Comparison

Sober Living vs Pink Inkling

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

Head to head
About

Sober Living

This app serves as a personal recovery record, helping users track sobriety streaks, manage goals, and connect with support systems. It offers tools for personalized 12-step programs, prayer, meditation, and reminders for appointments and medications.

Highlights
  • Track sobriety streaks and anniversaries
  • Set and focus on recovery goals
  • Connect with sponsors and accountability partners
  • Log group meetings and events
  • Personalize a 12-step program
  • Document spiritual progress
  • Set reminders for appointments and medications
Features
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Sober Living App is a FREE Personal Recovery Record that can help track and share your journey of recovery.  Simply speaking, this A.A. based app is a digital notebook intended to be useful regardless of type or duration of your addictions. Here you will find seamless ways to -  • track your sobriety streaks and get stunning anniversary coins • focus on goals + milestones one day at a time • ask Sober AI for guidance • connect with real life sponsors and accountability partners • find and log group meetings and events • adherence logs for those who need to know • personalize a 12 step program that works for you • plan out how, when, and to whom to make amends • document + follow your spiritual progress • celebrate and share anniversaries • pray + meditate whenever you seek solace • set reminders for appointments and medications • and much more Sober Living app is based upon the enduring principles of Alcoholic Anonymous but has no affiliation with any fellowship program. Our purpose is to strengthen connections with recovery programs and sponsors of your choosing. Adherence logs can be automated for those under formal recovery mandates. Specifically, Sober Living app has the tools to help you throughout your recovery journey - * ChatGPT to answer your quesitions • follow multiple cravings or addictions • re-set streaks and learn from the past • use wide range of helpful menus and templates • sign into A.A. Meetings online • seek valuable insights without leaving the app • get Thought for Today each morning in your notifications • work your own personalized 12 Step plan • export PDF Summary to share or print • set reminders for medication, meetings, or step work • and much more Best of all, your sober recovery record is totally private and never requires giving up personal identifying information. All entries are stored on your own trusted devices and not on third party servers somewhere in a cloud. And you can rest easy that all your stuff will remain yours forever, even if Sober app does not stick around as you long as you do. We are just getting started and depend upon feedback from users like you. Feel free to reach out to jon.sober.living.app@gmail.com or start a chat in our Help tab. Sober Living app is FREE to use. Advanced or extended features may enhance your experience when you choose to subscribe to Sober + Premium Plan. Subscription plans are monthly or yearly and can be managed right in your device Settings app. Annual plan offers a 1 month FREE trial that may be cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of trial period, or else you will be charged the yearly fee of $7.99. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of subscription period and any unused portion of the term is forfeited. Terns of Use https://www.soberlivingprr.com/terms Subscription Policy . https://www.soberlivingprr.com/subscription-policy Privacy Policy https://www.soberlivingprr.com/privacy

About

Pink Inkling

Record your handwritten daily responses with a time-lapse diary. Features daily prompts and saves every page in a year book. Requires iOS 26 or later.

Highlights
  • Daily writing prompts
  • Handwritten response recording
  • Time-lapse playback
  • Year book for saved entries
  • Lock Screen widget
  • On-device data storage
Features
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Pink Inkling is your year of handwritten responses, recorded stroke by stroke. It works on any iPhone or iPad with iOS 26. Prompts written just for you need Apple Intelligence turned on (iPhone 15 Pro or newer, iPad with M1 or later, or iPad mini with A17 Pro); other devices get the day's curated prompt. WHAT IT DOES - Each day brings a short prompt to answer - You handwrite your response with Apple Pencil or your finger - Pink Inkling records the writing as a time-lapse - Tap a page on Home to replay its time-lapse - Every page is kept in your year book - A Lock Screen widget opens the app - All data stays on your device WHAT YOU NEED - iPhone or iPad with iOS 26 or later - Apple Pencil or your finger WITHOUT PRO Everything is unlocked for your first 3 days. After that, up to 3 entries in total. PRO ($3 monthly / $13 annual / $29 lifetime) - Unlimited entries Subscription Details - Pro Monthly: $3 / month - Pro Annual: $13 / year - Lifetime: $29 one-time Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in Settings at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://danielius.studio/pink-inkling/terms Privacy Policy: https://danielius.studio/pink-inkling/privacy

Screenshots

Sober Living4 screens
Pink Inkling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sober Living at 4.8 against Pink Inkling's 1.0. Sober Living also leads on ratings volume (730 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Pink Inkling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Living sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pink Inkling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sober Living holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Living has 730 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Living ships an update every 2 months, Pink Inkling daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sober Living versus Pink Inkling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober LivingPink Inkling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (730 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings730 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHealthBook LLCDanielius Chalikovas

Customer experience

Sober Living

All ratings728 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.3%

Pink Inkling

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Sober Living

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More personalization and customization options

Pink Inkling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sober Living

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$7.991 Year
3 purchases

Pink Inkling

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.001 Month
  • Pro Annual$13.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.00

Questions

Is Sober Living free?
Sober Living is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pink Inkling free?
Pink Inkling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sober Living or Pink Inkling?
Sober Living is rated higher. Sober Living averages 4.8 out of 5 from 730 ratings, while Pink Inkling averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sober Living or Pink Inkling have ads?
Sober Living shows ads; Pink Inkling does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Living or Pink Inkling?
Sober Living ships an update every 2 months, and Pink Inkling daily. Most recently, Sober Living was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pink Inkling on October 31, 2026.

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