Comparison

Bloom vs Sober

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

Head to head
About

Bloom

Features
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Bloom is a sobriety and addiction recovery companion built around privacy, compassion, and daily support. Your Recovery, Your Way Start your sobriety clock and watch your streak grow โ€” down to the second. Bloom never judges, never shares, and never requires an email address. A Pet That Grows With You Choose a dog, cat, or raccoon companion that reflects your journey. The healthier your streak, the happier your pet. Craving Tools That Actually Help When urges hit, Bloom gives you five clinically-inspired tools to get through them: Guided breathing (4-7-8 and Box breathing) 10-minute "Ride It Out" timer Your personal "Why I'm Doing This" statement A distraction list you build yourself Grounding exercises Private Journal Log your mood, sleep, energy, and stress every day. Your journal never leaves your device โ€” ever. Track Your Progress See your milestones, money saved, and patterns over time in a clear stats dashboard. Celebrate every win, from 24 hours to one year and beyond. Privacy-First by Design All personal data lives on your device. No email. No tracking. Optional account requires only a password โ€” your data never reaches any server.

About

Sober

Features
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Sober is a private, no-nonsense way to track what you drink. Log drinks on a simple calendar quickly via presets or manual, mark dry days, and watch your alcohol units against WHO low-risk guidelines with clear charts and a dry-streak widget. Keep sober-day-streaks alive to help control your habit. Everything stays on your device. No account, no sign-up, no servers, no analytics โ€” your data never leaves your phone. Bring data in or take it with you anytime via JSON backup or plain CSV. โ€ข Calendar logging with quick-add drinks you can reorder and customize โ€ข Stats over month/quarter/year/all with trend lines and WHO comparison โ€ข Dry-day streaks and a home-screen widget โ€ข Full local privacy โ€” no data collection of any kind โ€ข Import/export (JSON & CSV)

Screenshots

Bloom4 screens
Sober4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bloom at 3 against Sober's 1. Bloom also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Bloom versus Sober: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloomSober
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAndrew BlewettTom Enzi

In-app purchases

None

Bloom

No in-app purchases

None

Sober

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sober free?
Sober is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bloom or Sober have ads?
Neither Bloom nor Sober shows ads.

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