Comparison

Drinker's Helper vs Thrive Circle

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

Head to head
About

Drinker's Helper

This app offers personalized support for individuals looking to reduce their alcohol consumption or quit drinking entirely. It provides tools like an alcohol tracker, a sobriety counter, motivational exercises, and an anonymous support group to help users achieve their goals.

Highlights
  • Alcohol tracker
  • Sobriety counter
  • Motivational exercises
  • Anonymous support group
  • Alcohol test
  • Pledge tracking
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Personalized support to cut back or quit drinking. 100% anonymous. Drinker’s Helper is an app built by people who quit drinking to help others stop drinking alcohol or moderate their drinking. We provide an alcohol tracker, a support group, and motivational exercises to help members achieve their sobriety or moderation goals. For free, anyone can: * Take our alcohol test to assess your drinking * Decide to stop drinking alcohol or set a moderate drinking goal * Use our alcohol tracker to track your drinking vs. your limits OR use it as a sobriety counter or sobriety clock to track your sober streak * Make and track a pledge to stay sober * Try the first exercise of each course in our library (up to 17 exercises in total) to help you resist urges to drink and build motivation to change With DH Plus, our paid subscription, members can: * Join a personalized support group, where you can get encouragement from other people with similar drinking histories (it’s 100% anonymous, so you can share freely) * Access the rest of our library of over 100 motivational exercises * Go beyond the drink tracker to get deeper insight on the strategies that help you stick with your limits and the triggers that make you want to drink * Access insights from the community on strategies that work for them and benefits they’ve seen from sobriety or moderation We know it isn’t easy to quit drinking (or cut back). Whether you’re just doing a Sober October or a Dry January, or if you’re done drinking, we hope that by joining our community, you can: * Discover you’re not alone in wanting to drink less or stop drinking * Become more mindful in your drinking decisions using the drink counter * Strengthen your personal motivation to quit drinking or drink less * Get and give meaningful support to others looking to change * Reflect on why you drink using the drink tracker, so you can find healthier substitutes * Learn about the effects of alcohol and the benefits of changing * Learn skills to resist urges to drink DH Plus subscription pricing and terms: Though Drinker’s Helper is free to download and use, we offer a premium subscription (DH Plus) that unlocks additional features. You can try out DH Plus free for 1 WEEK, and if you enjoy your trial, your subscription will automatically continue for as long as you choose to remain a member. The pricing and rates for auto-renewing subscriptions are as follows: 1 month for $14.99 (USD) 3 months for $38.99 (USD) 6 months for $59.99 (USD) Your payment will be charged on the last day of the current billing period. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current 1, 3, or 6 month periods, for the same amount and package duration as the package you choose: $59.99 every 6 months, or $38.99 every 3 months, or $14.99 every 1 month. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Your membership starts as soon as you set up payment with iTunes. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy policy: https://www.drinkershelper.com/privacy-policy Terms & conditions: https://www.drinkershelper.com/terms-and-conditions Cautionary notes: * This app cannot offer medical advice or provide alcohol addiction treatment, and is in no way a substitute for medical treatment. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911, and if you have medical questions or concerns, please see a doctor. * Alcohol withdrawal can be fatal. If you have been drinking heavily or consistently, consult a doctor before making significant changes to your drinking. If you experience alcohol withdrawal symptoms when going sober or drinking less, consult a doctor.

About

Thrive Circle

This app facilitates courageous, conscious, and connected doing by pairing users for focused work sessions. It provides a structure and human presence to help individuals tackle challenging tasks they've been avoiding, fostering mindful progress and shared learning.

Highlights
  • Co-doing sessions with partners
  • Mindful focus on difficult tasks
  • Structure for tackling avoidance
  • Sharing insights after sessions
  • Solo session guidance
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Do what needs doing, moment by moment, step by step. Thrive Circle is a space for co-doing: courageous, conscious, connected doing. Together, we practice mindfully doing whatever most needs doing in our lives. Most of us know what we’ve been avoiding. Thrive Circle offers a simple structure to help you turn toward that work and begin, including: - Writing an email or making a phone call you’ve been avoiding - Starting (or returning to) a creative project - Studying, reading, or preparing for an exam - Doing focused work without multitasking - Having a hard but necessary conversation - Practicing a habit that supports your body or mind - Taking the first step on something you’ve postponed for months How co-doing works. In a Thrive Circle practice session: 1. You're guided through a solo session or matched with another Thrive Circle member. 2. You name the hard thing you’ll work on ("whatever most needs doing"). 3. You go and mindfully do the hard thing. 4. When your session ends, you return to share what you noticed or learned. Each session is shaped by our three resolutions: 1. May we begin immediately, rather than make space for distractions to rush in. 2. May we return gently, when we noticed we've wandered from our intention. 3. May we share back what we noticed or learned.

Screenshots

Drinker's Helper4 screens
Thrive Circle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thrive Circle at none against Drinker's Helper's 12. Thrive Circle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Drinker's Helper's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Drinker's Helper sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Thrive Circle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thrive Circle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drinker's Helper has 7.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drinker's Helper ships an update every 5 weeks, Thrive Circle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drinker's Helper versus Thrive Circle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrinker's HelperThrive Circle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size610 MB75 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDrinker’s Helper, LLCThrive Circle

Customer experience

Drinker's Helper

All ratings7,819 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive26.4%
Neutral13.2%
Negative60.5%

Thrive Circle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Drinker's Helper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sober day streak not updating correctly
  • Crashes and app instability
  • Inability to access free features as advertised

Requested features

4 requests
  • Calendar view for tracking progress
  • Private messaging or smaller group options
  • Ability to edit/correct tracking data
  • More customization options for notifications

Thrive Circle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Drinker's Helper

Subscriptions12
  • DH Plus$14.991 Month
  • DH Plus7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • DH Plus Monthly$14.991 Month
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  • DH Plus Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • DH Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
  • DH Plus7 Days trial$38.993 Months
  • DH Plus$38.993 Months
  • DH Plus Annual 50% Off$39.991 Year
  • DH Plus7 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • DH Plus$59.996 Months
  • DH Plus Annual$79.991 Year
  • DH Plus Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Thrive Circle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drinker's Helper free?
Drinker's Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thrive Circle free?
Thrive Circle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drinker's Helper or Thrive Circle?
Thrive Circle is rated higher. Drinker's Helper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Thrive Circle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Drinker's Helper or Thrive Circle have ads?
Neither Drinker's Helper nor Thrive Circle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drinker's Helper or Thrive Circle?
Drinker's Helper ships an update every 5 weeks, and Thrive Circle every 2 months. Most recently, Drinker's Helper was updated on October 29, 2026 and Thrive Circle on October 20, 2026.

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