Comparison

DrinkControl vs iSober

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

About

iSober

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The iSober app is a cutting-edge breathalyser management tool for daily capturing, sharing, tracking and storage of breathalyser test results for personal users, security personnel, health and safety officers and fleet managers. Users can test themselves for the purpose of understanding their breath alcohol concentration and to find out if they are below or above the legal limit in any particular geographic location. Results can be shared instantly. iSober can be used in guest mode or by sign in using your Google or Apple account to save the last 20 test results in the app. Upgrade to Pro to save unlimited test results, enable the export of results and other premium features. Enterprise paid premium users who conduct daily, random or mandatory breathalyser tests on drivers, employees or contractors are able to utilise the iSober app and website cloud service to obtain definitive breath alcohol test results that enables operators to prevent drink drivers from operating vehicles, to prevent intoxicated employees entering the workplace and to gather substantive evidence for disciplinary action. iSober for iOS supports the iSoberS Pro, AL8800BT and the iBlow10Pro (iBlow10D) breathalysers. FEATURES: • Date and time recorded with each test. • Photograph of the person tested together with alcohol test result. • Precise GPS Location and address recorded with each test result. • Last calibration date indicated in App and in the Cloud Portal. • Unique serial number traceability for each test conducted. • Multi-device user access. HEALTH APP INTEGRATION: If you would like to save your breath alcohol measurements to HealthKit (this is completely optional), then iSober can also save your measurements to HealthKit where you can view them using iOS's built-in Health app. ----- Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your iTunes account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://www.isober.co.za/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.isober.co.za/privacy

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
iSober4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DrinkControl at every 3 weeks against iSober's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. DrinkControl sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and iSober sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, iSober every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DrinkControl versus iSober: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControliSober
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperE-protectAlcohol Breathalysers Pty Ltd

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

iSober

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

DrinkControl

Subscriptions7
  • 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
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
3 purchases

iSober

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Semi-annual subscription$17.996 Months
  • Annual subscription$32.991 Year

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iSober free?
iSober is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DrinkControl or iSober have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor iSober shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or iSober?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and iSober every 3 months. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on October 24, 2026 and iSober on October 14, 2026.

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