I'll be honest. I've spent years trying to find a healthy balance with alcohol. But if you live in a city like Berlin, where grabbing a Wegbier (a beer for the walk home) is completely normal, it's not always easy. During vacations and certain phases of life, my drinking quietly crept up, affecting my sleep, weight, and overall well-being.
So I started tracking every drink. But the apps I tried were clunky, required an account, or focused on calories and money instead of how alcohol affected me. And one thing always bothered me: a night out doesn't magically end at midnight, so why should the statistics?
I've been building software for over 20 years and have always loved analyzing data. Eventually, I built the app I wanted to use myself.
KaterZerro is an alcohol tracker for iPhone and iOS. Log drinks with a tap or Siri, then explore Hangover Insights alongside the Apple Health data you choose, including sleep, HRV, and resting heart rate.
No judgment. No medical advice. Just a better understanding of your own relationship with alcohol.
In German, KATER can mean both a male cat and a hangover.
And ZERRO is a playful take on zero.
The upcoming update adds more detailed trends with a new time-of-day analysis, more flexible drink naming, smarter reminders and improved onboarding. Spanish and Korean are now supported too.
And save the ¡Salud! and 건배! for November.
All PRO features are free for the first month, so you can use the complete analysis throughout Sober October.
It's official: the app has been approved by Apple and is now ready to download.
Thank you to everyone who tested the beta and shared feedback along the way. Your input helped make the final release better.
Simply install Apple's free TestFlight app, open the invitation below, and you'll be able to install the latest beta. New builds will appear automatically as they become available.
Found a bug? Have an idea? Think something feels awkward? Every piece of feedback helps make KaterZerro better.
