Comparison

Sobriety Counter 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

Sobriety Counter

This app helps users achieve and maintain sobriety by tracking progress, offering motivation, and encouraging daily commitment. It serves as a tool for overcoming addiction and developing healthy habits.

Highlights
  • Sobriety Progress Tracker
  • Motivation Wall
  • Daily Commitment feature
  • Milestone tracking
  • Habit development support
Features
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Sobriety Counter is your calm iPhone companion for the long road of recovery. Watch your days, months, and years stack up. Keep small commitments. Ride out cravings with a four-stage SOS toolkit. And do it all on a phone that never asks you to make an account. NEW IN 2.0 — REBUILT FROM THE GROUND UP WHEN THE URGE HITS SOS: a calm four-stage toolkit with 4-7-8 breathing, your motivation playback, and a 10-minute wait timer that rides out in the Dynamic Island. THE DAILY LOOP One commitment a day with a single tick box. Mood check-ins with emoji, craving slider, and trigger chips. Voice notes and a private journal — transcribed on-device, never uploaded. INSIGHTS YOU CAN HOLD ONTO Sleep, mood, and craving trends pulled from HealthKit and your own entries. Money saved. Drinks skipped. A weekly headline written for you every Sunday. A COMPANION, NOT A CHATBOT Optional AI companion that knows your day count and recent triggers — only the slices you opt in to. EVERYWHERE YOUR PHONE GOES Home screen widgets, lock screen complications, and a Live Activity for the SOS wait timer. Ten milestones from Day One to Two Years, each a permanent row in your history. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No leaderboard. Your story lives on your iPhone. — SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS — Sobriety Counter is free to start. Pro unlocks the AI Companion, Insights, and Money Saved. • Pro Monthly — $9.99 / month • Pro Annual — $39.99 / year Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage and cancel subscriptions at any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sobriety-counter.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sobriety-counter.com/terms

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

Sobriety Counter4 screens
Sober Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sober Tracker at every 4 days against Sobriety Counter's every 20 months. Sober Tracker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Sobriety Counter's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sobriety Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Sober Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. 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. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Sobriety Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sober Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sobriety Counter ships an update every 20 months, Sober Tracker every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sobriety Counter versus Sober Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSobriety CounterSober Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (46 ratings)4.8 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB77 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLatch Creative Studios, LLCIvan Terekhin

Customer experience

Sobriety Counter

All ratings46 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

Sober Tracker

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sobriety Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro · Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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 Sobriety Counter free?
Sobriety Counter 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, Sobriety Counter or Sober Tracker?
Sober Tracker is rated higher. Sobriety Counter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Sober Tracker averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Sobriety Counter or Sober Tracker have ads?
Neither Sobriety Counter nor Sober Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sobriety Counter or Sober Tracker?
Sobriety Counter ships an update every 20 months, and Sober Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Sobriety Counter was updated on November 12, 2026 and Sober Tracker on November 12, 2026.

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