Hodohodo Shudo vs DebuffTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hodohodo Shudo
This gamified drink tracker helps you log alcohol intake while staying within your moderation goals. A pixel art character visually represents your status, and you can earn XP and collect titles for making cutting back fun and manageable.
- Log drinks with a tap
- Real-time character status updates
- Customizable messages from sober self
- Water break habit builder
- Party reminders
- Earn XP and collect titles
- Historical session review
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"Just two drinks tonight." Ever set that limit, only to drink more than you planned? Hodohodo Shudo is a gamified drink tracker that helps you log drinks while keeping your own "Moderation Target" in mind. A pixel art character changes in real time as you log drinks. Earn XP and collect titles by staying within your target, making cutting back fun and manageable. ■ Log Drinks with a Tap Tap "Start Party," then tap each drink as you go. Seven options are available: beer, sake, wine, highball, sour, shochu, and water/non-alcoholic drinks. Times are recorded automatically, and mistakes can be deleted on the spot. ■ A Pixel Character Shows Your Status Your character's appearance and animations change with your drink count. Happy when sober, wobbly after a few drinks, and eventually collapsing... See your drinking status at a glance. ■ Messages from Your Sober Self Each alcoholic drink brings up a message written by your sober self. "Didn't you say you had an early start tomorrow?" Customize messages for your future tipsy self. A timely nudge to slow down. ■ Build a Water Break Habit With "One Drink, One Break," after your chosen drink count, logging each alcoholic drink locks the next one until you log water or a non-alcoholic drink. Choose a starting point from 1–10 drinks, or turn the feature off. ■ Party Reminders Enable reminders to receive notifications at your chosen interval after starting a party. Avoid forgetting to end your session and finish your log. ■ Earn XP and Collect Titles Log a drink and end your session to earn a 5 XP recording bonus. Stay below your target for an extra 3 XP, or meet it exactly for an extra 1 XP. Earn up to 8 XP per day. If any session that day exceeds its target, no moderation bonus applies for that day. Unlock titles as your total XP grows, and collect them with the date earned. Once earned, titles are yours to keep. Check your current position and progress toward your next title. ■ Look Back at Your History Browse your sessions by month. Review your success rate, average drink count, most frequently logged drinks, and estimated savings from drinking less than your target. Explore your drinking patterns through the calendar and individual session records. ■ Share Results and Titles Share session results and earned titles as images featuring pixel art. Preview the image and text before sharing. ■ Customize Your Drinks with Pro With a paid Hodohodo Shudo Pro subscription, add and edit drinks with your choice of name, icon, volume, and alcohol content. Reorder, show, hide, or delete drinks. Core drink tracking, titles, and history remain free. ■ Japanese and English Switch between Japanese and English anytime in Settings. ■ Privacy Matters No login required. Drink records, settings, and earned titles are stored on your device. We collect usage statistics and crash reports to improve the app, and send information needed for purchase management and support inquiries to external services. ■ For Anyone Who Wants To • Avoid that "I drank too much..." regret • Make cutting back feel natural and enjoyable • Track drink counts and reflect on habits • Take a game-like approach to drinking less ■ Terms & Privacy Policy Terms: https://hiyoko.app/en/apps/hodohodo-shudo/terms Privacy Policy: https://hiyoko.app/en/apps/hodohodo-shudo/privacy This app does not encourage alcohol consumption. It supports moderation and drinking less. For users of legal drinking age only. Drink customization requires paid Hodohodo Shudo Pro, available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Cancel in iOS Settings under Apple Account > Subscriptions.
DebuffTimer
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I'm Yoi. Your brain's avatar. How long have you been awake? If you can't answer right away, you're probably already slipping. A sleep-deprived brain performs like a drunk one — after 17 hours awake, cognitive tests drop to tipsy levels; at 24 hours, reaction time matches someone well over the limit. That's not a scare tactic — it's a measured finding from occupational medicine research. The nasty part? You're the only one who can't tell. Studies have shown that "I'm fine without sleep" is the least reliable self-report there is. So I'll break down in your place. The longer you stay up, the more I turn yellow, then red, then cracked and lifeless. That progression is your "Debuff Score" (0–150). Think of it as your brain's status screen in a game — a real-time number and gauge showing how wrecked you really are. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Real-time Debuff Score with a BAC (blood-alcohol) equivalent - HP, Focus, and Judgment gauges plus status-ailment labels - Second-by-second countdown to tonight's bedtime limit - Aggressive nudges at night; just the facts in the morning (no lectures when it's too late to change anything) - Log sleep with a single "Sleep" / "Woke up" tap — and backfill missed days with "Around here?" - Optional auto-import from Apple Health (HealthKit) - Weekly wake-up schedule with per-day overrides for shift workers - Auto-shield games and social media at bedtime (Screen Time) with optional Strict Shield - Bedtime-rhythm scatter chart and 30-day trend graph - 5-axis Sleep Score (Duration / Continuity / Regularity / Timing / Architecture) - No penalty for skipped days — streaks count "days logged this month," not consecutive runs FREE VS PRO Everything that gets you to bed is free. Debuff Score, notifications, schedule, shield (including Strict Shield), sleep log, last 7 days of data, and overall Sleep Score — no paywall. Pro (one-time purchase) adds 5-axis score breakdown, stage timeline, biometrics (heart rate / HRV / respiratory rate), unlimited daily detail history, month-over-month comparison, trend analysis, custom notification wording, and shift patterns. Nice-to-haves, not need-to-haves. ONE HONEST NOTE I'm not a medical device and I can't diagnose anything. The Debuff Score is a research-based estimate, not a clinical reading. Also, I'm bad at waking you up — use the built-in alarm for mornings. My job ends when you're in bed. Let's start tonight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DebuffTimer at weekly against Hodohodo Shudo's every 3 weeks. Hodohodo Shudo's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Hodohodo Shudo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DebuffTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hodohodo Shudo ships an update every 3 weeks, DebuffTimer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hodohodo Shudo | DebuffTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | hitoshi yokomizo | kizuku nishimoto |
In-app purchases
Hodohodo Shudo
- Hodohodo Shudo Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Hodohodo Shudo Pro Yearly1 Month trial$14.991 Year
- Buy the Developer a Drink$1.99
DebuffTimer
- DebuffTimer Pro$1.99









