I Am Sober vs Way of Life

I Am Sober

• People quitting alcohol, nicotine, drugs or another habit who want a day counter
• Peer support from others at the same stage of recovery
• Recovery groups that want a private shared tracker, with Sober Plus

Way of Life

• People who want to log many habits in a few taps a day
• Tracking habits to break alongside habits to build
• Spotting long-term trends through charts rather than streaks alone

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.

Way of Life

• The free version limits the number of habits, and the store listings do not state the limit.
• The App Store lists Premium at $4.99, $14.99 and $29.99 without saying which is monthly, yearly or one-time.
• iOS and Android data formats are not interchangeable; the vendor offers a manual conversion on request.
• Apps are listed for iPhone and Android only; no web or desktop version is listed.

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.

Way of Life

Color-coded daily tracking

Each day is marked green or red for every habit. The vendor says updating takes less than a minute a day.

Chains and scoreboard

Chains challenge you not to break a streak, and a scoreboard gives weekly and monthly feedback.

Charts

Pie charts, bar graphs with trend lines and a frequency distribution chart show positive and negative trends over weeks, months or years.

Notes and reminders

A note can record what went well or what triggered a bad habit, and reminders support flexible schedules and custom messages.

Lock, backup and export

The iOS app can be locked with a passcode, Face ID or Touch ID, backed up to a cloud storage provider of your choice, and exported as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts

The iOS app adds widgets, Siri and Shortcuts support, and URL schemes for working with other apps.

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.

Way of Life

• Free$0

  Chains, charts, scoreboard, notes, reminders, tags and data export for a limited number of habits. The limit is not stated.

• Premium$4.99 to $29.99

  billing basis not shown on the App Store listing

  Unlocks unlimited habits. Google Play lists in-app purchases from $4.99 to $6.49 per item, and on Android cloud backup also needs Premium.

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).

Way of Life

No public discounts listed.