Kyoukara vs Soberly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kyoukara
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Today, your sober day begins. A gentle companion notebook for people who want to change their relationship with alcohol — quit drinking, cut back, or stay mindful. Hokuto, an owl mascot, quietly stays with you through the nights when temptation is strongest. KEY FEATURES Day Counter The number of days since you started sits front and center on your home screen. Today is Day N — the only number that matters. Money Saved Enter how much you used to spend per day. Kyoukara automatically calculates your cumulative savings, turning "the choice not to drink" into a tangible value you can see growing. Emergency Craving Cards (5 free) When the urge hits, tap the red button on home. Five cards offer 5-minute responses: drink water, walk outside, 4-7-8 breathing, look Hokuto in the eye, count to 100. Cravings come in waves — and they pass. One-Sentence Diary Write three lines about today, choose how you felt (calm / anxious / tempted / proud), and save. Looking back, your journey is right there in your own words. 14-Night Reflection Prompts A short date-based prompt gives you an easy way to begin writing. Insert the prompt into your entry and answer it in your own words. Hokuto's Expressions The owl's expression shifts gently based on your day count. On Day 1-3 it watches over you carefully. After a month, its quiet pride is unmistakable. Milestones Day 1 "First Morning" / Day 7 "Seven-Day Dawn" / Day 30 "Month of the Moon" / Day 100 "Star of a Hundred" / Day 365 "Sky of a New Year". A progress bar to the next milestone keeps each day grounded. Reset Without Shame The relapse button doesn't say "failed." It says "begin again, with Hokuto." A single stumble is not the end. The app is designed for the long road. KYOUKARA PRO (one-time purchase) 30 Craving Cards — Tea, shower, calling someone, stretching, sweet snacks, cold water, future-self imagining. 25 additional response cards added to the free 5. Detailed Statistics — Mood trends, relapse history, cumulative savings analysis. Temptation-Hour Reminders — Custom notifications from Hokuto at the times you tend to crave most (e.g. Friday nights at 9pm). Photo Diary — Attach today's single photo alongside your one-sentence note. PDF Export — Generate clean records to share with a doctor or counselor. Kyoukara Pro is a one-time purchase. There are no subscriptions and no auto-renewal — buy it once and it's yours. WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone wanting to change their relationship with alcohol - People who've said "I'll quit tomorrow" too many times - Those who want to move forward one day at a time - Anyone seeking a "you're not alone" feeling at tempting hours PRIVACY Everything is processed on-device. No data leaves your phone. No account required. This app does not provide medical or treatment advice — it is a journal for personal record-keeping. With Hokuto, today, your sober day begins. ---- - Privacy Policy: https://starcrown.co.jp/privacy - Terms of Service: https://starcrown.co.jp/legal - Support: https://starcrown.co.jp/support - Contact: info@starcrown.co.jp
Soberly
Track your body's recovery from alcohol cessation with personalized health insights. Monitor organ health, financial savings, and life milestones. Offers a free SOS toolkit for cravings and a journal to record your journey.
- Personalized organ health tracking
- Milestone and achievement tracking
- Real-time money and drink savings
- SOS craving toolkit
- Daily habit reminders
- Journal and future self letters
- Life tree visualization
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See exactly what happens in your body from the day you stop drinking. Heart, liver, brain, skin, energy and sleep — each one calculated from how much you drank and how often. Not a generic timeline. Most quit-drinking apps show everyone the same chart. Soberly starts from your own history: how many drinks on a drinking day, how many days a week. Someone on two glasses of wine at the weekend and someone on six drinks every night do not have the same liver, and should not be shown the same number. WHAT YOU GET • Six organs tracked separately, on a recovery model built from published NHS and CDC alcohol guidance • 18 health milestones, from the first hour to 15 years • A life tree that grows through 8 stages as your sober streak grows • Money saved, drinks not drunk and life regained, counting up in real time • 47 achievements across health, streak, time, life and legendary • Daily habits with reminders at times you choose • A journal, and sealed letters delivered to your future self WHEN THE CRAVING HITS At 9pm, when you want a drink, you will not meet a payment screen. The SOS toolkit is free and always will be: a 90-second craving timer, four breathing exercises, concrete instructions rather than vague advice, your own reasons for stopping, and a page on what alcohol is doing to you that ends in hope rather than fear. Every notification is free too. So are the journal, the letters, the tips and the breathing. BEFORE YOU STOP Soberly is the rare app in this category that will tell you not to do this alone. If you drink heavily or every day, quitting suddenly can be dangerous — alcohol withdrawal can cause seizures. Soberly reads the two numbers you enter and tells you plainly when to speak to a doctor first. No other tracker in your search results does that. PREMIUM The core of Soberly is free. Premium unlocks: • All 18 health milestones (6 free) • All 47 achievements (first 3 of every shelf free) • Unlimited daily habits (2 free) • Monthly calendars for drinks and habits (last 7 days free) • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • All 8 Tree of Life scenes (Night free) Three-month, yearly and lifetime plans. The renewing plans include a 3-day free trial. Cancel any time in Settings. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Turkish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic — including 300 daily messages written in each language rather than machine-translated. A NOTE ON THE NUMBERS Soberly does not give medical advice. The recovery figures are an estimate modelled on published alcohol guidance from bodies such as the NHS and the CDC. They are not a diagnosis and not a substitute for care. If you are physically dependent on alcohol, speak to a health professional before you stop. Today can be day one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ergunappdev.github.io/soberly/terms Privacy Policy: https://ergunappdev.github.io/soberly/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Kyoukara at every 5 days against Soberly's every 2 months. Soberly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Kyoukara sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Soberly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kyoukara ships an update every 5 days, Soberly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kyoukara | Soberly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Starcrown Inc | Muhsin Ergun |
In-app purchases
Kyoukara
- Kyoukara Tea Tip$0.99
- Kyoukara Lunch Tip$1.99
- Kyoukara Pro$3.99
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- Kyoukara Dinner Tip$5.99
Soberly
- Premium — 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium — 3 Months3 Days trial$12.993 Months
- Premium — 1 Year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium — Lifetime$49.99









