Comparison

Sober Today vs Sober Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Sober Today

Track your alcohol addiction and sobriety time with precision, down to the second. This app offers daily reflections, meditations, and visual progress tracking to support your recovery journey. It also helps you calculate money saved and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • Precise sobriety time tracking (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Daily motivational reflections and meditations
  • Calculation of money saved
  • Visual sobriety chips and themes
  • Sharing of recovery progress
Features
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Sober Today is your private, encouraging companion for building a healthier life—one day, one choice and one victory at a time. Whether you are overcoming alcohol, nicotine, vaping, gambling, social media or another addiction, Sober Today helps you understand your progress, manage difficult moments and stay connected to the reasons you started. TRACK YOUR RECOVERY See how long you have been free from an addiction and watch your progress grow in days, hours, minutes and seconds. Track multiple recovery journeys and keep the progress that matters to you in one place. SEE WHAT YOU HAVE GAINED Recovery gives back more than time. Track the money you have saved, the time you have reclaimed and personal totals such as cigarettes avoided, drinks not consumed or other meaningful achievements. MANAGE CRAVINGS When a craving appears, record how you feel and use practical tools to help you pause, reflect and move through the moment. Review your craving history to recognise patterns, triggers and progress over time. CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF Record your mood, reflect on whether you feel on track and complete a gentle daily check-in. Small moments of awareness can help you understand your recovery more clearly. FIND CALM AND REDIRECT YOUR FOCUS Use guided breathing exercises, calming activities and simple games when you need to slow down, reset your thoughts or occupy your mind. CELEBRATE EVERY MILESTONE Every sober day matters. Sober Today recognises important recovery milestones and personal achievements, helping you appreciate how far you have come. READ, REFLECT AND GROW Explore recovery readings, prayers, guidance and personal stories whenever you need encouragement, perspective or a reminder that you are not alone. MAKE IT YOUR OWN Choose from beautiful light and dark themes and create an experience that feels personal, peaceful and welcoming. Sober Today is designed to support progress without judgement. Whether today is your first day or one of many, you can return whenever you need motivation, calm or a clear view of what you have achieved. Today matters. Keep going. Please note: Sober Today is a self-help and progress-tracking tool. It does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional healthcare, counselling or emergency support. Terms: https://www.sobertoday.app/terms Privacy: https://www.sobertoday.app/privacy

About

Sober Tracker

This app helps individuals build and maintain sobriety by tracking daily progress, financial savings, and mood. It offers a private, account-free experience with customizable goals and a supportive coping toolkit.

Highlights
  • Daily check-in with streak counter
  • Financial savings tracker
  • Mood journaling
  • Achievement system
  • Health benefits timeline
  • Coping toolkit
  • Garden visualization
Features
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Stop drinking. Start counting the days that matter. Every day sober is a win. Sober Tracker keeps that win visible on your home screen, in your pocket, in a garden that grows with you. No account. No cloud. No one else's eyes on your recovery. WHY PEOPLE STAY • Your streak is always one tap away, on lock screen and home screen widgets. • Your path: mark the milestones you reached, the cravings you got through and every fresh start as stones you keep, then share the whole trail as a poster. • See exactly how much money you have saved, drinks avoided, and calories skipped. • Mood journaling that surfaces patterns, not just entries. • Health benefits timeline showing what happens inside your body by hour, day, week, and month. • 13 coping strategies for the moments when the urge hits. • Achievement system with 30+ milestones that actually feel earned. KIND TO SLIPS One slip no longer erases your streak. Choose Lapse vs Relapse on the Home screen, get a compassionate recovery framing, and a gentle warning only if lapses happen often. Full calendar view to mark sober, relapse, and skip days at your own pace. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up. No login. No cloud sync. Your streak, your notes, your wins, your setbacks: all on your device. Export anytime. Delete anytime. BEAUTIFUL AND FAST Native iOS design with smooth animations. 9 themes with dark mode, 5 of them Premium (Sunset, Lavender, Midnight, Sunrise, Ember). A clean interface built for daily use, not clutter. 23 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Thai, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Dutch, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Danish, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, and Ukrainian. PERFECT FOR • Anyone quitting alcohol or cutting back • People in AA, SMART Recovery, or any program • Anyone rebuilding after a relapse • Anyone who wants a private, account-free recovery tool Download Sober Tracker. Count the days that matter. Watch your garden grow. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Premium subscriptions (Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) and Lifetime purchase available. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your device's App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://sober-tracker.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://sober-tracker.com/privacy

Screenshots

Sober Today4 screens
Sober Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sober Tracker at 4.8 against Sober Today's 4.4. Sober Tracker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Sober Today's advantage is ratings volume (869 vs 32) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Today sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sober Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sober Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Today has 869 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Sober Today's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sober Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Today ships an update every 3 weeks, Sober Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sober Today versus Sober Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober TodaySober Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (869 ratings)4.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings869 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB76 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTushar BhagatIvan Terekhin

Customer experience

Sober Today

All ratings869 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative21.1%

Sober Tracker

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sober Today

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect sober time calculation
  • Persistent notifications that cannot be cleared
  • Paid upgrade not functioning as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options
  • Additional milestone chips
  • Integration with other recovery apps and tools

Sober Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Sober Today

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Donate$4.99
  • Pro Features$4.99
  • Donate$9.99
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  • Donate$19.99
11 purchases

Sober Tracker

Subscriptions7
  • Premium+$2.991 Month
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Sober Tracker Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Sober Tracker Premium$6.991 Month
  • Premium+$24.991 Year
  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Premium$29.99
  • Premium$39.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime Access$49.99

Questions

Is Sober Today free?
Sober Today is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Tracker free?
Sober Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sober Today or Sober Tracker?
Sober Tracker is rated higher. Sober Today averages 4.4 out of 5 from 869 ratings, while Sober Tracker averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.
Do Sober Today or Sober Tracker have ads?
Neither Sober Today nor Sober Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sober Today or Sober Tracker?
Sober Today ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sober Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Sober Today was updated on October 27, 2026 and Sober Tracker on October 28, 2026.

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