Comparison

Pulse vs SoberDeck

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

Head to head
About

Pulse

This app helps you track moments of compulsive temptation. Log your mood and the context surrounding these urges to build awareness. The focus is on understanding urges rather than complete abstinence.

Highlights
  • Urge logging
  • Mood tracking
  • Context logging
  • Urge awareness building
  • Personalized insights
Features
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Pulse is a personal urge-awareness tracker. Log moments of compulsive temptation along with mood and context. Awareness, not abstinence.

About

SoberDeck

Features
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Most sobriety apps wipe your streak the day you slip. SoberDeck doesn't. Track alcohol the calm way — one tap a day, your whole history kept, numbers that keep climbing even after a hard day. Quit completely or just drink less. Set your goal, change it anytime, never lose a log. More than drinking. SoberDeck also tracks nicotine, cannabis, sugar, gambling, social media, caffeine — or a habit of your own — each with labels, goals, and milestones that reshape to fit. Alcohol is free; add other habits with Premium. A slip is data, never failure. See your real week, ride out the next urge, keep going. Everything core is free. Forever. Daily logging, urge logging, widget, Control Center, history, milestones — no account required. iCloud sync included. Your data stays yours. No sign-up, no email, no ads, no trackers. Optional private iCloud sync lives in your own iCloud — even we can't read it. Log from anywhere. App, Home Screen widget, Lock Screen, or Control Center. See yourself recover. A calm timeline marks milestones people notice as days add up — sleep, mood, money. Source-cited, not medical advice. Premium adds year-view trends, averages, multiple habits, and CSV/PDF export. However you define progress, SoberDeck keeps it. Privacy Policy: https://soberdeck.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://soberdeck.app/terms

Screenshots

Pulse4 screens
SoberDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse at none against SoberDeck's 2. 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. SoberDeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse ships an update monthly, SoberDeck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Pulse versus SoberDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulseSoberDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDaniel KimPerry Hampton

In-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SoberDeck

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoberDeck free?
SoberDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse or SoberDeck have ads?
Neither Pulse nor SoberDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse or SoberDeck?
Pulse ships an update monthly, and SoberDeck every 2 months. Most recently, Pulse was updated on October 20, 2026 and SoberDeck on October 25, 2026.

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