I Am Sober vs StarDay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sober day tracker
- Reasons and photos for quitting
- Daily pledge and notes
- Money and time saved calculator
- Trigger analysis
- Milestone tracker
- Withdrawal timeline
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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
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.
- Unlimited countdowns
- Customizable widgets
- Streak tracking
- Ad-free experience
- Event tracking
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | I Am Sober | StarDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (187K ratings) — better | 4.8 (576 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 68.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 187K — better | 576 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | I Am Sober LLC | AboutMe Apps, Inc. |
Customer experience
I Am Sober
StarDay
User reviews
I Am Sober
From 187K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
I Am Sober
- 1 Month$9.991 Month
- 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- 6 Months$27.496 Months
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- 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
- I Am Worthy$0.99
- I Am Letting Go$0.99
- I Am Killing It$0.99
StarDay
No in-app purchases








