-based drug interactions; image labels from pharmaceutical companies; resources for opioid recovery; offline access for clinicians; and advanced searches for ICD-10/HCPCS and more.

## Rankings

- #79,428 — Overall
- #27 — fact
- #82 — sync

## Review summary

Reviewers largely split: some call Drug Facts by PillSync a useful, free reference with pill photos, descriptions, and information that helps identify older meds and answer questions at home. However, multiple reviews highlight serious drawbacks: there is no built-in auto-ID, and identifications depend on crowdsourced posts, yielding inconsistent results; searches can miss common meds. Users report frustrating signup/login, privacy concerns, slow performance, confusing navigation, and even posts being removed or company unresponsive. Ads are intrusive, and paying $0.99 is viewed as poor value by several reviewers. Overall, mixed utility.

### Pros

- Provides medication information with pictures, descriptions, and related details.
- Helpful for identifying older medications and serves as a home reference.
- Free to use and generally easy to access for looking up meds.
- Works for many pills when you know the imprint or can search for it.

### Cons

- No built-in AI automatic recognition; relies on user-submitted identifications (crowdsourced).
- Inconsistent accuracy and limited search results; many identifications are wrong or unavailable.
- Frustrating signup/login flow and privacy concerns about data collection.
- Slow performance, confusing navigation, and occasional post removals or unresponsive support.
- Ad-heavy with questionable value for money; some feel paying $0.99 is not worth it.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id529328877)