Comparison

DrinkControl vs Bottle Cap

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

Bottle Cap

Easily log your alcohol intake to encourage more mindful drinking. Set personal weekly limits and track your progress with a simple, intuitive interface. Your data is kept private and synced securely with your health app.

Highlights
  • Effortless drink logging
  • Personalized weekly limits
  • Intuitive progress visualization
  • Secure Health app sync
  • Private data storage
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The simplest way to more mindful drinking. Bottle Cap is focussed on making logging your alcohol intake quick and easy. Forget about calculating measures or alcohol strength; it's the alcohol tracking app you'll actually use. Set your weekly limit, tap to log a drink, and keep an eye or your intake. All synced securely to Health. EFFORTLESS DRINK LOGGING Tap to log a single drink or an entire session. It's fast, easy, and super simple. PERSONALISE YOUR LIMIT Choose a weekly limit that feels right for you, no judgement. FUN AND INTUITIVE DESIGN See your remaining drink allowance at a glance. SEE YOUR JOURNEY Track your entries directly in Bottle Cap or jump into Health for a more detailed historic view. PRIVATE AND SECURE Bottle Cap never tracks you. Your data stays on your device, syncing only with Health. ABSOLUTELY FREE No hidden fees or pay-walls. Created to support better drinking habits, not to turn a profit. Bottle Cap is the easiest way to keep tabs on your alcohol intake, start your journey to mindful drinking today.

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Bottle Cap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bottle Cap at none against DrinkControl's 13. DrinkControl's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 12). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Bottle Cap asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Bottle Cap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.4K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of DrinkControl's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bottle Cap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrinkControl versus Bottle Cap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlBottle Cap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB20 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperE-protectRichard Picot

Customer experience

DrinkControl

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

Bottle Cap

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 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

Bottle Cap

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

Bottle Cap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bottle Cap free?
Bottle Cap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DrinkControl or Bottle Cap?
Bottle Cap is rated higher. DrinkControl averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Bottle Cap averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do DrinkControl or Bottle Cap have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Bottle Cap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or Bottle Cap?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bottle Cap every 3 weeks. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on October 21, 2026 and Bottle Cap on October 16, 2026.

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