Want an Easy Way to Keep Your Pills Organized? Here Are The 8 Best Pillboxes We Tested and Recommend

If you’re looking for a pill organizer that’s both stylish and functional, the Dosey Essentials Compact is our number one choice. At just 3.3 inches wide by 0.7 inches high, it’s compact and discreet, and there's a built-in mirror in the lid, perfect for makeup touch-ups or confirming there’s no spinach in your teeth after lunch. Made from vegan leather and featuring a small tassel, it’s a great way to ensure you have the essentials with you when you’re on the go.

Editorial director Simone Scully appreciated this organizer’s compact size, noting that it would be perfect for a short overnight trip or for carrying as-needed medications, such as ibuprofen or Lactaid pills. With five pretty colors to choose from, there’s something for everyone. Also available is the Essentials Compact Purse, a small case with a zipper that fits the pill compact perfectly and attaches it to your bag like a keychain. You can also save by bundling an Essentials Compact organizer with the 7-day Compact, which we loved as well and describe below.

While its small size and limited number of compartments limit how much you can store, it’s still a great option for people who want to carry around as-needed medications.

The Dosey 7-Day Pill Compact’s slim, discreet design mimics a sunglasses case, and it comes in five pretty colors.

Scully tested this pill organizer, and I also received it as a Christmas gift, so we have ample experience with it. Scully says that she appreciates that it looked much less “clinical” than traditional pill organizers. She adds that the weekly pill organizer format helped ensure that she didn’t miss any doses of her daily medications. Each week, she set it up with her weekly medications, and she says that it was a quick, easy, and attractive way to make sure that she took them all (and didn’t accidentally take them twice). We love its large size. Despite how slim and discreet it is, it fits a surprising amount of larger pills, making it a great option for people who take a lot of medications or supplements.

Despite the website indicating that the clip keeps the compact closed, I found that it didn’t close as securely as I would have liked, and I was concerned that it might open accidentally if I carried it in a purse or backpack. Additionally, you’ll need two cases if you take medication in both the morning and evening. However, it has a slim, discreet design that stacks nicely on the counter, so this isn’t a dealbreaker.

The Pretty Pill Box from Mimi Medcessories slides easily into a purse or backpack, has a secure clasp, and accommodates a large number of pills, making it an ideal travel companion. Despite its slim design, it held all my prescription medications and supplements easily (I typically skip my supplements when I travel because I didn’t used to have a pill container that would fit them all). The case has seven compartments for daily pills, plus one extra, smaller compartment for as-needed medications. If you take medications in the morning and evening, you’ll need two separate containers, but since they’re so small, this didn’t bother me.

This pill organizer opens by sliding to the left for Monday through Friday and to the right for Saturday and Sunday. I was initially confused by the labeling (Sunday comes before Saturday on the pill organizer), but this is done so that when you slide the interior of the case, your Saturday pills are accessible first. Once I figured this out, I had no problems with taking my pills on the correct days, but it could be confusing for people used to more traditional pill organizers. Additionally, while the clasp is very secure, it required some force to open, so it may not be the best option for people with arthritis or limited dexterity.

When I travel, I like to keep the medications I may need on the plane in my belt bag, so I need a container that’s small yet functional. The Mimi Medcessories Petite Pill Box fits perfectly in a one-liter belt bag (which also holds my phone, lip balm, earplugs, headphones, and passport). I like that it has three compartments, allowing me to hold three different medications I typically use on long flights. However, if you need more space, you can remove the divider to create a single larger compartment.

These cute pill organizers are sold in sets of two, so if you want morning and evening medications easily accessible, they’re a great option. They come in two color combinations (Rose Metallic & Steele Glossy and Blanc Glossy & Platinum Metallic), and they’re a cool, hexagon shape that is much more visually appealing than a simple round pill organizer.

Because they’re compact, they’re not ideal for larger pills (you can only fit one or two in each compartment), and with only two pill organizers per set, they’re not the best option for organizing medications for the week. However, if you’re looking for a pocket-sized pill organizer that fits your essential pills while you’re out and about, we think you’ll love these.

This tiny but mighty circular pill case has a magnetic closure that ensures the compartments never accidentally open and spill, no matter how strongly it gets jostled in a bag or dropped on the floor. It’s about the size of a coaster. The lid rotates smoothly and automatically snaps into place on the next compartment. The lid can be removed for filling simply by turning it halfway between the pockets and lifting.

While it’s not the most spacious case — it holds one large fish oil capsule or two medium capsules, or five small tablets — editor Olivia Campbell found that the case offers a great balance of compactness, organization, capacity, closure, accessibility, and durability. She uses it daily and for travel, and it has held us really well. It’s also water resistant with a through hole that can easily be attached to a bag or backpack with a carabiner. One downside Campbell found was that since the case is opaque, you can’t see when you’re out of pills.

Taking medications or supplements multiple times a day can become confusing, but using a pill organizer that has three pill compartments for each day can help ensure that you don’t miss or double-up on doses. We love the PULIV Weekly Pill Organizer for implementing this strategy. Each compartment holds a large amount of pills, features clear labeling, and its modular design makes it great for both traveling and day-to-day use. And for under $10, it’s one of the most affordable multidose pill organizers on our list.

Editor Ally Hirschlag regularly takes this organizer with her on trips. She loves that she can just take a few of the daily containers, rather than a week’s worth, to save room in her carry-on. “I can easily fit larger supplement pills in the compartments, and the oblong containers are still relatively compact,” she said.

Because it’s made up of seven individual containers, it’s a bit more cumbersome to fill than weekly pill organizers with built-in dividers. Additionally, it may be difficult for people with arthritis to open. Nevertheless, if you take pills three times a day, this is an affordable and functional option.

People with limited dexterity or arthritis need a pill organizer that’s easy to open and close, and the Colorwing Extra-Large Pill Organizer fits the bill. At 10 inches long by 5 inches wide, this extra-large, affordable pill organizer features easy-to-open compartments (two per day of the week) that are large enough to hold up to 14 large fish oil pills or 39 small tablets.

It features easy-to-read labels indicating both the day of the week and the time of day, which reduces your risk of accidentally taking medications at the wrong time. The top lids also detach, which is helpful when it’s time to clean the containers. Finally, the wide opening of each compartment leaves more room for your fingers to grab pills.

It is on the bulky side, so it’s not the best option for travel. Additionally, our research found that in some cases, the labels flake off over time. Still, at under $20, it’s an affordable and functional option. 

If you’re looking for an affordable, functional pill organizer, the SE7EN-Day Weekly Pill Organizer is hard to beat. At under $10, it’s one of the most affordable pill organizers we tested. However, its lower price point doesn’t detract from its functionality. It features a weekly format with removable containers for each day of the week. Plus, with three compartments per day, it’s a great choice for people who take medications or supplements multiple times throughout the day.

Hirschlag says that she appreciates the compartments’ large capacity, noting that she could fit four large fish oil pills in one section. She also likes that she could remove the daily containers, making it ideal for short trips, given that the case as a whole is quite bulky. She says that the color-coded containers also helped her keep track of what she needed to take on a given day. One thing to keep in mind is that the individual compartments may be difficult for people with arthritis or limited dexterity to open.