I Am Sober vs Sober Time (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, I Am Sober grades higher than Sober Time: 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 the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
Sober Time
Sobriety counter with milestones, journaling and a recovery forum
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 Sober Time if
- Fits if you want a running count of days since you stopped drinking or using
- Works for people who want a forum alongside the counter
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need medical or treatment help, as it's a tracker
- Watch out: the listings don't say which features are free and which are Premium
- Watch out: Google Play shows ads and purchases from $0.99 to $49.99
- Watch out: no web or desktop version
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAI Am SoberGood | 2.4GPASober TimeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | B$29.99 a year is about $2.50 a month, close to the $2.49 where the cheaper quarter ends. Monthly is $4.99, the middle. |
| 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. | CFree to download, but the listings don't say which features need Premium. Google Play shows ads. |
| 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 live counter, milestones, journaling, money saved, a health timeline and a forum. It tracks and supports but it isn't a treatment service. |
| 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 verified store rating on record, the site's 4.8 is the maker's claim. Enter a quit date and it counts. |
| 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 widgets and Apple Watch. No web or desktop version. |
| Best for | counting sober days alongside others | counting days since you quit |
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 Sober Time. 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. Sober Time starts at $2.50 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3.
I Am Sober scores higher, and starts $7.49 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 7 score higher than Sober Time 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
- Sober Time also covers goals and community.
At a glance
| I Am Sober | Sober Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month; 12 months listed at $29.99 and at $39.99 (App Store prices) | $4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year |
| Free plan | Free to use: sober day counter, daily pledges and reviews, milestones, savings calculator, withdrawal timeline and community access. | Free to download with in-app purchases for Premium; the listings do not spell out which features are free. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | I Am Sober LLC | Sociosoftware LLC |
| 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.
Sober Time
- The listings do not say which features are free and which need Premium.
- The Google Play listing shows ads and in-app purchases from $0.99 to $49.99 per item.
- It is a tracking and community app, not a medical or treatment service.
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.
Sober Time
- Real-time sober counter
- Shows time clean down to the second for any number of addictions, with more than 10 display modes such as total days or heartbeats.
- Milestones and goals
- Built-in goals and milestone badges, with the option to add your own goals and get a notification when you reach them.
- Journaling and relapse notes
- Journal prompts for reflection, and relapses can be recorded with notes.
- Money saved and health timeline
- Enter what you used to spend to see savings grow; a timeline shows general estimates of how the body recovers.
- Talking Sober community
- A forum inside the app, cared for by volunteer moderators, that you can read without registering an account.
- Widgets and Apple Watch
- Home-screen widgets and an Apple Watch app show your time at a glance.
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.
Sober Time
Free$0
Free download on iPhone and Android. The listings do not say which features need Premium.
Premium Monthly$4.99
per month
Monthly subscription as listed in the US App Store in-app purchases.
Premium Annual$29.99
per year
Yearly subscription; the App Store listing shows annual purchases at $29.99, $39.99 and $49.99.
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).
Sober Time
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, I Am Sober or Sober Time?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sober Time is cheaper to start with: $2.50 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 Sober Time starts at $4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
Which has a free plan, I Am Sober or Sober Time?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both I Am Sober and Sober Time 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.