Comparison

DrinkControl vs iBac Consumer

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

iBac Consumer

Features
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Extremely small - Extremely accurate Professional alcoholometer in pocket size. iBac is an accurate alcoholometer designed to fit on your key chain. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth to the iBac Consumer app. The iBac Consumer app is primarily for self-testing and control. It displays the instant result and saves the result for history. The iBac Consumer doesn’t send any data to any cloud solution or third party. iBac has been tested by MHF International road safety test lab to be as accurate as of the professional devices – but the size is only one-tenth to one-fifth of the competitors. Works with iPhone 4S or later.

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
iBac Consumer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iBac Consumer at none against DrinkControl's 13. iBac Consumer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. iBac Consumer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, iBac Consumer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DrinkControl versus iBac Consumer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControliBac Consumer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperE-protectAlcosystems Sweden AB

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

iBac Consumer

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
None

iBac Consumer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iBac Consumer free?
iBac Consumer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DrinkControl or iBac Consumer have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor iBac Consumer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or iBac Consumer?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and iBac Consumer monthly. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on October 29, 2026 and iBac Consumer on October 17, 2026.

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