Comparison

Drink Less vs Permille

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drink Less

This app helps you monitor your alcohol consumption privately and without judgment. It provides clear visualizations of your drinking habits based on health guidelines, allowing you to track intake easily and understand your patterns.

Highlights
  • Private drink logging
  • Visualizes drinking patterns
  • Based on NHS guidelines
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Exportable history
Features
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A simple, private drink tracker made for real life. Whether you’re cutting back or just staying aware, Drink Less gives you a clear picture of your drinking β€” without the guilt, lectures, or data collection. Based on NHS guidelines: β€’ 4 drinks/day β€’ 14 drinks/week β€’ 60 drinks/month Track your drinks in seconds. See your day, week, and month totals at a glance. Add past drinks if needed. Visualize patterns on a calendar. All with zero friction. No accounts. No tracking. No pressure. β€’ Fully offline β€” your data stays on your device β€’ No ads, no subscriptions, no analytics β€’ Export your history as a .csv at any time Built for people, not platforms. One-time purchase. Nothing more. Drink less. Feel better.

About

Permille

Features
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Permille keeps track of what you drink β€” and how it affects you. Use it for alcohol only, for caffeine only, or for both. It follows your lead: drink coffee in the morning and you see the caffeine reading. Go out at night and you see your blood-alcohol level. Do both and you see both, side by side. No competition, no encouragement β€” just overview and care. ALCOHOL IN VIEW β€’ Blood-alcohol estimate using the Widmark formula β€” with a traffic-light status and estimated time back to 0.0 ‰. β€’ The value rises gradually while you drink and comes down naturally β€” across midnight, too. β€’ Water guidance: alcohol is dehydrating β€” the app shows how much water still helps and gently reminds you. β€’ When it gets heavy, you get tips for getting home safely. CAFFEINE IN VIEW β€’ How much caffeine is in you right now β€” calculated from its half-life, not just added up. β€’ The answer that matters: when you can fall asleep well again, and when it has fully worn off. β€’ A heads-up when you go past the 400 mg daily guideline. β€’ Coffee, espresso, cappuccino, latte, cold brew, matcha, tea, cola, mate and the common energy drinks in the usual sizes β€” each with and without sugar. BOTH TOGETHER β€’ Vodka Energy or an Espresso Martini? The app works out alcohol and caffeine separately from the same drink. β€’ Worth knowing: caffeine masks tiredness, not the alcohol. The app says so whenever both are in play. β€’ A coffee never counts as alcohol β€” your dry days and stamp card stay untouched. ALSO INSIDE β€’ Daily totals: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, calories and cost. β€’ Mixer: build your own drinks from an ingredient library and see every value live. β€’ History & stats: your evening's curve, weekly and monthly figures, spending and patterns. β€’ Optional breathalyzer cross-check, Apple Health sync and Home/Lock-Screen widgets. MINDFUL, NOT ENCOURAGING Permille is built for harm reduction: water, breaks and nutrition transparency come first. There is no ranking and no reward for drinking. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Your entries are stored locally only. No account, no ads. Anonymous usage statistics (can be turned off) help improve the app. IMPORTANT Blood-alcohol and caffeine values are rough estimates, NOT a measuring device. Use at your own risk, without warranty. Never use it as a basis for driving β€” 0.0 ‰ always applies behind the wheel. It does not replace medical advice. For adults only. Excessive alcohol consumption harms your health.

Screenshots

Drink Less4 screens
Permille4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Permille at Free against Drink Less's $0.99. Permille also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Permille is free to download; Drink Less costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drink Less ships an update every 4 months, Permille fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Drink Less versus Permille: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrink LessPermille
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTravis Andrew WeningerJohann Brockstedt

In-app purchases

None

Drink Less

No in-app purchases

None

Permille

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drink Less free?
Drink Less costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Permille free?
Permille is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drink Less or Permille have ads?
Neither Drink Less nor Permille shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drink Less or Permille?
Drink Less ships an update every 4 months, and Permille fortnightly. Most recently, Drink Less was updated on September 8, 2026 and Permille on August 17, 2026.

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