Sober City vs Squishy_Duck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sober City
This app supports your recovery journey with daily motivational content, personal tracking tools, and reflective prompts. It aims to help you maintain sobriety and find happiness through daily inspiration and spiritual guidance.
- Daily sober slogans and reflections
- Actionable daily prompts
- Collection of short prayers
- Personal sobriety tracker
- Motivational messages
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Welcome to Sober City, the ultimate sobriety app for those on the journey of recovery. Our purpose is simple yet powerful: To help you stay sober and enjoy a healthier, happier life. We understand that recovery can be tough, but you’re not alone. Sober City is here to provide effective & supportive tools to help you maintain your sobriety. With features like 365 different daily sober slogans matched with uplifting insightful reflections, daily actionable prompts, fun doses of humor, 150+ short prayers and a personal sobriety tracker, our motivational sober app is here to support you!Start your day with an inspiring slogan, find peace with our handpicked daily prayers designed to get you closer to your Higher Power, track your sobriety milestones, and receive motivational messages to keep you going strong. Sober City isn’t just an app; it’s your personal companion in your quest for joyful sobriety. Whether you’re just starting out or have been on this journey for years, Sober City was created to give you a little bit of happiness every day of your sober journey! Terms of Use or EULA - https://portal.sobercityusa.com/terms-conditions
Squishy_Duck
This app offers a digital escape for stress relief. Engage in calming activities like popping balloons, squishing a duck ball, and guided breathing exercises. Discover cute emotional ducks and enjoy an adorable, duck-themed interface designed to bring a smile.
- Balloon Pop Mode
- Squishy Duck Squeeze Ball
- Guided Breathing Bubbles
- Cute duck-themed UI
- Sound effects
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Feeling stressed? Meet Squishy_Duck, your personal stress relief companion! Pop balloons, squish a reactive duck ball, try calming breathing exercises, and discover a world of cute emotional ducks hiding behind your screen. Whether you’re overwhelmed by work, school, or life in general, SquishyDuck is here to make you smile. Features: • Balloon Pop Mode • Squishy Duck Squeeze Ball • Guided Breathing Bubbles • Adorable duck-themed UI with sound effects Designed with love (and a tiny bit of anxiety) by a solo indie developer + their daughter, who also drew the logo duck Enjoy it for free. No ads. If you’d like to support development, we welcome your kindness through optional in-app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Sober City at free against Squishy_Duck's free with in-app purchases. Sober City also leads on ratings volume (321 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Sober City sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Squishy_Duck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sober City against 5.0 for Squishy_Duck. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober City has 321 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sober City | Squishy_Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (321 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 321 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CR Promotions Company, LLC | Funi Chen |
Customer experience
Sober City
Squishy_Duck
Bugs and requests
Sober City
Reported bugs
1 issue- Share button buffers
Squishy_Duck
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sober City
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Weekly Premium (Easy Start)$1.997 Days
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- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Premium (Best Deal)$9.991 Year
- Annual Premium (Best Deal)$19.991 Year
- Annual Premium (Best Deal)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
Squishy_Duck
- Buy me a coffee$0.99









