Comparison

Steady vs Glow

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

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About

Steady

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Steady is a private, free-forever cannabis sobriety tracker and daily mental health practice. Built for people who quit and slipped, quit and slipped, quit and slipped โ€” and need an app that doesn't reset their entire history every time. DUAL-PROGRESS ARCHITECTURE Current streak counts the days since your last slip. Lifetime sober days counts every clean day you've ever had. A slip costs you one day. It does not erase the rest. The number you've earned is yours. STEADY ME One button. Three tools. Tap "Steady Me" and pick what you need: โ€ข Box Breathing โ€” 90 seconds, 4-4-4-4 โ€ข 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding โ€” 60 seconds, sense by sense โ€ข Self-Compassion Break โ€” 60 seconds, three steps (Kristin Neff) After you finish, Steady asks if that was about a craving. If yes, log the trigger and intensity. If not, just move on. No forced categorization in the moment โ€” you get help first, label later. CANNABIS RECOVERY SCIENCE Real citations, plain language. Day 1: withdrawal onset. Day 3: peak symptoms (variable by source). Day 14-21: REM rebound winding down. Day 28: CB1 receptors normalizing. Day 30: cognitive recovery measurable. Day 90: sustained sleep architecture. Sources: Allsop 2011, Hesse 2013, Hirvonen 2012, Cleveland Clinic, NIDA. Bundled, fully offline. GENERAL WELLBEING TRACK Eight evidence-based wellbeing entries woven into the timeline: sleep is the #1 relapse risk, sleep wind-down without cannabis, why movement helps mood, self-compassion vs self-criticism, stress physiology basics, grounding for anxiety, three good things gratitude, exercise dose for depression. Every claim cited. WEEKLY REFLECTION Any day you want, optional. Three good things from this week. One line on what helped most. Based on Seligman's classic Three Good Things intervention. ACHIEVEMENTS THAT REFRAME SLIPS Time milestones (1d to 365d). Hidden behavior achievements that surprise you. A Comeback tier that only appears after your first slip โ€” Day One Again, Stronger Return, Pattern Spotted. Slips become entry points, never failures. GOOD I DID A running log of the small things you did right. Helped someone. Kept a promise. Showed up. Said the hard thing. Log in two taps. The count becomes an identity statement, not a tally. LETTERS TO FUTURE SELF When a milestone is coming up, write a sealed letter to the version of you who gets there. The letter unlocks when the day does. Ceremony for the long road. THE RECEIPTS Insights rebuilt as evidence. One screen shows your days steady, hard days survived, money and hours reclaimed, recent good deeds, your letters, your emotion vocabulary growth, and plain-language pattern callouts. THE RECEIPTS Live ticker showing dollars saved, hours reclaimed, sessions skipped โ€” based on your own numbers, never pre-set averages. OPTIONAL HEALTHKIT Connect Apple Health to see sleep quality vs sober days correlation. Read only. Sleep, HRV, exercise minutes. Steady never writes to HealthKit and never syncs your Apple Health data anywhere. OPTIONAL PEER SHARING (coming soon) Invite someone you trust to see your milestones. Future update. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT No account. No email. No password. No analytics. No ads. No tracking. No data leaves your phone except via your own iCloud, sync to your own devices. Privacy nutrition label: Data Not Collected. FREE FOREVER No in-app purchases. No subscription. No paywalls. No ads. No tip jar. This app is a gift. WHAT STEADY IS NOT Steady is a tracker and educational tool โ€” not medical advice or a substitute for professional care. If you need a person, the Help screen has crisis resources (SAMHSA, 988, Talk Suicide Canada). If you're experiencing severe symptoms, please contact a healthcare provider. For 18-29 cannabis users who hate AA-coded apps, who tried freemium trackers and got paywalled, who want sober days without the recovery cult aesthetic. Sober days. Steady mind.

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Glow

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Affirmations for your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy. Glow puts a positive affirmation on your iPhone every time you pick it up. Pick your aesthetic, choose the packs that fit your season, and start each day with something intentional. Free to use, with optional Glow Premium. Why Glow: - Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy widgets - 1,500+ affirmations across self love, confidence, healing, money, morning, night, shadow work, stoic, faith, and more - Aesthetic themes for every vibe - One-tap sharing for Instagram Stories, TikTok, Pinterest, Messages, or saving - Ambient sounds like rain, ocean, forest, cafe, and fireplace - Favorites and a daily mood check-in, saved on your device - Works offline after install New in Glow Premium: - Write your own affirmations and put them on your widgets - Fresh affirmations all day, as often as every hour - Give every widget its own theme, pack, and background - Your photos behind your affirmations, rotating up to 6 of them - A new affirmation pack every month - Up to 5 reminders a day, each with an affirmation - Every theme and pack, with no ads Use Glow for: - Daily affirmations - Lock Screen affirmations - Manifestation and mindset - Shadow work prompts - Self love and confidence - Gratitude and abundance - Faith and Bible verse inspiration - Morning routines - Aesthetic quote sharing Glow is supported by ads so the app can stay free. Glow Premium is optional: choose a yearly plan with a 3-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm your purchase. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://afterworkcoder.com/glow/privacy-policy

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steady at none against Glow's 2. On price and iOS requirement 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. Glow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Steady asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Steady versus Glow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteadyGlow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 months
Adsโ€”Yes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Devicesโ€”iPhone โ€” better
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCAREY PILLARAfterworkcoder LLC

In-app purchases

None

Steady

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Glow

Subscriptions1
  • Glow Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Glow Premium$39.99

Questions

Is Steady free?
Steady is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glow free?
Glow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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