I Am Sober vs Reframe (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, I Am Sober grades higher than Reframe: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
I Am Sober grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on 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
Reframe
Alcohol-reduction app with a 160-day program and community
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 Reframe if
- Fits if you want a structured day-by-day program for drinking less
- Works for people who want a community alongside the tracking
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there is only a 7-day trial
- Pricey if you pay the annual fee, about $100 a year, and coaching is extra
- Not for you if you need treatment for alcohol use disorder, as the vendor says it is not designed for that
- Watch out: no web version yet, and Thrive Coaching's price is not stated
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAI Am SoberGood | 2.0GPAReframeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | D$100 a year, about $8.33 a month, against a category middle of $4.16 and a dearest tenth that starts at $9.99. The App Store shows annual prices up to $119.99 and Thrive Coaching costs extra. |
| 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. | CNo free plan. A 7-day trial for new users, and the pages read do not say whether a card is needed. |
| 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. | CA 160-day program, progress tracking, community, craving tools and courses. It does that job in full, but it is one narrow job, drinking less. |
| 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 rating on record, but you install an app and follow the program with nothing to set up. |
| 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. | CiOS and Android only. The FAQ says a web version is in the works, and no integrations are listed. |
| Best for | counting sober days alongside others | a 160-day program for drinking less |
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 Reframe. How we grade
Price against what you get
I Am Sober starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Reframe starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
I Am Sober scores higher, and starts $1.66 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other habit trackers on the chart, 9 score higher than I Am Sober for less, and 19 score higher than Reframe for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- I Am Sober also covers daily notes.
- Reframe also covers community.
At a glance
| I Am Sober | Reframe | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month; 12 months listed at $29.99 and at $39.99 (App Store prices) | $100 per year, billed annually, after a 7-day free trial |
| Free plan | Free to use: sober day counter, daily pledges and reviews, milestones, savings calculator, withdrawal timeline and community access. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial for new users. |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | I Am Sober LLC | Glucobit Inc. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | joinreframeapp.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Reframe
- No free plan: the vendor FAQ says there is no freemium model, only a 7-day trial.
- Thrive Coaching costs extra; its price is not stated on the pages read.
- The vendor says it is not designed to treat alcohol use disorder.
- Available on iOS and Android; the FAQ says a web version is in the works.
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.
Reframe
- 160-day program
- The App Store listing describes a core 160-day, evidence-based education program with daily tasks.
- Progress tracking
- Tracks alcohol-free days and drinking changes over time.
- Private community
- A private community with specialized groups and daily meetings or check-ins.
- Craving toolkit
- Meditations, games and other tools to use when a craving hits.
- Courses
- Recorded and live video courses on topics around drinking less.
- Thrive Coaching add-on
- One-on-one coaching with a certified coach, sold as an add-on to the Premium membership.
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.
Reframe
Reframe Premium$100
per year, billed annually
The vendor FAQ says $100 a year; the App Store listing shows several annual prices from $59.99 to $119.99 and a $19.99 monthly entry. Thrive Coaching is an extra.
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).
Reframe
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, I Am Sober or Reframe?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Reframe is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month when paid by the year, against $9.99 a month for I Am Sober. I Am Sober starts at $9.99 per month; 12 months listed at $29.99 and at $39.99 (App Store prices), and Reframe starts at $100 per year, billed annually, after a 7-day free trial.
Which has a free plan, I Am Sober or Reframe?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only I Am Sober has a free plan. Reframe does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.