Comparison

Dry vs Sober Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Dry

Features
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I built Dry because I wanted a private, simple, judgement-free way to track drink-free days without accounts, subscriptions, ads, motivational quotes, or noise. Dry helps you set a weekly dry-day target, log each day as Dry or Drank, and see your progress clearly over time. The calendar keeps daily tracking fast, while Insights turns your history into practical patterns: weekly reviews, goal hit rate, dry-day rate, logging coverage, month-to-month progress, strongest and hardest days, weeks and months, weekly trends, rolling averages, and your overall average. Optional daily reminders can nudge you only when today is still unlogged. A subtle Home Screen widget keeps this week's progress visible and lets you quick-log today without opening the app. The Apple Watch app lets you check the week and log today from your wrist. Simple visual themes let you make the tracker feel more like yours without adding clutter. Privacy is part of the design. Dry does not require an account, does not include third-party analytics or ads, and does not sell your data. Your tracking data stays on your device, with private iCloud sync available when enabled so your own devices can stay up to date. With Dry you can: - Set a weekly dry-day target from 0 to 7 days - Mark each day as Dry, Drank, or unlogged - See weekly progress and calendar history at a glance - Get weekly reviews, consistency metrics, patterns, and records - Explore zoomable weekly, rolling and overall-average trends - Add optional daily reminders for unlogged days - Add a Home Screen widget for quick progress checks and instant logging - Check weekly progress and log today from Apple Watch - Choose from simple visual themes for your tracker - Sync privately across your devices with iCloud when available - Use the app without creating an account Dry is for people who want a calm, practical tracker: no streak pressure, no shame, no motivational quotes, and no judgement.

About

Sober Tracker

This app helps you track alcohol consumption, build sober days, and achieve your drinking reduction goals. Log drinks quickly, monitor progress, and set reminders for mindful drinking.

Highlights
  • Log alcohol drinks
  • Track sober days
  • Monitor drinking progress
  • Set daily check-in reminders
  • Sync with Apple Health
  • Set personalized drinking goals
Features
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Drink Less helps you understand your drinking, cut back, or stop completely—at your own pace. FREE LOGGING, OPTIONAL PREMIUM Daily logging, notes, editing and deleting entries are free and unlimited. The monthly calendar, streaks, milestones, reminders and 0.0% Bar are free. Premium requires a weekly subscription or lifetime purchase: Insights, year poster, year/streak sharing, CSV/JSON export, custom drink bands, extra stamp styles and full widget colors. A basic widget is free. Prices are shown before purchase. Use it as a private sober tracker, alcohol quit companion, or mindful drinking log. Record drinks in seconds and see your alcohol-free progress clearly. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log how many drinks you had each day • View dry days and drinking days on a simple calendar • Follow your current streak and long-term progress • Add an entry for a past date • Set reminders for daily check-ins Choose the goal that fits you: drink less, build more alcohol-free days, or quit drinking. Drink Less is a tracking and wellness tool. It does not provide medical diagnosis, treatment, or emergency assistance. If you are concerned about alcohol withdrawal or dependence, contact a qualified healthcare professional. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Drink counts and notes are stored locally on your device. Firebase Analytics records limited usage events, including numeric counts and bands; it does not receive note text, date keys, or your full daily log. RevenueCat receives a technical app-instance identifier plus purchase and entitlement status; it does not receive your drinking record or notes. No account is required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xYJd7JMu9YEkS6cY2vJAi_fAsXRCM5Ljvait-MS1j0k/edit?tab=t.0

Screenshots

Dry4 screens
Sober Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dry at none against Sober Tracker's 2. Sober Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Sober Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Dry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dry ships an update weekly, Sober Tracker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dry versus Sober Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrySober Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTRISTAN CROZIER THOMASAnul Agarwal

In-app purchases

None

Dry

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sober Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Quit Alcohol Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Dry free?
Dry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sober Tracker free?
Sober Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dry or Sober Tracker have ads?
Neither Dry nor Sober Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dry or Sober Tracker?
Dry ships an update weekly, and Sober Tracker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dry was updated on November 9, 2026 and Sober Tracker on November 13, 2026.

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