Support
Questions, bugs or ideas: support@pourpause.com. A real person replies, usually within two working days.
Need to talk to someone now?
PourPause is a self-monitoring tool, not medical advice. If you drink heavily every day, talk to a GP before cutting down sharply; stopping suddenly can be unsafe.
- Emergency
- Seizure, confusion, hallucinations or collapse after stopping drinking: call 999.
- Drinkline
- 0300 123 1110. Free and confidential. Mon–Fri 9am–8pm, weekends 11am–4pm.
- Samaritans
- 116 123, 24 hours, free.
- Shout
- Text SHOUT to 85258, 24/7.
- NHS
- Alcohol support services
- With You
- Free online chat, 7 days a week.
Logging
How do I log a drink fastest? Add the PourPause widget to your Home Screen (long-press the Home Screen → + → PourPause), or add "Log a pint" to Control Centre. You can also say "Log a drink in PourPause" to Siri.
I forgot to log last night. Open History, tap + on the day, and set the time. Drinks before 4am count towards the previous evening; you can change that in Settings.
How are units worked out? UK units: volume in ml × ABV ÷ 1000. A pint of 4% lager is 2.3 units; a 175ml glass of 12.5% wine is 2.2. You can change the size and strength of any drink.
Your budget
What budget should I set? The UK Chief Medical Officers' low-risk guideline is no more than 14 units a week, spread over three or more days, with several drink-free days. You can set any number that's useful to you.
What happens if I go over? The ring says how far past the budget you are, once, in plain words. Nothing resets and nothing is lost.
Your data
Where is my data? Only on your iPhone. There's no account and no server. See the privacy policy.
Moving to a new iPhone. Your data moves with a normal iPhone backup and restore (iCloud Backup or a computer backup).
Export or delete. Settings → Data → Export CSV, or Delete all data.
Accountability partner
Settings → Accountability partner lets you nominate someone to receive a weekly summary, daily totals or each drink. Messages are sent from your own Mail app. Tap "Stop sharing" to end it.
Something not working?
Email support@pourpause.com with your iPhone model, iOS version and what happened. Screenshots help.