Comparison

Sober Time vs ETSU Library Selfcheck

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

Head to head
About

Sober Time

Track multiple addictions, set personal goals, and find motivation with daily messages. Connect with a supportive community forum and monitor your progress, including money saved. Personalize your experience with custom backgrounds and themes.

Highlights
  • Track multiple addictions
  • Set and customize goals
  • Daily motivational messages
  • Sober community forum
  • Personalize with backgrounds/icons
  • Track money saved
  • Relapse tracking with notes
Features
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Sober Time helps you track your addictions, stay motivated, and interact with others in recovery. Here's what you can do with Sober Time: - Track as many addictions as you want - Built-in Goals with the option to add your own - Daily motivational messages - Vibrant sober community forum - Personalize your addictions with beautiful backgrounds and icons - Tons of timer options - Track your relapses and add notes to them - See how much money you've saved - Share your progress - Style your app with 15+ color themes Accurate and precise Sobriety Tracker Track the time you've been clean down to the second. The tracker updates in real time and you can see the seconds, minutes, hours and days tick by. With over 10 unique display modes - from total days to breaths - pick one that shows what's important to you. Staying motivated and inspired Sober Time helps you stay motivated and inspired by showing daily inspirational messages and setting realistic, achievable goals for you. You can further customize your goals by editing them or even creating your own. Each goal will be tracked in the app and you'll receive a notification when you've reached them. Our community Sober Time has a dedicated community forum where you can read or discuss anything related to sobriety. Users discuss their daily struggle with addiction, motivation, milestones, and more. You can stay anonymous and browse the forum without registering an account. Soak up the knowledge until you're ready to share your story. Personalized experience Each addiction that you track with Sober Time can be individually personalized. Choose from one of the scenic nature backgrounds or upload your own. Set up your own heading and change the counter to show the way you like it. Varied display modes, like heartbeats or total seconds, give you complete freedom of expression. This app is subject to Apple's standard end user license agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ETSU Library Selfcheck

Features
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Use your mobile device to borrow books, DVDs, CDs from Sherrod Library. To borrow: • Download the ETSU Sherrod Library Self Check app to your smartphone or tablet • Open the app and use your device's camera to scan the barcode on your ETSU ID Card • Scan item barcodes and select Finish to end the transaction • Receive a receipt with due dates via email Questions? Visit the Sherrod Library Ask Us Desk or email circdesk@etsu.edu

Screenshots

Sober Time4 screens
ETSU Library Selfcheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ETSU Library Selfcheck at none against Sober Time's 5. ETSU Library Selfcheck also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Sober Time sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ETSU Library Selfcheck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sober Time versus ETSU Library Selfcheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober TimeETSU Library Selfcheck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (43K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings43K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB356 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSociosoftware LLC (Apps)Meescan Inc.

Bugs and requests

Sober Time

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login/account issues after device changes
  • Inconsistent notification and reminder functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for widgets and displays
  • Ability to track progress in more granular units
  • Integration with other recovery apps and services
  • Improved ad-free experience for premium users

ETSU Library Selfcheck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sober Time

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual1 Year trial$49.991 Year
None

ETSU Library Selfcheck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sober Time free?
Sober Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ETSU Library Selfcheck free?
ETSU Library Selfcheck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sober Time or ETSU Library Selfcheck have ads?
Sober Time shows ads; ETSU Library Selfcheck does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Time or ETSU Library Selfcheck?
Sober Time ships an update every 2 weeks, and ETSU Library Selfcheck every 2 weeks. Most recently, Sober Time was updated on November 12, 2026 and ETSU Library Selfcheck on November 7, 2026.

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