Positive Intelligence vs Quiet Sober
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Positive Intelligence
This app is for participants of a mental fitness program designed to improve your positive intelligence quotient (PQ). It helps you identify and overcome sabotaging thoughts, activating a more effective and stress-free performance mode through science-based techniques.
- Raise PQ levels
- Intercept sabotaging thoughts
- Activate stress-free performance mode
- Build new mental muscles
- Improve mindset and resilience
- Enhance emotional mastery
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This app is for exclusive use of participants in the Positive Intelligence Program, which is based on the New York Times bestselling book of Stanford lecturer Shirzad Chamine. The Positive Intelligence program raises your PQ (positive intelligence quotient) levels significantly in as little as 6 weeks. Its foundation lies in recognizing and intercepting mental thoughts and habits that sabotage us and activating the part of the brain that is connected to a far more effective and stress-free performance mode. Using simple, actionable techniques that are science-based and field-tested with CEOs, the Positive Intelligence Program enables you to build new mental muscles quickly and profoundly. The Positive Intelligence Program is a powerful blended learning experience consisting of seven live video sessions with Shirzad Chamine combined with daily practice and personalized coaching delivered via the Positive Intelligence smartphone app and the support of an online peer community. This ensures that learning is reinforced and cemented. Participants in the Positive Intelligence Program can expect to experience immediate and sustained improvements in their performance and happiness, including: • A more positive and adaptive mindset • Increased resilience • Greater emotional mastery • Reduced stress responses • Enhanced creativity • Greater empathy • Increased skilfulness in leadership and coaching others • Improved professional and personal relationships
Quiet Sober
A private sobriety and wellness tracker designed for the recovery community. It offers a distraction-free space to monitor sober days, log progress, build habits, and practice mindfulness without ads or premium tiers. This tool supports users at any stage of their recovery journey.
- Track sober days and milestones
- Log personal progress
- Build consistent daily habits
- Stay grounded and mindful
- Private reflection
- No ads or premium tiers
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Your recovery. Your pace. Quiet Sober gives you a calm place to track your time, write what is on your mind, and recognize the moments that matter. Whether you are beginning today or continuing a longer journey, make the experience fit you. TRACK YOUR TIME, YOUR WAY Set your start date and choose how to see your progress: total days, a detailed counter, a shorter format, an approximate duration, or the date you began. Choose the words that feel right, including sober, alcohol-free, clear, grounded, and moving forward. MAKE SPACE TO REFLECT Write a thought, a feeling, or a few lines about your day. Add entries for today or an earlier date, then revisit and edit them when you want to. NOTICE MORE THAN THE NUMBER Mark time milestones, record meaningful firsts, and add personal wins. Keep the moments you want to remember alongside your progress. HANDLE DIFFICULT MOMENTS WITH CARE Record a difficult moment and choose whether to keep your current counter or begin again. See your accumulated sober time as part of the bigger picture. CREATE A SPACE THAT FEELS LIKE YOU Choose light, dark, or system appearance. Explore design themes, colors, and calming backgrounds, or use your own photo. Turn reinforcing messages on or off and choose the time details you want to see. KEEP SUPPORT WITHIN REACH Save trusted contacts for calling or texting, and find links to recovery communities and support resources. Quiet Sanctuary offers a curated collection of external videos and channels for quiet time, nature, and reflection. OPTIONAL APP LOCK AND DATA EXPORT Use App Lock with supported device authentication. Export your journal, milestones, sobriety records, and selected settings when you want a copy. Quiet Sober is a personal tracking and reflection tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency services. External resources open in other apps or websites; availability may vary. One day at a time. Your progress still counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Positive Intelligence at Free against Quiet Sober's $4.99. Positive Intelligence also leads on ratings volume (174 vs 3). Quiet Sober's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On 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
Positive Intelligence is free to download; Quiet Sober costs $4.99 up front. Positive Intelligence sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quiet Sober asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quiet Sober holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Positive Intelligence has 174 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Positive Intelligence's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quiet Sober's.
Positive Intelligence ships an update fortnightly, Quiet Sober daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Positive Intelligence | Quiet Sober |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (174 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Positive Intelligence | Chadd Watson |
Customer experience
Positive Intelligence
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In-app purchases
Positive Intelligence
- Positive Intelligence Program$999.99
Quiet Sober
No in-app purchases
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