Decide what you are aiming for. Then see whether you are getting there.
Pick a target you can measure and a date to reach it by. Alcohol-3 draws the reduction line from where you are now to where you want to be, and plots your real weeks against it so you are not guessing at whether it is working.
- Based on UK guidelines
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Hello, Daniel
Last 30 days
Today
4.7units
2 logged
This week
54units
40 over guideline
Weekly average
76units
across 5 days
Alcohol-free days
0of 5
Start a streak
Units by day
The dashed line marks 2 units a day, the UK guideline of 14 a week spread evenly.
Why this exists
Cut down is not a plan
Almost everybody who decides to drink less starts with an intention rather than a number. Intentions cannot be checked, so there is never a moment where you know whether you are on course or drifting. A target with a date attached can be wrong, which is exactly what makes it useful.
- A number you can check beats a resolution you cannot
- A date turns an aim into something with a shape
- Reducing gradually is safer than stopping dead if you drink heavily
- Being off plan early is worth knowing while there is still time
How it works
Using goals and plans
Choose the kind of goal
Weekly units, daily units, a number of alcohol-free days, cost, or stopping altogether. Cutting down counts. So does stopping. The app does not decide which one you should pick.
Set the target and the date
Where you want to be and by when. The starting point comes from what you are actually drinking now, taken from your log.
The plan line is drawn
A steady reduction from your current level to your target across the time you have given it, so you can see what each week is meant to look like.
Your real weeks are plotted on top
Every week lands against the line. On track, ahead, or behind, without any interpretation needed.
What you get
In the app
Five kinds of goal
Weekly units, daily units, alcohol-free days, cost, or abstinence. Whichever matches how you think about it.
A plan line, not a scold
The reduction is drawn as a line you can see yourself against, rather than as a pass or fail at the end of each week.
Measured from your real baseline
Progress is worked out from the drinking you described at sign-up and what you have logged since, not from an average.
Change it when life changes
Targets can be adjusted at any point. A goal that stopped fitting your circumstances is not worth failing against.
Who this helps
What it changes
If you want to cut down rather than stop
Most services treat abstinence as the only real goal. Reducing is a legitimate aim, it is what most people actually want, and it is measured here properly rather than treated as a stepping stone.
If you are stopping
Set abstinence as the goal and the count becomes alcohol-free days rather than units. The same record, framed the way you are working.
If you have tried and it has not stuck
Seeing where the plan came apart, and in which week, is more useful than concluding that you are bad at this.
Being straight with you
If you drink heavily every day, do not stop suddenly
Withdrawal from heavy daily drinking can be dangerous and occasionally fatal. Speak to your GP before cutting down sharply. Alcohol-3 is a record, not a medical service, and a gradual plan set with proper advice behind it is safer than a target you picked alone.
Common questions
What kinds of goal can I set?
Weekly units, daily units, a number of alcohol-free days, a cost target, or abstinence. You can change the type or the target at any time.
What is my starting point measured from?
The drinking you described when you signed up, and what you have logged since. Progress is measured against your own baseline rather than against a population average.
Is it safe to stop drinking straight away?
Not always. If you drink heavily every day, stopping suddenly can cause serious withdrawal and needs medical supervision. Speak to your GP before making a sharp reduction.
Can I have more than one goal?
You can change your goal whenever you want, and past goals stay in your history so you can see what you were working towards at the time.
Related features
Insights and patterns
Charts built from what you logged, not from an estimate.
Milestones and streaks
Alcohol-free days, your current run and your longest, the units you have avoided measured against your own starting point, and roughly what that has saved in money and calories..
Daily check-ins
Mood, sleep, energy and craving strength, recorded next to your units.
Start with one honest week
Log what you actually drink for seven days. That alone tells you more than any estimate, and it is free to do.
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- Delete your account at any time
- We never sell your data