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v2.0.1: iCloud Backup, and Sober Mode in Your Export
AlcoLog 2.0.1 adds a daily iCloud backup of all your data for Premium, and puts your full Sober Mode record into the PDF and CSV exports. The Android update follows in the coming days.
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v2.0.0: Sober Mode, and Seven More Languages
The v2.0.0 release added Sober Mode, a free way to count alcohol-free days for people who want to quit, plus Sober widgets, Sober Mode on Apple Watch, moods in Apple Health, custom drink sizes and seven more languages.
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v1.3.2: The Sober October Challenge
The v1.3.2 release adds the Sober October Challenge: a free 31-day challenge that counts every alcohol-free day in October, with no streak to break. For iPhone and Android.
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v1.3.1: Your Weekly Target Now Matches Your Country's Guideline
The v1.3.1 release fixed a weekly target that, outside the UK, asked for less than the local health authority advises, made the weekly bar on every widget follow the target you chose, and opened the size list on the kind of drink you are logging. Released on iPhone, Apple Watch, Android and Wear OS.
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v1.3.0: Menu Scanner, Seven Languages, and 1,174 Drinks
The v1.3.0 release for iPhone and Apple Watch added a Menu Scanner that reads the drink and its price straight off the bar's menu, five new languages across the app, widgets and Apple Watch, a rebuilt three-step Add Drink flow, and a catalog of 1,174 drinks. Private and on-device, no account.
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v1.2.0: Past Sessions, Receipt Scanning, and 1,169 Drinks
The v1.2.0 release added past-session logging, receipt scanning for a whole round, and grew the catalog to 1,169 drinks and brands. Android caught up too, with a Wear OS watch app. Private and on-device, no account.
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AlcoLog is now on Android
AlcoLog is now on Google Play for Android 9 and up: the same private, on-device alcohol tracker with AlcoScore, live BAC estimation, Health Connect, location tagging, and full German. Free, with an optional Pro tier. Estimate only. Don't drive.
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v1.1.0: A Clearer Upgrade Experience and Polish
AlcoLog v1.1.0 brings a clearer upgrade experience in Settings, smoother access to your Siri Commands, and fixes and polish throughout. Private and on-device, no account, and fully available in German.
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v1.0.8: Reliability and Polish
AlcoLog v1.0.8 is an important reliability update: a clearer free-trial display, smoother location setup, a friendlier post-onboarding welcome, and key bug fixes across subscriptions, locations, and the Apple Watch app. We recommend updating when you can.
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v1.0.7: AlcoLog Now Speaks German
AlcoLog v1.0.7 brings our first new language: a full German (Deutsch) localization of the app. Plus a better Favorites flow with drink-type selection, a 14-day Premium free trial, and a round of polish.
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v1.0.6: The Everyday Experience Just Got Smoother
AlcoLog v1.0.6 is a reliability and quality-of-life release, especially for Apple Watch users. Faster two-way Watch sync, one unified list of saved locations, a clearer Set Location flow, a new weekly trend chart on the AlcoScore screen, and a 14-day Premium free trial you can start from Settings.
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v1.0.5: Smarter Brand Suggestions and Polish Across the App
AlcoLog v1.0.5 decouples drink-brand suggestions from your currency so they follow your physical location, fixes a long-standing sober-day calendar issue, adds a 4-week goal history view, softens goal-status wording, and ships five new measurement sizes. Plus a round of bug fixes and reliability work.
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v1.0.4: Apple Health Sync, Free for Everyone
AlcoLog v1.0.4 moves Apple Health sync from Pro to Free so every user can write drinks and alcohol calories to the Health app. Plus App Store Promotion support so subscriptions can be bought directly from the App Store product page, and a small Swift 6 concurrency cleanup.
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v1.0.3: Refreshed Feedback Prompt and Redeem Codes
AlcoLog v1.0.3 lands a polished, color-coded feedback sheet with a Yes/Not really split, a tapered prompt cadence so long-time users see fewer asks, and a new Redeem Code row in Settings for Premium promo codes. Plus a small set of stability fixes.
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v1.0.2: Personal Goals on AlcoLog
AlcoLog v1.0.2 introduces personal goals. Pick from cut back, stay under a limit, build sober days, or quit entirely. Track progress on the AlcoScore screen with milestone celebrations. Plus permission banners, notification timing improvements, and a returning-user onboarding pass.
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Four App Review Rejections in Five Days: What I Learned About Shipping a Sensitive-Category iOS App
An indie iOS launch, four App Store Review rejections, and what the cycle teaches about how App Review actually works for serious v1.0 submissions. Plus the specific things to fix before you submit.
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