The best alcohol tracking apps in 2026
Written by the makers of one of them - so every claim below is dated, sourced, and checkable. September 2026.
"Best" depends on the job. To see tonight as it happens - live estimate, pacing, sober window - that's Abvy. To drink less next month, Sunnyside or Reframe. To stop entirely, I Am Sober. Most bad app choices in this category are just category mistakes.
The three jobs
Every app in this space answers one of three questions. Where am I right now? - the live-measurement job: a BAC estimate, pacing, and a sober window during the evening. How do I drink less over time? - the coaching job: weekly targets, check-ins, habit programs. How do I stay stopped? - the sobriety job: streaks, milestones, community. The apps are not interchangeable, and the ones that try to do all three do none well.
The field
- Abvy - Live BAC estimate and pacing, tonight.
- Sunnyside - Coached moderation over weeks.
- Reframe - Neuroscience-flavored habit program.
- I Am Sober - Sobriety streaks and community.
- TRY DRY - Dry January and dry-spell challenges.
- DrinkControl - Unit, calorie and money logging.
- AlcoDroid - Veteran Android logger with BAC estimate.
| Abvy | Sunnyside | Reframe | I Am Sober | TRY DRY | DrinkControl | AlcoDroid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live BAC curve during the evening | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | Basic estimate |
| Estimated sober window | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | Basic |
| Pacing guidance tonight | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weekly plans / coaching | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | Challenges | — | — |
| Sobriety streaks | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Units / calories / money | Units & counts | Money & calories | ✓ | Money | Units & money | ✓ | ✓ |
| Watch app | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Widgets + Live Activity | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Published estimation methodology | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Competitor columns reflect each app's own store listing and public description as of September 18, 2026; a dash means the listing doesn't offer the feature. Ratings are US App Store counts on that date. Yes, Abvy wrote this page - which is why everything in it is checkable.
If tonight is the question
Abvy is the only current app on this list built around a live blood-alcohol estimate: log drinks as you have them and it draws the evening as a curve - where you are, your estimated peak, when the next drink fits your pace, and an estimated window for reaching zero. It ships with an Apple Watch app, home-screen widgets and a lock-screen Live Activity, speaks 15 languages with region-correct drinks and serving sizes, and publishes every constant of its model. It is new for 2026 - the ratings history is short, the engineering is not.
If next month is the question
Sunnyside (4.8, 2,307 ratings) is the most focused moderation coach: weekly plans, daily check-ins, and habit techniques, deliberately not about sobriety. Reframe (4.7, 44,581) is the bigger program with a neuroscience framing and a large content library. Both are subscriptions; both work on the scale of weeks, not evenings.
If stopping is the question
I Am Sober (4.9, 187,090 ratings) is the category giant for a reason: streaks, milestones, and a strong community. TRY DRY (4.8, 2,897), by the UK charity Alcohol Change UK, is the home of Dry January and dry-spell challenges - and free. If your goal is zero, start there, not with a drink tracker.
The loggers
DrinkControl (4.8, 4,290 ratings, iPhone) is a polished unit-and-money logger with a privacy-first, on-device design - a good diary if a diary is all you want. AlcoDroid (1M+ installs, Android) is the veteran of the whole category with a basic BAC estimate, but its development has visibly slowed; it shows its age.
What we compared
- Store listings, descriptions and rating counts of all seven apps (September 18, 2026)
- Feature claims verifiable from public listings and, for Abvy, from the shipped app
- Platform availability and pricing models
What we didn't
- Coaching or program outcomes - we did not run the paid programs
- Each vendor's own results claims (reported as theirs where mentioned)
- Long-term retention or medical effectiveness of any approach
There is no single best - the category splits into three jobs. For a live blood-alcohol estimate and pacing during the evening, Abvy is built for exactly that. For coached moderation over weeks, Sunnyside and Reframe are the established programs. For quitting entirely, I Am Sober's streaks and community are the category standard. Pick by the job, not the rating.
Track tonight as it happens - live estimate, sober window, and pacing on your own numbers.
iPhone beta on TestFlight
Android beta on Google PlayAbvy estimates - it never measures. It is not a breathalyzer and can't tell you whether you're under a legal limit or fit to drive.