DrinkControl is a focused way to record drinks, units, calories, expenses, and dry days. If you want a different emphasis, choose an alternative based on the kind of support or measurement you want to repeat.
Choose by goal
Find the kind of alternative you actually need.
For detailed drink entries
Choose a diary that keeps serving details and comparable measurements close to the original drink.
Alcohol Tracker°
A drink diary that keeps serving size, ABV, units, standard drinks, calories, cost, dry days, and estimated BAC in one view.
View official detailsFor moderation support
Choose a guided program when weekly planning, motivation, community, or human coaching is part of the change you want to make.
Sunnyside
A moderation program that combines drink tracking with weekly plans, daily motivation, progress analytics, community, and human coaching.
View official detailsFor sobriety accountability
Choose a sobriety-first experience when pledges, milestones, journaling, and community support are more important than drink-level measurements.
I Am Sober
A sobriety tracker centered on sober days, daily pledges, milestones, journaling, trigger reflection, and community support.
View official detailsFor free units and dry days
Choose a free tracker when units, goals, dry-day missions, and progress charts are the main things you want to see.
Try Dry
A free Alcohol Change UK app for year-round drink tracking, units, calories, money saved, custom goals, dry-day missions, charts, and motivation.
View official detailsAt a glance
Feature language from the checked sources.
“Not stated” means the checked official source did not describe the feature. “Premium” means the feature is described as paid or Plus functionality. Neither label is a claim that a product cannot offer a feature outside the checked source.
| Feature | Alcohol Tracker° | Sunnyside | I Am Sober | Try Dry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drink-level logging | Listed | Listed | Not stated | Listed |
| Units / standard drinks | Listed | Not stated | Not stated | Listed |
| Calories / money | Listed | Partly listed | Partly listed | Listed |
| Dry days / sobriety goals | Listed | Listed | Listed | Listed |
| Apple Watch | Listed | Not stated | Listed | Not stated |
| Apple Health | Listed | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Coaching / community | Not stated | Listed | Listed | Listed |
Start with the outcome, not the brand name
An alternative is useful only when it solves the reason you are looking elsewhere. A detailed diary, a moderation program, a sobriety counter, and a dry-day challenge may all be described as alcohol apps, but they ask you to build different habits.
Use the groups above to narrow the field, then compare the source-backed platform and price model before you commit to a new routine.
Keep the measurement model visible
If your current record includes serving size, ABV, units, calories, or cost, choose an alternative that describes the measurements you want to preserve. If the goal is a sober streak or a weekly plan, a simpler daily check-in may be the more useful record.
A practical way to compare
Try the smallest repeatable action in each product: log one real drink, mark one dry day, or set one weekly goal. The workflow that feels clear enough to repeat will usually teach you more than a long feature list.
Common questions
Before you choose.
What is the closest DrinkControl alternative?
Alcohol Tracker° is the closest alternative in this comparison for detailed drink logging, units, calories, cost, dry days, and Apple ecosystem support. Sunnyside, I Am Sober, and Try Dry serve different goals.
Which alternative includes coaching or community?
Sunnyside describes moderation coaching and community. I Am Sober describes pledges, milestones, journaling, and a sobriety community. Try Dry describes motivation and a coaching email program.
Which DrinkControl alternative is free?
Try Dry’s checked App Store listing describes it as free and without ads. Other apps may offer free downloads or trials with optional or paid features; confirm the current listing before choosing.
Editorial snapshot
Sources and methodology.
Features, platform details, and price models were checked against the linked official product pages and app listings on August 3, 2026. Product descriptions change, so revisit the source before making a purchase decision.
Alcohol Tracker° rows also reflect the current app implementation and feature-entitlement table. Competitor rows use only features described by the linked official source.
Try the detailed diary
Make each drink a useful data point.
Track serving size, units, calories, cost, dry days, and estimated BAC on iPhone and Apple Watch.
