# About aizu: built for someone who kept forgetting

HTML version: https://aizu.co/about

aizu is a medication reminder app for iPhone. It rings at the time you set, asks you to show your pill to the camera, then lets you confirm the dose. It is made by Claudia, independently, and it is coming soon to the App Store.

## Why it exists

I was bad at taking my meds. Rarely on time. Most days, I’d forget altogether. But I need them for my health, so “I’ll remember tomorrow” wasn’t really working.

I wanted an app that would make me stop and actually do it: an alarm I couldn’t just swipe away and forget. So I built aizu. That extra step, getting the pill in front of me, is the whole idea.

## What it does

- Reminders for tablets, capsules, liquids, drops, inhalers and injections, scheduled on your iPhone.
- A photo check-in for tablets and capsules. The camera looks for a pill-like shape on your iPhone; it doesn’t identify the medicine, and the photo isn’t uploaded or kept.
- Snooze for busy moments, and a way to log a dose without the photo or mark it as not taken.
- A dose history of what was taken and missed, useful to bring to your next doctor’s visit.
- Optional sign-in to sync between iPhones. Your medications are encrypted on your iPhone first, so nobody else, including aizu, can read them.

aizu is a routine companion, not medical advice. Always check your label and follow your prescribed treatment.

## Why “aizu”?

aizu means “signal” in Japanese. I was reading Haruki Murakami and thinking about how Japan takes pride in its punctuality and respect for time. Even a late train owes you an apology. We should take meds with the same respect for time, and sometimes we need a little nudge to get us there.

## Availability

aizu is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone · iOS 26 or later. Until then, the [homepage](https://aizu.co/) has an interactive preview of the app. Questions are welcome on the [contact page](https://aizu.co/contact.md).