Comparison

Buzz Catcher vs Alc AI

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Understand alcohol's effects
  • Track drinking pace and timing
  • Personalized insights
  • Focus on intentional choices
  • Privacy-first local storage
  • Discreet and easy to use
Features
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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/

About

Alc AI

This app helps you track alcohol intake, estimate blood alcohol content (BAC), and monitor recovery trends. It offers features like AI-powered drink scanning, real-time BAC graphs, and hydration reminders to promote awareness of drinking habits.

Highlights
  • Estimate BAC in real time
  • Live BAC graph with sober time
  • AI drink scanning
  • Track recovery score
  • Review drinking trends
  • Hydration and logging reminders
  • Sync with Apple Health
Features
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Alc AI helps you log drinks quickly, calculate your estimated BAC, and follow your session as it changes over time. Add a standard drink, save custom drinks, or scan a drink photo with AI to speed up logging. As you log, Alc AI updates your BAC estimate, peak BAC, projected sober time, recovery score, and drinking trends. Whether you want better awareness during a night out or clearer insight into your longer-term habits, Alc AI gives you one place to track alcohol intake, recovery, calories, and estimated spending. FEATURES • Estimate BAC in real time • View a live BAC graph with peak BAC and projected sober time • Log drinks quickly with standard and custom drink options • Scan drink photos with AI to auto-fill drink details • Track recovery score and recovery timeline • Review session, 7-day, 30-day, and lifetime trends • Monitor alcohol load, calories, volume, and estimated cost • Get reminders for peak BAC, sober time, drink logging, and hydration • Sync Alcohol Consumption to Apple Health • Compare intake with Apple Health step data • Use widgets and Live Activities for at-a-glance updates BUILT FOR AWARENESS Alc AI is designed to help you better understand your drinking patterns and estimated alcohol impact over time. It can help you see when your BAC may still be rising, when it may peak, and how long recovery may take based on your logged drinks. IMPORTANT NOTICE BAC values in Alc AI are estimates only and may be inaccurate. Alc AI is not a breathalyzer, blood test, or medical device, and it does not provide legal or medical advice. Do not use Alc AI to determine whether you are fit to drive or operate machinery. PREMIUM Pro unlocks features including AI Drink Scan, advanced analytics, recovery insights, unlimited BAC graph access, widgets, Live Activities, and Apple Health alcohol sync. Subscription: Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. If a free trial is offered, payment starts when the trial ends unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://alcai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://alcai.app/privacy

Screenshots

Buzz Catcher4 screens
Alc AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Buzz Catcher at 5.0 against Alc AI's 4.0. Buzz Catcher also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). Alc AI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Buzz Catcher sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Alc AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buzz Catcher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buzz Catcher ships an update every 2 months, Alc AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Buzz Catcher versus Alc AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuzz CatcherAlc AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTameka HallJOSEPH SALVATORE DANGELO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Buzz Catcher

Subscriptions1
  • Buzz Catcher7 Days trial$2.991 Month
2 purchases

Alc AI

Subscriptions2
  • Alc AI Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Alc AI Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Buzz Catcher free?
Buzz Catcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alc AI free?
Alc AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buzz Catcher or Alc AI?
Buzz Catcher is rated higher. Buzz Catcher averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Alc AI averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buzz Catcher or Alc AI have ads?
Neither Buzz Catcher nor Alc AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buzz Catcher or Alc AI?
Buzz Catcher ships an update every 2 months, and Alc AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, Buzz Catcher was updated on October 24, 2026 and Alc AI on October 28, 2026.

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