Clean N Sober vs Franklin's Almanack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clean N Sober
This app is a comprehensive recovery companion offering tools to track sobriety, access audio meetings, and explore recovery literature. It also helps users find and save treatment facilities, providing a judgment-free and anonymous platform for support.
- Clean/sober time tracker
- Audio recovery meetings
- Recovery literature library
- Save facilities and resources
- Explore treatment options
- Personal recovery profile
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Clean N Sober is more than just a free sobriety tracker. It's a complete recovery toolkit built for every recovery journey. Track your clean time, listen to speaker tapes, explore recovery literature from multiple recovery fellowships, and find trusted treatment programs—all in one app. Whether you're in AA, NA, SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, CA, CMA, another fellowship, or simply committed to living sober, Clean N Sober helps you stay motivated, connected, and focused on long-term recovery. EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR RECOVERY Sobriety Tracker Track your clean date with an accurate sobriety tracker built for every recovery journey. • Daily clean time tracker • Recovery milestones and anniversaries • Sobriety calculator • Recovery chips and celebrations • Built for every recovery pathway Speaker Tapes Listen to speaker tapes—recordings of real recovery speakers sharing their experience, strength, and hope—from AA, NA, SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, CA, CMA, and many other recovery fellowships. Stay connected to recovery anytime, whether you're driving, working, exercising, or relaxing at home. Recovery Literature Explore recovery literature from multiple recovery fellowships—all in one convenient place. Access trusted recovery resources from AA, NA, SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, CA, CMA, and more without switching between multiple apps or websites. Treatment Directory Need additional support? Browse detox centers, residential treatment programs, outpatient programs, sober living homes, and other recovery resources across the United States. • View verified facility information • Call facilities instantly • Visit facility websites • Save facilities for later • Compare treatment options Built by People in Recovery Clean N Sober wasn't built by a large corporation. It was created by people in recovery who understand firsthand how difficult finding the right support can be. Our mission is simple: Make recovery easier to access, easier to maintain, and available whenever someone needs it. Why People Choose Clean N Sober • Free sobriety tracker • Clean time tracker • Speaker tapes from multiple recovery fellowships • Recovery literature from multiple recovery fellowships • Nationwide treatment directory • Modern, easy-to-use design • No subscription required Download Clean N Sober today and keep everything you need for recovery in one place. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cleannsober.com/privacy-policy/
Franklin's Almanack
This app delivers daily proverbs and counsel from Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. Browse wisdom by theme, track your progress on virtues, and enjoy a clean, distraction-free interface. Sync your favorites and reflections across devices with iCloud.
- Daily wisdom notifications
- Wisdom organized by theme
- Yearly virtue ledger
- Progress tracking for habits
- iCloud sync for reflections
- Over 670 authentic sayings
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Almanack: Daily Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” A Treasury of Timeless Wisdom In 1732, Benjamin Franklin began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack—proverbs and counsel for living well. This newly redesigned Almanack brings those same pearls of wisdom to your pocket, now with a clearer, calmer UI and UX throughout. Daily Wisdom Delivered Each morning receive a fresh saying to guide your day. As Poor Richard noted, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” A Well‑Organized Library Browse wisdom sorted by theme—Virtue, Industry, Thrift, Time, and more. “Lost time is never found again,” so find what you seek with ease. A Ledger for the Year Keep a full‑year ledger of your reflections across the 13 virtues, with a plainer week focus and progress tracking to steady your habits. Your reflections and favorites now keep their place across iCloud, so your progress follows you wherever you read. Features - 670+ authentic sayings from Poor Richard’s Almanack - Daily notifications with timely wisdom - Organized by category for easy browsing - Powerful search to find exactly what you need - Favorites that sync across your devices - Contextual examples generated on your device - Beautiful, distraction‑free design “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Download this Almanack today and invest in your daily dose of wisdom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Franklin's Almanack at none against Clean N Sober's 8. Franklin's Almanack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). Clean N Sober's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Clean N Sober sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Franklin's Almanack asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Clean N Sober against 5.0 for Franklin's Almanack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clean N Sober has 87 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clean N Sober ships an update every 11 days, Franklin's Almanack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clean N Sober | Franklin's Almanack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RECOVERY LIFESTYLE INC. | Via Labs |
Customer experience
Clean N Sober
Franklin's Almanack
In-app purchases
Clean N Sober
- Sober Living Facility Access$19.991 Month
- Sober Living 2 Facility Access$37.991 Month
- Sober Living 3 Facility Access$56.991 Month
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- Sober Living 5 Facility Access$89.991 Month
- 1 Facility Access$299.991 Month
- 2 Facility Access$589.001 Month
- 3 Facility Access$859.001 Month
- 5 Facility Access$1000.001 Month
Franklin's Almanack
No in-app purchases
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