AlcoLog vs Drink Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AlcoLog
This app helps you understand your drinking habits through session tracking, habit scoring, and personalized goals. It offers smart alerts, insights into your patterns, and features like photo recognition for logging drinks. It supports medication tracking and integrates with widgets and Apple Watch.
- AlcoScore habit system
- Personalized goal tracking
- Real-time session logging
- Extensive drink library
- Photo recognition for drinks
- Medication logging
- Widgets and Apple Watch app
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We know how hard it is to control your drinking. We built AlcoLog because we needed it ourselves, and we use it every day. AlcoLog helps you understand your drinking with session tracking, habit scoring, personal goals, smart alerts, insights, and a fully functional sober support mode. One app, two modes. No judgment, just awareness. SOBER MODE Switch modes and AlcoLog counts alcohol-free days instead of drinks. A ten-second check-in each evening, a breathing exercise to ride out a craving, milestones marked as they land, and a running total of the money and calories you have not spent. Slipped? Tell AlcoLog. Your days stay in your history, and you can switch back to tracking whenever you want. ALCOSCORE HABIT SYSTEM A 0-100 habit score across six weighted pillars: frequency, intensity, trend, control, behavior and recovery, on a rolling 28-day window. Every session ends with Proud Points, Pinch Points and helper/harmer notes. PERSONAL GOALS Pick a goal at setup: cut back, stay under a limit, build sober days, or quit entirely, which turns on Sober Mode. AlcoLog tracks weekly progress with no nags. Hit a 4-week under-target streak or a sobriety milestone for a celebration card. REAL-TIME SESSION TRACKING Start a session and log drinks. Units, calories, cost, count and timer tick in real time. Dynamic Island, Live Activities and Smart Stack widgets add a drink, log water or end the session. Forgot last night? Add it as a past session. 1,174 DRINKS, 91 SIZES, 8 REGIONS 596 beers and ciders, 441 spirits and seltzers, 93 liqueurs and 44 wines, 46 of them alcohol-free, plus 44 cocktail recipes. Glass sizes follow your region. PHOTO, MENU & RECEIPT SCANNING Snap your drink and AI fills in its type, strength, size and calories. Photograph a menu and AI lists every drink with its sizes and prices. Scan a receipt to log the whole round. BARCODE SCANNER Scan any barcode. AlcoLog checks Open Food Facts, USDA, LCBO and FatSecret for ABV, calories and nutrition. All four scanners are Premium, with 5 free AI scans to try in total. LOCATION TAGGING & HOME LOCATION (PREMIUM) Every drink is auto-tagged with a friendly place name, and a session map shows where your night went. Auto-start when you leave home, auto-end on arrival, with saved venues. Location stays on your device. SMART ALERTS Limits for units (Free) or calories, cost and drinks (Premium). Cross-threshold alerts and auto-incrementing limits. Hydration reminders, motivational notes and session auto-stop. MEDICATIONS Log Naltrexone, Gabapentin, Acamprosate, Disulfiram, Nalmefene, Topiramate, and GLP-1 agonists. Track doses, set redose timers, pin reminders to venues. Built for the Sinclair Method and other evidence-based approaches. WIDGETS, SIRI AND APPLE WATCH Home and Lock Screen widgets in every size. Premium adds 10 Siri Shortcuts, Smart Stack widgets, and the Watch app: AlcoScore, sessions, drink logging, medications, and 16 complications with real-time sync. HISTORY AND INSIGHTS Calendar heatmap reveals patterns. Trend graphs track units, drinks, calories and cost. Sober-streak trophies mark your best runs. Export to CSV (Free) or PDF (Premium, unlimited). PRIVACY FIRST Your drink log never reaches AlcoLog's servers; Premium backs it up daily to your own iCloud. No account required. No third-party analytics, ads, or crash SDKs. Anonymous data sharing is off by default. TWO TIERS Free: Session tracking, Sober Mode, AlcoScore, personal goals, past sessions, medications, Apple Health sync, 1,174 drinks, widgets, Units alerts, CSV export. Premium: Everything above, plus iCloud backup, favorites, AI photo, barcode, menu and receipt scanning, location tagging, saved venues, session map, all alerts, unlimited PDF export, Dynamic Island styles, and the Apple Watch app. Track smarter. Drink better. Take control. Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com) Terms of Use: https://alcolog.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://alcolog.app/privacy.html
Drink Tracker
This app accurately tracks alcohol consumption by considering drink size and ABV, not just the number of drinks. It provides insights into your blood alcohol content and offers safety features like ride-home links. Log water intake and set weekly goals for a healthier approach to drinking.
- Accurate drink volume and ABV logging
- Estimated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) curve
- Session tracking with time limits
- Water logging during drinking sessions
- Safety screen with ride-home links
- Weekly goals and trend analysis
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Most drink trackers ask how many drinks you had. That's the wrong question. A 19.2 oz stovepipe of an 8% IPA is more than two standard drinks. A restaurant pour of wine is rarely 5 oz. TabTotaler knows the difference. What you get - 637 drinks with verified ABV, serving sizes, and calories - Search, barcode scan (Plus), or build your own pour - Two tallies: drinks logged and US standard drinks from size + ABV - Session tracking — start, end, continue within 10 hours, or restart fresh - Interactive BAC curve after your first drink (Widmark model with uncertainty) - Water logging during sessions - Weekly goals, calendar heatmap, day detail, and trends (Plus) - Safety screen with ride-home links — free at every tier, never paywalled Plans - Free: 7-day history, session tracking, daily reminder, ads supported - Plus: Unlimited synced history, barcode scan, journal, insights, custom drink time, CSV export, no ads, two sessions per day (sequential) - Pro: Two active sessions at once (You + Guest), per-slot Insights, spend tracking, session recap, breathalyzer log & compare, up to 3 restarts per slot per day Important TabTotaler is not a breathalyzer and does not measure blood alcohol. All figures are estimates from a mathematical model — not device or lab readings. Never use this app to decide whether it is safe or legal to drive, or to justify driving after drinking. Not a medical device. Does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Consult a healthcare professional for medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tabtotaler.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: AlcoLog at none against Drink Tracker's shown. Drink Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. AlcoLog sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Drink Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AlcoLog against 5.0 for Drink Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
AlcoLog ships an update every 6 days, Drink Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AlcoLog | Drink Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dean Chew | Matthew Vicario |
Customer experience
AlcoLog
Drink Tracker
In-app purchases
AlcoLog
- AlcoLog Premium Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- AlcoLog Premium Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Buy me half a pint$0.99
- Buy me a pint$2.99
- Buy me a double$4.99
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- Buy me a round$9.99
- Buy the bar a round$49.99
- AlcoLog Premium Lifetime$149.99
Drink Tracker
- TabTotaler Plus$3.991 Month
- TabTotaler Pro$7.991 Month
- Plus Yearly Direct$19.991 Year
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- TabTotaler Plus7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$54.991 Year
- TabTotaler Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- TabTotaler Plus Lifetime$49.99









