Comparison

Quitly vs Sober Way

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

Head to head
About

Quitly

This app helps you break free from bad habits by tracking your progress with stopwatch-style timers. Monitor multiple habits, set goals, and celebrate milestones with customizable alerts and relapse tracking. Stay motivated on your journey to freedom.

Highlights
  • Multiple habit timers
  • Relapse history tracking
  • Custom milestone alerts
  • Target goal setting
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Distraction-free design
Features
Read full description

Quitting a habit isn't always a straight line. Quitly is a sobriety tracker that keeps your progress visible with flexible quit timers, relapse history, personal goals, upcoming milestones, and badges to earn. Track one habit, or several with Premium. Start today or backdate a timer to when you began. Choose a simple day count or a calendar count in years, months, and days. If you have a setback, record it without losing sight of the progress you've already made. Use Quitly for smoking, vaping, alcohol, caffeine, gambling, social media, junk food, or any habit you want to leave behind. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS · Create flexible quit timers for different habits · Start today or use an earlier start date · Choose simple day counts or calendar-style counts · Record relapses while keeping your history · Set a personal target for each habit STAY MOTIVATED · See what milestone is coming next · Earn badges as your timer grows · Get reminders for meaningful progress dates · Collapse timer cards for a calmer dashboard EVERYDAY EXTRAS · Cloud sync across devices · Keep using supported features if your connection drops briefly; changes sync when you're back online · Clean, distraction-free design · Light and dark modes · Data export PREMIUM Premium unlocks unlimited timers, visual milestone tracks and badges, additional colour themes, and a home screen widget for at-a-glance progress. LANGUAGE SUPPORT Quitly is available in 31 localizations. HEALTH NOTE Quitly is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Quitly is part of Lightli, a family of minimal yet playful apps. By using this app, you agree to Lightli's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms: https://lightli.uk/terms/ Privacy: https://lightli.uk/privacy-policy/

About

Sober Way

This app provides a comprehensive recovery companion based on the 12-Step program. It offers tools for tracking sobriety, building habits, analyzing triggers, and connecting with a supportive community. Users can personalize their experience and gain insights into their progress towards an addiction-free lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Sobriety tracker
  • 12 Steps to Recovery tools
  • Motivation and reminders
  • Financial and time savings calculator
  • Daily journal and trigger analysis
  • Community support
  • Customizable experience
Features
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Sober Way is more than just a sobriety counter. It’s a complete recovery companion built on the proven 12-Step program, offering practical tools and daily support to help you stay sober and transform your life. With Sober Way, you don’t just track sober days — you also build new habits, analyze triggers, and find motivation within a growing community of people walking the same path to freedom. This app gives you access to the 12 Steps framework and tools that guide you step by step toward a healthier, addiction-free lifestyle. Key Features of Sober Way: • Sobriety Tracker Track your progress, celebrate milestones, and see how far you’ve come. • 12 Steps to Recovery Access the full 12-Step program and tools designed to help you reflect, recognize patterns, and move forward with clarity. • Motivation & Reminders Add your reasons, photos, and notes to stay inspired and focused on why you chose sobriety. • Financial & Time Calculator See how much money and time you save by quitting your addiction. • Daily Journal & Trigger Analysis Write down your thoughts and track events that made your day easier or harder. • Community Support Connect with like-minded people, share experiences, and receive encouragement from others on the same journey. • Customizable Experience Set your sobriety date, choose the addiction you’re working on, configure reminders, and get personalized end-of-day summaries. Core features are free. For a deeper recovery journey, you can upgrade to Sober Way Plus and unlock: • Extended access to 12-Step tools • Advanced reports & insights • Premium personalization options Subscriptions are billed via App Store and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage your subscription in account settings. Privacy policy: https://novadosoft.com/privacy-policy-bro/ Terms of use: https://novadosoft.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Quitly4 screens
Sober Way4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sober Way at 100% against Quitly's 0%. Sober Way also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Quitly's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Quitly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sober Way sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sober Way holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Way has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Quitly's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sober Way's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quitly ships an update fortnightly, Sober Way every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Quitly versus Sober Way: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuitlySober Way
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLightli LTDDzimitry Hutkin

Customer experience

Quitly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Sober Way

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quitly

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
5 purchases

Sober Way

Subscriptions5
  • Premium weekly2 variants$2.997 Days
  • Premium weekly1 Month trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Premium yearly1 Month trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Premium yearly2 variants$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Quitly free?
Quitly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Way free?
Sober Way is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quitly or Sober Way?
Sober Way is rated higher. Quitly averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sober Way averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Quitly or Sober Way have ads?
Sober Way shows ads; Quitly does not.
Which is updated more often, Quitly or Sober Way?
Quitly ships an update fortnightly, and Sober Way every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quitly was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sober Way on September 19, 2026.

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