Comparison

Drynosaur vs Sweatistics

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

Head to head
About

Drynosaur

Track your progress in reducing alcohol consumption with a unique pet that evolves as you achieve milestones. Monitor your feelings, temptations, and status with intelligent prompts. Access mindfulness exercises, games, savings tracking, and helpful guides to support your journey.

Highlights
  • Evolving companion pet
  • Daily check-ins and mood tracking
  • Milestone celebrations and Fossil Museum
  • Mindfulness exercises and games
  • Savings tracker
  • Alcohol-free guides and strategies
Features
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Take a break from drinking and watch your Drynosaur evolve alongside you. At its heart is a simple truth: the most meaningful transformations happen one day at a time. Your Drynosaur is a companion that grows stronger as you do: each alcohol-free day advancing it through distinct evolutionary stages. The daily check-in is remarkably straightforward. You track how you're feeling. Note your temptations. Record your status. The interface responds with intelligent prompts that understand where you are in your journey. What makes this feel entirely different are the evolution and era systems. These aren't arbitrary markers, they're celebrations of genuine milestones. The transformations are full-screen, deliberate. They mean something. The timeline gives you perfect clarity. A clean, calendar-based view of your progress. Every alcohol-free day visible at a glance. Paired with this are the health benefits associated with each stage of your journey. I've thought carefully about the moments that matter most. The Fossil Museum unlocks at key achievements - your first week, thirty days, meaningful journal entries. Each fossil is detailed, deliberate. A permanent record of what you've accomplished. There are moments when you need support. A social event. A late night. For these, the Campfire offers a collection of mindfulness exercises and focused games. Dryno Run, Cards, Dryno Hop. Simple tools, there when you need them. The savings tracker does exactly what it says - it calculates the money you've saved by not drinking. Sometimes the most powerful information is the most straightforward. And because knowledge matters, guides are included. Strategies and tools for staying alcohol-free, always at your fingertips. Whether it's Sober October, Dry January, or simply taking a break - Drynosaur is designed to make something challenging feel engaging. I think you're going to love it. ------ TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ------ SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION A Drynosaur+ subscription is required to use and enjoy full access to features and content. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your Apple Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. From your Apple Account settings you can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your Apple Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your trial ends, the remaining free trial period will be forfeited when your purchase is confirmed. ------ DISCLAIMER: This app is designed to support your sobriety journey but is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous - please consult a healthcare professional if you are dependent on alcohol.

About

Sweatistics

Track your fitness and nutrition goals with home screen widgets for a quick overview. Log workouts, cardio, and meals manually or with AI-powered voice and photo recognition. Set weekly goals and monitor your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for progress
  • Weekly goal setting
  • Activity streak tracking
  • Workout logging with GPS
  • Barcode scanner for food
  • Voice and photo logging (Premium)
  • AI Coach (Premium)
Features
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Your week, on your Home Screen. Voice Log (nutrition, workouts, cardio), Scan Food, Cardio Photo Log and AI Coach are part of Sweatistics Premium, an auto-renewing subscription; widgets, goals, streaks, manual logging and GPS runs are free. Sweatistics puts your week where you already look. Set a few goals, glance at the gap, go close it. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Weekly Progress: workouts and cardio minutes against your weekly goals. • Nutrition: today's calories and macros against your targets. • Streak, Today and Weight widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets. One glance. No app to open. WEEKLY GOALS, NOT BUSYWORK • Track only what matters to you: weekly workouts, weekly cardio minutes, weekly miles, daily calories and macros, steps and goal weight. • Home shows Now vs Goal for each one. No fluff. KEEP SHOWING UP • Activity Streak: one active day, one credit. A workout or 10+ minutes of cardio keeps it going. • My Wins: personal records, consistency wins and milestones. Personal progress, not a leaderboard. WORKOUTS AND CARDIO • Log sets, reps and weight. Repeat your last session with previous values loaded. • Start a cardio session with optional GPS distance for outdoor runs, or log a past one. • Snap a barcode with the free barcode scanner, or use food search, My Foods and My Meals. SAY IT. REVIEW IT. LOG IT. (PREMIUM) • Voice Log: say what you ate, lifted or ran, the way you'd say it out loud. Sweatistics splits it into items and shows AI estimates you review and edit before anything is saved. • Scan Food: snap a photo of your plate and get AI estimates to check before you save. • Cardio Photo Log: log cardio from a photo, with AI estimates you review before saving. • AI Coach: ask questions about your training and your logs. Answers are AI-generated, can be wrong, and aren't medical advice. Nothing is logged until you confirm it. Calorie, macro and AI results are estimates and may not be exact. PROGRESS • See your nutrition trend, weight and steps over 7 days, 30 days, 90 days or a year. Small steps. Real progress. MAKE IT YOURS • Day or Night mode, color themes and a Home layout you choose. • Available in English and Spanish. SWEATISTICS PREMIUM Premium includes Nutrition, Workout and Cardio Voice Log; Scan Food; Cardio Photo Log; AI Coach. Monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions are available. Prices, and any free trial you're eligible for, are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. APPLE HEALTH With your permission, Sweatistics reads your step count from Apple Health to show daily steps and progress toward your step goal. It does not write to Apple Health, and Health data is never used for advertising. Health access is optional. AI AND YOUR DATA Voice recordings, food and cardio photos, and AI Coach questions you choose to send are processed by OpenAI to create estimates and answers. See our Privacy Policy for details. Terms of Use: https://www.sweatistics.com/terms.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sweatistics.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Drynosaur4 screens
Sweatistics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sweatistics at 100% against Drynosaur's 50%. Sweatistics also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Drynosaur's advantage is ratings volume (468 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drynosaur sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Sweatistics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sweatistics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drynosaur has 468 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Drynosaur's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sweatistics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drynosaur ships an update fortnightly, Sweatistics every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drynosaur versus Sweatistics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrynosaurSweatistics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (468 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings468 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB77 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGareth HarteSWEATISTICS LLC

Customer experience

Drynosaur

All ratings462 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative46.9%

Sweatistics

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Drynosaur

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly+$6.997 Days
  • Drynosaur+ Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Drynosaur+ Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Drynosaur+ Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly+$39.991 Year
  • Drynosaur+ Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Drynosaur+ Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Sweatistics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Drynosaur free?
Drynosaur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweatistics free?
Sweatistics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drynosaur or Sweatistics?
Sweatistics is rated higher. Drynosaur averages 4.8 out of 5 from 468 ratings, while Sweatistics averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Drynosaur or Sweatistics have ads?
Both Drynosaur and Sweatistics show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drynosaur or Sweatistics?
Drynosaur ships an update fortnightly, and Sweatistics every 5 days. Most recently, Drynosaur was updated on November 7, 2026 and Sweatistics on November 6, 2026.

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