Comparison

Sober vs Flashback Journaling

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

Head to head
About

Sober

This app helps users track sobriety days, build streaks, and break bad habits. It offers tools for motivation, relapse support, and community connection to aid in achieving lasting change and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Sobriety day tracking
  • Sober streak building
  • Habit breaking tools
  • Money and time saved calculator
  • Motivational messages
  • Relapse support
  • Anonymous community support
Features
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Sober is a powerful sobriety tracker designed to track sobriety days, build sober streaks, and break bad habits. Whether you're quitting alcohol or overcoming other addictions, Sober helps you stay consistent, motivated, and in control—one day at a time. Track your progress, build momentum with daily streaks, and visualize your journey with an intuitive sober counter and sobriety tracker built for real results. Developed with a Harvard-educated Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with 32+ years of sobriety, Sober is built on proven techniques to help you stay accountable and achieve lasting change. Core Features: Sobriety Tracker – Track sobriety days and monitor your daily progress Sober Counter – Count your sober days and build powerful streaks Sober Streaks – Stay consistent and motivated with daily streak tracking Sobriety Calculator – See how much time and money you’ve saved Motivational Messages – Daily reminders to keep you focused Relapse Support Tools – Manage urges and avoid setbacks Anonymous Community – Share experiences and stay accountable Progress Insights – Reflect on milestones and personal growth Built for Real Change Sober is more than just a sobriety tracker—it’s a complete system designed to help you: Break bad habits Stay consistent with your goals Build long-term streaks Stay motivated every day Take control of your life Benefits of Staying Sober: Better sleep and increased energy Improved focus and mental clarity Stronger relationships Increased confidence and self-control Better physical and emotional health Whether you're starting fresh or continuing your journey, Sober gives you the tools to stay on track, build streaks, and become the best version of yourself. Start today and take control of your sobriety—one day at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flashback Journaling

This app allows users to create multimedia journals with text, photos, and audio. Organize your thoughts using a unique keyword system to create searchable documents. Discover past entries through curated selections or random picks.

Highlights
  • Multimedia journaling (text, photo, audio)
  • Keyword-based document organization
  • View favorite, past, and random journals
  • Customizable user profile
  • Fast and easy post creation
Features
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Flashback is a multimedia journal where you automatically/creatively display store text, photo, and audio (Video coming soon). Take a picture in your iphone camera and it will be displayed instantly and artistically in your daily journal! Through Flashback’s sleek design, users are able to organize their ideas faster than ever with our keyword → document feature! In any daily journal the user may use any keyword that they choose followed by a colon (:), the paragraph following that colon will be copy and pasted into a document titled their keyword. From that document the users can view all the ideas that were added in date format from earliest to latest. Users can rinse and repeat with any keyword they choose!.. From the home screen users are able to view favorite journals (bookmarked journals), a journal that you created from a week ago, a month ago, and a random journal that was made since you started using Flashback!.. Users also have a fully customizable and stylistic profile where in future updates you will be able to share to your close friends! You will be able to create post fast and easily from your journal by simply selecting what you’d like to post!

Screenshots

Sober4 screens
Flashback Journaling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashback Journaling at none against Sober's 3. Flashback Journaling also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). Sober's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 3). On price, 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. Sober sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Flashback Journaling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flashback Journaling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober has 7.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Sober's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flashback Journaling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober ships an update every 3 weeks, Flashback Journaling daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sober versus Flashback Journaling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoberFlashback Journaling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRed Penguin LLCVance Khacey Smith

Customer experience

Sober

All ratings7,826 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative25.2%

Flashback Journaling

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sober

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sobriety date reset after updates
  • Blank screens and loading issues
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Customizable sobriety tracking
  • More diverse recovery resources
  • Improved meeting/event finder
  • Better data export/backup options

Flashback Journaling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sober

Subscriptions3
  • Sober Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Sober Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Premium1 Year trial$39.991 Year
None

Flashback Journaling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sober free?
Sober is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashback Journaling free?
Flashback Journaling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sober or Flashback Journaling?
Flashback Journaling is rated higher. Sober averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Flashback Journaling averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sober or Flashback Journaling have ads?
Neither Sober nor Flashback Journaling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sober or Flashback Journaling?
Sober ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flashback Journaling daily. Most recently, Sober was updated on October 16, 2026 and Flashback Journaling on September 30, 2026.

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