5 Apps to Help Slow Your Post Coronavirus Drinking Down
As we have all been officially crawling out of the COVID-induced hole we’ve been living in for the past few years, it’s probably occurred to more than a few of us that our alcohol intake may have been spiking for awhile. Only to now be entering into maskless summer hangs with even more inevitable drinking. So how do we make a plan to balance it and cut back on the days we’re not with friends celebrating summer?
You may be a pen and paper person, but apps help me manage everything. Tracking my drinking helps me create structure and awareness of where I’m at in my weekly count of drinks. So if you’re in the market for cutting back on drinking, here are 5 apps to help.
Clarity: Drink Less, Live Well
Cost:
Free
Device:
iPhone
Less is a simple, elegant, intuitive tool to help people who drink alcohol do so more mindfully, and make space for more drink-free days. From the creators of ZERO, the top rated fasting app, Less makes it easy to track your alcohol intake so you can stay aware of how much you drink and when. It’s a science-based approach to taking control of your consumption. As the saying goes, “What gets measured gets managed.”
Drink Control Alcohol Tracker
Cost:
Free
Device:
iPhone
DrinkControl makes it easy to maintain a log of drinks you've consumed without getting in the way of a good time, comparing your average intake against guidelines set forth by several leading health organizations.
There is a paid version available which provides detailed, long-term statistics along with the ability to export data to a spreadsheet and back up that information on Dropbox from right within the app
Dry Days by AlcoChange
Cost
Free
Device
iPhone & Andriod
Dry Days makes it easy to track days in which you didn't have a drink, along with the physical and financial costs associated with those days on which you did consume alcohol. Being able to connect with and follow friends' activity, along with the group-based leaderboard feature, provides a level of encouragement and even competitiveness not available in most other apps of this type.
Saying When
Cost:
Free
Device:
iPhone & Android
Saying When tracks volume and type of drinks consumed but also features a coping strategies dialog to help organize what does and doesn't work each time you experience an unwanted urge for alcohol. It also includes a series of assessment questions get you started, after which you're tasked with setting specific drinking-related goals which can be easily monitored via the app's dashboard.
DrinkCoach+
Cost:
Free
Device
iPhone & Android
In addition to keeping tabs on caloric intake, total cost and other tolls incurred from your drinking, DrinkCoach also lets you maintain a record of hangovers, accidents, arguments and other negatives associated with too much booze.