Try Dry: Dry January® & beyond

4.4
3.37K reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Try Dry® is the powerful, easy to use, and totally free app helping tens of thousands of people to take control of their drinking. Try Dry® is the official app of the Dry January® challenge, run by the charity Alcohol Change UK.

Co-created with drinkers and based on behavioural science and a culture of experimentation, Try Dry® contains unique features such as 'planned drinking', custom goals, and special missions! Unlike many 'sobriety-only apps', it works brilliantly whether you want to cut back or try being sober and is available with localised features in the following languages:
- Welsh, French, German, Norwegian and Italian.

Whether you’re taking on the Dry January® challenge, doing Sober Spring, making a longer-term change to your drinking, or just cutting back, the Try Dry® app is your friendly year-round support system.

Why should I download Try Dry®?
• Track your units, calories and money saved
• Set goals that work for you.
• Loads of great badges to achieve with in-app celebrations every time
• Access our exclusive free coaching email programme
• See your progress using the charts
• Daily motivation. Receive a reminder every day, at a time that suits you.
• Use the drinking risk quiz to check up on your drinking
• Led by science, developed for you. Try Dry® combines behavioural science with a highly responsive approach to feedback from users.
• Totally free. No hidden costs, no annoying ads.

Why cut down your drinking?
• People report better sleep, more energy and looking great!
• More money in your pocket (the average UK adult spends £50,000 on booze in their lifetime!)
• Get healthier - cutting back on your drinking lowers your risks of over 60 serious medical conditions including heart disease, stroke, and 7 cancers
• Take control – if alcohol has become a habit, break free and take full control
• Amazing sense of achievement!
Updated on
Nov 17, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
3.32K reviews
Kaitlin S
September 1, 2025
Seems like a decent app, but I'd like to see more customization like adding reasons for drinking that day, such as a wedding or an unexpected get-together. Badges seem cool, but it'd be nice if they're automatic to tie in with those events, or to choose specifically which days they applied. Widgets displaying streaks or reminders or inspiration would be amazing. Maybe even a quick-add widget. I can't seem to update what time the notification is set for, though; it's stuck at 21:00.
1 person found this review helpful
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Alcohol Change UK
September 8, 2025
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. All user feedback is logged and used to help inform developments. To change your notification time, please go to 'More' > 'Settings' > scroll to the notifications section & tap on the time to set time function. Any problems, please use our support form: https://alcoholchange.org.uk/try-dry-help-form
Paul Moger
November 12, 2025
they never allow for people that are dyslexic making logging in way too difficult is an app on my phone it doesn't need a password
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Alcohol Change UK
November 17, 2025
We're sorry to hear that you've found logging into the app harder than you'd like. We really appreciate your feedback and, like all our user feedback, we'll log & consider this when we come to our next round of app improvements. We'd love to hear more about what you'd improve in the app via this email: contact@alcoholchange.org.uk Best wishes
Luke B
October 4, 2025
Was great until the recent update. Now I can't use it, all I get is a "something went wrong" message when I try to record something.
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Alcohol Change UK
October 6, 2025
Hi, we apologise for any issues you might be currently experiencing. Please get in touch with our support team via this form so we can investigate this further for you: https://alcoholchange.org.uk/try-dry-help-form Best wishes.

What’s new

- Translation updates
- More section additional offer blocks
- More section, Cut Back challenge block
- Fix for Mission badge code for other languages
- Change Luxembourg position in country list
- AppsFlyer

App support

About the developer
ALCOHOL RESEARCH UK
dryjanuary@alcoholchange.org.uk
THE FINSBURY BUSINESS CENTRE LTD 40 Bowling Green Lane LONDON EC1R 0NE United Kingdom
+44 7728 267441

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