Excellent, used it for 10 years
I particularly like being able to view my alcohol units graphed by the week or by the day, and see the trends. I tried some other apps, but they weren’t nearly as good. iPad and iPhone sync.
Brilliant and thanks
A brilliant app and all my thanks to Jim Chapple for providing it. The app has helped me improve my health and wellbeing. What a great thing to do for people.
Most accurate tracking
The only app I have found where I can track exactly what I drink. I can enter the ml of a drink and the % proof. All other apps expect you to drink in terms of full glasses at set percentages. I sometimes drink 300ml wine - I can’t accurately add that in any other app. Would be five stars if the user interface was a little easier on the eye.
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Unbeatable
My previous review from a few years back seems to have vanished.
I’ve been using this app for 3 years now. No disrespect to the developer, who is very helpful, but still hard to believe this is the best option on iOS. If you can’t quickly log data then there’s no incentive to keep track. This app is greased lightning compared to the rest.
I’ve recently re-tried & deleted a few other apps and this is still streets ahead. Ok it’s a bit iOS 8 looking but just a few tweaks e.g. more colours (amber?) on the charts not just red/green and maybe more entries on the recent list & job done.
I’ve been using this app for 3 years now. No disrespect to the developer, who is very helpful, but still hard to believe this is the best option on iOS. If you can’t quickly log data then there’s no incentive to keep track. This app is greased lightning compared to the rest.
I’ve recently re-tried & deleted a few other apps and this is still streets ahead. Ok it’s a bit iOS 8 looking but just a few tweaks e.g. more colours (amber?) on the charts not just red/green and maybe more entries on the recent list & job done.
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Great App
As many other reviewers have noted the beauty of this app is its simplicity and ability to record precisely the alcohol taken provided you know the volume and strength of the drink consumed. This compares favourably with other flashier but more complicated and less precise apps out there.
The one upgrade I would like is the ability to add short text notes to each day. This would facilitate a better understanding of drinking patterns for those that need it.
The one upgrade I would like is the ability to add short text notes to each day. This would facilitate a better understanding of drinking patterns for those that need it.
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Don’t update!
Was an excellent app...Latest update just broke it!
Too difficult and unreliable
I deleted this the same evening I bought it, having first entered some historical data experimentally. Unaccountably, the App showed a red bar (for units consumed) on today's date even though I had not entered any data for today and have not had anything to drink today. The yellow trend line was high all through November even though the last drink I had was a month ago. It doesnt seem to show trends for any period longer than one month. Gave up and will look for something else.
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Response from developer
Sorry you did not find the App useful. If you had contacted me I could have resolved the issue. Many other people find the App very useful so I wonder what was going on. The App does not always download properly and re-downloading, for free from Apple, usually resolves any issues.
Most flexible app of its kind, but UI could improve
By far, the best app I have ever used for alcohol consumption tracking is AlcoDroid but it’s not been ported for iOS. Trying to find a similar app for iPhone is near impossible but this ticks the best of the AlcoDroid boxes.
Its key advantage over all the rest, is its ability to allow the user to type in the ABV number and the quantity of drink consumed. All the other apps have fixed drinks, like you were only being served in a bar. I like to use digital scales at home to weigh measures and I don’t always make the 125ml on a glass of wine. Sometimes it’ll be 124 or 129 etc, so to be able to enter the numbers for every aspect of one’s own alcohol consumption is the USP for this app.
My only small criticism is the UI can be a little ‘clunky’ in parts. The section where it’s possible to edit historical drinks needs work in this area, but I rarely have to use it. Other than that, this is worth every penny of its modest price tag and the fact the developer has bothered to give the power to the user to record exactly what they drink, down to the exact millilitre, is priceless in a sea of apps which have overlooked this completely.
Its key advantage over all the rest, is its ability to allow the user to type in the ABV number and the quantity of drink consumed. All the other apps have fixed drinks, like you were only being served in a bar. I like to use digital scales at home to weigh measures and I don’t always make the 125ml on a glass of wine. Sometimes it’ll be 124 or 129 etc, so to be able to enter the numbers for every aspect of one’s own alcohol consumption is the USP for this app.
My only small criticism is the UI can be a little ‘clunky’ in parts. The section where it’s possible to edit historical drinks needs work in this area, but I rarely have to use it. Other than that, this is worth every penny of its modest price tag and the fact the developer has bothered to give the power to the user to record exactly what they drink, down to the exact millilitre, is priceless in a sea of apps which have overlooked this completely.
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Type?
Can’t seem to input the type of alcohol you’ve had that day?
Response from developer
You need to know the ABV of the drink to accurately calculate the number of units you've had not what the drink was. Other Apps allow you to select by Drink Type and you end up with a nice list of the drinks you've had and an inaccurate number of units consumed. This App is aiming for accuracy.
Great App
I really like this app as it clearly identified the alcoholic units consumed. I would like one change and that is to be able to view the details of any day in retrospect. This would be useful if you have a number of different drinks on any day.
Response from developer
I will look into adding this to the App.
Doesn’t work
Not even basic functionality works on this very basic app. Not sure how it got published.
Response from developer
The App does work as advertised. See other comments. The App probably did not download to your device properly. You need to delete the App and then download it again for free. Follow the instructions here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201272
Straightforward drink unit app
Very easy to use showing daily and weekly units, and averages. Does not include anything superfluous like many alternatives.
Great...
Just what I needed to keep an eye on unit intake whilst in the pub. Cheers.
Excellent App
As the title says.. an excellent app that keeps me informed about just how much is in "Just one more.. "
Convenient & accurate
Data entry is easy. Just add quantity and abv and units are accurately added. There are several free drink tracking apps. None is as easy to use as this one. Most don't allow easy direct entry of abv, something which really is needed for convenience if one likes a variety of beers, ales, ciders and wines. I used to use the Drinkaware app. That still has a bug which can double or triple up entries, and offers pointless badges for "achievements". Considering the huge funding of the Drinkaware charity by the drinks industry it really is shocking that after multiple negative reviews over many months they are STILL unable to get somebody competent to sort out their coding mess.
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OK so far
Moved to this after the drinkaware app lost all my data, as already said, less 'hand holding' and you lose the satisfaction of entering a non drink day as this is the default position - but it does the job
Very impressed
I bought this after the Drinkaware app loused up. If I'm honest I didn't take to it immediately but it's worth perservering with.. It's as accurate as you want it to be, you can set your own limits (no silly 14 units for men here) and even adjust the weight of a unit for the country you live in. The best thing about it is there are no patronising messages or achievement badges.App support is first class too. It's a basic tool that makes you responsible for your own intake. It won't suit everyone who wants to be hand-held.
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Disappointing
If you have Excel on your iPhone or iPad and know how to set up a simple table and a graph you might be able to do much better job of monitoring your alcohol units than this rather primitive App.
Great app
This is very simple to use and very effective in its aim of making one aware of the units drunk week by week and thereby allowing choices to be made. Worth every penny (hick!)
Don't bother!
This is a fiddle format and doesn't display the data in a user friendly format. I much prefer the free Fit For Life app that performs the same function.
