Soby vs MyRecoveryPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Soby
This AI-powered companion app helps users track their sobriety journey with real-time progress monitoring, personalized voice support, and a toolkit of resources. It visualizes achievements and provides analytics to understand personal patterns and triggers.
- AI voice companion for motivation
- Real-time progress tracking
- Smart progress cards
- Achievement system
- Support toolkit (meditation, journaling)
- Detailed analytics
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One day at a time is easier to see when you can see the days. Soby is a sobriety and recovery companion for tracking your progress, recording what you notice, and finding a practical next step. SEE THE DAYS YOU HAVE BUILT Create recovery goals and follow their counters and milestones. Track more than one journey, record a reset when you need to, and keep your progress in view. NOTICE YOUR PATTERNS Write a journal entry, check in with your mood, and record triggers. Look back at your history and progress charts to understand what your days have been like. PAUSE DURING A CRAVING Open the craving tools, take a breathing or meditation pause, or move into a written conversation. Help resources are available from the tools screen. TALK TO SOBY Use text or voice to talk through a difficult moment, reflect on a goal, or find encouragement for today. Choose the support style that suits you. KEEP COMING BACK Try daily challenges, collect milestone achievements, and choose optional reminders for your routine. Your next step can be small. Soby helps you keep it in sight.
MyRecoveryPal
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MyRecoveryPal is a social recovery platform where people in recovery connect, support each other, and build a sober life together. Track your sobriety with a home screen widget, check in daily, join recovery groups, and chat with Anchor — your AI recovery coach. This is version 1.0. We're a small, growing community and we'd love for you to be part of it. Terms of Use: https://www.myrecoverypal.com/terms/ YOUR RECOVERY CIRCLE Follow others in recovery. Share milestones, encouragement, and honest reflections on a social feed built for people who understand what you're going through. React with support, comment, and build real connections. AI RECOVERY COACH — ANCHOR Talk to Anchor anytime — day or night. Anchor understands your recovery journey, remembers your context, and helps you work through cravings, tough moments, and daily reflections. 3 free messages to try, then unlimited with Premium. SOBRIETY TRACKING See your days, months, and years of sobriety at a glance — right on your home screen with our WidgetKit widget. Track milestones, celebrate anniversaries, and watch your progress grow. DAILY CHECK-INS Log your mood, cravings, energy, and gratitude every day. Build streaks, spot patterns in your recovery, and stay accountable. RECOVERY GROUPS Join public groups by addiction type, recovery stage, or interests. Start private groups for your circle. Post discussions, share resources, and support each other. PRIVACY FIRST Your journal is always private — never shared, never visible to other users. You control what's public: your sobriety date, your profile, your posts. PREMIUM FEATURES ($4.99/mo or $29.99/yr with 14-day free trial) - Anchor AI Coach: 20 messages per day - Unlimited groups including private groups - Unlimited journal with CSV export - 90-day mood, craving, and energy analytics - Premium badge on your profile FREE FEATURES - Social feed, messaging, and following - Daily check-ins with streaks - Join up to 5 groups - 30-day journal - 3 AI Coach trial messages - Home screen sobriety widget - Face ID login Built by people in recovery, for people in recovery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soby at none against MyRecoveryPal's 2. MyRecoveryPal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MyRecoveryPal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Soby asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soby ships an update every 11 months, MyRecoveryPal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soby | MyRecoveryPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Edison Espinosa | Ryan Pate |
In-app purchases
Soby
No in-app purchases
MyRecoveryPal
- Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$59.991 Year









