Comparison

One Less Drink vs Alcohol Free Tracker

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

Head to head
About

One Less Drink

This app helps you reduce or quit alcohol consumption by tracking your savings and building streaks of alcohol-free days. It offers a personalized reduction plan and motivational tools to support your journey.

Highlights
  • One-tap drink logging
  • Real-time money saved calculations
  • Streak counter with milestones
  • Personalized reduction plan
  • Achievement badges and rewards
  • Customizable goals
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One Less Drink helps you cut back on alcohol by making the real cost of drinking impossible to ignore. Every drink you skip saves you money. Every dry day builds your streak. Every week you track shows you how far you've come. One Less Drink puts all of this in one simple, beautiful app. HOW IT WORKS Start with a quick personalized quiz that builds your custom reduction plan. Set your goal (cut back or quit entirely), choose your timeline, and let the app guide you day by day. Your daily limit gradually decreases based on your plan, so you're never asked to change overnight. TRACK EVERY DRINK, SEE EVERY DOLLAR Log drinks with a single tap. See exactly how much money you're saving in real time. Your savings update daily, weekly, and over your entire journey. Most users are shocked when they see their yearly alcohol spend for the first time. BUILD YOUR STREAK Watch your alcohol-free days stack up. Hit milestones. Earn badges. The longer your streak, the more motivated you'll feel to keep going. YOUR PERSONALIZED PLAN Based on your drinking habits and goals, One Less Drink creates a step-by-step reduction plan that works with your lifestyle, not against it. Track your actual progress against your plan and see how you're trending over time. FEATURES -One-tap drink logging with daily limit tracking -Real-time money saved calculations (today, this week, all time) -Streak counter with milestone celebrations -Personalized reduction plan with progress charts -Daily motivational messages and tips -Achievement badges and rewards -Customizable goals and timeline -Daily check-in notifications -Weekly progress summaries -Privacy-first design with local data storage WHY ONE LESS DRINK? Most alcohol apps lecture you with science lessons or force you into a 12-step program. One Less Drink is different. We focus on what actually motivates change: seeing the money you're wasting, watching your streak grow, and proving to yourself that you can do it. Whether you want to quit entirely or just cut back, One Less Drink meets you where you are. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS One Less Drink offers two auto-renewing subscriptions: - Weekly: $4.99 per week - Annual: $59.99 per year, with a 3-day free trial Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://project-61tey.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://project-61tey.vercel.app/terms

About

Alcohol Free Tracker

Track your alcohol-free days and mindful drinking progress with this private, local-first application. It offers simple tools to help you notice your progress without social pressure or community features. Focus on your personal journey with thoughtful insights and transparent data handling.

Highlights
  • Private, local-first tracking
  • Mindful check-ins
  • Log alcohol-free days
  • Track drinking patterns
  • View consistency and patterns
  • Estimate savings
  • Set milestones
Features
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Alcohol Free Tracker is a private, local-first tracker for alcohol-free days, mindful drinking, and calm progress. The app intentionally avoids social pressure, community feeds, coaching scripts, and streak-shaming. Just simple, thoughtful tools that make progress easier to notice. Private by Design Your profile, check-ins, drink log, and notes stay on your device. The app requires no registration, no account creation, and no network connection to work. Mindful Check-ins Log check-ins daily to build your streak. Mark an alcohol-free day or record a broad drink level. Add time and a private note only when the context helps. See Patterns Move between monthly and yearly views to notice consistency, drinking patterns, and the days that deserve reflection. Let Small Wins Add Up Follow total days, sober time, logged streaks, savings estimates, and milestones without turning them into pressure. Simple & Transparent Your data stays 100% private on your device. No third-party ads or hidden tracking. Alcohol Free Tracker is a self-directed tracking tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://liuys614.github.io/AlcoholFreeTracker-Website/privacy.html

Screenshots

One Less Drink4 screens
Alcohol Free Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Alcohol Free Tracker at free with in-app purchases against One Less Drink's subscription. Alcohol Free Tracker also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). One Less Drink's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. One Less Drink sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Alcohol Free Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for One Less Drink against 4.9 for Alcohol Free Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alcohol Free Tracker has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
One Less Drink versus Alcohol Free Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Less DrinkAlcohol Free Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJACOB DANIEL WELLSYI SHIH LIU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

One Less Drink

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Alcohol Free Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro: Drink Tracker$4.991 Month
  • Annual Pro: Alcohol Tracker7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro: Sober Counter$49.99

Questions

Is One Less Drink free?
One Less Drink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alcohol Free Tracker free?
Alcohol Free Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, One Less Drink or Alcohol Free Tracker?
One Less Drink is rated higher. One Less Drink averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Alcohol Free Tracker averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do One Less Drink or Alcohol Free Tracker have ads?
Neither One Less Drink nor Alcohol Free Tracker shows ads.

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