Comparison

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker vs drinkYs

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

drinkYs

This app simulates blood alcohol content minute-by-minute based on your body profile and drink logs. It provides live BAC curves, sober-by estimates, and integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive tracking. All your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Minute-by-minute BAC simulation
  • Live BAC curve visualization
  • Sober-by time estimation
  • One-tap logging with partial drinks
  • Apple Health integration
  • Full history and pattern heatmaps
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drinkYs calculates your blood alcohol content with a minute-by-minute simulation, not a rough estimate. Track drinks, see your BAC curve live, and know exactly when you'll be sober. Built on peer-reviewed pharmacokinetic research. Your data never leaves your device. ONE-TAP LOGGING WITH PARTIAL DRINKS Tap to log your default drink instantly. Long-press to pick from your custom drink types. Log partial drinks too — half a pint, a small measure, or any fractional amount — for precise, accurate tracking. LIVE BAC CURVES Watch your blood alcohol rise and fall on real-time charts — 2-hour window and full 24-hour view. The simulation accounts for absorption, elimination, and your body profile. SOBER-BY ESTIMATE See exactly when you'll drop below your chosen threshold — even accounting for drinks still being absorbed. PERSONALISED TO YOU Enter your weight, sex, and drinking experience. Your elimination rate is calculated automatically using the Widmark formula. APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION drinkYs writes your blood alcohol estimates to the Apple Health app so you can track them alongside your other health data. Requires permission — your data stays on your device and is never shared with us or any third party. FULL HISTORY & HEATMAPS Browse every drink grouped by day. Edit timestamps, change drink types, or export to CSV. Monthly calendar heatmap shows your patterns in Drinks, Units, or BAC mode. PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock body profile customisation, all drink type slots with custom volumes and ABV, stats sharing, and full app preferences. Pay once — no subscription. SCIENCE-BASED, PRIVATELY STORED Calculations use the Widmark formula and peer-reviewed research. No account, no cloud, no analytics. Everything stays on your iPhone. drinkYs provides estimates for informational purposes only. BAC estimates are not a substitute for certified testing. Never use this app to determine whether you are safe to drive. Always choose a safe way home.

Screenshots

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker4 screens
drinkYs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: drinkYs at 4.0 against Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker's 2.8. drinkYs also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, ads 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. drinkYs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

drinkYs holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker ships an update every 2 months, drinkYs monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker versus drinkYs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaf | Discreet Drink TrackerdrinkYs
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (16 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperOcastaWessel de Haas

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
Show 5 more
  • Week-long or month-long challenges with user support
  • Export data functionality
  • Monthly summary page
  • Monthly or yearly graphs
  • Dark mode option

drinkYs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

drinkYs

One-time1
  • DrinkYs$5.99

Questions

Is Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker free?
Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is drinkYs free?
drinkYs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker or drinkYs?
drinkYs is rated higher. Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker averages 2.8 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while drinkYs averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker or drinkYs have ads?
Neither Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker nor drinkYs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker or drinkYs?
Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and drinkYs monthly. Most recently, Leaf | Discreet Drink Tracker was updated on November 1, 2026 and drinkYs on October 31, 2026.

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