Comparison

Step Away vs iBac PRO

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

Head to head
About

Step Away

This app offers a private and effective way to change drinking habits. It provides tools, strategies, and feedback to help users cut back or quit alcohol. Track progress, manage urges, and build a support system for a healthier lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Track drinking patterns and triggers
  • Set and monitor drinking goals
  • Receive rewards for meeting goals
  • Tools for managing urges and cravings
  • Strategies for dealing with bad moods and boredom
  • Set up a support team
  • Weekly progress reports
Features
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Have you been thinking of cutting back on drinking? Have other people expressed concern that you may be struggling with alcohol addiction? Are you ready to step away from your old drinking habits and begin your journey toward a new life? Step Away is a mobile intervention system that will help you change your drinking habits privately and effectively, whether you want to cut back or stop drinking altogether. With Step Away, you have instant access to useful tools, proven strategies and helpful feedback on your progress - all available with a touch on your personal iPhone. The features and information provided within Step Away stem from decades of research on effective interventions for alcohol addiction treatment. Step Away has been shown to substantially reduce drinking. Across numerous research studies, people who use Step Away have cut down the days they spent engaged in heavy drinking by 60% and to reduce their overall number of drinks consumed by 50-65%. Step Away will be your personal assistant as you go through the process of changing your drinking. It provides the structure you need to help you stop altogether or to reduce your drinking to safe levels. The app empowers you by helping you keep track of your progress, celebrate goals and learn new tools for managing things like having urges to drink. No need to wait until your next meeting with your counselor to receive help. Immediate help will be right there on your iPhone. In a nutshell, Step Away will help you to: • Become more aware of your drinking patterns and triggers. • Set an overall drinking goal (to either stop drinking OR moderate your drinking) and give you excellent feedback on the home screen. • Reward yourself when you meet your goals. • Stay in control when you are feeling tempted to drink by providing immediately available tools. • Learn new and helpful strategies for dealing with cravings, bad moods and boredom. • Keep you on track during your personally defined “high risk times” for drinking. • Remind yourself about your reasons for making a change when you are feeling like drinking or are in a tempting situation. • Set up a support team and reach out for help when you need it. • Share your progress with others (family, friends or health care provider). • Monitor your progress through weekly reports on your drinking, your triggers and your mood. • Help you prepare for “high risk events” in the coming week - and strategically avoid alcohol triggers. • Identify alternate (non-drinking) activities and schedule them directly into your calendar. Privacy Policy - http://stepaway.biz/privacy-policy/ Terms and Condition - https://stepaway.biz/terms-and-conditions/

About

iBac PRO

Features
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Extremely small - Extremely accurate Professional alcometer in pocket size. iBAC is an accurate alcometer designed to fit on your key chain. It connects to your smartphone via the iBAC app. iBAC has been tested by MHF International road safety test lab to be as accurate as the professional devices – but the size is only one tenth to one fifth of the competitors. iBAC Pro app provides additional features like: - Communication to the backend. - User login feature with multiple users support. - Random and scheduled testing.

Screenshots

Step Away4 screens
iBac PRO3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iBac PRO at none against Step Away's 2. iBac PRO also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Step Away sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iBac PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Step Away ships an update every 2 months, iBac PRO every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Step Away versus iBac PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStep AwayiBac PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB16 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHere and Now Systems LLCAlcosystems Sweden AB

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Step Away

Subscriptions1
  • Step Away Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Step Away Monthly Subscription$4.99
None

iBac PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Step Away free?
Step Away is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iBac PRO free?
iBac PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Step Away or iBac PRO have ads?
Neither Step Away nor iBac PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Step Away or iBac PRO?
Step Away ships an update every 2 months, and iBac PRO every 6 weeks. Most recently, Step Away was updated on October 22, 2026 and iBac PRO on October 26, 2026.

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