Comparison

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker vs DrinkCount

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

Head to head
About

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker

This app helps you monitor your alcohol consumption and gain better control over your drinking habits. It provides discreet feedback and personalized challenges to encourage a healthier relationship with alcohol.

Highlights
  • Track drinks discreetly
  • Set personal drinking targets
  • Receive timely, helpful hints
  • Suggests monthly challenges
  • Promotes healthier alcohol habits
Features
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Leaf keeps an honest record of what you drink, in UK units, so you can see how a week actually went rather than how it felt on Sunday morning. Logging takes a couple of taps. Pick from a starter list of everyday drinks, from pints and large glasses of wine to G&Ts, cans, hard seltzers and alcohol-free beer, or add your own with its size, strength, price and calories. Leaf works out the units. If you're out and only remember the next day, you can add drinks to any earlier day. SET A DAILY BUDGET Choose how many units a day feels right for you, and Leaf shows how each day compares. Setup puts the budget in familiar terms, so three units means something you can picture rather than an abstract number. The calendar colours each day by whether you stayed under, so a heavy run of weekends is easy to spot. SEE THE PATTERN Reports show your weekly trend over four or twelve weeks, which drinks make up most of your units, which days of the week tend to be heaviest, and an estimate of what you spent and the calories you drank. Month, year and all-time views give you the longer picture, and Leaf is upfront about days you didn't log instead of quietly treating them as zero. STOPPED DRINKING? Switch Leaf to sober tracking and it counts the time since your last drink, with an estimate of the money you've saved and the units you've avoided. You can move between drinking and sober tracking whenever your plans change. FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN The widget shows today's total and logs your most recent drink without opening the app. In sober tracking it counts the days since you stopped. GENTLE NUDGES Optional reminders prompt you to log your day, alongside monthly challenges and support messages. Turn each one on or off in Settings. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS There's no account to create. Your diary is stored on your iPhone, and you can export it as CSV files whenever you like. ALREADY USE LEAF? This update keeps every drink, day and setting you've already recorded. UNITS THE NHS WAY The NHS advises not regularly drinking more than 14 units a week, spread over three or more days, with several drink-free days if you want to cut down. Leaf counts UK units the same way the NHS does, so your weekly total in Reports compares directly with that guideline. Leaf is not a medical service. If you're worried about your drinking, your GP is a good place to start, or you can call Drinkline free and in confidence on 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am to 8pm, weekends 11am to 4pm). The NHS website also lists local alcohol support services near you.

About

DrinkCount

Features
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Take charge of your health with DrinkCount - the smart alcohol tracker that helps you make informed decisions about your drinking habits. Monitor your alcohol consumption, understand your patterns, and stay within recommended health guidelines with real-time tracking and insights. Health-Focused Tracking - Monitor consumption against recommended weekly limits (14 units) - Track alcohol units with medical accuracy - Seamless HealthKit integration with Apple Health - Visual health indicators and warning thresholds Smart Night Planning - Set healthy limits for your evening - Real-time progress tracking with health-focused alerts - Include recent drinks (last 12 hours) for complete health picture - Make informed choices as you approach your limit Live Activities & Dynamic Island - Monitor your health metrics without opening the app - Quick health-conscious drink logging from Lock Screen - Real-time health progress in Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro+) - Track both daily and weekly health targets Health Insights - Weekly consumption analysis vs medical recommendations - Drink equivalency calculator for accurate health tracking - Personal drinking patterns and health trends - Custom drink calculator with precise alcohol units Privacy & Health Security - Your health data stays private on your device - CloudKit sync across your Apple devices - No third-party access to your health information - Full control over your personal health data Perfect for health-conscious individuals who want to understand their relationship with alcohol. DrinkCount empowers you to make informed health decisions through awareness and education.

Screenshots

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker4 screens
DrinkCount4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DrinkCount at every 2 weeks against Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker's every 2 months. DrinkCount also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker ships an update every 2 months, DrinkCount every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker versus DrinkCount: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaf | Discreet Drink TrackerDrinkCount
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOcastaWilliam Alexander

Bugs and requests

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Reports are nearly always blank
  • Time/day overlap when travelling
  • Locks up on iOS
  • Calendar date incorrect in reports
  • Weekly bar chart shifts data by one day
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  • Days changed color and wouldn't track drinks
  • Cannot sync across devices
  • Cannot delete a drink if recorded in error
  • App crashes when trying to record a drink
  • Data wiped
  • Overview is a day out of sync
  • Logs everything to the next day
  • Cannot edit or delete an entry
  • Date in reports doesn't sync with main diary
  • Data lost after app update
  • Drinks popping up on wrong days
  • Cannot navigate to correct dates
  • Reports section not tracking alcohol-free days
  • Report function doesn't work
  • App crashes on startup
  • App won't stay open for long

Requested features

10 requests
  • Graphs and data visualization for comparison
  • Average drink amount per month/year
  • Comparison of drinking year over year
  • Average units for the week and per drink day
  • More info on target drinking limits
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  • Week-long or month-long challenges with user support
  • Export data functionality
  • Monthly summary page
  • Monthly or yearly graphs
  • Dark mode option

DrinkCount

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

DrinkCount

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker free?
Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrinkCount free?
DrinkCount is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker or DrinkCount have ads?
Neither Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker nor DrinkCount shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker or DrinkCount?
Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and DrinkCount every 2 weeks. Most recently, Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker was updated on November 6, 2026 and DrinkCount on October 30, 2026.

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