QuitNow vs Sober Time (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, QuitNow and Sober Time share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where QuitNow grades higher, or value for money, where Sober Time does.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
QuitNow
Quit-smoking tracker with a community chat and health milestones
Sober Time
Sobriety counter with milestones, journaling and a recovery forum
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.4GPAQuitNowFair | 2.4GPASober TimeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | 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 | 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. | CFree to download, but the listings don't say which features need Premium. Google Play shows ads. |
| Features | 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. | 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 | BNo store rating figure on record. You install it, enter your quit date and it starts counting. | 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 and Android with an Apple Watch link. No web or desktop version. | CiPhone and Android with widgets and Apple Watch. No web or desktop version. |
| Best for | counting days since your last cigarette | 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: QuitNow and Sober Time. How we grade
Where they differ
- Sober Time also covers daily notes.
At a glance
| QuitNow | Sober Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5.49 for QuitNow PRO (billing period not shown) | $4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year |
| Free plan | Free to download, with the quit counter and community chat; PRO unlocks extra features and removes ads. | 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 | Fewlaps SL | Sociosoftware LLC |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, QuitNow or Sober Time?
As of Nov 13, 2026, QuitNow starts at $5.49 for QuitNow PRO (billing period not shown), and Sober Time starts at $4.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
Which has a free plan, QuitNow or Sober Time?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both QuitNow 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.