Sober Days vs Ember
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sober Days
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Sober Days helps you stop drinking and feel good about every day without it. Whether you are quitting alcohol completely or cutting back, it is a warm, private companion that counts your progress and stays with you when it gets hard. No account. No sign-up. Your data stays on your device, always. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Count your sober days and watch your streak grow - Check in each day in seconds - See the money you have saved and the milestones you reach - Keep your streak on your Home Screen with a widget WHEN A CRAVING HITS - Open the SOS space for instant support - Breathe through it with a guided box-breathing exercise - Ride out the urge with a calm timer and practical tips - Log the craving so you start to understand your patterns GROW SOMETHING REAL - Every sober day waters a garden that grows with you - A gentle, visual reminder of how far you have come REFLECT AND UNDERSTAND - Keep a simple journal of how you feel, guided by prompts - Get honest insights about your money, health, and habits over time - Look back on your year with a personal recap STAY MOTIVATED - Earn badges for real milestones, from day 1 to a full year and beyond - Write a letter to your future self, sealed until you reach your goal - Get a gentle daily reminder and a little celebration at each milestone IF YOU SLIP There is no shame and no guilt here. Sober Days meets you with compassion and helps you keep going. BUILT FOR PRIVACY Everything runs on your device. No account, no tracking, no data sent to a server. Your journey is yours alone. FREE TO USE The full recovery journey is free: day counter, daily check-ins, calendar, journal, SOS and breathing, your growing garden, milestone badges, insights, and a Home Screen widget. PREMIUM (optional) A subscription with a 3-day free trial also unlocks: - Your full Wrapped year-in-review story, with a shareable recap image - The Year view: every sober day across 12 months at a glance - Exclusive garden themes - Unlimited letters to your future self (the first is always free) - Collector and Supporter badges - Automatic iCloud backup that keeps your progress safe and in sync across your devices Subscriptions are weekly, monthly, or annual. Cancel anytime. Sober Days is a self-help and motivational tool. It is not medical advice or a substitute for professional treatment. If you need clinical support, please reach out to a qualified professional. Terms: https://soberdaysapp.com/terms Privacy: https://soberdaysapp.com/privacy Start today. One day at a time.
Ember
This app offers a private, compassionate companion to help you stop drinking and stay sober. It provides immediate support during cravings with guided conversations and coping tools, without judgment or shame.
- Private craving support
- Guided coping tools
- Compassionate reset after drinking
- Sober time tracking
- Money and time saved tracker
- Milestone achievements
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Ember helps you stop drinking and stay sober — not with another day-counter, but with a warm companion who sits with you through the hard moments. When a craving hits, Ember is right there: a calm, private coach for the 2am kind of night a streak counter can't reach. KEEP YOUR FLAME LIT Your sober time is a single flame you tend. It breathes while you're lit, dims to a coal when a craving hits, and relights the moment you get through it. Your day count is simply how long it's stayed burning. A COACH FOR THE MOMENT THE URGE HITS Tap "I'm having an urge" any time, day or night. Ember sits with you through it — a short, grounded conversation plus one coping tool that fits the moment: an urge-surf timer, breathing, play-the-tape, or your own reasons for stopping. The urge passes. The flame relights. PRIVATE BY DESIGN — NO FEED, NO ACCOUNT No public community. No feed to doom-scroll. No sign-up. Your recovery is yours: everything stays on your device, and you can start in the first five seconds. Trust is the whole point. A RESET WITHOUT SHAME If you drink, Ember never shames you. The flame gently goes out, and we relight it — that's all this ever is. Your history and journal are always kept. No lost streaks, no punishment. SEE WHAT SOBRIETY GIVES BACK Watch your sober days, the money you've saved, and the time you've reclaimed add up. Reach milestones — 1 day, 1 week, 30, 60, 90 — with a warm flare, and share a flame card if you want to. BUILT FOR ALCOHOL, ON PURPOSE Ember is for stopping drinking and staying sober — not moderation, not "drink less," not a twelve-step program. One focused job, done with care. A GENTLE NOTE ON SAFETY If you drink heavily, please talk to a doctor before stopping — alcohol withdrawal can be serious. Ember is a companion, not medical treatment, and it will always point you toward real help, including 988 and SAMHSA, in a crisis. EMBER PRO Everything you need to get sober is free forever: the flame, your counter, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, the craving coach, core coping tools, milestones, and the compassionate reset. Ember Pro unlocks unlimited coaching, personalized daily reflections tuned to your triggers, an Apple Watch flame, Face ID lock, and iCloud backup — $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time $79.99 for lifetime. Monthly is $7.99. Keep your flame lit. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ember.aiappnation.com/privacy Ember Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The lifetime option is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
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Verdict
Sober Days and Ember are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Sober Days sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Ember sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sober Days ships an update every 8 days, Ember every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sober Days | Ember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Johan Elberg | PLAYRIOT LLC |
In-app purchases
Sober Days
- Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
Ember
- Ember Pro — Monthly$7.991 Month
- Ember Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Ember Lifetime$79.99









