TRY DRY: The Dry January app Reviews

by Rwf2

Current version won’t open at all on my iPhone X (multiple restarts don’t help) and just downloaded to iPad and won’t let me log in (says I’m not logged in, to try again). Agree w/others that it had been a bit glitchy sometimes but I still liked it and certainly like that you’re expanding your reach, for lack of a better way to say it, but let’s not lose the core product along the way! It’s a useful tool. I’m coming up on a year and like seeing the days add up.

by Laynie22

In a lot of ways, this is my favorite app to track my “alcohol free days.” It’s wonderfully simple and minimalist, in a way that a lot of other sobriety and habit tracker apps are not. But ultimately, the bugs became too much to overlook. If you accidentally tap “stayed dry,” there’s no way to update it to add your drinks. It LOOKS like the option is there, but nothing happens when you tap it. It was annoying, but I could live with it. The one thing I couldn’t live with, and that led to me deleting TRYDRY : it signed me out constantly, and getting back in was a pain, because TRYDRY couldn’t correctly access my keychain. A task that should have taken me 2 seconds (logging sober days) routinely took much longer as I had to go hunt down my secure password, copy/paste, type in my email address, etc. There are other apps that do what this one does without the headaches.

by JulieFaith

I’ve been using Try Dry for a month. The theory is great but in practice TRYDRY needs some work. First, it keeps freezing, like, it won’t even open. The only way to get around that is to delete app and reinstall it. And even then it forgets the most recent entries. Tried to update my goal and drinking habits and same thing happened. Also I don’t think the US calculations works. Pretty sure drinks cost more than TRYDRY allows and even so the calculations are off. I did stay dry all month thanks to the calendar (when it worked) so I’m grateful for that but I’ll be looking for a different app to continue my journey. Thanks for getting me started though.

by SmartguyC

I like TRYDRY, it helps me keep track of the days I don’t drink. Unfortunately, it logs you out and you cannot get back in. This has happened to me twice in the first few months I’ve used it. First it tells you your password is wrong when it’s not. So you have to go through a reset process. Than it forces you to use a password chosen for you, but still denies you access with a message that it’s unable to find your reset token??? The company is quick to respond to emails, but they can’t seem to permanently fix the problem. How can you be in TRYDRY creation business and not mastered the log in process? It baffles the mind!

by Sober Vegan

I've been using this for over a year and when it works I love it but it has some major bugs. It logs me out occasionally - seems like this usually happens after an update - and it's a pain to get back in. Once I had to contact them to get in at all even though I had the correct password. Now it's showing I only have a 3 day sober streak although I've been inputting everyday and haven't had a drink in about six weeks. It robbed me of my streak and I'm honestly super bummed about it.

by TGA-DFW

I’ve been using TRYDRY for a while but only recently have I started using the goals function. I have had to add my goal 4 times. It saves for a day or two and then it’s gone and I have to enter again. I’ll be deleting TRYDRY and tracking on my own as I’m not sure it provides much value for me if the functions don’t work. It might work for others but not entirely for me.

by TELAZ20

Since the latest update TRYDRY won’t open on my iPhone. I’ve tried deleting it and reinstalling it, shutting it down and re-opening and it often takes all kinds of maneuvers just to get it to open. I’ve been tracking my drinking for over a year with it and really don’t want to lose that data by going to another app that works.

by Neandergal

I’ve been using TRYDRY for a year and mostly it works great. However, it has been very buggy lately. It keeps logging me out and crashing. It’s enough to make me wanna drink! Fix it and I’ll give it five stars.

Update: So I got an email but no way to contact the developer, but lots of info on how to fix it like updating TRYDRY which I had done. It seems to be going again. Lastly, I can not see my review in TRYDRY store.

by VictoriaBunni

TRYDRY is beyond great, love seeing my progress! However for the year of 2021, the calendar is wrong. For example, today is January 16th and I’d showing in TRYDRY as Friday when in fact it should be Saturday.

by Ann Lamanna

I have been using this since last May. Since the upgrades, it won’t always open for several days. I have tried rebooting my IPhone which worked once, but currently I am locked out.

Thank you. Everything seems to be working fine. I’m enjoying TRYDRY !

by IndyBrit

I downloaded TRYDRY to help me along with my first Dry January and have continued to use it throughout the year to get even better data on my habits.

There’ve been some bugs here and there but I wouldn’t call them dealbreakers. Overall, TRYDRY is a great tool to help you stay on track, despite a few bugs. Highly recommend!

by MurphSG

Loved the idea of TRYDRY to make and keep me accountable to my challenge each and every day ... keeps the motivation going!!!

