When we started designing MedDA, we wrote down one requirement before anything else: it has to be simple enough for a grandparent to use.
That single rule shaped every decision that followed.
One job, done well
Most medication apps try to do everything — track your pills, check for drug interactions, count your inventory, chart your adherence. Those features are genuinely useful for some people. But they also make the app more complicated, and they're often used to justify a hefty subscription.
MedDA does one thing: remind you to take your medicine. No dashboards to learn, no setup wizards, no account to create. You open it to today's schedule, and that's it.
Simple doesn't mean limited
Keeping the surface simple let us spend our effort where it matters:
- Voice first. Set a reminder or respond to one just by talking.
- A friendly face. Pick a human avatar or one of our nurse puppies to check in on you.
- Reminders that actually arrive. MedDA uses the same high-priority alarm path as your clock app, so a reminder gets through even when your phone is asleep or you're watching a video.
Simple for the person using it, and quietly sophisticated underneath. That's the balance we're chasing — and it's a good one for everyone, not just grandparents.