Drink Count Alcohol Tracker vs Buzz Catcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drink Count Alcohol Tracker
Easily log your alcohol consumption with a simple interface. Track daily totals and view historical statistics. Features include lock screen and Apple Watch integration for quick logging.
- Single-page drink logging
- Daily drink tally
- Lock screen Live Activity
- Apple Watch app and complication
- iPhone widget
- Track drinking over time
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Drink Count is a simple drink-counting app that is easy to use no matter how many beers you've had. Keep a daily drink tally on the iPhone lock screen or record directly from your Apple Watch face. Track your drinking over time. Features: - Single-page app with current drink count, counts/stats in a lookback period, and ability to add/subtract drinks. - Live Activity on iPhone lock screen with buttons to add/subtract to the daily count. - Apple Watch app with current drink count and ability to add/subtract drinks. - Apple Watch complication displaying current count, linking to the Watch app on tap. - iPhone widget of same design. Drink Count is free to use, free of ads, and requires no login.
Buzz Catcher
This app helps you understand alcohol's effects on your body, mood, and clarity. It tracks your drinking patterns to provide personalized insights, promoting mindful consumption without judgment or pressure to abstain.
- Understand alcohol's effects
- Track drinking pace and timing
- Personalized insights
- Focus on intentional choices
- Privacy-first local storage
- Discreet and easy to use
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Buzz Catcher™ is designed for people who enjoy drinking but want greater awareness and control. Instead of focusing on abstinence or streaks, Buzz Catcher helps you understand how alcohol affects your body, mood, and clarity, so you can make choices that feel good both during the night and the day after. By tracking pace, timing, and personal patterns, Buzz Catcher offers insight without judgment. There’s no pressure to quit drinking, just tools to help you stay intentional. Why Buzz Catcher? • Awareness over abstinence • Personalized insights that improve over time • Focus on pace, not perfection • Designed for discretion and ease Privacy-first by design All data is stored securely on your device using encrypted local storage. Buzz Catcher does not collect analytics, transmit data, or track you in any way. Perfect for you if: • You drink socially or regularly • You want to stay sharp and in control • You care about how drinking affects your next day • You value privacy and thoughtful design Buzz Catcher isn’t about quitting alcohol. It’s about understanding it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drink Count Alcohol Tracker at none against Buzz Catcher's 1. Drink Count Alcohol Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Buzz Catcher's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Buzz Catcher sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Drink Count Alcohol Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Drink Count Alcohol Tracker against 5.0 for Buzz Catcher. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drink Count Alcohol Tracker has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Drink Count Alcohol Tracker ships an update every 10 days, Buzz Catcher every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drink Count Alcohol Tracker | Buzz Catcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bryce Sandlund | Tameka Hall |
Customer experience
Drink Count Alcohol Tracker
Buzz Catcher
In-app purchases
Drink Count Alcohol Tracker
No in-app purchases
Buzz Catcher
- Buzz Catcher7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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