Comparison

DrinkControl vs Caffeine++

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

Caffeine++

This app helps you monitor your daily intake of caffeine, water, sugar, and alcohol. It offers features like categorization by venue, widgets, and Siri shortcuts for quick logging. Data syncs with Apple Health, ensuring your privacy with local storage and no ads or third-party tracking.

Highlights
  • Track caffeine, water, sugar, calories, pills, alcohol
  • Categorize drinks by venue
  • Widgets and Siri Shortcuts
  • Apple Watch app
  • Apple Health sync
  • Local data storage for privacy
Features
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Caffeine++ is the caffeine tracker which syncs caffeine, water, and alcohol consumption with the Health app. Free Mode • Track caffeine, water, sugar, calories, pills, and alcohol • Categorise your drinks by a venue for quick logging • Widgets • Siri Shortcuts • Weekly Chart • Independent Apple Watch app • Data stored locally, full privacy • Apple Health sync • No subscriptions, no ads, no third-party tracking PRO • Data Import / Export • Reminders • Biological Half-Life • Remove logged samples • Chart customisations • Share In-App Purchase with your family • Access all upcoming features Please limit your caffeine intake to 200 mg if you’re pregnant. Apple Watch app requires Apple Health permissions for sync.

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Caffeine++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: DrinkControl at 4.3K against Caffeine++'s 1. Caffeine++'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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 Caffeine++ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Caffeine++ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Caffeine++'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Caffeine++ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrinkControl versus Caffeine++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlCaffeine++
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB9 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperE-protectCocoa Productions

Customer experience

DrinkControl

All ratings4,332 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews643 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.6%

Caffeine++

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Caffeine++

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
1 purchases

Caffeine++

One-time1
  • Caffeine++ Pro$5.99

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caffeine++ free?
Caffeine++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DrinkControl or Caffeine++?
Caffeine++ is rated higher. DrinkControl averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Caffeine++ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DrinkControl or Caffeine++ have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Caffeine++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or Caffeine++?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and Caffeine++ monthly. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on October 14, 2026 and Caffeine++ on September 25, 2026.

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