Comparison

Big Sendies vs Sobermaxx

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

Head to head
About

Big Sendies

Features
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Big Sendies is a climbing logbook built for the gym and the crag. TRACK EVERY SESSION Start a session on your iPhone or Apple Watch and log each climb as you go: grade, style (bouldering, top rope, lead), falls and how you sent it, from flash and onsight to project. Heart rate, calories and height climbed are recorded automatically and show up on your phone as soon as each climb ends. Sessions are saved to Apple Health as workouts. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN A Live Activity keeps your session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: time, climbs, sends and your hardest grade, with an End button when you're done. KNOW WHAT YOU'VE CLIMBED Your route logbook shows every route you've climbed, sortable and searchable, with each attempt and when you first sent it. When you pick a route while logging, you'll see if you've done it before. WATCH YOUR GRADES GO UP Charts and a grade pyramid show your progress over time. Earn achievements as you climb. CLIMB WITH FRIENDS Add friends, follow their sessions in the activity feed, and cheer their sends. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Unfold it to see your sessions and routes side by side with their details. FREE AND PRO Log up to 30 climbs a month for free. Big Sendies Pro removes the limit: $2.99/month or $24.99/year. JUST ASK SIRI "Start a Big Sendies session." "Have I sent Blue Crush?" "When did I last climb at my gym?" Start and end sessions, hear a recap, or check a route's history hands-free. Your sessions, routes and gyms show up in Spotlight too. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bigsendies.com/privacy.html

About

Sobermaxx

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Sobermaxx is a simple, judgment-free way to track your sobriety โ€” one day at a time. WHAT'S FREE, FOREVER โ€ข Your sobriety streak, tracked from the day you started (or the day you're starting today) โ€ข Milestones from your first 24 hours to 5 years and beyond, with a celebration notification the day you hit each one โ€ข A library of short, practical articles on cravings, triggers, and staying steady โ€ข A craving/urge SOS tool โ€” an urge-surfing timer, a HALT check, and a grounding exercise for the moment you need them most โ€ข Crisis resources, always one tap away โ€” no account or login required YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE Your sobriety streak, check-ins, and reflections are never uploaded, synced, or stored on any server โ€” they live only on your phone. We built it this way on purpose: this is sensitive information, and the only truly private place for it is with you. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE, NOT PERFECTION Recovery isn't a straight line, and Sobermaxx doesn't pretend it is. If you have a hard day, "starting fresh" just opens a new count from today โ€” your longest streak and lifetime total never disappear. There's no shame here, just a place to keep going. DAILY CHECK-INS A quick, optional mood check-in each day helps you notice your own patterns over time โ€” without judgment, without pressure. SIGN IN IF YOU WANT Sobermaxx works right away with no account needed. Sign in with Apple, Google, or email any time โ€” this only keeps a Premium subscription with you across devices, it never syncs your sobriety data anywhere. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) A weekly check-in trend chart and personalized insights into your triggers, extra Learn articles, custom color themes, a savings calculator (money and time back), and tracking for more than one substance or habit at once โ€” all available as an optional subscription. The streak tracker, daily check-in, SOS tool, and crisis resources are always free โ€” always. Sobermaxx is built by an independent developer and is not a treatment provider. If you're in crisis, please reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or the SAMHSA National Helpline โ€” both linked directly in the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Big Sendies4 screens
Sobermaxx4 screens

Verdict

The call

Big Sendies and Sobermaxx 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. Big Sendies sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sobermaxx sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Big Sendies versus Sobermaxx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig SendiesSobermaxx
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJust Go Up LLCAlex McCoy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Big Sendies

Subscriptions2
  • Big Sendies Pro$2.991 Month
  • Big Sendies Pro (Annual)$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Sobermaxx

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Big Sendies free?
Big Sendies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sobermaxx free?
Sobermaxx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Big Sendies or Sobermaxx have ads?
Neither Big Sendies nor Sobermaxx shows ads.

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