SobrCircle vs Veil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SobrCircle
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For the moments you can't share anywhere else. SobrCircle is a private space for adults in recovery — to share your journey with the people who get it. No ads. No tracking. No contact syncing. Nothing about you is discoverable unless you turn it on yourself. WHY SOBRCIRCLE EXISTS Most recovery tools are either public (exposing your recovery status to anyone) or institutional (treatment-center apps that lapse when treatment ends). SobrCircle is the missing middle: private, ongoing, peer-driven, with the same intimacy as iMessage or Signal. WHAT'S INSIDE • Sobriety tracker — your day count at a glance, with home screen widgets and lock screen view (free, never paywalled) • Recovery meeting finder — 195,000+ meetings worldwide on the map, with directions • Private journal — a space just for you, including voice notes • Private friend code — invite who you trust, no one else • Check-ins, posts and 24-hour stories shared only with your circle • Direct messages, group chats and rooms with your closest connections • Milestones your circle can celebrate with you • Community events and public rooms, when you want them • Crisis resources surfaced when you need them (988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline / Crisis Text Line) PRIVACY BY DESIGN We built SobrCircle because we were tired of recovery apps that monetize the people they claim to help. What we don't do: • No ads, ever • No advertising tracking • No contact syncing — we never read your phone's contacts • No open feed, no algorithm, no recommendations • No data sold to anyone • No "social engagement" gamification that pushes you to post What we do: • Encrypt everything in transit • Let you delete your account from inside the app at any time • Let you export all your data from inside the app • Surface crisis resources with no algorithm in the way YOUR CIRCLE, YOUR CONTROL By default you are invisible. Connections happen by private friend code — you give it to someone you trust, and they enter it. Nothing about you appears anywhere in the app until you choose otherwise. If you want to meet people, that's a decision you make, not one made for you. Turning on nearby discovery shares only a rough area — never your exact location — and only with members who have turned it on too. It's off until you enable it, and one tap turns it back off. Public rooms and events are there when you want them and invisible when you don't. Your posts, messages and milestones stay visible only to the people you've added. Not to us. Not to advertisers. Not to anyone you didn't invite. SUPPORTING THE APP SobrCircle Supporter helps us keep the lights on without ads. The core experience — sobriety tracker, journal, meeting finder, messaging, widgets — is free. WHO IT'S FOR Adults (18+) in recovery from substance use disorders, and the people they choose to bring into their support network. SobrCircle is peer support, not medical care. We are not a substitute for therapy, treatment, or emergency services. If you are in crisis, please call 988 (US/Canada) or your local emergency number. OPERATED BY Moradi Labs Inc., a federal Canadian corporation based in Windsor, Ontario. Privacy: https://sobrcircle.com/privacy Terms: https://sobrcircle.com/terms Support: https://sobrcircle.com/support Your circle. Your space. Your story.
Veil
This social networking app allows users to share thoughts, confessions, and questions anonymously without needing an account. Engage in private, anonymous conversations and enjoy a safe, unfiltered experience with robust moderation and privacy features.
- Anonymous posting
- Unfiltered feed
- Private anonymous messaging
- Server-side content moderation
- User reporting and blocking
- No ads or third-party tracking
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Veil is an anonymous confessions app. No account, no email, no phone number. Open it and you're in, behind a veil. Say the thing you can't say out loud. Post a confession, a secret, an honest thought, a hot take, or a question, with no name attached and no audience to perform for. Browse a feed of unfiltered, anonymous thoughts and reply to the ones that land. Someone actually answers. This isn't a wall you shout at. Post anonymously and a stranger replies, usually within the hour. When a post resonates, message that person one to one, quietly and anonymously. You control whether photos and videos are allowed in each conversation. No followers. No likes to chase. There is no audience here and nothing to perform for. No ads, no algorithm feeding on you. Built to feel safe: • Server-side moderation screens content automatically • Report or block anyone in a couple of taps • A clear zero-tolerance policy for objectionable content and abusive users • Reports are reviewed within 24 hours Built to stay private: • A random, anonymous ID is created on your device, never your name or number • Nothing you share is tied to your identity • No ads and no third-party tracking • An optional backup key lets you restore your account on a new device • Disguise mode can hide the app behind a game, unlocked with your PIN Anonymous confessions. Real replies. Say the quiet part out loud. Veil+ (optional subscription) Unlock an unlimited photo vault, vault folders and filters, a Face ID vault lock, read-receipt and typing stealth, ask stats, ask-card themes, and custom app icons. $3.99/month or $26.99/year after a 1-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://sayveil.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sayveil.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Veil at none against SobrCircle's 1. Veil also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SobrCircle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. Veil asks for nothing beyond the download.
SobrCircle ships an update every 2 months, Veil fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SobrCircle | Veil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Behnam Moradi | Michael Sipes |
In-app purchases
SobrCircle
- Monthly$6.991 Month
Veil
No in-app purchases









