Comparison

Better Days vs ShiftPath

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

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Better Days

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Quit anything. Become free. Better Days is the all-in-one recovery companion that helps you break free from any bad habit โ€” gambling, smoking, alcohol, adult content, social media, substances, and more. Whether you've tried a hundred times or this is day one, Better Days gives you everything you need to finally succeed and stay free for good. REAL-TIME STREAK TRACKING Watch your freedom grow every second. A live sobriety timer counts months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds since you quit. Track multiple habits at once with independent timers, each with its own analytics and color theme. ย  AI RECOVERY COMPANION Talk to your personal AI support companion anytime, day or night. It knows your journey โ€” your streaks, your struggles, your goals. It can launch breathing exercises, journaling, or urge control directly from the conversation. Like a recovery coach in your pocket, available 24/7. ย  URGE CONTROL When a craving hits, a proven 3-phase intervention walks you through it: pause, breathe, and resolve. Guided breathing with calming visuals and an optional camera-based immersive experience helps you ride out the urge. If it persists, you're guided to talk it through with AI, write in your journal, or breathe again. ย  GUIDED BREATHING Structured box breathing sessions with beautiful animated visuals to calm your mind and body whenever you need it. BUILT-IN APP BLOCKER Block distracting apps and categories directly from Better Days using Apple's Screen Time. Perfect for quitting social media, doom scrolling, or any digital habit. ย  MILESTONES & ANALYTICS Celebrate progress with milestone achievements โ€” from Day 1 to 1,000 days. Track your current streak, best streak, average streak, total clean days, and relapse history. PRIVATE JOURNAL Write freely about your journey. Process emotions, identify triggers, and reflect on your growth in a safe, private space. ย  DAILY CHECK-IN STREAK Build a daily habit of showing up for yourself. Your app-open streak rewards consistency and keeps you engaged every day. SMART REMINDERS Morning and evening notifications keep you motivated and accountable throughout the day. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS No accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking. AI messages are deleted when you close the chat. Your recovery is your business. Terms of Use: https://www.bambooapps.xyz/better-days/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.bambooapps.xyz/better-days/privacy-policy QUIT ANYTHING: โ€ข Gambling โ€ข Alcohol โ€ข Smoking โ€ข Substances โ€ข Social Media โ€ข Doom Scrolling โ€ข Junk Food โ€ข Or create your own custom tracker Better Days was built for people who are serious about change. No gimmicks โ€” just powerful tools to help you take control and build the life you deserve. Downloading the app is free. All features are accessible through either a monthly or yearly subscription made as in-app purchases. Your better days start now!

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ShiftPath

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ShiftPath helps you quit gambling, one clean day at a time. Built for sports bettors first. Private, direct, and there at 2am. Every day you don't bet, your control score climbs, your streak grows, and the money you would have wagered stays yours. When an urge hits, one tap opens SOS: a 90-second hold, a breathing cue, and Shift, an AI coach that knows your streak and your triggers. WHY SHIFTPATH โ€ข Control score โ€” one number, 0 to 100, that grows with every clean day, every check-in and every urge you beat. โ€ข Streak and money kept โ€” days clean, and the cash you kept instead of wagered, computed from the spend you tell us. โ€ข SOS in one tap โ€” a 90-second urge timer, breathing and a "walk away" action before anything else. Urges peak and pass. โ€ข Shift, your AI coach โ€” knows your streak, your triggers and your best day. Direct, not clinical. Available at 2am, when the sportsbook is. โ€ข The Unsent Bet โ€” write the bet you were about to place, lock it, and watch the total you kept grow. No send button, by design. โ€ข 90-day program โ€” one short lesson a day, CBT-informed, in plain language. Days 1โ€“7 are free. โ€ข Progress โ€” a heat map of clean days, your trigger pattern, peak-risk hours, best streaks and badges. โ€ข Streak shields โ€” one missed check-in a month doesn't erase your work. A logged bet always resets. โ€ข Reminders that fit the risk โ€” a daily check-in, plus alerts for the hours you choose: kickoff, payday, late night. โ€ข Home-screen widget with your streak and money kept. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who wants to stop betting โ€” sports, casino, slots, poker, crypto โ€” and wants a tool, not a lecture. ShiftPath is not a therapist and not a treatment program. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (US) or 1-800-GAMBLER; both are one tap away inside the app. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No feed, no community, no judgment. Your account is anonymous by default. Your streak, journal and progress sync to your own account so a new phone brings them back, and you can delete everything from Settings at any time. Coach messages are sent to a third-party AI service to generate replies โ€” we ask for your consent before the first session, and we never store full transcripts, only a one-line summary you can see. SHIFTPATH PREMIUM Free includes the streak, control score, SOS, 10 coach sessions a day, the last 7 days of your journal and the first 7 program lessons. Premium unlocks unlimited coach sessions, the full 90-day program, your full journal with PDF export, 3 streak shields a month and proactive nudges. Plans: weekly $3.99, monthly $9.99, yearly $59.99 (7-day free trial on monthly and yearly), or lifetime $89.99 once. Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://shiftpath.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://shiftpath.app/privacy Your path back to control starts today.

Screenshots

Better Days3 screens
ShiftPath4 screens

Verdict

The call

Better Days and ShiftPath are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Better Days sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and ShiftPath sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Better Days versus ShiftPath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetter DaysShiftPath
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB31 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer1001255042 ONTARIO INC.Asgar Amrahov

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Better Days

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Yearly$39.991 Year
3 purchases

ShiftPath

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Better Days free?
Better Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShiftPath free?
ShiftPath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Better Days or ShiftPath have ads?
Neither Better Days nor ShiftPath shows ads.

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