Comparison

DrinkControl vs Get Sober

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

Get Sober

This app helps you track your sobriety with a focus on privacy and simplicity. Log your daily progress, view your achievements, and manage your data locally on your device. It offers convenient features like notification-based logging and Apple Watch integration.

Highlights
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Daily sobriety review
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Notification-based logging
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • Data export and import
Features
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Get Sober is a private sobriety tracker designed to help you stay accountable with a simple daily check-in. All you have to do is review your day by telling the app whether you stayed sober. Get Sober shows useful insights about your progress over time. • free • no ads • no account required • all data stored locally on your device • no cloud sync — not even we can see your data • export and import your data • track sobriety length • see your proportion of sober days • track spend • daily review reminders • mark days directly from notifications • works on Apple Watch • set an initial sobriety length

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Get Sober4 screens

Verdict

The call

DrinkControl and Get Sober both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of DrinkControl's written reviews are positive against 69% of Get Sober's. DrinkControl also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 27). Get Sober's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Get Sober sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrinkControl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.3K ratings behind it against 27, 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 69% of Get Sober's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Get Sober every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrinkControl versus Get Sober: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlGet Sober
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better4.6 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB5 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperE-protectPawel Decowski

Customer experience

DrinkControl

All ratings4,341 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews644 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.6%

Get Sober

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

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

Get Sober

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
4 purchases

Get Sober

Subscriptions4
  • Get Sober Supporter$4.991 Month
  • Get Sober Supporter$9.993 Months
  • Get Sober Supporter$14.996 Months
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  • Get Sober Supporter$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Get Sober free?
Get Sober is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DrinkControl or Get Sober?
DrinkControl is rated higher. DrinkControl averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Get Sober averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do DrinkControl or Get Sober have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Get Sober shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or Get Sober?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and Get Sober every 6 weeks. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on October 16, 2026 and Get Sober on October 7, 2026.

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