Comparison

Countrol vs SoberBear

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

Head to head
About

Countrol

Features
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Alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, junk food, or whatever it is you'd rather do less of. One tap and Countrol counts it. Almost everyone underestimates how much they really drink, smoke or snack — so start tracking today, and cut down or quit for good. ONE TAP TO LOG Open the app, tap the category. That's the whole thing. Quantity, time and price are saved for you. Forgot yesterday? Add it, edit it or delete it, any entry, any day. A LIMIT THAT IS ACTUALLY YOURS Set your own weekly maximum per category: five drinks a week, three cigarettes a day, whatever is realistic for you. A progress bar tells you where you stand before the weekend does. SEE WHAT IT REALLY COSTS Enter your own price per drink, per pack, per meal. Countrol turns it into a live total for the month and the year, in your currency. For most people, that number is the moment something changes. YOUR CLEAN DAYS, ON A WALL Every day you don't consume turns green. A full year at a glance: current streak, all-time record, the good months and the ones that slipped. Nothing motivates quite like watching the green take over. KNOW YOUR PATTERNS Charts by day, week, month and year. Your heaviest weekday, the hour you usually reach for it. The trigger is rarely the one you would have guessed. WATCH YOUR BODY RECOVER A live countdown of science-based milestones, one timeline per substance. Heart rate back to normal after 20 minutes. Lung cilia repairing within days. Liver regenerating within weeks. Real progress, not willpower. AND THE CARBON, TOO Every cigarette and every drink carries a footprint. Countrol adds yours up, so you can see that side of it as well. ON YOUR HOME AND LOCK SCREEN Widgets keep today's count, your streak and your weekly goal one glance away. ONE GENTLE REMINDER A DAY A single notification, at the time you choose. No guilt, no spam. 100% PRIVATE No account. No ads. No trackers. Your data stays on your iPhone unless you turn on iCloud sync, and even then it never goes anywhere but your own iCloud. MADE YOURS Track only the categories you care about, in the colors you want, with the theme you like. There is a little mascot cheering you on, and a switch to turn it off if that's not your thing. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into 40 languages. Countrol will not lecture you and will never ask who you are. It simply counts, and once you can see the count, the rest usually follows. Start your first clean day today. Privacy Policy: https://countrol.app/privacyPolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdfla/

About

SoberBear

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Every drink you skip gives you life back — around 15 to 30 minutes of it, according to a study of 600,000 drinkers. SoberBear turns each alcohol-free day into something you can see: hours of life regained, money back in your pocket, real sleep, sharper mornings. No lectures. No labels. You don't need to call yourself anything to want fewer hangovers. Dry January, cutting back, or quitting for good — SoberBear meets you where you are. SoberBear is a subscription app. Every feature described below requires a paid SoberBear Premium subscription. New members start with a free trial, and you can cancel anytime before it ends. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR SOBERBEAR PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION • Sober day counter — watch your streak grow, one honest day at a time • Life regained — see the hours of life expectancy you take back every single week • Money saved — skipped drinks add up fast; point them at a savings goal that matters to you • Body timeline — what's happening inside you right now: sleep, skin, liver, mind • Milestones — 24 hours, 1 week, 30 days… collect every win along the way • Daily check-in — 30 seconds each evening to stay honest with yourself • Daily sober selfie — end each check-in with a private photo proof. Watch yourself change, week after week. Just for you, never shared WHY IT WORKS You pick what you want back — real sleep, more energy, your money, your self-respect. SoberBear measures your progress through that lens, not ours. And progress isn't all-or-nothing here. A hard night doesn't erase your story. The trend is what changes your life, and the trend is what you see. START TONIGHT Setup takes 2 minutes. No account needed. Your data stays yours. Your free trial starts right away; a paid subscription is required to keep using SoberBear once it ends. Tonight, you go to bed knowing exactly what tomorrow is: day one — or day forty-one. --- SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS SoberBear Premium is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the entire app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial if one is offered. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Countrol4 screens
SoberBear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Countrol at weekly against SoberBear's every 2 months. SoberBear's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Countrol sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SoberBear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countrol ships an update weekly, SoberBear every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Countrol versus SoberBear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountrolSoberBear
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTristan CletSPLURB

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Countrol

Subscriptions3
  • Countrol+$3.991 Month
  • Countrol+ Annual (Promo)$9.991 Year
  • Countrol+3 Days trial$14.991 Year
2 purchases

SoberBear

Subscriptions2
  • weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Countrol free?
Countrol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoberBear free?
SoberBear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countrol or SoberBear have ads?
Neither Countrol nor SoberBear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countrol or SoberBear?
Countrol ships an update weekly, and SoberBear every 2 months. Most recently, Countrol was updated on October 24, 2026 and SoberBear on October 24, 2026.

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