Comparison

Soby vs Sponsi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • AI voice companion for motivation
  • Real-time progress tracking
  • Smart progress cards
  • Achievement system
  • Support toolkit (meditation, journaling)
  • Detailed analytics
Features
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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.

About

Sponsi

This app offers a private, 24/7 companion for sobriety and habit change. It features an AI sponsor for conversations, a journaling tool with mood tracking, community support rooms, coping exercises, and progress tracking without shame.

Highlights
  • AI Sponsor for anytime conversations
  • Journal and mood tracking
  • Anonymous community support rooms
  • Coping Toolkit with exercises
  • Progress tracking with streaks and milestones
  • One-tap emergency contact/ride share
Features
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Recovery doesn't keep office hours. Sponsi is a calm, private companion for anyone working on their sobriety — alcohol, substances, or any habit you're trying to step away from. It's the friend who picks up at 2 a.m., the journal that listens, and the room of people who get it, all in one app. WHAT'S INSIDE • AI Sponsor — talk it out anytime. Trained to listen first, ask the right questions, and never lecture. • Journal & Mood — short daily check-ins that build your story over time, with gentle AI reflections when you want them. • Community Rooms — peer-to-peer conversations grouped by what you're working on. Anonymous handles, real people. • Coping Toolkit — grounding exercises, urge-surfing, breathing, and craving timers for the hard moments. • Streaks & Milestones — your own progress, your own pace. No leaderboards, no shame. • Safe Ride Home — one-tap Uber/Lyft and emergency contacts when you need to get out of a situation. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone in recovery, anyone curious about sobriety, anyone supporting a loved one. Sponsi works alongside 12-step programs, therapy, and treatment — it doesn't replace them. HONEST ABOUT WHAT WE ARE Sponsi is peer support and self-tracking software. It is not medical care, not therapy, and not a crisis line. If you are in crisis or thinking about hurting yourself, please reach out for human help right now: • 988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (call or text, U.S.) • 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — SAMHSA National Helpline (24/7, free, confidential) • 911 — for any medical emergency PRIVACY Your journal, mood entries, and chats with the AI Sponsor are private to you. We don't sell your data. We don't share it with advertisers. Read the full policy at sponsi-ai.com/privacy-policy. SUBSCRIPTION Sponsi on iOS is free to download and use with a Sponsi account. A Sponsi Pro subscription unlocks unlimited AI conversations and is purchased on the web at sponsi-ai.com. • Sponsi Pro — $11.99 USD per month, auto-renewing • Payment is charged to the card on file at sponsi-ai.com at the time of purchase • Subscription renews automatically each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime at sponsi-ai.com/profile • There are no in-app purchases inside this iOS app TERMS & PRIVACY Privacy Policy: https://sponsi-ai.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You're not alone in this.

Screenshots

Soby4 screens
Sponsi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sponsi at 5.0 against Soby's 4.4. Sponsi also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Soby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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. Sponsi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per month. Soby asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sponsi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soby ships an update every 11 months, Sponsi every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Soby versus Sponsi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSobySponsi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEdison EspinosaXALON LLC

Customer experience

Soby

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Sponsi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Soby

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sponsi

Subscriptions1
  • Sponsi Pro Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month

Questions

Is Soby free?
Soby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sponsi free?
Sponsi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Soby or Sponsi?
Sponsi is rated higher. Soby averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sponsi averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Soby or Sponsi have ads?
Neither Soby nor Sponsi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soby or Sponsi?
Soby ships an update every 11 months, and Sponsi every 4 months. Most recently, Soby was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sponsi on October 19, 2026.

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