Comparison

DrinkControl vs Clearial

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

Clearial

Features
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Drinking a little less starts with actually seeing how much you drink. Clearial turns that into thirty seconds a day: tap a day, log it honestly, and watch a colour-coded calendar quietly reveal the pattern you've been guessing at for years. WHY PEOPLE STAY • No shame, no lectures, no "you have a problem" pop-ups • No account required — open the app and start • Your log stays on your device unless you choose to sync it SEE THE PATTERN Green for a clear day, through to red for a heavy one. One glance at the month and you know whether last week was a blip or a habit. CATCH UP IN SECONDS Missed a few days? Slide across the calendar and fill a whole week at once. Coming back after a gap is the moment most trackers lose you — this one makes it painless. BUILD A STREAK WORTH KEEPING Every alcohol-free day extends your streak, and Clearial celebrates it. Small wins, counted properly. SYNC WITH APPLE HEALTH Optionally write your drinks to Apple Health so the picture sits beside your sleep, steps and heart data. Entirely optional, entirely yours. TELL SOMEONE YOU TRUST Send your progress to one person who will notice. No public feed, no profile, no strangers, no leaderboard — nothing is shared unless you send it yourself. PREMIUM Premium unlocks the Insights card: deeper monthly and yearly analysis, your clear-day rate and full-year totals, an estimate of the money you didn't spend, and CSV export of your whole history. Everything else — logging, the calendar, streaks and Apple Health sync — is free. Choose weekly, monthly, yearly, or pay once for lifetime. Weekly and monthly include a 3-day free trial; yearly includes 7 days. Clearial is a self-tracking tool, not a medical device or treatment. If you're worried about your relationship with alcohol, please speak to a licensed healthcare professional. Terms of Use: https://bulsulabs.com/clearial/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://bulsulabs.com/clearial/privacy.html

Screenshots

DrinkControl4 screens
Clearial4 screens

Verdict

The call

DrinkControl and Clearial are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Clearial sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DrinkControl versus Clearial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkControlClearial
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperE-protectberke bulsu

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

Clearial

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
4 purchases

Clearial

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99

Questions

Is DrinkControl free?
DrinkControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clearial free?
Clearial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DrinkControl or Clearial have ads?
Neither DrinkControl nor Clearial shows ads.

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