DrinkControl vs BurnBar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
BurnBar
This app helps you balance alcohol consumption with physical activity. Earn drinks by moving your body and log the drinks you enjoy to maintain a clear understanding of your weekly balance. It's designed for intentional drinking and staying fit without extreme measures.
- Sync activity with Apple Health
- Earn drinks via steps or calories
- Log enjoyed drinks
- See weekly balance in real time
- Weekly balance system
- Clean, simple interface
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BurnBar is a drink tracker for people who want balance — not extremes. You don’t have to quit drinking to stay fit. You just need visibility. BurnBar helps you earn drinks through movement and track the ones you enjoy — so you always know where you stand. Walk, run, lift, move. Every bit of activity builds earned capacity. When you enjoy a drink, log it. Stay ahead. Stay balanced. No shame. No streak guilt. No performative sobriety. Just clarity. How BurnBar Works • Sync activity with Apple Health • Earn drinks by via steps or calories • Log the drinks you enjoy • See your weekly balance in real time BurnBar follows one simple rule: Burn more than you sip — and you’re in balance. Why People Use BurnBar • To drink smarter without quitting • To stay fit while enjoying weekends • To make trade-offs visible • To turn movement into momentum It’s not about restriction. It’s about ownership. Designed for Real Life • Weekly balance system • Clean, simple interface • No ads • Flexible for any activity level BurnBar isn’t a sobriety app. It’s a smarter way to enjoy drinking — intentionally. Subscription Information • Full Bar Weekly – $7.99 / month – Access to all drinks and bars • Full Bar Yearly – $36 / year – Access to all drinks and bars Payment & Renewal Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms & Privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://burnbar.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DrinkControl at free with in-app purchases against BurnBar's subscription. DrinkControl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 429). BurnBar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. DrinkControl sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BurnBar sells 33 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for DrinkControl against 4.8 for BurnBar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.4K ratings behind it against 429, 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 83% of BurnBar's.
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, BurnBar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrinkControl | BurnBar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.4K ratings) | 4.8 (429 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 429 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | E-protect | Leisure Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
DrinkControl
BurnBar
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
BurnBar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrinkControl
- 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
- 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
BurnBar
- Full Bar$1.497 Days
- Full Bar2 variants$2.997 Days
- Full Bar$3.491 Month
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- Full Bar$3.997 Days
- Full Bar2 variants$4.997 Days
- Full Bar7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Full Bar3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Full Bar$6.997 Days
- Full Bar$8.007 Days
- Full Bar$8.991 Month
- Full Bar$12.001 Month
- Full Bar3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Full Bar$19.991 Year
- Full Bar$24.001 Year
- Full Bar7 Days trial$24.001 Year
- Full Bar$24.991 Year
- Full Bar3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Full Bar7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Full Bar2 variants$29.991 Year
- Full Bar$34.001 Year
- Full Bar7 Days trial$34.001 Year
- Full Bar7 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Full Bar$35.991 Year
- Full Bar$49.991 Year
- Full Bar7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Full Bar$15.00
- Full Bar$39.99
- Full Bar$44.99
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- Full Bar$48.00
- Full Bar$49.99
- Full Bar$69.00
- Full Bar$89.00
- Full Bar$99.00









