Comparison

Steady Path vs Anew

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

Head to head
About

Steady Path

This app helps you manage urges and build healthier habits through private journaling, progress tracking, and mindful relapse logging. It offers tools to pause and reflect during difficult moments, fostering self-awareness and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Urge rescue tools
  • Private journaling
  • Progress tracking
  • Mindful relapse logging
  • Trigger insights
  • Local-first storage
  • Gentle reminders
Features
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"Take control of your habits, one steady step at a time." Steady Path is a private, non-judgmental habit tracker and recovery companion designed to help you break unwanted behaviors, manage sudden urges, and build greater self-awareness. Whether you're working toward personal growth, trying a dopamine detox, or learning to understand your behavioral patterns, Steady Path gives you a calm and supportive space to move forward one day at a time. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Urge rescue tools — pause, breathe, and choose your next step in difficult moments • Private journaling — track moods, triggers, reflections, and personal insights • Progress tracking — monitor recovery time, streaks, check-ins, goals, milestones, and personal progress • Mindful relapse logging — focused on learning, reflection, and recovery planning rather than punishment • Trigger insights — better understand patterns that affect your recovery journey • Local-first storage — recovery records, journals, and progress data stay on your device for greater privacy and control • Gentle reminders — optional notifications for check-ins, journaling, and milestone achievements • Flexible sign-in — Guest Mode, Sign in with Apple, and Google Sign-In where available • Language support — currently available in English and Simplified Chinese, with additional languages planned for future updates PRIVACY FIRST Steady Path is built around privacy and local-first storage. Your recovery records, journal entries, and personal progress data are designed to remain on your device, helping you maintain greater control over your information. SUBSCRIPTION (OPTIONAL) Steady Path is free to download and use. An optional auto-renewing premium subscription unlocks advanced tools: Interactive mini-games to help distract your mind during intense urge moments Unlimited journal history to review your long-term progress Full access to the Knowledge Library for practical, self-help recovery tips Subscription details, pricing, and billing terms are shown in-app before purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. IMPORTANT NOTICE Steady Path is a self-help and habit-building application. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, therapy, or crisis intervention. The app does not guarantee outcomes or results. If you are experiencing a crisis, may harm yourself or others, or require immediate assistance, contact local emergency services or a qualified healthcare professional. Terms of Use (EULA):https://www.baocloud.net/steadypath/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy:https://www.baocloud.net/steadypath/privacy-policy.html

About

Anew

This app helps you overcome various addictions by tracking your progress, supporting you through cravings with exercises and distractions, and analyzing your triggers. It also converts your savings from quitting into real-world goals and offers dual quit modes for personalized accountability.

Highlights
  • Sobriety day counter (days, hours, minutes, seconds)
  • Support for 30+ addiction categories
  • Craving and urge management tools
  • Trigger and relapse analysis
  • Savings tracker and goal setting
  • Dual quit modes (Standard and Active)
  • Milestones and achievements
Features
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Ready to leave your addiction behind? Smoking, alcohol, vaping, sugar, social media, gambling, phone addiction, procrastination — whatever you're fighting, Anew walks with you. It's not just about counting days. Anew supports you through cravings, analyzes your triggers, converts your savings into real goals, and keeps your motivation alive. 30+ ADDICTION CATEGORIES Smoking, vaping, alcohol, caffeine, energy drinks, painkillers, sugar, fast food, soda, social media, smartphone, gaming, TV, dating apps, gambling, shopping, procrastination, oversleeping, nail biting, skin picking, swearing, lying, gossip, and more. Create your own custom category if you need to. SOBRIETY TRACKER & DAY COUNTER Track your sobriety to the second — Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds. Monitor multiple addictions at once and switch between them with a single tap. Haven't quit yet? Set a future date and count down in the Preparation Phase. CRAVING & URGE SUPPORT When urges hit, you're not alone. Open the support module: • Breathing Exercise — Calm your body with the 4-7-8 technique, slow your heart rate, and regain control. • Urge Surfing — Cravings are waves. They peak within 3 minutes and fade. A dedicated timer guides you safely through. • Distract Your Mind — 100 cognitive exercises to instantly shift your focus: count every round object in the room, count backwards from 100 by 7, message a random friend… TRIGGER & RELAPSE ANALYSIS After every craving, log whether you resisted or relapsed. Record what triggered the urge (stress, loneliness, coffee, work break, driving) and how you felt (anxiety, anger, boredom, guilt). See exactly which times of day and which triggers make you most vulnerable. SAVINGS TRACKER & GOALS Enter the daily cost of your addiction — money and time. Watch your savings grow in real time. Set a wishlist goal (a new phone, a trip, a nice dinner) and track your live progress toward it. DUAL QUIT MODES Pick the accountability level that works for you: • Standard Mode — Your sobriety progress is tracked automatically. Flexible and easy. • Active Mode — Check in every day to confirm you stayed clean. Miss a day and your streak resets to zero. Built for those who want maximum accountability. MILESTONES & ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock dozens of addiction recovery milestones from your first 10 minutes clean all the way to 10 years. Celebrate every victory. MOTIVATION NOTES Write yourself a personal note about why you're quitting. Come back to it when cravings are strongest. SOBRIETY CALENDAR & STATISTICS See your clean days, slips, and craving victories color-coded on a calendar. Your longest sobriety streak, total tracked days, and monthly savings estimates — all in one place. FULLY PRIVATE Anew is entirely offline. No sign-ups, no accounts, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. Take the first step today. Download Anew and break free. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Steady Path3 screens
Anew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anew at none against Steady Path's 2. Steady Path's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and 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. Steady Path sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Anew asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Steady Path against 5.0 for Anew. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steady Path ships an update fortnightly, Anew every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steady Path versus Anew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteady PathAnew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB49 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNanjing Baoluan Information Technology Co., Ltd.Alican Aydemir

Customer experience

Steady Path

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Anew

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Steady Path

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Anew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steady Path free?
Steady Path is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anew free?
Anew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steady Path or Anew?
Steady Path and Anew are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Steady Path or Anew have ads?
Neither Steady Path nor Anew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steady Path or Anew?
Steady Path ships an update fortnightly, and Anew every 6 weeks. Most recently, Steady Path was updated on October 24, 2026 and Anew on October 28, 2026.

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