I Am Sober vs QuitNow (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, I Am Sober grades higher than QuitNow: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
I Am Sober grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
I Am Sober
Sobriety counter with daily pledges and a recovery community
QuitNow
Quit-smoking tracker with a community chat and health milestones
Which one is for you
Pick I Am Sober if
- Fits if you're quitting alcohol, nicotine, drugs or another habit and want a day counter
- Works for people who want a community of others at the same stage of quitting
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for general habit tracking, as it's built around quitting, not building routines
- Skip it if you want your tracker on a computer, since it's iPhone, Apple Watch and Android only
- Not for you if you need cloud backups, an app lock or a second addiction without paying, as they need Sober Plus
- Pricey if you pay monthly: Sober Plus is $9.99 a month, three times this category's middle
- Watch out: the App Store lists the 12-month plan at both $29.99 and $39.99, plus three $0.99 items
Pick QuitNow if
- Fits if you're quitting cigarettes and want a running counter
- Works for people who want a chat with others doing the same
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to track any habit but smoking
- Tight if you want every achievement or full chat history, as both need PRO
- Watch out: PRO is $5.49 but the listing doesn't say how often it renews
- Too light for a quit plan with coaching or medical support
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAI Am SoberGood | 2.4GPAQuitNowFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BMost of what you'd use costs nothing. Sober Plus is $9.99 a month, three times this category's middle, and the yearly shows at both $29.99 and $39.99. Cloud backups are on the paid side. | CPRO is $5.49, but the App Store listing doesn't say if that's monthly or once. That's near the $4.99 middle for the category. |
| Free plan and trial | BSomeone quitting one thing gets the day counter, the morning pledge and evening review, milestones, the savings calculator, the withdrawal timeline and the community for free. A second addiction, private groups, the app lock and cloud backups need Sober Plus. | BFree to download with the quit counter and community chat, which one person can live on. PRO adds ads removal and the fuller health screen. |
| Features | CIt does the quitting job: time sober to the minute, pledges and reviews, milestones, money and time saved, trigger patterns from your daily recaps, and a withdrawal timeline built from other members' reports. That's a smaller job than this category's, and it won't help you build a routine. | CQuit timer, savings, a step-by-step course, milestones and an AI helper. It covers smoking only, and that's a smaller job than a general tracker. |
| Ease of use | A4.9 on the App Store from about 188,000 ratings, an A on our ladder. Setup is one step: the date and time you stopped. | BNo store rating figure on record. You install it, enter your quit date and it starts counting. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, Apple Watch and Android, and no further: no web or desktop tracker, and nothing it connects to. If your phone is lost and you're on the free plan, there's no cloud backup either. | CiPhone and Android with an Apple Watch link. No web or desktop version. |
| Best for | counting sober days alongside others | counting days since your last cigarette |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: I Am Sober and QuitNow. How we grade
Where they differ
- I Am Sober also covers daily notes.
- QuitNow also covers goals and community.
At a glance
| I Am Sober | QuitNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month; 12 months listed at $29.99 and at $39.99 (App Store prices) | $5.49 for QuitNow PRO (billing period not shown) |
| Free plan | Free to use: sober day counter, daily pledges and reviews, milestones, savings calculator, withdrawal timeline and community access. | Free to download, with the quit counter and community chat; PRO unlocks extra features and removes ads. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | I Am Sober LLC | Fewlaps SL |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
I Am Sober
- Creating a group, locking the app with Touch ID or Face ID, cloud backups and extra trackers need Sober Plus.
- The App Store lists the 12-month Sober Plus subscription at both $29.99 and $39.99, so check the price shown in the app.
- Mobile only: apps are listed for iPhone, Apple Watch and Android, with no web or desktop tracker.
- The App Store also lists three $0.99 in-app purchases besides the subscription.
QuitNow
- Only smoking is covered; it is not a general habit tracker.
- The full health screen, every achievement and unlimited chat history need PRO, which also removes ads.
- The App Store listing shows $5.49 for PRO but not whether it renews or is paid once.
Key features
I Am Sober
- Sober day counter
- Shows how long you have been sober, counted from the sober date and time you set for each addiction you track.
- Daily pledge and review
- Start the day with a pledge to stay sober, then review how the day went and log notes in the evening.
- Milestones and community
- Milestones from 1 day to 1 month and beyond are tracked, and communities group people with the same addiction at the same stage of sobriety.
- Savings calculator
- Shows how much money and time have been saved by staying sober, alongside the day count.
- Trigger analysis
- Daily recaps help you find patterns that made one day easier or harder than the last.
- Withdrawal timeline
- After you declare an addiction, a timeline built from other members' reports shows what to expect over the coming days and weeks.
QuitNow
- Ex-smoker status
- Shows time since your last cigarette, cigarettes not smoked, money saved and life regained.
- Community chat
- A chat with other ex-smokers, plus buddies and a monthly live session with a smoking-cessation expert.
- Step-by-step course
- A structured course inside the app that works like a digital book through the whole quitting process.
- Milestones and achievements
- 80 milestones based on cigarettes avoided, days smoke-free and money saved.
- Health indicators
- Lists how your body recovers day by day, using indicators the app says are published by the World Health Organization.
- QuitNow AI
- An assistant for questions during quitting, based on the app's course and World Health Organization data.
Plans
I Am Sober
Free$0
Sober day counter, daily pledge and review, milestone tracking, savings calculator, withdrawal timeline and the community.
Sober Plus (1 Month)$9.99
per month
Adds private groups, a Touch ID or Face ID lock, cloud backups, and tracking of more addictions with access to more communities.
Sober Plus (6 Months)$27.49
per 6 months
The same Sober Plus features, billed every six months.
Sober Plus (12 Months)$29.99 or $39.99
per 12 months; the App Store lists both amounts
The same Sober Plus features, billed once a year. The listing shows two 12-month prices without explaining the difference.
QuitNow
QuitNow$0
Free download with the quit counter and community chat; some features are locked behind PRO.
QuitNow PRO$5.49
billing period not shown in the App Store listing
Unlocks the full health screen, every achievement, mention indicators, unlimited chat history and removes ads.
Ways to pay less
I Am Sober
- Annual discount
12-month plan costs about 67% less than monthly
The App Store lists Sober Plus at $9.99 for 1 Month and at $29.99 and $39.99 for 12 Months. Even the higher figure is about 67% less than 12 monthly payments ($119.88).
QuitNow
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, I Am Sober or QuitNow?
As of Nov 13, 2026, I Am Sober starts at $9.99 per month; 12 months listed at $29.99 and at $39.99 (App Store prices), and QuitNow starts at $5.49 for QuitNow PRO (billing period not shown).
Which has a free plan, I Am Sober or QuitNow?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both I Am Sober and QuitNow have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.