Comparison

Garden vs Alcohol Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Garden

Features
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Garden turns staying sober into something you can see. Every day you check in, a flower grows. Over weeks and months those days become a garden you can look at: quiet proof of what you've done. Garden needs a Garden Plus subscription. Start with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. HOW IT WORKS Pick the habit you want to leave behind and answer a few questions about your reasons. You get a plan that starts from your own answers. Then check in each day; it takes seconds. A flower is planted, your counter keeps climbing, and the garden fills in. WHAT'S INSIDE • A living garden: one flower for every day you check in, from 10 painted species • Sober counter: days, hours and minutes since you started • Daily check-in: mark the day, and add how you felt if you want to • Calendar: every day laid out; tap one to see its flower and your mood • 30 milestones: from your first day to ten years, each one celebrated • Petals: collect one for every hour you show up, and fill your jar • Money saved: what you're keeping, by week, month and year • A daily reflection to carry with you • Hope: an AI companion to talk to when cravings hit • Your journey: correct your start date, or begin a new streak when you need to. Your garden, check-ins and milestones stay NEED HELP NOW? The "Need help now?" button never needs a subscription. It opens crisis lines for your region, or a directory to find one, and a short breathing exercise that may help you get through a craving. It is free for everyone. HABITS YOU CAN TRACK Alcohol · Tobacco · Vaping · Sugar · Caffeine · Social Media · Gambling and more: 40 habits, each with the same counter, garden and milestones. HONEST ABOUT HARD DAYS Relapsed? Say so. That day plants nothing, but your garden keeps every flower you already grew and your milestones stay yours. When you're ready, begin a new streak. Recovery isn't a clean line, and this app doesn't pretend otherwise. YOURS, ON YOUR DEVICE No account. No sign-up. No email address. Your answers, check-ins, moods and garden are saved on your phone. When you message Hope, that conversation is sent to our AI provider to write a reply. The app also shares anonymous usage statistics to help us improve it. Details are in the Privacy Policy. Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Garden is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition. Talk to a doctor or other health professional for medical advice, and before stopping alcohol or other substances, because stopping suddenly can be dangerous. Garden is not an emergency service. GARDEN PLUS Garden Plus subscription required after a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. The free trial is for eligible new subscribers, and the monthly plan has no free trial. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. The help button and crisis lines are free for everyone, with no subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial or the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings. To avoid a charge, cancel at least 24 hours before the free trial ends. Privacy Policy: https://lucasribeiro.dev/garden/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ One day at a time.

About

Alcohol Tracker

Features
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Count every second of your sobriety and see the money you keep, with a private tracker built for quitting alcohol. Sober Counter shows how long it has been since your last drink, how much you have saved and which milestone comes next. If you slip, log it honestly and start again without losing your history. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Live counter in days, hours, minutes and seconds - Set your sober start date and time - See the money saved from your daily drinking spend, in your currency REACH MILESTONES - Goals from 1 day to 1 year - See your progress toward the next milestone - Optional notifications when you reach a milestone LOG RELAPSES HONESTLY - Record a relapse with its date, time and a note - The counter restarts and your past streaks stay in your history - See every streak and your longest run PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device. No account is required. Protect the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. Sober Counter is a self-tracking tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you need help with alcohol dependence, contact a healthcare professional. Access to all features requires a Sober Counter subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR28EBgIiP1P3sJaDXYVK9zImnXPIjz3_Q21RNOhjin_PgTvlnZuxePyoOhQpxRgcza4h8Ya4Y30VdE/pub Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Garden4 screens
Alcohol Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Garden and Alcohol Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Garden sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Alcohol Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Garden versus Alcohol Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGardenAlcohol Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLVR SERVICES LTDALuka Jeftic

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Garden

Subscriptions2
  • Garden Plus - Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Garden Plus - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.99
  • Yearly Subscription$24.99
2 purchases

Alcohol Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Garden free?
Garden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alcohol Tracker free?
Alcohol Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Garden or Alcohol Tracker have ads?
Neither Garden nor Alcohol Tracker shows ads.

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