Comparison

Daybreak vs Simple Signals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daybreak

This app provides a judgment-free space to help you change your relationship with alcohol. Whether you aim to reduce consumption, take a break, or quit entirely, it offers tools, community support, and educational resources to achieve your personal goals.

Highlights
  • Personalized drink tracking
  • Anonymous peer support community
  • Over 100 guided activities
  • Trigger identification and management
  • Progress monitoring and goal setting
Features
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Daybreak: Change Your Relationship with Alcohol Daybreak is a supportive health and wellbeing app that helps you change your relationship with alcohol. Whether you want to reduce your drinking, take a break, or go alcohol-free, Daybreak is here to support your choice—without judgement or pressure. Changing behaviour around alcohol can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. Daybreak offers a safe and anonymous space to access the information, tools, and support you need to reach your goals. Members often say they feel healthier, sleep better, save money, and enjoy more time doing what they love—without hangovers. What the Daybreak App Offers: - New! Drink Tracker – Set personal goals, track your alcohol use, and visually monitor your progress. Celebrate wins with a community that understands your journey. - Peer Support Community – Join a non-judgemental, anonymous community of people working toward similar goals. Share experiences, ask for advice, and support others. - 100+ Personal Activities – Access evidence-informed exercises designed to help you reflect, cope with triggers, and form healthier habits. - Safe & Private – Engage anonymously in a secure environment. Daybreak protects your privacy so you can feel confident and supported. - Technical Support – Need help? Our team is available via support@daybreakprogram.org. Why Download Daybreak? - Your Goal, Your Way – Choose to cut back, quit, or simply check in with your drinking. There’s no pressure—just support for whatever goal feels right for you. - Understand Triggers – Learn how work stress, relationships, mental health, or social pressures may affect your drinking, and get tools to manage those triggers. - Be Inspired – Members often talk about how changing their drinking has improved their health, relationships, finances, and sense of wellbeing. - Professionally Informed – Developed with mental health professionals, Daybreak is grounded in evidence-based approaches. - Trusted Non-Profit – Created by Hello Sunday Morning, an Australian not-for-profit with over 10 years' experience helping people reduce alcohol-related harm. Clinical Evaluation Results An independent study by the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University found that: - People likely to be alcohol dependent reduced drinking from 40.8 to 20.1 standard drinks per week. - Risky/harmful drinkers reduced intake from 22.9 to 11.9 drinks per week, below Australia’s health guideline of 14 drinks. Pricing & Subscription Terms - Free for Australians – Funded by the Australian Government, Department of Health. - International users can choose: - Monthly: $12.99 AUD - Annual: $119.99 AUD Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled 24 hours before the billing cycle ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Manage subscriptions via your App Store settings. Terms and conditions: https://hellosundaymorning.org/daybreak-terms-and-conditions Data Usage Guide Daybreak primarily uses low-data features such as chat, forums, and tracking. Approximate usage: - Light (tracking/reading): ~5MB/week - Moderate (some interaction): ~20MB/week - Heavy (frequent posting): 40MB+/week Wi-Fi is recommended to reduce mobile data use.

About

Simple Signals

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Simple Signals is a daily emotional check-in app designed to help people become more aware of their emotional patterns over time. Users check in up to three times a day > morning, midday, and evening > selecting how they feel, what's influencing them, and recording a brief note. The app generates a personalised insight after each check-in and tracks patterns across 7-day periods. It is aimed at people who want a simple, low-friction way to build emotional self-awareness.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Signals at none against Daybreak's 2. Daybreak's advantage is device support. On price and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daybreak sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Simple Signals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Daybreak versus Simple Signals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaybreakSimple Signals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (86 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB43 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperHello Sunday MorningPhilip Carey

Bugs and requests

Daybreak

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Insane behaviour
  • Terrible
  • All my data has been lost since password update
  • Membership
  • Terrible
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  • Needs better functionality
  • Glitches!
  • No follow up on tech support
  • Couldn't log in

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to tag a reply to someone
  • Ability to upload images of people's successes
  • Ability to add profile images for those who want
Show 2 more
  • Ability to log suggestions for books, podcasts, articles and other references
  • Ability to track people and get to know them and support them on a deeper level

Simple Signals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daybreak

Subscriptions2
  • Short term commitment$9.491 Month
  • Full commitment$84.991 Year
None

Simple Signals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daybreak free?
Daybreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Signals free?
Simple Signals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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