Comparison

DrinkControl vs Pour Decision

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

Pour Decision

This app helps you track your alcohol consumption and set personal goals for reducing or quitting drinking. It provides detailed logs, stats, and a drink database to support your journey towards mindful consumption.

Highlights
  • Set personalized drinking goals
  • Track alcohol units, calories, and money spent
  • Detailed logs and historical data
  • Visualizations of consumption patterns
  • Extensive drink and cocktail database
  • Offline data storage
  • Privacy-focused local data storage
Features
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Pour Decision helps you quit drinking. Answer a few quick questions and get a plan built around your habits, your body and your reasons for stopping. Then follow it, one week at a time, all the way to zero. Not ready to quit? You can set a goal to drink less instead. Key Features YOUR QUIT PLAN Tell us about your drinking, your body and why you want to stop. Pour Decision turns your answers into a plan made for you, with a quit date, how much money and how many calories you'll save, and how many alcohol-free days you'll gain. Prefer your own numbers? Set an exact goal instead. STEP DOWN TO ZERO Each week has a clear goal that gets you closer to alcohol-free. See this week at a glance, look back on every week you've completed, and build a streak as you go. SOBER CLOCK Watch your time alcohol-free grow, from seconds and minutes to weeks, months and years. I'M ABOUT TO RELAPSE When a craving hits, tap one button. A guided breathing exercise slows things down while you're reminded of how far you've come and given simple things to do instead. MOOD CHECK-INS Log how you feel each day in a single tap. See your moods in your stats and on a yearly mood calendar, and notice how much better the alcohol-free days feel. SUMMARY AT A GLANCE Today's drinks, your units for today and this week, how you feel, your plan and your sober time, all on one screen. TRACKING AND ANALYTICS Track alcohol units, calories and money over time. Weekly, monthly and yearly charts show your averages, trends, top drinks and moods. ALCOHOL-FREE CALENDAR Your whole year on one screen. Switch between drinks and moods to spot patterns and triggers, and watch the alcohol-free days add up. EXTENSIVE DRINK DATABASE A ready-made library of popular drinks and cocktails with standard portion sizes, ABV and calorie counts. Log a drink in seconds, customize entries or request new ones anytime. SIP PACER Drink slow, quit fast. Start a session and put your phone in your pocket. Gentle vibrations tell you when it's time for your next sip. BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT Estimate your blood alcohol content (BAC) from the drinks you've logged, with one tap. WIDGETS See your daily, weekly and monthly totals on your home screen without opening the app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your drink logs, moods and personal details stay on your device. No account needed. ------ Pour Decision Pro: Pour Decision Pro unlocks your personalized plan and every feature. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://pourdecision.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pourdecision.app/privacy Sip Pacer Setup: To make sure haptic alerts aren't interrupted during Sip Pacer sessions: • Turn off silent mode for audio alerts to sound. • If you use a Focus mode or Do Not Disturb, allow Pour Decision to send Time-Sensitive Notifications. Attributions: • Drink icons designed by Freepik (https://www.freepik.com) • Hand illustrations designed by Lionel Taurus (https://www.figma.com/community/file/990218169140929445) Support & Inquiries: Have questions, bug reports or feature requests? Contact us at hello@pourdecision.app.

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Pour Decision4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pour Decision at none against DrinkControl's 13. Pour Decision also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). DrinkControl's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Pour Decision asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pour Decision holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.4K ratings behind it against 3, 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 Pour Decision's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Pour Decision every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DrinkControl versus Pour Decision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlPour Decision
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB113 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperE-protectOzBuilds, LLC

Customer experience

DrinkControl

All ratings4,355 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews645 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.6%

Pour Decision

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Pour Decision

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

Pour Decision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pour Decision free?
Pour Decision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DrinkControl or Pour Decision?
Pour Decision is rated higher. DrinkControl averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Pour Decision averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do DrinkControl or Pour Decision have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Pour Decision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or Pour Decision?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pour Decision every 6 weeks. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pour Decision on October 24, 2026.

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