DrinkControl vs Tampon Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrinkControl
This app helps you track your alcohol intake, calories, and expenses. It converts drinks into standard alcohol units and provides insights into your drinking habits to help you cut back or stay mindful. Features include history tracking, dry day streaks, and personalized statistics.
- Track drinks, alcohol units, and calories
- Monitor alcohol expenses
- View drinking history in a calendar
- Mark dry/sober days and streaks
- Analyze alcohol and calorie consumption trends
- Sync with Apple Health
- Personalized drink infographics
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More than a log — it’s your accountability partner. Track what, when, and how much you drink. Non-judgemental with full privacy (data is on your device only). DrinkControl helps you stay accountable and notice patterns in your drinking habits. Whether you're trying to cut back, stick to certain days, or simply stay more mindful, this app keeps you on track. “This app helped me reduce my drinking by simply making me aware.” We think and drink in glasses, cans and bottles — not alcohol units. But not all beers, wines, or cocktails contain the same amount of alcohol. DrinkControl takes the guesswork out of the equation by converting every drink into standard alcohol units / grams of pure alcohol, based on real guidelines from health institutions. “Really opens your eyes when you see how many units are in a few ‘innocent’ drinks.” Alcohol doesn’t just affect your liver — it affects your waistline and wallet too. Drinks are full of empty (without any nutritional value) calories. DrinkControl helps you stay aware of the amount of calories in your drinks, making it easier to manage your weight, cut down for health reasons, or save money. “This app helped me lose weight and drink less at the same time.” Features: - Easily and quickly track your drinks and alcohol expenses - Track and see your drinking history in calendar - Stay within low-risk/moderate alcohol limits - Mark your dry/sober days and streaks - Charts, trend-line and statistics on alcohol/calories consumed, money spent on drinks - Sync alcohol units (standard drinks) and alcohol calories with Apple Health - Get your personal infographic on drinks consumed Premium features include: - Add DrinkControl widgets for your homescreen - Set and customize drink tracking reminders/notifications - Get statistics and charts for previous months/weeks, quarters or years - Look back in the history, create an infographic for full month or year - Customize with your favourite types of drinks and serving sizes - Export data to .csv file for use in Excel/Numbers - Back up your data to iCloud or Dropbox - Select one of many alternate app icons Terms, Conditions and Privacy: https://drinkcontrolapp.com/privacy
Tampon Timer
This app provides timely reminders for changing menstrual products and taking daily pills. It also features a period calendar for tracking cycles and an anonymous platform for product reviews.
- Tampon/pad/cup change reminders
- Daily pill reminders
- Period calendar with forecasts
- Anonymous product reviews
- Adjustable snooze times
- Period and fertility forecasts
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Tampon Timer is a simple alarm app to help women stay fresh and prevent prolonged use. To set up a reminder simple enter the app, tap on the product you'd like a reminder for and select a time. When it's time to be reminded, you'll receive a push notification alerting you it's time to change. You are then given the option to dismiss the reminder, or snooze it for 30 minutes. You can adjust the snooze time in the settings page of the app. This application also includes a daily pill reminder which allows you to select which time you'd like to be reminded daily. Extra Features: Period Calendar - Forecast your period - Add events on the period calendar - Add notes on the period calendar - Get notified the day before / morning of your period Product Reviews - Review your period products (completely anonymously) - Share your reviews with other women - View highly review products This application was co-developed by Jessa. Disclaimer: Tampon/Pad/Cup use: Information regarding the use of period products may vary between brands and product types. The information provided in Tampon Timer was sourced online and is referenced accordingly. This information may not be correct for your period products. For this reason you must always read the manufacturers instructions before using tampons, pads, menstrual cups or contraceptive pills. Period Calendar: The period/fertility/ovulation forecasts may not be accurate and should not be used to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Tampon Timer allows you to adjust these forecasts to best match your needs, however, as your period cycle depends on a large number of different factors the forecast may never be 100% accurate. The fertility predictions SHOULD NOT be used as a means of preventing unwanted pregnancy. The only fail safe method of preventing unwanted pregnancy is abstinence from intercourse.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrinkControl at 4.8 against Tampon Timer's 3.6. DrinkControl also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 55%) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 34). Tampon Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. DrinkControl sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tampon Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrinkControl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of DrinkControl's written reviews are positive against 55% of Tampon Timer's.
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Tampon Timer every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DrinkControl | Tampon Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better | 3.6 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 55.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | E-protect | Daniel Lombardo |
Customer experience
DrinkControl
Tampon Timer
Bugs and requests
DrinkControl
Reported bugs
2 issues- Calendar view shows incorrect day colors
- Email button opens wrong mail app
Requested features
4 requests- Add custom drink size and ABV options
- Allow users to set their own drink limits
- Improve overall UI and UX
- Implement time-of-day tracking for drinks
Tampon Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrinkControl
- Monthly tip/donation$0.991 Month
- Premium$2.991 Month
- DrinkControl Plus (monthly)$3.991 Month
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- DrinkControl Premium (monthly)$3.991 Month
- Premium$6.991 Year
- DrinkControl Premium (yearly)$11.991 Year
- DrinkControl Plus (annual)$14.991 Year
- Generous Tip$2.99
- Premium features (promo)$4.99
- Premium features$9.99
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- Premium, lifetime$14.99
- Premium, lifetime$19.99
- Premium, lifetime$24.99
Tampon Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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