Comparison

DrinkCoach+ vs LucidGuide

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

LucidGuide

Features
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Build a lucid dreaming practice one habit at a time. LucidGuide helps you remember more dreams, notice recurring dream signs, and develop practical routines for lucid dreaming. This is an early release, and LucidGuide will keep improving with your feedback. Send ideas or report an issue using Send Feedback in the Guide tab. FEATURES • Dream journal Capture a dream by voice or text right after waking. Add tags, clarity, techniques, and a lucid-dream marker. • Reality checks Create daytime reminders and log your checks to build a consistent awareness habit. • WBTB planner Plan Wake Back To Bed sessions around sleep cycles, with an in-app alarm and snooze. • Patterns and progress See your dream-journal streak, lucid rate, and recurring dream signs over time. • Dream map Save meaningful places from your dreams and connect them on an interactive map. • Guides and glossary Learn the basics of lucid dreaming, WBTB, MILD, SSILD, REM, and dream signs. • Dream Streak widget Keep your recent practice progress visible on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS LucidGuide does not require an account. Your dream entries and practice data are stored on your device. Voice transcription uses on-device recognition when available. IMPORTANT LucidGuide is not a medical device and does not diagnose sleep conditions or clinically identify sleep stages. Protect your sleep: turn off nighttime awakenings if they make you tired, unwell, or worsen insomnia.

Screenshots

DrinkCoach+4 screens
LucidGuide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DrinkCoach+ at 3 against LucidGuide's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DrinkCoach+ versus LucidGuide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinkCoach+LucidGuide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (108 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings108 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHumankind CharityVladimir Kovalev

Bugs and requests

DrinkCoach+

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App sometimes deletes days when changing time zones
  • Bug where it doesn’t give the correct average units over 30 days
  • Screen with days to enter units is slow to come up
  • Report doesn’t work, sends image instead of PDF
  • If you fall off the wagon and fail to enter drinks, the app assumes a drink-free day
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  • Bug that if you change time zone it moves the record to the previous day and gets confused
  • Constantly crashed for me
  • New version is crap
  • Upgrade deleted over 12 months of tracking data
  • App is randomly deleting stored tracking data
  • Can’t track drinks for days in the top right of monthly calendar as it’s covered by the rewards badge
  • Text is unhelpfully small and pastel blue on white background on iPhone

Requested features

24 requests
  • Export raw data to .csv or .xlsx
  • Darker shade of red for high consumption
  • Adjustable shot/standard drink sizes for different regions
  • Personalized color coding
  • Chart form for summary stats over time
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  • Bar chart-type feature for tracking over longer periods
  • Customizable drinks (add % and price when logging)
  • More drink icons (sake, hard seltzer, stein)
  • Option to add time/place of consumption
  • Bring back at-a-glance viewing of units over time (not just PDF download)
  • Add branded alcohols to select
  • Option to affirm drink-free day before recording
  • More customization options for units (e.g., ounces for US)
  • Improve accuracy of unit calculation
  • Fix bug with average units over 30 days
  • Fix bug with time zone changes affecting records
  • Improve reporting functionality
  • Allow adding drinks by size and strength directly
  • Allow tracking free drinks without altering other drink prices
  • Allow differentiating units bought in supermarket vs bar
  • Allow tracking spending on drinks for others (rounds)
  • Include time and place alongside consumption
  • Change day colors on calendar (green, amber, red)
  • Make text more readable on iPhone (contrast and size)

LucidGuide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DrinkCoach+

No in-app purchases

None

LucidGuide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrinkCoach+ free?
DrinkCoach+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LucidGuide free?
LucidGuide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DrinkCoach+ or LucidGuide have ads?
Neither DrinkCoach+ nor LucidGuide shows ads.

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