Comparison

DrinkControl vs Alc AI

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

Alc AI

This app helps you track alcohol intake, estimate blood alcohol content (BAC), and monitor recovery trends. It offers features like AI-powered drink scanning, real-time BAC graphs, and hydration reminders to promote awareness of drinking habits.

Highlights
  • Estimate BAC in real time
  • Live BAC graph with sober time
  • AI drink scanning
  • Track recovery score
  • Review drinking trends
  • Hydration and logging reminders
  • Sync with Apple Health
Features
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Alc AI helps you log drinks quickly, calculate your estimated BAC, and follow your session as it changes over time. Add a standard drink, save custom drinks, or scan a drink photo with AI to speed up logging. As you log, Alc AI updates your BAC estimate, peak BAC, projected sober time, recovery score, and drinking trends. Whether you want better awareness during a night out or clearer insight into your longer-term habits, Alc AI gives you one place to track alcohol intake, recovery, calories, and estimated spending. FEATURES • Estimate BAC in real time • View a live BAC graph with peak BAC and projected sober time • Log drinks quickly with standard and custom drink options • Scan drink photos with AI to auto-fill drink details • Track recovery score and recovery timeline • Review session, 7-day, 30-day, and lifetime trends • Monitor alcohol load, calories, volume, and estimated cost • Get reminders for peak BAC, sober time, drink logging, and hydration • Sync Alcohol Consumption to Apple Health • Compare intake with Apple Health step data • Use widgets and Live Activities for at-a-glance updates BUILT FOR AWARENESS Alc AI is designed to help you better understand your drinking patterns and estimated alcohol impact over time. It can help you see when your BAC may still be rising, when it may peak, and how long recovery may take based on your logged drinks. IMPORTANT NOTICE BAC values in Alc AI are estimates only and may be inaccurate. Alc AI is not a breathalyzer, blood test, or medical device, and it does not provide legal or medical advice. Do not use Alc AI to determine whether you are fit to drive or operate machinery. PREMIUM Pro unlocks features including AI Drink Scan, advanced analytics, recovery insights, unlimited BAC graph access, widgets, Live Activities, and Apple Health alcohol sync. Subscription: Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. If a free trial is offered, payment starts when the trial ends unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://alcai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://alcai.app/privacy

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Alc AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DrinkControl at 4.8 against Alc AI's 4.0. DrinkControl also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DrinkControl sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Alc AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrinkControl holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrinkControl has 4.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Alc AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DrinkControl versus Alc AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlAlc AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperE-protectJOSEPH SALVATORE DANGELO

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

Alc AI

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
2 purchases

Alc AI

Subscriptions2
  • Alc AI Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Alc AI Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alc AI free?
Alc AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DrinkControl or Alc AI?
DrinkControl is rated higher. DrinkControl averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Alc AI averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DrinkControl or Alc AI have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Alc AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrinkControl or Alc AI?
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, and Alc AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, DrinkControl was updated on November 1, 2026 and Alc AI on October 28, 2026.

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