Comparison

Daybreak vs RESET by Sarah Rusbatch

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

RESET by Sarah Rusbatch

This app offers daily support and tools for women looking to change their relationship with alcohol. It provides a judgment-free space with features like mood tracking, milestone celebrations, and craving support.

Highlights
  • Daily check-ins and mood tracking
  • Milestone celebrations for alcohol-free days
  • Craving support tools
  • Coach voice notes
  • Guided journaling prompts
  • Stats, insights, and savings tracking
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Backed by 12,000 women. Built by women who've been there. RESET is the app that finally understands what women need to change their drinking, hormones, cravings, emotions and all. This is not a clinical app. Not a 12-step program. Not a one-size-fits-all tool built with men in mind. RESET is a warm, judgment-free daily companion created by women's wellness coaches who have lived this journey themselves, and who know exactly what it feels like to question your relationship with alcohol. It’s everything they needed when they changed their drinking and the tools that ACTUALLY work. Whether you're taking a break, exploring sober curiosity, or committing to an alcohol free life, RESET meets you exactly where you are. No shame. No pressure. Just real support, whenever you need it, right in your pocket. WHAT RESET GIVES YOU Coach In Your Pocket! You are never alone in the hard moments. Hear directly from Sarah Rusbatch and her team. real voices, real warmth, any time the evening wine is calling. Daily Check-Ins and Mood Tracking Show up for yourself every single day with a simple, pressure-free check-in. Log how you're feeling, track your alcohol-free days, and build self-awareness one day at a time. Milestone Celebrations Every day counts. RESET tracks your alcohol free days and celebrates every milestone, from your very first day to your first year and beyond, with beautiful, shareable cards that mark how far you've come. Craving Support Tools - Right When You Need Them When a craving hits, RESET has you covered. Play The Tape Forward, urge surfing, the HALTBSH check and more, science-backed tools designed specifically for women, available the moment you need them most. Coach Voice Notes Four real women's wellness coaches. Pre-recorded voice notes designed to calm your nervous system, lift your spirits and get you through your hardest moments. Because sometimes you just need to hear a real voice that gets it. Guided Journaling Prompts Reflect, grow and reconnect with yourself through guided prompts for daily reflection, gratitude and glimmer moments. Journaling has never felt this supportive. Stats, Insights and Savings Track your streak, your alcohol free percentage, and yes, the money you've saved. All in one beautiful, motivating dashboard that shows you exactly how far you've come. CREATED BY WOMEN WHO TRULY GET IT RESET was built by a team of women who have all walked this path themselves. Sarah Rusbatch, accredited grey area drinking coach and author of Beyond Booze, has supported over 12,000 women to change their relationship with alcohol. Her expertise, warmth and hard-won wisdom are woven into every single feature of this app. This is what 12,000 women's experiences looks like when it's distilled into one powerful tool. THIS APP IS FOR YOU IF: • You're curious about taking a break from alcohol • You've tried before and want real support this time • You want tools designed for how women actually feel and function • You're done with shame and ready for something different • You want coach tools in your pocket for the moments that matter most RESET is not about perfection. It is about progress, one day at a time. Download RESET today and take the first step toward a life you love waking up to.

Screenshots

Daybreak4 screens
RESET by Sarah Rusbatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Daybreak at Free against RESET by Sarah Rusbatch's $14.99. Daybreak also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 5). RESET by Sarah Rusbatch's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

Daybreak is free to download; RESET by Sarah Rusbatch costs $14.99 up front. Daybreak sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. RESET by Sarah Rusbatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RESET by Sarah Rusbatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daybreak has 86 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Daybreak's written reviews are positive against 100% of RESET by Sarah Rusbatch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daybreak ships an update monthly, RESET by Sarah Rusbatch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Daybreak versus RESET by Sarah Rusbatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaybreakRESET by Sarah Rusbatch
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.2 (86 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB57 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHello Sunday MorningSarah Rusbatch

Customer experience

Daybreak

All ratings86 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative19.5%

RESET by Sarah Rusbatch

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

RESET by Sarah Rusbatch

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

RESET by Sarah Rusbatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daybreak free?
Daybreak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RESET by Sarah Rusbatch free?
RESET by Sarah Rusbatch costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daybreak or RESET by Sarah Rusbatch?
RESET by Sarah Rusbatch is rated higher. Daybreak averages 4.2 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while RESET by Sarah Rusbatch averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Daybreak or RESET by Sarah Rusbatch have ads?
Neither Daybreak nor RESET by Sarah Rusbatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daybreak or RESET by Sarah Rusbatch?
Daybreak ships an update monthly, and RESET by Sarah Rusbatch every 5 weeks. Most recently, Daybreak was updated on November 2, 2026 and RESET by Sarah Rusbatch on November 1, 2026.

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