Comparison

Cope Compass vs Sober Counter

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

Head to head
About

Cope Compass

This app offers real-time support for gambling recovery, providing immediate assistance during urges. Connect with a companion, access a private community, and utilize tools like one-tap blocking for gambling apps and sites. It focuses on progress tracking and provides crisis support.

Highlights
  • Real-time urge support
  • Companion AI (Orby)
  • One-tap blocking of gambling apps/sites
  • Private community access
  • Real support meetings
  • Personalized recovery plans
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Cope Compass is real-time gambling recovery support, built for the moments that matter most. When an urge hits, you're not alone. Talk it through with Orby any time, ride the urge out minute by minute, and reach a real person fast. Orby is a companion with a face. Orby reads the moment: calm on a good evening, steady through an urge, glad for you at a milestone, and here with you after a hard night. No judgment, no scorekeeping. - One-tap blocking: shut off gambling apps and sites instantly - A private community that actually gets it - Real support meetings and a hosted hour in the Room - Your own plan: boundaries, guards, and grounding - See your progress: days free, money kept, nothing resets - Crisis support, always free Recovery isn't about shame. It's about the next right move, and having support when you need it. Privacy Policy: https://copecompass.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://copecompass.com/terms/

About

Sober Counter

Track your progress in staying clean from various habits like drinking, drugs, or gambling. It displays a live count of your clean time and the money saved, with customizable widgets and Apple Watch complications for discreet motivation.

Highlights
  • Live sobriety counter (days, hours, minutes)
  • Money saved tracker
  • Recovery milestone highlights
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complication
  • Private by design (no account needed)
Features
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Sober Counter keeps your clean time in plain sight: a live count of the days, hours and minutes since you quit, now on your Apple Watch too. Track drinking, drugs, gambling, smoking, vaping or anything you're done with. Set your quit date, add what the habit used to cost per day, and watch your streak and money saved grow. NEW: APPLE WATCH COMPLICATION • Your day count right on the watch face: circular, corner, inline and rectangular styles • A live hours-and-minutes clock that keeps ticking on its own • Discreet by default: just the number, with no habit name or wording • Milestone highlights at 24 hours, 30, 60 and 90 days, and 1 year • Choose which habit your watch shows WHY IT WORKS • Live sobriety counter: days, hours, minutes • Money saved, not just time endured • Recovery milestones worth celebrating • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Private by design: no account, and your data stays on your devices QUIT CLOCK PRO Unlimited habits, the Apple Watch complication, widgets, streak freeze, quit-date edits and themes. New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial, then pay $4.99/week or $29.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://artstronomy.com/quit-clock/privacy Sober Counter is a motivational tracker, not medical advice or a treatment program. If you need help, talk to a healthcare professional or a local support group.

Screenshots

Cope Compass4 screens
Sober Counter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Cope Compass at free against Sober Counter's freemium. Cope Compass also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). Sober Counter's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cope Compass sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sober Counter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 Cope Compass against 5.0 for Sober Counter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cope Compass ships an update every 6 days, Sober Counter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cope Compass versus Sober Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCope CompassSober Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB4 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCope CompassNOAH HAMILTON RASHKIND

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Cope Compass

One-time10
  • Lavender ring$0.99
  • Aurora ring$4.99
  • Halo ring$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Prism ring$4.99
  • Orbit ring$4.99
  • The Hearth collection$12.99
  • The Shore collection$14.99
  • Everything through Sunrise$29.99
  • Earthrise + Meridian ring$49.99
  • Hyper Galaxy + Hyper ring$99.99
2 purchases

Sober Counter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Cope Compass free?
Cope Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Counter free?
Sober Counter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cope Compass or Sober Counter?
Cope Compass and Sober Counter are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Cope Compass or Sober Counter have ads?
Neither Cope Compass nor Sober Counter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cope Compass or Sober Counter?
Cope Compass ships an update every 6 days, and Sober Counter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cope Compass was updated on November 7, 2026 and Sober Counter on October 29, 2026.

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