DrinkCoach+

I started recording on his app in may 2019. I was worried about my drinking and wanted to monitor it. This app did everything I needed it to and I managed to reduce my drinking but when I did drink heavily through periods of stress it was easy to monitor and helpful to have a visual image of how I was doing, or how bad it was. I also read sober diaries at some point and after a big drinking day or 3 at Christmas I decided to attempt dry January early on 27/12/19. I took it day by day and used Becks blue as a replacement (I did miss my wine for sure). I have had some tough times and I have not gone back to alcohol. I know it is unhelpful to drink when I am stressed. I haven’t looked at the app for years now but was telling someone about it and couldn’t even remember exactly when I stopped drinking so I looked at it today, all my info there still in the calendar! It was a good reminder of how helpful this app was and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Don’t beat your self up if you drink, take it one day at a time, find your alternative (fizzy water in wine glass, cordial, kombucha or 0% replacements). I still rely on alternatives but less so. This app helped me change my drinking habit and I am so grateful.

I love the app and have used it for years but unfortunately it is not accurate. To get the units of alcohol it is the ABV ( strength) multiplied by the volume decided by 1000. For example a 330ml beer at 4.6 is = 4.6X330/1000 =1.5 the app would give 2 units and it’s the same on them all so showing you drink more than you do .

Great app but the colour coding is set for you - it would be great if this could be personalised to your own preferences.

Great app and easy to use! But months ago a bug appeared where it doesn’t give the correct average units over 30days! I’ve been waiting for an update but looks like no one tests or checks this anymore! Dead app maybe? Don’t bother downloading it!

Used this app 18 months ago and it was fine, 5 stars, but started again just recently and i find the screen with the days on to enter units is so slow to come up ? I have to toggle between the options then eventually it shows ? Very annoying now !

Very easy to use. I downloaded as I wanted to cut back on my drinking and it has been a big help in me recognising my drinking pattern. It is motivating seeing how many alcohol free days I have and it makes me think twice when I go for a drink. It makes me think do I really need this? And also I feel more of a sense of achievement when I don’t drink, as I am quite a visual person, so it is satisfying to see more of the light blue days (where you are alcohol free) compared to yellow and red when I have drank.

Really easy to track how much I’m consuming and the colour coding makes it easy to see at a glance if it’s been a good/bad week. Would be greatly improved if the summary stats could be displayed over time in chart form to show whether each of the measures are rising or falling long term

Used this app for many months happily, but If you fall off the wagon and fail to enter your drinks, the app assumes you have a drink free day and gives you a (false) wonderful record. I’ve switched apps to one that makes me affirm a drink free day before it records it as such.

Really easy to use and simple to see alcohol consumption day by day, but REALLY needs a bar chart-type feature that helps you track over longer periods - daily, weekly, monthly, annually. Like a step tracker does. At the moment there’s no way of tracking whether your consumption is going up or down over time.

I got this app after reading all the rave reviews...I was aware that I was drinking too much and wanted so help managing that. The app is useful at tracking which days you have drunk and how much but that’s about it. I was hoping for some motivation and helpful tips but unfortunately you have to pay to speak to one of their advisors if you want that. Basic but does what it says on the tin.