DrinkControl vs PourAware
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
PourAware
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Know how each pour adds up—not just how many glasses you had. PourAware is a private alcohol tracker that converts each entry into the standard drink or alcohol unit used in your selected region, then helps you understand patterns over time. Log beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails in seconds with Quick Add. Choose a familiar regional serving preset, or customize volume, ABV, quantity, date, time, and notes. Related entries are grouped into natural drinking sessions—even when a session runs past midnight. Review today’s activity, recent entries on the Timeline, and trends across 7 days, 30 days, or all time. FEATURES • One-tap Quick Add for beer, wine, spirits, and cocktails, with Undo • Three customizable Quick Add drinks, also on your Home Screen widget and app icon • Regional presets with flexible custom volume and ABV • Standard drinks or UK units, based on guidelines for Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, and Australia • Calendar view showing how much you logged each day at a glance • Daily activity Timeline and longer-term trends • Session-grouped history, including sessions that cross midnight • Drinking days, averages, and drink-type breakdowns • Optional About You settings to personalise activity status • Home Screen widgets for at-a-glance awareness and quick logging • Private by design: no account, and your data stays on your device REGIONAL SUPPORT Choose Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, or Australia for regional calculations, serving presets, and guideline context. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account • No tracking or analytics • Drinking history stored locally on your device PourAware is for personal awareness only and does not provide medical, legal, or driving-safety advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DrinkControl at Free against PourAware's $0.99. PourAware's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
DrinkControl is free to download; PourAware costs $0.99 up front. DrinkControl sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. PourAware asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrinkControl ships an update every 3 weeks, PourAware every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrinkControl | PourAware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | E-protect | Wei Du |
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
PourAware
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
PourAware
No in-app purchases









