Comparison

Caffeine App vs Curfew

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Caffeine App

Track your caffeine intake from various beverages and monitor your hydration levels. Visualize your caffeine curve over 24 hours and receive notifications for your optimal sleep time. Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch for seamless logging and data syncing.

Highlights
  • Log caffeine from coffee, tea, and energy drinks
  • Visualize 24-hour caffeine curve
  • Calculate optimal sleep time
  • Track daily water intake
  • Apple Watch logging and complications
  • Apple Health integration
  • iCloud sync
Features
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How much caffeine is still in your body? When can you fall asleep? Are you drinking enough water? Caffeine App gives you the answers — at a glance. Caffeine Tracking • Log every coffee, tea, espresso, energy drink, or mate • Scrollable 24-hour timeline shows your caffeine curve • See how much caffeine is currently in your system • Create custom drinks with individual caffeine amounts • Caffeine calculator for drinks with unusual sizes Optimal Sleep Time • Caffeine App calculates when you're ready to sleep • Get notified when your sleep time is reached • Set your personal caffeine limit and desired sleep time Water Tracking • Track your daily water intake with personalized goals • Save your favorite glass and bottle sizes • Customizable reminders to stay hydrated Statistics • Daily caffeine and water charts across your full history • See which drinks make up most of your caffeine • Compare your water intake against your daily goal Widgets • Caffeine Now: current caffeine level and 30-day history • Water Intake: today's progress towards your goal • Quick Log: log your favorite drink with one tap • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets Apple Watch • Log caffeine and water right from your wrist • Daily charts for caffeine and water • Complications show your optimal sleep time More Features • Apple Health integration — caffeine and water entries stay in sync • iCloud sync across all your devices • Dynamic Type for optimal readability • URL scheme support

About

Curfew

Features
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Afternoon coffee? Curfew tells you exactly when caffeine will clear so you can sleep well — without guesswork or guilt. Coffee, espresso, tea, energy drinks: log any caffeinated drink in one tap and watch your personal sleep-safe time update in real time. Curfew models how caffeine actually decays in your body using half-life science, not a flat "cutoff hour" guess, so the countdown adjusts to what and how much you drank. It's a calm, judgment-free companion for anyone who loves coffee in the afternoon but still wants to fall asleep on time. KEY FEATURES: • Sleep-safe clock — see the exact time your caffeine will clear • One-tap logging for coffee, espresso, latte, tea, and energy drinks • 8 built-in drink presets, sized small/medium/large • Real caffeine decay math based on half-life — not a gimmick counter • Gentle curfew reminders before your personal caffeine cutoff • 7-day insights to see when and how much you're really drinking • Lock Screen + Home Screen widgets with live caffeine level (Pro) WHY CURFEW: • On-device — your drink log stays private, never sold or shared • Built for real routines: log a coffee in under 5 seconds • Designed around sleep science, not caffeine myths • Native widgets and HealthKit integration, no clutter CURFEW PRO: • Unlimited daily drink logs (free tier: 3/day) • Full history beyond 7 days • Custom drinks and adjustable half-life (4–7 h) to match your own sensitivity • Lock + Home Screen widgets with live caffeine level • HealthKit sync: correlate caffeine intake with your actual sleep data PERFECT FOR: • Coffee and espresso lovers who don't want caffeine wrecking their sleep • Shift workers and night owls tracking a moving bedtime • Anyone sensitive to caffeine who keeps drinking "just one more" too late • People already using a sleep or energy tracker who want the missing caffeine piece • Parents and students managing energy dips with coffee, safely ACCESSIBILITY: Curfew supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and full Dark Mode, so the sleep-safe clock and drink log are easy to read and navigate for everyone. Wellness-focused. No mascots, no medical claims — just clear caffeine math. Your data stays on your device. Download Curfew and always know your last coffee time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Caffeine App4 screens
Curfew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Curfew at every 2 weeks against Caffeine App's monthly. Curfew also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Caffeine App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Curfew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caffeine App ships an update monthly, Curfew every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Caffeine App versus Curfew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaffeine AppCurfew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (341 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings341 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg MuellerAna Escorcio

Bugs and requests

Caffeine App

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Sleep ready time displays current time instead of predicted sleep time
  • Cannot rename custom amounts until after adding them
  • Newly added custom amounts appear at bottom of list
  • Health app data from third-party apps not syncing
  • All presets missing in some versions
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  • HealthKit integration broken in certain versions
  • Shift work time differential not processed correctly
  • Outdated caffeine data for Dunkin Donuts beverages
  • Graphics update delays causing app unresponsiveness
  • Watch app loading issues on initial launch

Requested features

20 requests
  • Toggle option to disable bar chart visualization
  • Taller graph display area with scrolling capability
  • Personalization based on body weight and metabolism
  • Ounce-based measurement options for drinks
  • Multi-day and historical trend analysis
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  • Siri Shortcuts integration for automated logging
  • Today widget for quick access
  • Mood and energy level tracking
  • More granular unit adjustments (fractions of shots)
  • Expanded beverage library (Monster Java, Sheetz coffee, K-cups, etc.)
  • Custom coffee group creation without preset requirements
  • Apple Watch complications showing current caffeine levels
  • Watch app graph visualization
  • Headache threshold level tracking
  • Future-looking graph projections
  • Water consumption tracking integration
  • Ability to rename custom amounts before adding
  • Custom amounts appearing at top of list instead of bottom
  • Shift work schedule support
  • Average daily caffeine statistics

Curfew

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Caffeine App

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Curfew

Subscriptions2
  • Curfew Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Curfew Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Caffeine App free?
Caffeine App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curfew free?
Curfew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Caffeine App or Curfew have ads?
Neither Caffeine App nor Curfew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caffeine App or Curfew?
Caffeine App ships an update monthly, and Curfew every 2 weeks. Most recently, Caffeine App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Curfew on October 25, 2026.

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