Try Dry: Dry January® & beyond
By Alcohol Change UK
MIND evaluation
- Cost
- Free to Download, Totally Free
- Platforms
- Android, iOS, Web
- Supported Conditions
- Substance Use (Alcohol)
- Privacy
- Has Privacy Policy, Data Stored on Server, Can Delete Data, App Declares Data Use and Purpose, App Reports Security Measures in Place, Is PHI Shared, Is De-Identified Data Shared, Can Opt Out of Data Collection, Is Anonymized/Aggregate Data Shared
- Clinical Foundation
- Does What it Claims, Well Written Relevant Content, Patient Facing
- Features
- Track Symptoms, Goal Setting/Habits, Track Mood, Journaling
- Functionalities
- Offline, Own Your Own Data
- Engagements
- User Generated Data, Gamification (Points/Badges), Network Support
- Inputs
- Surveys, Diary
- Outputs
- Notifications, References/Information, Graphs of Data, Summary of Data, Reminders
- Developer Type
- Non-Profit Company
Last reviewed: June 3, 2026
From the app store
Description from the app store — not vetted by MIND
Try Dry® is the powerful, easy-to-use, and totally free premium app helping tens of thousands of people to take control of their drinking. Try Dry® is the official app of the Dry January® challenge, which was created and is run by the charity Alcohol Change UK.
Co-created with drinkers and based on behavioural science and a spirit of experimenting (hence the name), Try Dry® contains unique features such as 'planned drinking', custom goals, and special missions. Unlike 'sobriety-only apps', it works brilliantly whether you want to cut back or try being sober.
Whether you’re taking on the Dry January® challenge, doing Sober Spring, trying a sober October, making a longer-term change to your drinking, or just cutting back, the Try Dry® app is your trusted 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
• 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 see how you are doing
• Led by science, developed for you. Try Dry® combines behavioural science with a highly responsive approach to feedback from users.
• Totally free. No upfront costs. No hidden costs. No ads. Entirely funded by the charity Alcohol Change UK.
Why cut down your drinking?
• Better sleep. More energy. Glowing skin (yes,…