Comparison

Sobbr vs Garden

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

Head to head
About

Sobbr

This app provides tools to help you quit drinking and maintain sobriety. It offers personalized plans, tracking for alcohol-free days, journaling prompts, and quick access to coping mechanisms for cravings. Your data is kept private and secure.

Highlights
  • Alcohol-free day tracking
  • Personalized recovery plans
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Journaling with prompts
  • List of personal reasons to quit
  • Private data storage
Features
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You’ve handled harder things than this. Sobbr gives you clear, judgment-free tools to quit drinking and stay sober — one day at a time. No lectures. No 12 steps. Just what works in the moment you need it. Whether you’re cutting back, taking a break, or done for good, Sobbr meets you where you are and helps you stay on the path you set for yourself. — Your day, your streak Start the morning with a clean dashboard. Watch your alcohol-free days add up on a calendar that quietly celebrates every check-in. — A plan that matches you A short personal onboarding builds a recovery plan around your goals, your triggers, and the kind of support that actually helps you. Edit it any time. — Tools for the hard moments A craving doesn’t care what time it is. The in-app Panic button gives you a guided breathing exercise, your personal reasons to quit, and a short meditation — all one tap away. — Write it out Reflect lets you journal with gentle prompts when you need to make sense of what just happened, or capture what felt good. — Reasons that hold you steady List the reasons you’re doing this — to be present for your kids, to sleep better, to save money, to feel like yourself again. Sobbr keeps them close so you can read them when the urge hits. — Built for privacy Your journal, your reasons, your check-ins are yours. We don’t sell your data. We don’t share it with anyone outside of providing the service. Subscription Sobbr is free to download. A subscription unlocks the full experience — your plan, your streak history, guided meditations, and every tool above. Cancel any time from the App Store; your subscription continues for the period you’ve paid for. Help and contact Email support@sobbr.app any time. We answer every message. Privacy policy: https://sobbr.app/privacy-policy Terms of service: https://sobbr.app/terms-of-service

About

Garden

Features
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Garden turns staying sober into something you can see. Every day you check in, a flower grows. Over weeks and months those days become a garden you can look at: quiet proof of what you've done. Garden needs a Garden Plus subscription. Start with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. HOW IT WORKS Pick the habit you want to leave behind and answer a few questions about your reasons. You get a plan that starts from your own answers. Then check in each day; it takes seconds. A flower is planted, your counter keeps climbing, and the garden fills in. WHAT'S INSIDE • A living garden: one flower for every day you check in, from 10 painted species • Sober counter: days, hours and minutes since you started • Daily check-in: mark the day, and add how you felt if you want to • Calendar: every day laid out; tap one to see its flower and your mood • 30 milestones: from your first day to ten years, each one celebrated • Petals: collect one for every hour you show up, and fill your jar • Money saved: what you're keeping, by week, month and year • A daily reflection to carry with you • Hope: an AI companion to talk to when cravings hit • Your journey: correct your start date, or begin a new streak when you need to. Your garden, check-ins and milestones stay NEED HELP NOW? The "Need help now?" button never needs a subscription. It opens crisis lines for your region, or a directory to find one, and a short breathing exercise that may help you get through a craving. It is free for everyone. HABITS YOU CAN TRACK Alcohol · Tobacco · Vaping · Sugar · Caffeine · Social Media · Gambling and more: 40 habits, each with the same counter, garden and milestones. HONEST ABOUT HARD DAYS Relapsed? Say so. That day plants nothing, but your garden keeps every flower you already grew and your milestones stay yours. When you're ready, begin a new streak. Recovery isn't a clean line, and this app doesn't pretend otherwise. YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE No account. No sign-up. No email address. Your answers, check-ins, moods and garden are saved on your phone. When you message Hope, that conversation is sent to our AI provider to write a reply. The app also shares anonymous usage statistics to help us improve it. Details are in the Privacy Policy. Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Garden is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition. Talk to a doctor or other health professional for medical advice, and before stopping alcohol or other substances, because stopping suddenly can be dangerous. Garden is not an emergency service. GARDEN PLUS Garden Plus subscription required after a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. The free trial is for eligible new subscribers, and the monthly plan has no free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. The help button and crisis lines are free for everyone, with no subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial or the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. To avoid a charge, cancel at least 24 hours before the free trial ends. Privacy Policy: https://lucasribeiro.dev/garden/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ One day at a time.

Screenshots

Sobbr4 screens
Garden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Garden at weekly against Sobbr's monthly. Garden also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Sobbr sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Garden sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sobbr ships an update monthly, Garden weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Sobbr versus Garden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSobbrGarden
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB73 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperIrere EmmanuelLVR SERVICES LTDA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sobbr

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Plan$3.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan Special Offer$24.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan1 Year trial$39.991 Year
4 purchases

Garden

Subscriptions2
  • Garden Plus - Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Garden Plus - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.99
  • Yearly Subscription$24.99

Questions

Is Sobbr free?
Sobbr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garden free?
Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sobbr or Garden have ads?
Neither Sobbr nor Garden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sobbr or Garden?
Sobbr ships an update monthly, and Garden weekly. Most recently, Sobbr was updated on October 31, 2026 and Garden on October 31, 2026.

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