I recently realised that the calendar (iPhone 11) was off. The dates & days did not match. This was a little frustrating for a couple of days bc I love to input that I stayed dry at the end of each day. But after an email to the support group this was put to right in a couple of days. All sorted!!! Impressive 😀.

I am over half way to completing dry January and will continue to use TRYDRY to keep my drinking in check!!

by CrystalSuetoo

Its fun to log a day and love the daily emails of information and encouragement. I Enjoy the British conversions but do make TRYDRY a bit irrelevant to a US citizen. My personal complaint is that these sobriety apps log all the money supposedly saved when self-care can reduce and eliminate any money saved.

by Tiny Mao

Very useful and important. Clear way to avoid unhealthy drinking patterns. When you click dry day you get a mini celebration and somehow psychologically it is surprisingly rewarding. Simple function. Free. Sometimes you have to reenter password.

by Jenob13

I’ve been using TRYDRY for several years and appreciate the alcohol reboot in January. This year, 2021, the calendar is incorrect. For example it shows January 16 as a Friday when it’s really Saturday. Is Britain on a different calendar system this year? 😁

by Unwinona

While I hope the updates stop TRYDRY from randomly signing me out, this is TRYDRY for tracking your drinking mindfully. I’ve used it off and on for years and it always helps me stay focused and drink less.

by Anniemco

This is a straightforward app that is easy to use and very motivating. I have been using it for two years and in that time all the original bugs have been resolved. I love earning my sea of yellow teacups when I’m taking a break from alcohol! And the new feature of grey “drank as planned “ teacups are useful to keep me on track when I’m moderating. Best part is that the developers are very responsive and helpful.

by GingerBeerSoda

Dry January is an annual event these days but this year I wanted to do something different. I wanted to reduce my alcohol intake for life not just a month. I really appreciate the quizzes, articles & tracking calendar. I am so far meeting me goal of reducing my alcohol consumption & it feels great!
I have 2 wishes 1) being able to create my own drink category, for example Hard Seltzer & 2) adding a display of units consumed, not just units saved to the Dashboard.
Thank you for the thought & creativity you have put into TRYDRY.

by Agernon

I’ve never had an app that was life changing, but this one proved to be just that. After using TRYDRY for the month of January and using its motivation, support, and solid information I was able to recognize and genuinely change my relationship with alcohol. There’s no going back to the way things were and I’m so grateful. I highly recommend TRYDRY to anyone wanting to make a change whether it be taking a break from alcohol, changing drinking patterns, or quitting it all together. I only wish it offered a way to make it any month of the year so the plan could be done anytime of the year.

by Emierski

I like TRYDRY because it is easy to use and navigate but at the same time allows me to enter enough information for meaningful tracking. This motivates me and even provides a slight reward in that it feels good to see all the teacups. Also nice that it is free. My plan and goal is to continue to use it for at least a year.

by DarDarYeah

I love the idea of tracking and being rewarded with badges and fun lil progress bars, but TRYDRY randomly will tell me I have been sober less days than marked in my calendar and that is SO FRUSTRATING. TRYDRY also deletes my streaks and creates new ones randomly. I have updated TRYDRY , force closed it, but honestly it’s just super buggy.

by Yert2

I’ve noticed TRYDRY will occasionally freeze or not open. When it works it’s wonderful!

by Lindsaybf

I love the money and calories saved and love seeing my streaks on the calendar. Overall really enjoy TRYDRY. I’ve used it off and on for about a year and the goals have never worked. Example: I set my first goal for 3 days and, I’m
On a day 5 streak and still the goal isn’t showing as met. This happens consistently no matter how many goals I set (and meet). I’d really like to see those rewards.

by Starlitdazzle

I downloaded TRYDRY about a year ago & it has been tremendously helpful in my recognition of my alcohol consumption. Other apps track days but TRYDRY calculating my alcohol units has been tremendously helpful in my path towards potentially quitting. I’m only giving it 4 stars because the only units are UK units, and maybe that is the only thing that exists, but UK units are 330 mL when a traditional US beer is 12 ounces or 355 mL. Just coming from someone who is obsessively tracking from an Excel and to know my month by month total is off by about 50 units from a year total. So offering US units and also one decimal point would probably help those obsessives when it comes to figures. Otherwise a tremendously helpful app!

by Nsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns

There are lots of bugs. Sometimes I have to delete it and reinstall. I love TRYDRY but how can it remind me at 9 at night to log but when I try to open it, it’s frozen?

by Bermudasa

Let’s do this! I like TRYDRY to help keep track of my success as I cut back drinking, even better that I can see how much money I am saving.