TRY DRY: The Dry January app

After many attempts to get the app to load, it eventually has and now works fine! Very odd! 4 stars only because it still takes a while to load up. The app never loads! No matter what I do, uninstall and try and again... only ever loads a yellow screen that says ‘TRY DRY’ and nothing else. Disappointing as was hoping this would assist me with my goals.

EDIT: The latest version (Nov 2019) is an improvement and the suggestion I made below has been implemented. I’m upgrading my review from four to five stars. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This year’s version (Jan 2019) was better than the previous one. However it is still buggy - I had to disable the notifications as these regularly froze the app, and once they caused my iPhone to crash & turn itself off! An improvement is the way you can input the alcohol you drink very precisely - type, amount & alcohol %. I wish it would show the total units drunk on that day. It obviously calculates it, as it shows “units saved” but doesn’t show “units drunk”. This feature would help me monitor my drinking better.

An excellent app to help you understand your relationship with alcohol. You can use it to track an alcohol-free streak like Dry January, to reduce or moderate your drinking or just to record the amount you drink. There are a number of targets you can choose to work towards, depending on your personal objective. One small update I’d like to see is a “catch up” option so you can mark a number of days as dry rather than having to do them individually. But that is really being picky, it’s great just as it is.

After initial teething problems with this App which have now all been resolved, this App continues to support me in staying ‘dry’. It’s great to track your progress and see what you have achieved. I have tried many different methods over the years to stay ‘dry’ without success, but this App has truly helped me achieving my goal of a whole year without a drink. Try it, you never know, it may be the App you have been looking for. Good luck.

I started using this app as part of Dry January but have carried on as it’s helped regulate and reduce my alcohol intake. The drinks selection needs tweaking - drinks that are shop bought are limited (beer, wine, spirits, alcopops) and the quantities in bar/pub/restaurant need reviewing I.e. no half bottles of wine. It can also be a bit buggy in parts but overall a great app and really helpful if you want to track your alcohol intake