Comparison

Days Without vs Sober Days Ahead

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

Head to head
About

Days Without

This app helps you monitor your progress on personal goals and habits. Track your willpower and see how far you've come in achieving your objectives, whether it's quitting a bad habit or building a new one. It offers a simple, easy-to-read display of your progress.

Highlights
  • Track multiple goals
  • Set custom start dates
  • Manual or automatic tracking modes
  • Simple and easy-to-use interface
  • Progress display
  • Badge icon for current streak
  • Long-term tracking up to 99,999 days
Features
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Days Without allows you to keep track of simple goals you are trying to accomplish. Whether you are simply testing your willpower, or trying to quit a bad habit, using Days Without daily will help you keep focused on your goals, and allow you to see how far you've come. Here are just a sample of the things you may want to keep track of how many days you've been able to go without: - Drinking Coffee - Drinking Alcohol - Smoking - Eating Chocolate - Cursing - Being Late for Work/School - etc. No matter what your goals, if you set your mind to it, you can do it. And Days Without can help you along the way. Features: - Keep Track of Multiple Goals - Set Start Date for any of your goals back as far as January 1, 1900 - Choose from Manual or Automatic mode (the app will automatically keep track of your Days Without a goal) - Simple to use - Easy-to-read display of progress - Badge Icon Number shows current streak (for selected goal) - Can track a goal up to 99,999 Days

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.

Screenshots

Days Without4 screens
Sober Days Ahead3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sober Days Ahead at 100% against Days Without's 42%. Sober Days Ahead also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.3). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Sober Days Ahead is free to download; Days Without costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sober Days Ahead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Days Without's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sober Days Ahead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Days Without ships an update every 4 months, Sober Days Ahead every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Days Without versus Sober Days Ahead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDays WithoutSober Days Ahead
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBuzz MediaPaul Bryson

Customer experience

Days Without

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral15.8%
Negative42.1%

Sober Days Ahead

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

In-app purchases

None

Days Without

No in-app purchases

None

Sober Days Ahead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Days Without free?
Days Without costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sober Days Ahead free?
Sober Days Ahead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Days Without or Sober Days Ahead?
Sober Days Ahead is rated higher. Days Without averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sober Days Ahead averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Days Without or Sober Days Ahead have ads?
Neither Days Without nor Sober Days Ahead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Days Without or Sober Days Ahead?
Days Without ships an update every 4 months, and Sober Days Ahead every 3 days. Most recently, Days Without was updated on October 15, 2026 and Sober Days Ahead on September 29, 2026.

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