Comparison

AlcoGrip vs Stack

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

Head to head
About

AlcoGrip

Track your alcohol intake with this straightforward iOS application. Log drinks manually or via presets, and gain insights into your consumption patterns over various timeframes. It offers Apple Health and Shortcuts integration, with Apple Watch support for convenient logging.

Highlights
  • Alcohol consumption tracking
  • Manual and preset drink logging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Consumption insights and limits
  • Automatic reminders
  • Data export functionality
Features
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AlcoGrip is the no-nonsense alcohol tracker for iOS. Using AlcoGrip, you can keep track of your alcohol consumption via your phone, directly via your Apple Watch, or straight from your home screen or lock screen. Add your own drink presets or add consumptions manually, and gain insights in your alcohol usage. AlcoGrip automatically groups your consumptions in sessions, and you can see the consumptions you logged in the past 24 hours, week, month, or since the start of the year. AlcoGrip will also remind you to keep logging your consumptions, since thinking about an app is the last thing you want to do when you're enjoying some beverages. AlcoGrip can also integrate with Apple Health and Shortcuts, and provide data about your consumptions. AlcoGrip does not require any subscription or in-app purchases to work, once you got the app - it's yours forever. AlcoGrip includes: - iPhone widget for your home screen, lock screen, and smart stack - track your session, last 7 or 30 days, or year-to-date at a glance - Apple Watch complication in circular, rectangular, and corner styles - Edit any logged consumption to fix its time, drink, or notes - Swipe a logged drink in your history to log it again with the current time - Favourite your most-used drinks and search by name to keep your collection manageable - Smarter reminders that mention which drink you logged and let you log again in one tap - Integration with Apple Health - Integration with Shortcuts - iCloud sync to store your data on all your devices - Automatic grouping of consumptions in sessions - Manual consumption entry - Consumption entry based on manageable drink presets, based on a single alcoholic component or multiple alcoholic components - Insights into your alcohol consumptions - Set limits on your consumption (consumptions, standard units or grams of alcohol) per day, 7, or 30 days - See your consumption in standard drinks (definitions for multiple countries are available, as well as a custom option) - Companion app for Apple Watch to log consumptions from your wrist - Automatic reminders to help you keep logging your consumptions - Export functionality - Scan labels to automaticallly fill in consumption details

About

Stack

This app helps you build and complete habits within a 90-day timeframe. It focuses on finishing cycles rather than perpetual tracking, with a limit of three habits at a time. The interface uses a grid to mark progress, and a widget provides quick access to daily tasks.

Highlights
  • Three habit limit
  • 90-day completion cycles
  • Manual grid progress tracking
  • Home-screen widget
  • One honest skip per week
  • No accounts or data collection
Features
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Stack is a habit tracker with a finish line. Three habits. Ninety days. Then it is done. The stack ships, archives, and you start fresh. The cap of three and the ninety days are not limits to pay past. They are the point. Most habit apps are built to keep you forever. Stack is built to end. - Three habits. No more. The limit is the feature. - Ninety days. A clean quarter, then a finish line. - One honest skip a week. It holds your streak but shows as a skip, never a fake fill. - The grid is the app. Ninety days of dots, filled in by hand. - A home-screen widget with today's three. Tap to mark. - Built in Liquid Glass for iOS 26. No accounts. No subscription. No analytics. Zero data collected. Pay once. It is yours. From hsla0001, an independent studio in New York. Void captures. Loop times. Protocol scores the room. Stack holds intent.

Screenshots

AlcoGrip4 screens
Stack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stack at 5.0 against AlcoGrip's 4.5. Stack also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). AlcoGrip's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 1) and price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

AlcoGrip costs $2.99 and Stack $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AlcoGrip has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlcoGrip ships an update every 5 months, Stack daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AlcoGrip versus Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlcoGripStack
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.5 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#193 — better#195
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavid van Erkelenshsla0001

Customer experience

AlcoGrip

All ratings62 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Stack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AlcoGrip

No in-app purchases

None

Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlcoGrip free?
AlcoGrip costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stack free?
Stack costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AlcoGrip or Stack?
Stack is rated higher. AlcoGrip averages 4.5 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Stack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AlcoGrip or Stack have ads?
Neither AlcoGrip nor Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlcoGrip or Stack?
AlcoGrip ships an update every 5 months, and Stack daily. Most recently, AlcoGrip was updated on October 13, 2026 and Stack on October 14, 2026.
Which is more popular, AlcoGrip or Stack?
AlcoGrip currently peaks at #193 in the App Store charts, and Stack at #195. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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