Families caring for people with disabilities, chronic conditions, or complex medical needs are managing demanding schedules alongside work, household responsibilities, and other family obligations. In 2025, an estimated 63 million Americans were caring for an adult or child with a medical condition or disability, spending up to 27 hours a week on care on average. Caregiving apps are emerging as tools to reduce the mental burden by organizing medications, appointments, symptoms, tasks, and communication among families and professionals.
My husband and I care for our second son, who has multiple disabilities and requires full-time support. We try to keep each other informed about the activities that fill his day while coordinating his many specialists, procedures, and treatments. At the same time, we work, care for three teenagers, manage household chores, and stay in constant communication. It is tough.
We are not alone in these struggles. According to AARP, an estimated 63 million Americans were caring for an adult or child with a medical condition or disability in 2025. These caregivers spend up to 27 hours a week providing care on average.
The caregiver crisis is worsening as caregivers face increasing demands without sufficient support or effective systems. The resulting pressures can contribute to poor health outcomes, financial strain, and isolation.
Apps for different types of caregivers
Every caregiving situation is different, and apps in this field are designed to address a range of needs, from medication management to sharing medical information and coordinating daily tasks.
Medisafe
Medisafe was created in 2013 to track medications and send reminders when it is time to take them. The app can also notify a caregiver if a dose is missed.
Users can track medical appointments and symptoms, maintain lists of medical contacts and measurements, and use a drug interaction checker. The checker allows users to enter multiple medications to see whether they are safe to take together.
Caring Village
Caring Village, founded in 2015, includes an appointment calendar, to-do list, and wellness journal. It allows users to track a loved one’s symptoms and mood, upload photos, assign tasks, and create care plans.
The app also provides medication reminders and includes an AI assistant called Julia, which can answer care-related questions.
Mejo
In 2022, Brett Konczak drew on his experience raising two sons with complex needs to create Mejo, a web-based caregiver app. Users enter their personal medical history, and the platform consolidates the information into a one-page summary that can be shared with caregivers, doctors, and therapists.
“A lot of people think that caregiving begins and ends with interactions with the health care system, but a lot of that is what happens during the care visit,” Konczak says. “That’s what we’re focused on.”
Mejo’s premium version costs $6 a month or $60 a year. It includes a daily diary that can be shared with other caregivers, helping keep everyone informed without relying on verbal updates.
Source: www.wired.com