Comparison

I Am Sober vs StarDay

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

Head to head
About

I Am Sober

This app helps you track your sobriety, build new habits, and connect with a supportive community. Visualize your progress, remember your reasons for quitting, and analyze triggers to stay motivated on your recovery journey.

Highlights
  • Sober day tracker
  • Reasons and photos for quitting
  • Daily pledge and notes
  • Money and time saved calculator
  • Trigger analysis
  • Milestone tracker
  • Withdrawal timeline
Features
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I Am Sober is more than just a free sobriety counter app. Along with tracking your sober days, it helps you build new habits and provides ongoing motivation by connecting you to a wide network of people all striving for the same goal: staying sober one day at a time. Through our growing sober community you can learn from others and contribute by sharing insights and tactics that have worked for you. **The I Am Sober app features:** • Sober day tracker To visualize how long you’ve been sober. • Remember why you quit Add reasons and photos to help you remember why you want to quit your addiction and stay sober. • Daily pledge tracker Take a pledge every day. Sobriety is a 24-hour struggle, so start your day off by making a pledge to stay sober. Then you can review how your day went and log notes at the end of the day. • Sobriety calculator View how much money & time you’ve saved by being sober. • Analyze triggers Recap each day and find patterns that made your day easier or more challenging than the last. • Share your story Either with others or for yourself, take photos and journal your progress directly in the app. Then choose to share it or save it as a reminder for yourself. • Milestone tracker Track and celebrate your milestones from 1 day, to 1 week, to 1 month and beyond. Compare experiences with others on their sober journey. Read how they felt at this milestone and what you can expect. If you’re struggling, share your story and invite others to offer help or advice. • Withdrawal timeline When you create an account and declare your addiction, you can instantly see a withdrawal timeline to get an idea of what to expect for your next few days (and weeks). What’s more, you can contribute to it. See how many others saw an increase in their restfulness vs those that saw an increase in anxiety. Prepare yourself for what’s to come in recovery. • Customize your experience You set the time, your sober birthday, the category of motivation you need, the addictions you’re trying to break, even the end-of-day summaries. Make the app customized to your lifestyle and tailored to your needs. **Sober Plus subscriptions** I Am Sober is free to use, but you can support development of the app with a subscription to Sober Plus. With Sober Plus, you'll get access to these premium features: • Create a group Stay accountable together and track your sobriety privately. Groups are great for complimenting your real-world group like Alcoholics Anonymous, NA, SA, SMART Recovery, or your rehab center. • Locked access Keep your trackers private with a lock that you can access via TouchID or FaceID. • Data Backups Save your progress in the cloud and restore your trackers if you get a new device. • More tracking Track more addictions and get access to more communities. Even if your addiction is specific like Wine, Online Shopping, or Skin Picking, you’ll find a variety of communities of people who are all trying to get sober from alcohol, drugs, eating disorders, self-harm, and more. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. I Am Sober Plus automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://iamsober.com/en/site/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://iamsober.com/en/site/privacy-policy

About

StarDay

Easily track important life events with unlimited countdowns. Customize widgets to visualize your progress and forget about intrusive advertisements. This app helps you stay on top of your milestones.

Highlights
  • Unlimited countdowns
  • Customizable widgets
  • Streak tracking
  • Ad-free experience
  • Event tracking
Features
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Do you need to track some important events in your life? Try our new app. Add unlimited countdowns, customize widgets, forget about noisy ads. Terms of use: https://about-me.app/terms_of_use Privacy policy: https://about-me.app/privacy_policy

Screenshots

I Am Sober4 screens
StarDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StarDay at none against I Am Sober's 10. StarDay also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). I Am Sober's advantage is ratings volume (187K vs 576) and review sentiment (81% vs 68%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. I Am Sober sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. StarDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for I Am Sober against 4.8 for StarDay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: I Am Sober has 187K ratings behind it against 576, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of I Am Sober's written reviews are positive against 68% of StarDay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
I Am Sober versus StarDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Am SoberStarDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (187K ratings) — better4.8 (576 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings187K — better576
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB50 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperI Am Sober LLCAboutMe Apps, Inc.

Customer experience

I Am Sober

All ratings187,470 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews2,497 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.3%

StarDay

All ratings576 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

User reviews

I Am Sober

From 187K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for addiction recovery
  • 🚀 Motivating daily pledges and reminders
  • 💡 Supportive community and ability to connect with others
  • 🕰️ Detailed tracking of sobriety progress
  • 💰 Tracks money and time saved from not using addiction

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Certain features locked behind paywall
  • 🚫 Concerns about toxic or triggering content in community
  • ⚠️ Age restrictions may limit access for some users
  • 🤔 Frustration with app glitches and inability to edit progress

StarDay

From 576 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient countdown timer
  • 💡 Handy widget functionality
  • 🔓 No subscriptions or ads
  • ⭐ Visually appealing design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widget issues (unable to select custom countdown)
  • 🔧 Difficulty customizing events (order, background, etc.)
  • 🔢 Limited to one countdown at a time

Bugs and requests

I Am Sober

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Issues with posting or viewing content in community

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow tracking of multiple addictions for free users
  • Implement better moderation and content filtering for community
  • Add password protection or privacy features
  • Improve ability to edit or reset progress

StarDay

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Widget not displaying custom countdowns
  • Countdown restarting unexpectedly after deleting an event

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to display multiple countdowns on widget
  • Option to customize countdown display (time, background, etc.)
  • Automatic sorting of events by date

In-app purchases

10 purchases

I Am Sober

Subscriptions7
  • 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 6 Months$27.496 Months
Show 4 more
  • 6 Months7 Days trial$27.496 Months
  • 12 Months7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12 Months$39.991 Year
  • 12 Months7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • I Am Worthy$0.99
  • I Am Letting Go$0.99
  • I Am Killing It$0.99
None

StarDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Am Sober free?
I Am Sober is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StarDay free?
StarDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, I Am Sober or StarDay?
I Am Sober is rated higher. I Am Sober averages 4.9 out of 5 from 187K ratings, while StarDay averages 4.8 from 576 ratings.
Do I Am Sober or StarDay have ads?
Neither I Am Sober nor StarDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Am Sober or StarDay?
I Am Sober ships an update weekly, and StarDay weekly. Most recently, I Am Sober was updated on September 25, 2026 and StarDay on September 25, 2026.

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