Comparison

Sober Days Ahead 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 Days Ahead

Track your sobriety streak with this ad-free and cost-free application. It helps you maintain focus on your journey to freedom from addiction, with convenient home screen and lock screen widgets for quick progress checks.

Highlights
  • Sobriety streak tracking
  • Home Screen widget
  • Lock Screen widget
  • Ad-free experience
  • No user tracking
  • Free to use
Features
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Sober Days Ahead is just a simple app to help you keep focus on how long you've been free from alcohol, though it would work for any addiction. No ads, no tracking, and no cost, because getting off the bottle is more important than me making a buck or two. While the app itself shows your streak, you can also get a quick-look by adding the Home Screen widget. There is also a Lock Screen widget available, which only provides the number, with no context. You know what it means, but folks who see your locked phone won't know what that number represents. Sobriety isn't easy, but you can do it.

About

Sober Tracker

Track your sobriety journey with a private, account-free tool. Visualize your progress with a growing garden, monitor savings and health benefits, and access coping strategies. It compassionately handles slips and offers customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for streak visibility
  • Milestone tracking and sharing
  • Savings, drinks avoided, and calories skipped
  • Mood journaling with pattern surfacing
  • Health benefits timeline
  • Coping strategies for urges
  • Achievement system with milestones
  • Compassionate slip handling
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 Days Ahead3 screens
Sober Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sober Days Ahead at none against Sober Tracker's 7. Sober Days Ahead also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Sober Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Sober Days Ahead asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sober Days Ahead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Tracker has 38 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Days Ahead ships an update every 3 days, Sober Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sober Days Ahead versus Sober Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober Days AheadSober Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings538 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB77 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPaul BrysonIvan Terekhin

Customer experience

Sober Days Ahead

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sober Tracker

All ratings38 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sober Days Ahead

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Sober Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Sober Tracker Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Sober Tracker Premium$6.991 Month
  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Premium$29.99
  • Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Sober Days Ahead free?
Sober Days Ahead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sober Tracker free?
Sober Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sober Days Ahead or Sober Tracker?
Sober Days Ahead is rated higher. Sober Days Ahead averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sober Tracker averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Sober Days Ahead or Sober Tracker have ads?
Neither Sober Days Ahead nor Sober Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sober Days Ahead or Sober Tracker?
Sober Days Ahead ships an update every 3 days, and Sober Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Sober Days Ahead was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sober Tracker on November 12, 2026.

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