Karbs vs Simple Sober Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karbs
Easily track carbohydrate intake for managing diabetes. Create custom food lists, build meals, and instantly see total carb counts. Syncs with Health for comprehensive health monitoring.
- Create custom food lists
- Build meals from food lists
- Track quantities
- Instant carb calculation
- Sync with Health app
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Your everyday carb notebook, made effortless. Save the foods you eat, build meals from your personal list, and add quantities to see the total carbs at a glance. Karbs keeps your carb counts organized so you can plan with confidence, one meal at a time. - Save your go-to foods and their carb counts. - Build meals from foods you already know. - Add quantities and instantly total the carbohydrates. - Keep your food notes organized instead of relying on paper. - Sync your data with Health. Disclaimer: This application can cause you severe harm in case of misuse. If you are a patient with a metabolic disease such as diabetes, your doctor must teach you how to count carbohydrates properly from nutrition facts. You should stop using this application immediately if you do not know how to count carbohydrates. If you use a bolus calculator and you inject insulin based on an erroneous amount of carbohydrates you could be at serious risk, including risk of death. If you use this application, you understand and agree that you are solely responsible for its correct use and supervision by a professional. This application is not a regulated medical device.
Simple Sober Tracker
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Simple Sober Tracker helps you build sober streaks with clarity and calm. Track your sober days with a precise, DST‑safe countdown; see money saved and calories avoided; celebrate milestones; jot quick journal entries; and lean on built‑in motivation and craving tools when you need them most. Fast, private and distraction‑free. - No hidden fees - No ads - No in‑app purchases - No subscriptions - Your data stays on your device - No accounts, no tracking, no analytics - No nagging review requests Live counter and countdown - Precise, daylight‑saving‑safe countdown - Preview your next milestone with progress and ETA Milestones - Milestone Detail View: snapshot, wins, hurdles, playbook, signals to watch, next waypoint and celebration tips Health & savings - Track money saved and calories avoided - Choose your preferred currency Motivation library - Curated quotes; add your own; favourite what resonates Craving Mode - Guided 4‑4‑6 breathing, 5‑4‑3‑2‑1 grounding, 2‑minute urge timer and quick journal prompts Journal - Log moods and notes; see recent entries at a glance Personalisation - Multiple themes (Dark/Light, Monokai, Solarized, Dracula, Midnight, iOS) - Language selection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Sober Tracker at every 4 days against Karbs's every 2 weeks. Simple Sober Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). On price, 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
Karbs costs $2.99 and Simple Sober Tracker $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Karbs ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Sober Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karbs | Simple Sober Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cristian Ortega Gomez | LARS POHLMANN |
In-app purchases
Karbs
No in-app purchases
Simple Sober Tracker
No in-app purchases
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