Comparison

Sober Tracker vs Caffeindiary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily check-in with streak counter
  • Financial savings tracker
  • Mood journaling
  • Achievement system
  • Health benefits timeline
  • Coping toolkit
  • Garden visualization
Features
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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. 22 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Thai, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Dutch, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Danish, Finnish, and Traditional Chinese. 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

About

Caffeindiary

Features
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Caffeindiary helps you log daily caffeine intake and understand how it may affect your sleep. Record coffee, tea, energy drinks, bottled drinks, supplements, sweets, and custom drinks in just a few taps. The app estimates caffeine amount, remaining caffeine in your body, and bedtime impact based on your records. Use it to spot patterns, manage evening caffeine, review sleep trends, and build a routine that works better for your body. Caffeindiary is designed for simple daily tracking, with JSON backup support and optional premium features for enhanced sleep analysis.

Screenshots

Sober Tracker4 screens
Caffeindiary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caffeindiary at none against Sober Tracker's 9. Sober Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Sober Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Caffeindiary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, Caffeindiary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sober Tracker versus Caffeindiary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober TrackerCaffeindiary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIvan TerekhinMOTTO(Tokyo)

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sober Tracker

Subscriptions6
  • 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
  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium+$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium$34.99
  • Premium$39.99
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
None

Caffeindiary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sober Tracker free?
Sober Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caffeindiary free?
Caffeindiary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sober Tracker or Caffeindiary have ads?
Caffeindiary shows ads; Sober Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Tracker or Caffeindiary?
Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and Caffeindiary every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sober Tracker was updated on September 29, 2026 and Caffeindiary on September 9, 2026.

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