Comparison

Caffeine++ vs Bottle Cap

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

Head to head
About

Caffeine++

This app helps you monitor your daily intake of caffeine, water, sugar, and alcohol. It offers features like categorization by venue, widgets, and Siri shortcuts for quick logging. Data syncs with Apple Health, ensuring your privacy with local storage and no ads or third-party tracking.

Highlights
  • Track caffeine, water, sugar, calories, pills, alcohol
  • Categorize drinks by venue
  • Widgets and Siri Shortcuts
  • Apple Watch app
  • Apple Health sync
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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Caffeine++ is the caffeine tracker which syncs caffeine, water, and alcohol consumption with the Health app. Free Mode • Track caffeine, water, sugar, calories, pills, and alcohol • Categorise your drinks by a venue for quick logging • Widgets • Siri Shortcuts • Weekly Chart • Independent Apple Watch app • Data stored locally, full privacy • Apple Health sync • No subscriptions, no ads, no third-party tracking PRO • Data Import / Export • Reminders • Biological Half-Life • Remove logged samples • Chart customisations • Share In-App Purchase with your family • Access all upcoming features Please limit your caffeine intake to 200 mg if you’re pregnant. Apple Watch app requires Apple Health permissions for sync.

About

Bottle Cap

Easily log your alcohol intake to encourage more mindful drinking. Set personal weekly limits and track your progress with a simple, intuitive interface. Your data is kept private and synced securely with your health app.

Highlights
  • Effortless drink logging
  • Personalized weekly limits
  • Intuitive progress visualization
  • Secure Health app sync
  • Private data storage
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The simplest way to more mindful drinking. Bottle Cap is focussed on making logging your alcohol intake quick and easy. Forget about calculating measures or alcohol strength; it's the alcohol tracking app you'll actually use. Set your weekly limit, tap to log a drink, and keep an eye or your intake. All synced securely to Health. EFFORTLESS DRINK LOGGING Tap to log a single drink or an entire session. It's fast, easy, and super simple. PERSONALISE YOUR LIMIT Choose a weekly limit that feels right for you, no judgement. FUN AND INTUITIVE DESIGN See your remaining drink allowance at a glance. SEE YOUR JOURNEY Track your entries directly in Bottle Cap or jump into Health for a more detailed historic view. PRIVATE AND SECURE Bottle Cap never tracks you. Your data stays on your device, syncing only with Health. ABSOLUTELY FREE No hidden fees or pay-walls. Created to support better drinking habits, not to turn a profit. Bottle Cap is the easiest way to keep tabs on your alcohol intake, start your journey to mindful drinking today.

Screenshots

Caffeine++4 screens
Bottle Cap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bottle Cap at none against Caffeine++'s 1. Bottle Cap also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). Caffeine++'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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++ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bottle Cap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caffeine++ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bottle Cap has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Caffeine++ ships an update monthly, Bottle Cap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and July 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Caffeine++ versus Bottle Cap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaffeine++Bottle Cap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCocoa ProductionsRichard Picot

Customer experience

Caffeine++

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bottle Cap

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Caffeine++

One-time1
  • Caffeine++ Pro$5.99
None

Bottle Cap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Caffeine++ free?
Caffeine++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bottle Cap free?
Bottle Cap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Caffeine++ or Bottle Cap?
Caffeine++ is rated higher. Caffeine++ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bottle Cap averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Caffeine++ or Bottle Cap have ads?
Neither Caffeine++ nor Bottle Cap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Caffeine++ or Bottle Cap?
Caffeine++ ships an update monthly, and Bottle Cap every 3 weeks. Most recently, Caffeine++ was updated on June 5, 2026 and Bottle Cap on July 29, 2026.

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