Comparison

Sober Note vs Kingtide

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

Head to head
About

Sober Note

Features
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"I want to stop drinking, but I keep pouring another one." Sober Note is a simple sobriety tracker that turns every alcohol-free hour into visible progress. WHO IT'S FOR - You want to quit or cut down on drinking - You want to see how much money you save by not drinking - You need help getting through sudden cravings - You want your effort to be visible, day by day KEY FEATURES - Live sobriety timer Watch your alcohol-free streak grow in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Your body's recovery stages (better sleep, stabilized blood sugar, liver recovery, and more) appear as time passes. - Money saved, in real time Enter your average daily spend on alcohol, and Sober Note shows how much you've saved since you stopped. Motivation you can count. - SOS mode for cravings When the urge hits, tap SOS. A guided breathing circle and a 5-minute timer help you ride out the wave — because cravings always pass. - Milestone badges From your first day to a full year: collect badges at 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60, 90, 180, and 365 days. - Stats that keep you honest Current streak, best record, total savings, and a 30-day savings chart. If you slip, just reset — your history stays in your stats, without judgment. PRICING Free to use. Premium (monthly or yearly subscription) unlocks unlimited history and detailed stats, and removes all ads. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage anytime in App Store settings. Note: Sober Note is a self-tracking aid, not a medical device. If you may have alcohol dependence or experience withdrawal symptoms, please consult a medical professional. Privacy Policy: https://nodence.jp/danshu-privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kingtide

This adaptable workout app creates personalized plans that adjust around injuries, pain, or low energy days. It integrates your physical therapist's exercises and ensures your training continues even when you're not at your best. All your data stays securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Personalized workout plans
  • Pain and injury adaptation
  • Rehab plan integration
  • On-device data storage
  • Progressive overload tracking
  • Flexible session adjustment
Features
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The workout tracker for people whose bodies hurt. Log every set like any tracker. Then tell it what's sore, and every session is rebuilt around it. Bring the routine you already run, from a photo or a Strong or Hevy export, and it's in your week the same day. Most workout apps assume nothing ever hurts. Kingtide is built for the opposite. Log a bad shoulder, a nagging knee, or a lower back that flares up, and every workout from then on is built around it. Not "see a professional and come back." A session you can actually do today. LOG AN INJURY ONCE Mark the area on a body map and say how it feels. Kingtide swaps the movements that aggravate it for ones that don't, and leaves the rest of your session alone. Mark it good again when it settles, and the plan walks you back. YOUR ROUTINE, IN ONE IMPORT Screenshots from Strong or Hevy, a CSV export, a whiteboard, a photo of paper. Kingtide reads it on your phone, keeps your days, your sets, your reps and your weights, and shows you what it read so you can fix anything before it becomes your week. Your leg day stays a leg day. YOUR REHAB PLAN, FOLDED IN Photograph the exercise sheet you were given, by a physio, a PT, a chiro or your doctor. Those exercises are built into your week, so you follow that guidance without dropping your training. Nothing is uploaded to do it. A TRACKER THAT PAYS ATTENTION The runner logs what you actually lifted, not what was planned. Recovered muscle goes up. Still-sore muscle holds the weight and adds a rep. Every number on the progress screen is read back off sessions you really did, so an empty week looks empty. A PLAN THAT BENDS INSTEAD OF BREAKING Short on time, or slept badly? Say so at check-in and today's session reshapes to fit. Training for a sport? Say which, and the week leads with what it asks for. A rough week changes your training instead of ending it. YOUR INJURIES STAY ON THIS PHONE The body map, your pain notes and the routine you imported live on your device, not on a server. Anonymous usage analytics and crash reports are the only things that ever leave, and Profile has a switch that turns those off too. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO No account. No sign-up. No email address. Kingtide is not medical advice and is not a substitute for a doctor or a physical therapist. If something is genuinely injured, go and see one. FREE AND PRO Fourteen full workouts free. Your plan and your logged history stay yours either way. Kingtide Pro removes the session limit and keeps the plan adapting for as long as you train. Kingtide Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://trykingtide.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://trykingtide.com/privacy

Screenshots

Sober Note4 screens
Kingtide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kingtide at none against Sober Note's shown. Kingtide also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Sober Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Kingtide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Note ships an update every 9 days, Kingtide every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sober Note versus Kingtide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober NoteKingtide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developershota hosonoKAYIITA JOHANSSON

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sober Note

Subscriptions2
  • プレミアム(月額)$2.991 Month
  • プレミアム(年額)$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Kingtide

Subscriptions2
  • Kingtide Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Kingtide Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Sober Note free?
Sober Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kingtide free?
Kingtide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sober Note or Kingtide have ads?
Sober Note shows ads; Kingtide does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Note or Kingtide?
Sober Note ships an update every 9 days, and Kingtide every 4 days. Most recently, Sober Note was updated on October 15, 2026 and Kingtide on October 10, 2026.

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