Comparison

Sober Tracker vs TraitNova

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

Head to head
About

Sober Tracker

Track your sobriety journey with a private, account-free tool. Visualize your progress with a growing garden, monitor savings and health benefits, and access coping strategies. It compassionately handles slips and offers customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets for streak visibility
  • Milestone tracking and sharing
  • Savings, drinks avoided, and calories skipped
  • Mood journaling with pattern surfacing
  • Health benefits timeline
  • Coping strategies for urges
  • Achievement system with milestones
  • Compassionate slip handling
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

TraitNova

Features
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TraitNova helps you work with behavioral and cognitive self-discovery in a clear, practical, everyday flow. Use it to capture, organize, review, and improve your own information without unnecessary complexity. Highlights: - Clean capture and review flow - Organized history for later checks - Focused interface with light and dark support Review important results before sharing or relying on them. TraitNova is not medical advice or a professional psychological evaluation. Use it for personal reference and self-discovery.

Screenshots

Sober Tracker4 screens
TraitNova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TraitNova at none against Sober Tracker's 7. TraitNova also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Sober Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sober Tracker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. TraitNova asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, TraitNova every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sober Tracker versus TraitNova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober TrackerTraitNova
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB63 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperIvan Terekhinsinan unver

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Sober Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Sober Tracker Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Sober Tracker Premium$6.991 Month
  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Sober Tracker Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
  • Premium$29.99
  • Premium$39.99
None

TraitNova

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sober Tracker free?
Sober Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TraitNova free?
TraitNova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sober Tracker or TraitNova have ads?
TraitNova shows ads; Sober Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Tracker or TraitNova?
Sober Tracker ships an update every 4 days, and TraitNova every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sober Tracker was updated on November 8, 2026 and TraitNova on October 31, 2026.

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