DrinkControl vs Liver Buddy
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
Liver Buddy
This app helps you build healthier drinking habits through gamified tracking. Visualize your alcohol consumption's impact on a virtual liver avatar, earn achievements, and receive weekly summaries to stay motivated and accountable.
- Gamified liver avatar visualization
- Effortless one-tap drink logging
- Engaging calendar view for patterns
- Motivational feedback and achievements
- Weekly progress summaries
- Two calculation modes (simple/advanced)
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LiverBuddy is the gamified alcohol tracking app designed for people who want to build healthier drinking habits without boring spreadsheets or guilt-driven trackers. Instead of numbers alone, you’ll meet your very own Liver Buddy — an avatar that reacts to your drinking patterns. As you log drinks, your liver changes mood and appearance, helping you visualize the impact of your choices in real time, right down to your Home Screen. Why choose LiverBuddy? Effortless logging: Log a drink in one tap, in the app or straight from a widget without opening it. Widgets: Keep an eye on your liver, its score and your latest drinks from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Estimated blood alcohol: Follow an estimate of your blood alcohol level, with the time it should drop below your country’s legal limit, then back to zero. Live Activity: After a drink, your night out shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: drink count, spending, estimated level and a reminder to drink water. Add another drink or a glass of water without opening the app. Legal limit alerts: Get a notification when your estimated level goes over the legal limit, and another when it drops back under. Engaging calendar view: See streaks, dry days, and patterns over weeks or months. Analytics: Compare your weeks, track your spending and look back on your year with your yearly recap. Motivational feedback: Your liver evolves through six funny, relatable moods — from perfectly healthy to legally deceased. Weekly summaries: Compare your progress with your personal goals and get insights to stay on track. Achievements & streaks: Celebrate your wins, from your first alcohol-free weekend to a full dry month. Apple Health: Your drinks and water can be saved to the Health app. Privacy first: Your data stays private unless you choose to share it. Two calculation modes, your choice. LiverBuddy lets you choose how your consumption is analyzed: - Simple mode gives you a quick, easy estimate based on the average of your recent drinks. - Advanced mode uses accurate calculations based on real data and scientific references. Sources and explanations are available directly inside the app, so you always know how results are built. Whether you’re aiming to cut back, try a dry month, or simply understand your drinking better, LiverBuddy keeps you motivated, accountable, and entertained. It’s not about judgment. It’s about awareness — and making healthier habits stick. --- I created LiverBuddy to become more aware of my liver’s health after many nights out drinking. --- This app is just for fun and should never replace medical advice. The blood alcohol level shown is an indicative estimate with no legal value, based on your weight and sex. It does not replace an approved breathalyzer and never tells you whether you can drive. Legal limits are available for France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, the United States and Canada. --- Terms of Service: https://www.getliverbuddy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.getliverbuddy.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrinkControl at 4.8 against Liver Buddy's 2.0. DrinkControl also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Liver Buddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DrinkControl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrinkControl | Liver Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | E-protect | Maxence DUHOUX |
Customer experience
DrinkControl
Liver Buddy
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
Liver Buddy
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
- Premium features$9.99
- Premium, lifetime$14.99
- Premium, lifetime$24.99
Liver Buddy
- Unlimited (1 month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unlimited (1 year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- One time payment$24.99
Questions
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