DrinkCoach+ vs Mindful Drinking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrinkCoach+
This app helps users monitor and reduce their alcohol consumption. It tracks units, calories, and costs, and offers tools like reminders, goal setting, and a CBT diary to manage cravings and associated issues. Users can also book one-to-one sessions with specialists.
- Track units, calories, and cost
- View and share drinking summaries
- Book one-to-one coaching sessions
- Set location and time-based reminders
- Set and share goals
- CBT diary for tracking hangovers, cravings, etc.
- Mindfulness and breathing exercise videos
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DrinkCoach is for those wanting to cut down, or simply keep an eye on, their drinking. • The Observer UK's Top Ten Health Apps • The Guardian UK's Top 30 iOS Apps of the Week • Sunrise Australia's App of the Week • NHS Health Library • Also profiled in Sunday Star Times, Nursing Times, Huffington Post and Refinery 29 With DrinkCoach you will be able to: • Keep track of units, calories & cost • View & share seven day summaries of your drinking • Book a one-to-one session with a specialist Drink Coach • Set location and time based reminders • Set & share goals • Track hangovers, arguments, cravings and accidents associated with your drinking via a CBT diary • Watch bespoke video covering mindfulness and breathing exercises to manage cravings and help you achieve your goals
Mindful Drinking
Monitor your alcohol consumption and its impact on your mood. Accurately log drink sizes and alcohol content to understand your habits, manage calories and expenses, and compare your intake with low-risk guidelines.
- Track drinks and mood
- Accurate alcohol content and serving size logging
- Monitor daily calories and expenses
- Compare consumption with low-risk guidelines
- Plan sober days
- Daily reminders
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Track your drinks and mood with Mindful Drinking! With Mindful Drinking, you can monitor, comprehend, and positively impact your drinking habits and their effect on your mood. We convert various types of beverages, which come in different serving sizes, into units of alcohol, also known as standard drinks. This way, you can stay within the moderate (low-risk) alcohol limits, get motivated, spend less, lose weight, or even quit drinking entirely. Unlike most apps, Mindful Drinking allows you to accurately record the size and alcohol content of your drinks, so you don't have to worry about inaccurate consumption measures. Using Mindful Drinking, you will quickly understand how not all beers and wines are created equally. You can improve your tipsy decision-making skills and enhance your nights out with friends without regretting it the next day. Features: - Easily track your drinks for the current week - Accurately record alcohol content and serving size up to 2 decimal places with ABV helper - Track your mood to see how your alcohol use might be affecting it - Monitor your daily alcohol calories and expenses - Compare your alcohol consumption with the moderate (low-risk) drinking guidelines of different countries - Plan and complete sober days - Observe an annual sober days vs. drinking days chart and important numbers - Receive daily reminders to help you keep consistent records Premium features: - Get Last Call and Hydration reminders to minimize hangovers - Set up future messages from your sober self to your tipsy self - Quickly record drinks and mood logs from Profile tab charts - Record your drinks and daily mood logs for previous time periods without limitations - All-access to previous years for grid chart and numbers Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dosEKZx-QnJUMKiMPHSgW_P1QF0T8cI4AwRXzpQ907M/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrinkCoach+ at none against Mindful Drinking's 3. Mindful Drinking's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (60% vs 49%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Mindful Drinking sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DrinkCoach+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mindful Drinking holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 108 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of DrinkCoach+'s written reviews are positive against 60% of Mindful Drinking's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrinkCoach+ | Mindful Drinking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (108 ratings) | 4.7 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Humankind Charity | Mihaly Setalo |
Customer experience
DrinkCoach+
Mindful Drinking
In-app purchases
DrinkCoach+
No in-app purchases
Mindful Drinking
- Premium Access$9.991 Month
- Premium Access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime AccessFree
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