Comparison

MetCount vs Mindful Drinking

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

Head to head
About

MetCount

Track various workout types like AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, and Rounds for Time. Log your workouts, heart rate, and calories to Apple Health. Enjoy background execution with audio and haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • AMRAP, EMOM, Tabata, Rounds for Time workout modes
  • Logs workouts, heart rate, and calories to Apple Health
  • Background workout execution
  • Audio and haptic feedback
  • AirPods mode with workout assistant
  • Now Playing screen music control
  • Complications for live progress viewing
Features
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The following workout modes are supported: 1) AMRAP - "as many rounds as possible" in a fixed time cap 2) EMOM - "every minute on the minute". But any interval is supported, including 1 minute intervals 3) Tabata - 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, for 4 minutes 4) Rounds for time - Complete a fixed amount of rounds as quickly as possible, within a time cap Here are some hightlights: 1) Workouts, heart rate data, and calories are logged to your Apple Health and Activity apps. 2) AirPods mode with an assistant that tells you useful information about your workout 3) Use the Now Playing screen to control music or podcasts 4) Use complications to view live workout progress, and previous workout performance. More Information: Workouts are logged to your Apple Health and Activity apps. While you are working out, this app continues to run in the background. Background execution grants the following abilities: 1) The app continues to run throughout the entire workout session, even when you lower your wrist or interact with a different app. When you raise your wrist, the app reappears, letting you quickly check your current progress and performance, complete a round, undo a round, pause, or end the workout. 2) If you navigate back to the watch face, a small icon will be available at the top of the screen, indicating that a workout session is running. You can tap the icon to navigate back to this app. 3) The app continues to receive data from HealthKit and Apple Watch’s sensors in the background. 4) The app will give audio and haptic feedback for time running out while running in the background.

About

Mindful Drinking

Monitor your alcohol consumption and its impact on your mood. Accurately log drink sizes and alcohol content to understand your habits, manage calories and expenses, and compare your intake with low-risk guidelines.

Highlights
  • Track drinks and mood
  • Accurate alcohol content and serving size logging
  • Monitor daily calories and expenses
  • Compare consumption with low-risk guidelines
  • Plan sober days
  • Daily reminders
Features
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Track your drinks and mood with Mindful Drinking! With Mindful Drinking, you can monitor, comprehend, and positively impact your drinking habits and their effect on your mood. We convert various types of beverages, which come in different serving sizes, into units of alcohol, also known as standard drinks. This way, you can stay within the moderate (low-risk) alcohol limits, get motivated, spend less, lose weight, or even quit drinking entirely. Unlike most apps, Mindful Drinking allows you to accurately record the size and alcohol content of your drinks, so you don't have to worry about inaccurate consumption measures. Using Mindful Drinking, you will quickly understand how not all beers and wines are created equally. You can improve your tipsy decision-making skills and enhance your nights out with friends without regretting it the next day. Features: - Easily track your drinks for the current week - Accurately record alcohol content and serving size up to 2 decimal places with ABV helper - Track your mood to see how your alcohol use might be affecting it - Monitor your daily alcohol calories and expenses - Compare your alcohol consumption with the moderate (low-risk) drinking guidelines of different countries - Plan and complete sober days - Observe an annual sober days vs. drinking days chart and important numbers - Receive daily reminders to help you keep consistent records Premium features: - Get Last Call and Hydration reminders to minimize hangovers - Set up future messages from your sober self to your tipsy self - Quickly record drinks and mood logs from Profile tab charts - Record your drinks and daily mood logs for previous time periods without limitations - All-access to previous years for grid chart and numbers Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dosEKZx-QnJUMKiMPHSgW_P1QF0T8cI4AwRXzpQ907M/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Mindful Drinking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mindful Drinking at 4.7 against MetCount's 4.2. Mindful Drinking also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 18). MetCount's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Mindful Drinking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MetCount asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindful Drinking holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of MetCount's written reviews are positive against 60% of Mindful Drinking's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetCount ships an update every 3 days, Mindful Drinking every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MetCount versus Mindful Drinking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetCountMindful Drinking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)4.7 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1855 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrett KuprelMihaly Setalo

Customer experience

MetCount

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Mindful Drinking

All ratings55 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

MetCount

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mindful Drinking

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access$9.991 Month
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime AccessFree

Questions

Is MetCount free?
MetCount is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindful Drinking free?
Mindful Drinking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MetCount or Mindful Drinking?
Mindful Drinking is rated higher. MetCount averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Mindful Drinking averages 4.7 from 55 ratings.
Do MetCount or Mindful Drinking have ads?
Neither MetCount nor Mindful Drinking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetCount or Mindful Drinking?
MetCount ships an update every 3 days, and Mindful Drinking every 3 months. Most recently, MetCount was updated on October 3, 2026 and Mindful Drinking on October 9, 2026.

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