Comparison

Still vs Sober Help Now

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

Head to head
About

Still

This app helps you manage urges and build discipline by tracking your progress. It guides you through pausing, identifying triggers, and using grounding techniques to overcome impulses. Gain insights into your patterns and build streaks of control.

Highlights
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Urge logging with trigger identification
  • 12-minute urge timer
  • Grounding tasks
  • Progress insights and pattern analysis
  • Streak insurance (premium)
  • Backfill missing days
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Still is a private urge control and discipline tracker built for the moments when you almost give in. When the urge hits, Still helps you pause, name the trigger, wait out the wave, and track what happened. Over time, your streak, urge logs, and pattern insights help you understand what pulls you back and what helps you stay in control. Whether the trigger is boredom, stress, loneliness, scrolling, tiredness, or late-night pressure, Still gives you a simple system to stay honest and keep going. Key features: • Daily streak tracking Track each day you hold and see your progress build over time. • Urge logging Name what triggered the urge before it turns into a slip. • 12-minute urge timer Pause, breathe, and ride out the urge with a short reset timer. • Small grounding tasks Get simple actions to help you stay present while the urge fades. • Progress insights See your streak, best record, total holds, urges logged, and personal patterns. • Streak insurance Premium users get one pause day every 30 days when life happens. • Backfill missing days Missed a day? Mark it honestly and keep your record real. • Private by design No account required. Your data stays on your phone. Still Premium includes auto-renewable monthly and yearly subscriptions. The yearly plan may include a free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Still is not about shame. It is about awareness, honesty, and building control one decision at a time. Stay still when the urge hits. Privacy Policy: https://still.samsec.com.ng/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://still.samsec.com.ng/terms

About

Sober Help Now

This tool offers immediate assistance to overcome drinking urges. It provides actionable steps and practical exercises to help you resist cravings in vulnerable moments without tracking progress.

Highlights
  • In-the-moment support
  • Actionable steps for urges
  • 10-minute urge timer
  • Breathing prompts
  • Action checklists
  • Social scripts
  • Thought interrupters
Features
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Sober Help Now is a simple, in-the-moment support tool for people who want help resisting a drinking urge. This is not a tracker app. There are no streaks, charts, or pressure-filled progress screens. The goal is simpler: open the app when you need help, tap the button that matches what is happening, and get clear, specific actions you can take right now. Use Sober Help Now when: • You want a drink • The urge feels urgent • You feel restless • The urge is getting stronger • You are about to drink • People are drinking around you • You are alone and thinking about drinking • You are starting to justify drinking • You drank and need to reset The app includes practical tools like a 10-minute urge timer, breathing prompts, action checklists, social scripts, thought interrupters, an escalation ladder, and short distraction passages. Sober Help Now is designed to reduce friction in vulnerable moments. It gives you something concrete to do before the urge turns into action. Important: Sober Help Now is for informational and supportive use only. It is not medical advice, therapy, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency care. If you may be experiencing alcohol withdrawal, severe distress, thoughts of self-harm, or immediate danger, contact a medical professional, emergency services, or a crisis hotline right away.

Screenshots

Still4 screens
Sober Help Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sober Help Now at free against Still's freemium. Still's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Still sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Sober Help Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Still against 5.0 for Sober Help Now. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Still ships an update monthly, Sober Help Now every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Still versus Sober Help Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStillSober Help Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSamuel OmobusuyiJESSE ALLAN PRIEST

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Still

Subscriptions2
  • Still Premium$9.991 Month
  • Still Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Sober Help Now

One-time1
  • Sober Help Now Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Still free?
Still is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Help Now free?
Sober Help Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Still or Sober Help Now?
Still and Sober Help Now are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Still or Sober Help Now have ads?
Neither Still nor Sober Help Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Still or Sober Help Now?
Still ships an update monthly, and Sober Help Now every 3 weeks. Most recently, Still was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sober Help Now on November 5, 2026.

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