Comparison

Ember vs Soberly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Private craving support
  • Guided coping tools
  • Compassionate reset after drinking
  • Sober time tracking
  • Money and time saved tracker
  • Milestone achievements
Features
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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, daily reflections tuned to your triggers, milestones, and the compassionate reset. Ember Pro unlocks unlimited coaching, an Apple Watch flame, Face ID lock, and iCloud backup — yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time purchase for lifetime. Monthly is also available. The price shows before you buy. 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.

About

Soberly

Track your body's recovery from alcohol cessation with personalized health insights. Monitor organ health, financial savings, and life milestones. Offers a free SOS toolkit for cravings and a journal to record your journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized organ health tracking
  • Milestone and achievement tracking
  • Real-time money and drink savings
  • SOS craving toolkit
  • Daily habit reminders
  • Journal and future self letters
  • Life tree visualization
Features
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See exactly what happens in your body from the day you stop drinking. Heart, liver, brain, skin, energy and sleep — each one calculated from how much you drank and how often. Not a generic timeline. Most quit-drinking apps show everyone the same chart. Soberly starts from your own history: how many drinks on a drinking day, how many days a week. Someone on two glasses of wine at the weekend and someone on six drinks every night do not have the same liver, and should not be shown the same number. WHAT YOU GET • Six organs tracked separately, on a recovery model built from published NHS and CDC alcohol guidance • 18 health milestones, from the first hour to 15 years • A life tree that grows through 8 stages as your sober streak grows • Money saved, drinks not drunk and life regained, counting up in real time • 47 achievements across health, streak, time, life and legendary • Daily habits with reminders at times you choose • A journal, and sealed letters delivered to your future self WHEN THE CRAVING HITS At 9pm, when you want a drink, you will not meet a payment screen. The SOS toolkit is free and always will be: a 90-second craving timer, four breathing exercises, concrete instructions rather than vague advice, your own reasons for stopping, and a page on what alcohol is doing to you that ends in hope rather than fear. Every notification is free too. So are the journal, the letters, the tips and the breathing. BEFORE YOU STOP Soberly is the rare app in this category that will tell you not to do this alone. If you drink heavily or every day, quitting suddenly can be dangerous — alcohol withdrawal can cause seizures. Soberly reads the two numbers you enter and tells you plainly when to speak to a doctor first. No other tracker in your search results does that. PREMIUM The core of Soberly is free. Premium unlocks: • All 18 health milestones (6 free) • All 47 achievements (first 3 of every shelf free) • Unlimited daily habits (2 free) • Monthly calendars for drinks and habits (last 7 days free) • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • All 8 Tree of Life scenes (Night free) Three-month, yearly and lifetime plans. The renewing plans include a 3-day free trial. Cancel any time in Settings. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Turkish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic — including 300 daily messages written in each language rather than machine-translated. A NOTE ON THE NUMBERS Soberly does not give medical advice. The recovery figures are an estimate modelled on published alcohol guidance from bodies such as the NHS and the CDC. They are not a diagnosis and not a substitute for care. If you are physically dependent on alcohol, speak to a health professional before you stop. Today can be day one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ergunappdev.github.io/soberly/terms Privacy Policy: https://ergunappdev.github.io/soberly/privacy

Screenshots

Ember4 screens
Soberly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ember at 4.5 against Soberly's 3.0. Ember also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Soberly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ember sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Soberly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ember holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember ships an update fortnightly, Soberly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ember versus Soberly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberSoberly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB102 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPLAYRIOT LLCMuhsin Ergun

Customer experience

Ember

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Soberly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ember

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Pro — Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Ember Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ember Lifetime$79.99
4 purchases

Soberly

Subscriptions3
  • Premium — 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium — 3 Months3 Days trial$12.993 Months
  • Premium — 1 Year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Ember free?
Ember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soberly free?
Soberly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ember or Soberly?
Ember is rated higher. Ember averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Soberly averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ember or Soberly have ads?
Neither Ember nor Soberly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember or Soberly?
Ember ships an update fortnightly, and Soberly every 2 months. Most recently, Ember was updated on November 13, 2026 and Soberly on November 7, 2026.

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