Moderate
Know where
you stand.
Moderate makes tracking alcohol effortless. Log a drink in one tap, see today and this week against limits you set, and spot patterns over time. Your data stays on your iPhone.
iOS 17 or later · No account · No ads · No tracking
Tap a Quick Add drink to try it.
Awareness, not judgment.
Whether you're cutting back, taking a break or just curious, Moderate shows you the numbers plainly and leaves the decisions to you.
One tap to log
Quick Add drinks for beer, wine, a shot, a cocktail and more, or your own, like "Pint of Guinness, 568 mL, 4.2%". Forgot one? Step back to any day and catch up.
Limits you set
Pick a daily and weekly limit and see what's left at a glance. Totals are counted in standard drinks from each drink's volume and ABV, so a strong IPA counts for more.
Patterns over time
A calendar colors every day by how it went, and Insights charts the last 7, 30 or 90 days with your averages, alcohol-free days and days since your last drink.
Your month at a glance.
Every day is colored by how it went, and a column at the end of each week shows whether the week stayed within your limit. Tap any day to open it.
- Alcohol-free days count. Mark a day with No Drinks Today so it isn't mistaken for a day you just didn't log.
- Honest averages. Days you didn't log are left out, so a gap in tracking never flatters or skews your numbers.
See the trend, not just the day.
A bar chart of drinks per day over 7, 30 or 90 days, with the numbers that matter most: your average per logged day, alcohol-free days, days over your limit, your heaviest day and days since your last drink.
- Your definition of a drink. US (14 g), UK unit (8 g), Australia (10 g) or Canada (13.45 g). Change it and your whole history recalculates.
- mL or fl oz. Weeks that start on Sunday or Monday. Light, dark or system appearance.
Log without opening the app.
The fastest log is the one you don't have to think about. Moderate works from your voice, your Home Screen, your Lock Screen and Control Center.
Siri and Shortcuts
Every action works by voice with no setup, including any Quick Add drink you've made yourself.
Widgets
Progress on your Home and Lock Screens, and a Quick Log widget that logs a drink with one tap.
Lock Screen and Control Center
Glance at your totals without unlocking, and log a drink from Control Center or the Action button on iOS 18.
Reminders and quick actions
Optional reminders at the times you choose. Touch and hold one to mark the day alcohol-free without opening the app.
Your drinks are your business.
There is no Moderate account and no Moderate server. Nothing you log is sent anywhere you didn't choose. Read the privacy policy
Stored on your iPhone
Everything lives on the device in Apple's SwiftData.
No account
No sign-up, no email, no analytics, no ads.
Your own iCloud
Optional sync goes through your private iCloud storage, not ours.
Health, write-only
Optionally save drinks to Apple Health. Moderate never reads your health data.
Thoughtful where it counts.
Standard drinks, your way
Counted from volume × ABV, using the US, UK, Australian or Canadian definition.
Catch up on any day
Step back a day or jump to any date. Totals, Quick Add and the + button follow along.
Full history
Every drink grouped by day. Tap to edit, swipe to delete, or save one to Quick Add.
Apple Health
Drinks go to Health as Alcoholic Beverages. Edits and deletions follow them there.
Light and dark
Follows your system, or pick one. Choose which screen the app opens to.
Wide screens
Today and Insights split into two columns on iPhone Duo or a large iPhone in landscape.
Free and open source.
Moderate is installed from its source code with Xcode. A free Apple ID is all you need; no paid developer account required.
Set up your Mac
Install Xcode from the Mac App Store, then brew install xcodegen.
Get the code
Clone the repository and set a bundle ID of your own in project.yml.
Sign it
Add your Apple ID in Xcode and choose your Personal Team for both targets.
Run it
Plug in your iPhone, turn on Developer Mode and press ⌘R.
$ git clone https://github.com/infosecB/moderate.git $ cd moderate $ xcodegen generate $ open Moderate.xcodeproj
Questions, answered.
What's a standard drink?
A fixed amount of pure alcohol: 14 g in the US, 8 g for a UK unit, 10 g in Australia and 13.45 g in Canada. Moderate works it out from each drink's volume and ABV (volume × ABV × 0.789 g/mL ÷ grams per standard drink), so a 12 oz IPA at 6.5% counts as 1.3 US drinks. Pick your definition in Settings and your history recalculates.
Does Moderate need an account or send my data anywhere?
No. There is no Moderate account or server. Your drinks are stored on your iPhone and, if you're signed in to iCloud, sync through your own private iCloud storage (turn Moderate off in your iCloud settings to keep them on one device). Apple Health receives your drinks only if you turn it on.
What happens if I don't log a day?
It shows as "not logged" with a dashed outline, and it's left out of your averages. Mark a day with No Drinks Today to count it as alcohol-free instead.
Is it on the App Store?
Moderate is installed from source with Xcode, which works with a free Apple ID. With a free account the app needs re-installing every 7 days (your drinks are kept); a paid Apple Developer account extends that to a year and adds TestFlight and iCloud sync.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone with iOS 17 or later. Control Center and Action button logging need iOS 18.
Is Moderate medical advice?
No. Moderate is a tracking tool. It doesn't diagnose or treat anything. If you're concerned about your drinking, talk to a doctor or a support service near you.