Comparison

BurnBar vs Clear Days

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

Head to head
About

BurnBar

This app helps you find balance in your drinking habits by allowing you to earn drinks through physical activity and track your consumption. It provides real-time visibility into your weekly balance, encouraging smarter drinking without requiring complete abstinence.

Highlights
  • Earn drinks via steps or calories
  • Log consumed drinks
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Real-time weekly balance
  • Clean, simple interface
  • No ads
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BurnBar is a drink tracker for people who want balance — not extremes. You don’t have to quit drinking to stay fit. You just need visibility. BurnBar helps you earn drinks through movement and track the ones you enjoy — so you always know where you stand. Walk, run, lift, move. Every bit of activity builds earned capacity. When you enjoy a drink, log it. Stay ahead. Stay balanced. No shame. No streak guilt. No performative sobriety. Just clarity. How BurnBar Works • Sync activity with Apple Health • Earn drinks by via steps or calories • Log the drinks you enjoy • See your weekly balance in real time BurnBar follows one simple rule: Burn more than you sip — and you’re in balance. Why People Use BurnBar • To drink smarter without quitting • To stay fit while enjoying weekends • To make trade-offs visible • To turn movement into momentum It’s not about restriction. It’s about ownership. Designed for Real Life • Weekly balance system • Clean, simple interface • No ads • Flexible for any activity level BurnBar isn’t a sobriety app. It’s a smarter way to enjoy drinking — intentionally. Subscription Information • Full Bar Weekly – $7.99 / month – Access to all drinks and bars • Full Bar Yearly – $36 / year – Access to all drinks and bars Payment & Renewal Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms & Privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://burnbar.app/privacy

About

Clear Days

This app helps you track your progress in reducing or quitting alcohol consumption without judgment. It focuses on celebrating your sober days and provides tools to manage cravings and support your journey.

Highlights
  • Sober day tracking
  • Progress visualization
  • Money saved calculation
  • Cravings support tools
  • Private by default
  • Journaling and insights (premium)
Features
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Clear Days is a drink tracker and sober day counter for people who want to cut back, quit drinking, or stay alcohol free without shame. Whether you're drinking less, starting over, doing Dry January, or building long-term sobriety, this app helps you track progress in a kinder way. PROGRESS, NOT PUNISHMENT Most sobriety apps treat one slip like everything is gone. We don't. If you stayed sober 25 out of 28 days, that's 89% progress. Clear Days shows what you've built, not just what you broke. A DRINK TRACKER THAT FEELS HUMAN Track sober days, alcohol-free days, and daily progress with a simple calendar, quick stats, money saved, and check-ins that take seconds. No forced journaling. No lectures. No shame spiral. HELP WHEN CRAVINGS HIT Tap "I'm struggling" for immediate support: • Guided breathing • Your personal reasons for staying sober • A 15-minute timer to ride out the urge • One-tap access to your support person or crisis hotlines BUILT FOR QUITTING OR CUTTING BACK Whether your goal is no alcohol, fewer drinking days, or a full quit drinking journey, the app meets you where you are. Slip days are shown in gray as data to learn from, not punishment. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync requirement, no selling your data. Export your information anytime. FREE FOREVER CORE The core tracker is free forever, including: • Daily check-ins • Progress calendar • Sober day stats and money saved • Reminder notifications • Home screen widgets • Cravings support tools CLEAR DAYS+ If you want deeper reflection tools, Clear Days+ adds: • Journal history so you can revisit every note you've written • Insights to spot patterns in triggers, cravings, and difficult days • Shareable PDF progress reports for therapists, sponsors, or personal records Built with care by someone who gets it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BurnBar4 screens
Clear Days4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clear Days at none against BurnBar's shown. Clear Days also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). BurnBar's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (451 vs 7). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. BurnBar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Clear Days sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 — 4.8 for BurnBar against 4.7 for Clear Days. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BurnBar has 451 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BurnBar ships an update every 3 days, Clear Days every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BurnBar versus Clear Days: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurnBarClear Days
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (451 ratings) — better4.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings451 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLeisure Labs, LLCCozy Paradise LLC

Customer experience

BurnBar

All ratings451 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.4%

Clear Days

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BurnBar

Subscriptions9
  • Full Bar$4.997 Days
  • Full Bar$6.997 Days
  • Full Bar$7.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Full Bar$8.007 Days
  • Full Bar$24.001 Year
  • Full Bar7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Full Bar7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Full Bar$35.991 Year
  • Full Bar7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Bar$69.00
3 purchases

Clear Days

Subscriptions2
  • Clear Day Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Clear Day Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clear Day Plus Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is BurnBar free?
BurnBar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Days free?
Clear Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BurnBar or Clear Days?
BurnBar is rated higher. BurnBar averages 4.8 out of 5 from 451 ratings, while Clear Days averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do BurnBar or Clear Days have ads?
BurnBar shows ads; Clear Days does not.
Which is updated more often, BurnBar or Clear Days?
BurnBar ships an update every 3 days, and Clear Days every 2 weeks. Most recently, BurnBar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Clear Days on November 5, 2026.

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