v1.0.2 of AlcoLog is live on the App Store today. The headline addition is personal goals: a refreshed first-launch flow that asks one question (what brings you here?), then keeps track of your weekly progress on the AlcoScore screen for the rest of your time with the app. There are also a handful of permission and timing fixes that make the first-launch experience smoother. Full notes below.

# NEW: Personal Goals on AlcoLog

The first thing AlcoLog now asks on first launch is what you’re trying to do. Four options that actually mean something:

  • Cut back from where you are. A weekly unit cap that nudges you below your current baseline.
  • Stay under a limit. A weekly cap defaulted to your local health authority’s published guideline: UK CMO (14 units/week), US NIAAA, AU NHMRC, CA CCSA. You can adjust the number; the default is the official one for your detected region.
  • Build sober days. A weekly target for the number of dry days you want to hit.
  • Quit entirely. A sobriety streak counter that starts the moment you tap Begin.

Or skip the goal pick altogether with Just Track, which gives you the full data view without setting any target.

Whatever you pick becomes the Your Goal card on your AlcoScore screen, between the score dial and the Helping / Harming sections. The card morphs to fit your goal type:

  • Cap-style goals show weekly progress against your target with a colour-coded bar and a five-week history strip.
  • The Quit goal shows a “DAY N sober” hero with your start date.
  • When you hit a milestone, the card switches to a celebration state with confetti and a reflection sheet.

# Milestone celebrations

Cap-goal achievements trigger after four consecutive weeks under your target. Quit-goal milestones trigger at Day 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 180, 365, and 730 sober, with tiered visual themes that progress as your streak grows. Early days get a teal celebration card; later milestones step up through silver, bronze, gold, and platinum.

Every celebration card has a “Reflect on Your Goal” button. Tap it and a sheet opens with confetti, your stats over the achievement window (average weekly intake, streak length, AlcoScore delta), and the option to keep the goal or evolve it.

# Important boundaries

A few things worth being explicit about:

  • Your goal does not affect your AlcoScore. The score stays at six pillars (frequency, intensity, trend, control, behaviour, recovery) calculated from your drinking patterns over a rolling 28-day window. Goals sit alongside the score as a parallel encouragement surface, not as a seventh pillar. Changing your goal, hitting a target, or having a slip never moves your AlcoScore.
  • No negative pills. The card never says “Over Limit” or “Below Goal.” Forward-looking copy only (“X days left this week”), and slip framing is shame-free.
  • You can change your goal any time. Settings, then Goal opens the same picker you saw during onboarding. Switch goal type, adjust your target, or reset your sobriety start date whenever it suits you.

For the full story on the design philosophy behind the goal card, see How to Understand Your AlcoScore.

# Also in this update

A handful of smaller fixes and quality-of-life additions that landed in v1.0.2:

  • Persistent permission banners on the Alerts and Locations screens make it obvious when iOS notifications or location are switched off. One tap takes you to the right Settings page.
  • The Tag drinks with location toggle now enforces iOS location permission before it can be turned on. No more accidentally enabling a feature that quietly does nothing.
  • Notification permission timing improved. AlcoLog only asks during the relevant onboarding step now, not at app launch. Less intrusive, more contextual.
  • Returning users see the new onboarding flow once on first launch after upgrading, so you can capture your goal too. Existing data and settings carry over untouched.
  • Dimmed Alerts and Locations toggles when iOS settings don’t allow notifications or location access. Clearer visual signal that the feature is gated by a system-level permission.
  • Last drink time now shows on the active session home screen and the edit-drinks screen. Quick glance at how long since your most recent log.
  • Fixed minor text layout bugs. Nothing critical, just polish.

# How to update

Open the App Store on your iPhone, tap your profile picture, and scroll to Available Updates. If AlcoLog is in the list, tap Update. Your existing data carries over, and you’ll see the new onboarding flow once after the update so you can pick your goal.

If you’re new to AlcoLog, you can download it free on the App Store. No account, no subscription required for standard use.

Thanks for being here for launch week.