Comparison

Sober Tracker vs Dry Days

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. 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

About

Dry Days

Track your sober journey with a live streak counter, monitor money and time saved, and celebrate milestones. Access urge management tools, a private journal, and daily motivation. Offers cloud backup and optional accountability sharing.

Highlights
  • Live sober day streak counter
  • Money and time saved tracking
  • Milestones and badges
  • Daily pledge and check-in
  • Urge and craving management tools
  • Private journal for triggers and moods
  • Home screen widget
  • Cloud backup and sync
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Stop drinking and start counting the days you're proud of. Sober Day Counter helps you quit or cut back on alcohol, track every sober day, and stay motivated through the moments that matter most. Watch your streak grow in real time — the days, hours, and minutes since your last drink — and see exactly how much money and time you've reclaimed by not drinking. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Sober day counter — a live streak counting up from your quit date • Money & time saved — real numbers that add up fast • Milestones & badges — celebrate 1 day, 1 week, 30 days, 1 year, and beyond • Daily pledge & check-in — start every morning with intention • Urge & craving tools — breathing exercises, your personal reasons to quit, and quick support the moment a craving hits • Private journal — track triggers, moods, and wins • Daily motivation — a little encouragement right when you need it • Home screen widget — your progress, always in view • Free cloud backup — never lose your streak, and sync across all your devices • Accountability sharing — bring a friend or sponsor along for support BUILT FOR REAL RECOVERY A relapse isn't failure — it's data. If you slip, we keep your longest streak and your full history, so you can see how far you've come and simply keep going. NO ADS. NO PRESSURE. The core app is free, with no ads, ever. An optional one-time purchase unlocks premium extras — no aggressive subscriptions, no guilt. Whether you're going alcohol-free for good, taking on Dry January, or just becoming more sober-curious, Sober Day Counter is the calm, honest companion for your journey. Start your sober streak today.

Screenshots

Sober Tracker4 screens
Dry Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dry Days at none against Sober Tracker's 9. Dry Days also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Sober Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price and monetization model 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. Dry Days asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dry Days holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Tracker has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, Dry Days every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sober Tracker versus Dry Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober TrackerDry Days
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIvan TerekhinAnkit Seth

Customer experience

Sober Tracker

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dry Days

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dry Days

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sober Tracker free?
Sober Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dry Days free?
Dry Days is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sober Tracker or Dry Days?
Dry Days is rated higher. Sober Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Dry Days averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sober Tracker or Dry Days have ads?
Dry Days shows ads; Sober Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Tracker or Dry Days?
Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and Dry Days every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sober Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dry Days on October 15, 2026.

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