Sober Tracker vs TailMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sober Tracker
This app helps individuals build and maintain sobriety by tracking daily progress, financial savings, and mood. It offers a private, account-free experience with customizable goals and a supportive coping toolkit.
- Daily check-in with streak counter
- Financial savings tracker
- Mood journaling
- Achievement system
- Health benefits timeline
- Coping toolkit
- Garden visualization
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Stop drinking. Start counting the days that matter. Every day sober is a win. Sober Tracker keeps that win visible on your home screen, in your pocket, in a garden that grows with you. No account. No cloud. No one else's eyes on your recovery. WHY PEOPLE STAY • Your streak is always one tap away, on lock screen and home screen widgets. • Your path: mark the milestones you reached, the cravings you got through and every fresh start as stones you keep, then share the whole trail as a poster. • See exactly how much money you have saved, drinks avoided, and calories skipped. • Mood journaling that surfaces patterns, not just entries. • Health benefits timeline showing what happens inside your body by hour, day, week, and month. • 13 coping strategies for the moments when the urge hits. • Achievement system with 30+ milestones that actually feel earned. KIND TO SLIPS One slip no longer erases your streak. Choose Lapse vs Relapse on the Home screen, get a compassionate recovery framing, and a gentle warning only if lapses happen often. Full calendar view to mark sober, relapse, and skip days at your own pace. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up. No login. No cloud sync. Your streak, your notes, your wins, your setbacks: all on your device. Export anytime. Delete anytime. BEAUTIFUL AND FAST Native iOS design with smooth animations. 9 themes with dark mode, 5 of them Premium (Sunset, Lavender, Midnight, Sunrise, Ember). A clean interface built for daily use, not clutter. 23 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Thai, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Dutch, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Danish, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, and Ukrainian. PERFECT FOR • Anyone quitting alcohol or cutting back • People in AA, SMART Recovery, or any program • Anyone rebuilding after a relapse • Anyone who wants a private, account-free recovery tool Download Sober Tracker. Count the days that matter. Watch your garden grow. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Premium subscriptions (Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) and Lifetime purchase available. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your device's App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://sober-tracker.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://sober-tracker.com/privacy
TailMate
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TailMate is a simple dog walking companion designed to help you track walks and manage your dogs in one place. Create profiles for your dogs, log walks with distance and duration, and view your walking history over time. Whether you’re walking on your own or with friends, TailMate makes it easy to keep a clear record of your activity. Features include: • Create and manage dog profiles • Log walks with distance and time • View walking history and personal statistics • Walk with friends and share activity • Clean, easy-to-use interface TailMate is built for dog owners who want a straightforward, distraction-free way to keep track of walks and build consistent routines. No ads. No subscriptions. Just walking made simple.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TailMate at none against Sober Tracker's 11. TailMate also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Sober Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). 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. Sober Tracker sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TailMate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, TailMate every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sober Tracker | TailMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Terekhin | Jonny Diedericks |
In-app purchases
Sober Tracker
- Premium+$2.991 Month
- Premium$2.991 Month
- Sober Tracker Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
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- Sober Tracker Premium$6.991 Month
- Premium+$24.991 Year
- Sober Tracker Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Sober Tracker Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$19.99
- Premium$29.99
- Premium$39.99
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- Lifetime Access$49.99
TailMate
No in-app purchases









