Comparison

DrinkControl vs Days Since

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.htm

About

Days Since

Break free from bad habits with this tracker. Create custom counters for any vice, like smoking, and visualize your progress. Stay motivated by seeing how long you've gone without giving in, helping you achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Custom habit counters
  • Track progress visually
  • Motivation through tracking
  • Break bad habits
  • Sober time counter
Features
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Days Since can help you break any bad habit. Create a counter for each habit that you are trying to get rid of. If you are trying to quit smoking, create a counter and set the last time you had a cigarette. The app will show you how long it’s been since you smoked for the last time. Tracking your progress will help you stay motivated. Whenever you want to smoke again, open Days Since and check your progress. You don’t want to reset that counter, do you? Privacy Policy: https://dayssinceapp.com Terms of Use: https://dayssinceapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Days Since4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Days Since at weekly against DrinkControl's monthly. Days Since also leads on chart position (#167 vs unranked) and ratings volume (19K vs 4.3K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DrinkControl sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Days Since sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DrinkControl against 4.8 for Days Since. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.3K and 19K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of DrinkControl's written reviews are positive against 93% of Days Since's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update monthly, Days Since weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DrinkControl versus Days Since: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlDays Since
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings)4.8 (19K ratings)
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews — better93.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K19K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#167 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB82 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperE-protectA Couple of Friends OOD

Customer experience

DrinkControl

All ratings4,303 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.5%

Days Since

All ratings19,138 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews3,214 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

DrinkControl

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📊 Helpful data visualization
  • 💰 Tracks cost and savings
  • 🎉 Motivating dry day celebrations
  • 🔍 Provides eye-opening awareness of consumption

Room to improve

  • 🔢 Limited drink size and ABV options
  • 🚫 Can't set custom drink limits
  • 💻 Suboptimal interface design
  • 🕰️ Lacks time-of-day tracking

Days Since

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive and responsive
  • 💡 Customizable counters and colors
  • 🔒 Secure with Face ID/passcode
  • 🔥 Helpful for breaking bad habits

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches
  • 💰 Subscription model could be improved
  • 📱 Limited widget/Apple Watch support
  • 🖍 Desire for more color options

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

Days Since

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widgets not always displaying correctly
  • Occasional data sync issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit/pause counters
  • Notification system for milestones
  • Folder/category organization
  • Integration with other health apps
  • Option to track money saved

In-app purchases

13 purchases

DrinkControl

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly tip/donation$0.991 Month
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • DrinkControl Plus (monthly)$3.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • DrinkControl Premium (monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Premium$6.991 Year
  • DrinkControl Premium (yearly)$11.991 Year
  • DrinkControl Plus (annual)$14.991 Year
One-time6
  • 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
11 purchases

Days Since

Subscriptions9
  • Count Up Club - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Count Up Club - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium - Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • (DISCOUNT) Count Up Club2 variants$11.991 Year
  • Count Up Club - Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$17.991 Year
  • (DISCOUNT) Premium$23.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Count Up Club - Lifetime$49.99
  • Premium - Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Since free?
Days Since is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DrinkControl or Days Since?
DrinkControl and Days Since are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4.3K and 19K ratings respectively.
Do DrinkControl or Days Since have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Days Since shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or Days Since?
DrinkControl ships an update monthly, and Days Since weekly. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on September 24, 2026 and Days Since on September 24, 2026.

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