Self vs Lumen Sobriety
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Self
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Most apps track what you do. Self helps you become who you are. This isn't about streaks or productivity. It's about witnessing your transformation, one authentic action at a time. Define the identity you're becoming. Choose the actions that feel true to you. Show up gently, without force or resistance. Over time, you'll see yourself evolve - not through pressure, but through presence. Self is a mirror for your becoming. No guilt. No gamification. Just you, growing into yourself. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Lumen Sobriety
Track your progress in quitting habits like drinking or vaping. It counts sober days, money saved, and urges overcome, offering support tools and insights. Your data remains private with no account or analytics needed.
- Live sober day counter
- Milestone tracking
- Recovery timeline
- Daily check-ins and affirmations
- Urge logging and analysis
- Breathing exercises
- Money and time saved tracking
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Stop drinking, vaping, or any habit that takes more than it gives. Lumen counts every sober day, every dollar saved and every urge you ride out, and keeps it all private: no account, no ads, no analytics. COUNT EVERY SOBER DAY • A live clock that counts every second since you started • Milestones, each with a moment to mark it • An illustrated recovery timeline of what changes in your body, drawn from NIAAA and NHS guidance and peer-reviewed research • A calendar of your days and a short daily check-in • A daily affirmation, each with its own illustration • More than one habit at a time: alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, gambling, adult content, social media, gaming, shopping, sugar, caffeine, or one you name yourself FOR THE HARD MOMENTS • A 60-second breathing exercise, from the app, your Apple Watch or Control Center • Your reasons, in your own words, there when you need them • Log urges and triggers, and unlock insights into your own patterns • A quick check: are you hungry, angry, lonely or tired? • 16 strategies in four groups, each with the why and three concrete steps • Ready-made lines for when someone puts you on the spot • A commitment you sign, and renew when you're ready REFLECT On Apple Intelligence devices, you can write to Reflect when a moment feels heavy. It knows your progress, and it can open your breathing exercise, your reasons or a ready-made line right there. Its replies are generated on your device, and it tells you so. Reflect is not a therapist or a medical service. SEE IT ADD UP • Money saved and time given back, updated live • Name a reward and watch your savings fill it • Every urge you ride out counts as a win • With Apple Health: your resting heart rate, sleep and heart rate variability, compared with the month before you started ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • An Apple Watch app with complications: check your count or ride out an urge from your wrist • Widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Mac desktop • iPhone, iPad and Mac, kept in sync through your own iCloud YOURS ALONE • No account, no ads, no analytics, and no servers of ours • Your data syncs only through your own private iCloud database, end-to-end encrypted • Apple Health data stays on your device and never goes to iCloud • Lock Lumen with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode, and it always hides its screen in the app switcher • Export your data or a progress report any time, or delete everything A NEW CHAPTER, NOT A RESTART If you reset, nothing is erased. Every past chapter stays in your history, and the days you won still count. LUMEN PRO Lumen is a subscription app. Lumen Pro is $1.99 a week, starting with a 7-day free trial, or $19.99 a year, with no free trial. Prices are in US dollars and vary by country; the app shows yours before you subscribe. The yearly plan is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase, and the weekly plan when its free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://lumen-quit-tracker.web.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://lumen-quit-tracker.web.app/terms-of-service.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Lumen Sobriety at 4 against Self's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Self sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lumen Sobriety sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Self ships an update every 10 days, Lumen Sobriety every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Self | Lumen Sobriety |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Michel Pinto | EFE BUDAK |
In-app purchases
Self
- Self pro monthly$4.991 Month
- Self pro yearly$39.991 Year
Lumen Sobriety
- Lumen Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Lumen Pro Yearly$19.991 Year









