# TRY DRY: The Dry January app

> Track your drinking year-round

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1441293755](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1441293755)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1441293755`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alcohol Research UK
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (2,879 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.19(6557)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2018-12-11
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/try-dry-the-dry-january-app/id1441293755)
- **Website:** [https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/dry-january](https://alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/dry-january)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://alcoholchange.org.uk/privacy-notice](https://alcoholchange.org.uk/privacy-notice)

## Description

Try Dry is the official Dry January app from Alcohol Change UK. It's free, science-based, and designed to help you take control of your drinking with behavior-led feedback, planned drinking options, and a focus on sustainable change rather than 'sobriety-only' approaches. Co-created with drinkers and grounded in behavioral science, it supports you whether you want to cut down, stay sober for a period, or simply build healthier drinking habits year-round.

Key features include custom goals, planned drinking, in-app missions, badges and celebrations, progress charts, daily motivation reminders, a risk quiz, and a free coaching email program. The app is ad-free and funded by Alcohol Change UK, tracks units, calories, and money saved, and provides a supportive framework for healthier choices that can improve sleep, energy, health, and finances over time.

## Rankings

- #33,571 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise TRY DRY for being motivating and easy to track dry days, with supportive, non-judgmental content and helpful reminders. They also value badges and daily tips. However, recurring issues include stability problems (crashes and freezes), data accuracy concerns (days miscounting and unexpected data loss), login/authentication troubles, and UK-centric localization that can confuse international users. Overall, the app is rewarding when it works, but reliability and internationalization improvements are repeatedly requested.

### Pros

- Highly motivating and effective for tracking dry days and building accountability.
- Non-judgmental design with helpful daily notes, articles, and tips.
- Reminders and emails support ongoing motivation and engagement.
- Gamification via badges, missions, and progress visuals helps sustain use.

### Cons

- Stability issues: frequent crashes, freezes, and unresponsive screens.
- Data integrity problems: miscounted days, sudden changes in streaks, and loss of data.
- Login/authentication problems: login failures and password reset errors.
- Localization and measurement friction: UK-centric currency and units create confusion for international users.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1441293755)