Comparison

Control Back vs Sober Garden

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

Head to head
About

Control Back

This app helps users break free from porn addiction through personalized onboarding, streak tracking, and motivational tools. It offers a panic button for moments of temptation and relapse support to help users stay on track with their recovery journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized onboarding assessment
  • Streak tracker and badge system
  • Panic button with camera and motivation
  • Relapse reset support
  • Daily motivation and content
  • Community support
Features
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What Makes Control Back Different: - Personalized Onboarding: Your journey starts with a short self-assessment to understand your habits and motivations. No two paths are the same, and neither is your recovery. - Streak Tracker & Badge System: Track every day you’re porn-free. Earn badges for your progress, from Day 1 to long-term milestones. Stay motivated by seeing your growth in real time. - Panic Button with Camera & Motivation In moments of temptation, tap the Panic Button to trigger powerful motivational messages and open your front camera — helping you ground yourself and break the urge instantly. - Relapse Reset Support: Slipped up? No shame here. Reset your streak, reflect with intention, and get back on track immediately. - Daily Motivation & Content: Get uplifting messages and focused content designed to remind you why you started. Build discipline, not just avoidance. - You’re Not Alone: Thousands of others are on this journey too. Control Back helps you stay accountable to yourself — with tools that support you in every step. - Start Your Streak Today: The first version of Control Back is live — simple, effective, and built to grow with you. Break free from the loop. Reboot your focus. Reclaim your mind. Privacy Policy: https://fluff-algebra-cca.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-Control-Back-1e6bb8adaba580368685c8d6817227ce?pvs=74 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sober Garden

This app offers a gentle approach to breaking unwanted habits and resisting urges. It provides tools to track clean days, visualize progress through a growing garden, and understand the financial and time savings from quitting. Daily check-ins and home screen widgets help maintain motivation.

Highlights
  • Track clean days and build streaks
  • Urge Rescue for craving moments
  • Visual recovery garden growth
  • Daily check-ins and mood tracking
  • Monitor saved money and time
  • Home screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Private, account-free design
Features
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Sober Garden is a gentle quit tracker that helps you break unwanted habits, resist urges, and grow visible progress day by day. Whether you are trying to quit smoking, alcohol, porn, social media, junk food, or any habit that no longer serves you, Sober Garden gives you a calm place to stay on track without pressure or shame. TRACK YOUR CLEAN DAYS See how long you have stayed away from a habit. Build streaks, celebrate milestones, and watch your progress become easier to understand over time. BEAT URGES IN HARD MOMENTS When a craving hits, open Urge Rescue for quick grounding prompts, calming guidance, and simple actions that help you get through the moment. GROW YOUR RECOVERY GARDEN Your progress is not just a number. As you keep going, your garden grows with you, turning each clean day into a visible sign of recovery. CHECK IN DAILY Record how you feel, notice patterns, and build a small daily ritual that helps you stay connected to your goal. SEE MONEY AND TIME SAVED Understand what your habit used to cost you. Track saved money, saved time, and the progress you are building back into your life. STAY VISIBLE WITH WIDGETS Keep your streak and progress on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch, so motivation is always close. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sober Garden is designed to work without an account. Your habit data stays on your device. Sober Garden is for anyone who wants a calm, private, and judgment-free way to quit bad habits and rebuild a sense of control. Start small. Stay kind to yourself. Grow one clean day at a time. Legal Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/sober-termsofus Privacy Policy:https://sites.google.com/view/sober-privacy

Screenshots

Control Back4 screens
Sober Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sober Garden at none against Control Back's shown. Sober Garden also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Control Back sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Sober Garden sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Control Back against 5.0 for Sober Garden. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Back ships an update every 5 months, Sober Garden every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Control Back versus Sober Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl BackSober Garden
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKerem Karanfil凤英 刘

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Control Back

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Access$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Sober Garden

Subscriptions2
  • Sober Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Sober Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sober Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Control Back free?
Control Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Garden free?
Sober Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control Back or Sober Garden?
Control Back and Sober Garden are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Control Back or Sober Garden have ads?
Control Back shows ads; Sober Garden does not.
Which is updated more often, Control Back or Sober Garden?
Control Back ships an update every 5 months, and Sober Garden every 3 days. Most recently, Control Back was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sober Garden on October 28, 2026.

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