Best Alcohol-Free Tracker Apps for Quitting Drinking in 2026
We compared 7 alcohol-free tracker apps on the US App Store on price, ads, taper plans, community and privacy. Each one fits a different way of quitting.
Disclosure: Sober44, listed on the App Store as Alcohol Free Tracker - Sober44, is our app. We tried to be honest in this comparison, including the places where competitors do better than we do. Ratings and pricing are from the US App Store as of September 2026.
Quick answer
No single app wins here. These seven do different jobs. Sober44 is the only one whose listing sets a step-down drink target for every day up to a quit day, and it keeps check-ins, cravings, journal and selfies on the device with no account. I Am Sober by I Am Sober LLC is the most rated app here, with 187,500 US ratings. It pairs a sober-day counter with a large community. Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive by Glucobit Inc. is a paid program built around a 160-day course, a private community and optional coaching, per its listing.
Sober Time - Sobriety Counter by Sociosoftware LLC tracks as many addictions as you want, to the second, and adds a forum and a guided journal, with ads. Nomo - Sobriety Clocks lists no in-app purchases on either store and gives you unlimited clocks with accountability partners. Sober Me: Tools for Recovery by Product Growth LLC and My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps are 12-step companions. The first carries Big Book text, speaker audio and a meeting finder. The second is built around nightly and spot-check inventories you can send to a sponsor.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Sober44 | I Am Sober | Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive | Sober Time - Sobriety Counter | Nomo - Sobriety Clocks | Sober Me: Tools for Recovery | My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS + Android | iOS + Watch + Android | iOS + Watch + Android | iOS + Watch + Android | iOS + Android | iOS + Android | iOS + Android |
| US App Store rating | No ratings yet | 4.88 (187,532) | 4.73 (44,714) | 4.85 (42,215) | 4.79 (16,470) | 4.82 (14,678) | 4.89 (12,866) |
| Last updated | September 2026 | September 2026 | September 2026 | September 2026 | September 2026 | August 2025 | September 2026 |
| Free-tier limits | Not stated | Core app free; groups, app lock, cloud backup and more trackers need Sober Plus | No free tier described; 7-day free trial | Not stated | None stated; no paid tier | Not stated | Majority free; unlimited entries need Premium |
| Paid plans | Pro $29.99 a year or $2.99 a week, 7-day free trial | Sober Plus $9.99 a month, $27.49 for 6 months or $39.99 a year; a second 12-month entry at $29.99 | $13.99 to $24.99 a month; $59.99 to $119.99 a year; Reframe Premium $99.99 | Premium $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year | None listed on either store | Subscriptions from $1.99 to $29.99; One Year Ad-free $9.99 or $14.99 | Premium $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $9.99 lifetime; five $2.99 unlocks |
| Sober counter | Yes, live to the second | Yes, from a sober date and time you set | Progress tracking; no sober clock named | Yes, to the second, 10+ display modes | Yes, to the minute; units from seconds to years | Yes, days to years from a sobriety date | Yes, hours to years from a sobriety date |
| Taper or cut-back plan | Yes, a step-down daily drink target to a quit day | Not stated | Cut-back or quit goal; no daily drink target stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Money, drinks and calories | Money, drinks and calories avoided, from your own spend, with projections | Money and time saved | Not stated | Money saved | Money saved; a Calorie Calculator in May 2026 release notes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Health milestones or timeline | 9 milestones from 20 minutes to 1 year, plus liver, heart and brain rings, per the app | Withdrawal timeline built from user contributions; needs an account | Not stated | Health Timeline, added August 2026 | Not stated; tokens mark time sober | Not stated; tokens mark time sober | Not stated |
| Daily check-in | Yes: sober or drank, mood, trigger, note | Daily pledge and end-of-day review | Not stated | Not stated | Morning and evening inventory, added September 2026 | A pledge, added July 2024 | Nightly Inventory of 10 Big Book questions |
| Craving tools | Craving log that never resets the counter, box breathing, 10 meditation tracks | Urge logging, in April 2026 release notes | Meditations and games | Not stated | Refocus distraction exercises and a partner alert | Not stated | Not stated |
| Journal | Yes | Yes, with photos | Not stated | Journal since November 2024; guided prompts by May 2026, per release notes | Yes | Gratitude Journal and Nightly Review, added August 2024 | Yes; unlimited entries need Premium |
| Selfie timelapse | Yes, with day count, savings and mood overlays | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Community | Not stated | Yes; private groups need Sober Plus | Private community; premium 1:1 coaching, which reviewers say costs extra | Forum you can browse without an account | Community walls and accountability partners | Community feed and a meeting finder | Not stated; send work to a sponsor by text or email |
| 12-step tools | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Big Book, 12 and 12, Daily Reflections, prayers, speaker audio | Step 10 and Step 11 inventories, prayers, AA Daily Reflections |
| Multiple counters | Not stated | More trackers on Sober Plus | Not stated | Yes, as many as you want | Yes, unlimited | Not stated | Not stated |
| Export | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes, formats not stated |
| Languages | Not stated | 24 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 (English) | 1 (English) |
| Ads | No | Age rating lists Contains Advertising; Google Play says none | No ads, per its listing | Yes | Yes, per both stores | Yes, with ad removal sold separately | No |
| Account required | No | For the withdrawal timeline; not stated for the counter | Not stated | Not stated; forum browsing needs none | Guest Login for clocks, added May 2026 | Accounts exist; not stated whether required | Not stated; syncs through its server |
| Data stays on device | Yes, with no account | Not stated; cloud backup on Sober Plus | Not stated | Not stated; Cloud Sync in release notes | Not stated | Not stated | No, backed up to its server |
| Privacy label | No data used to track you | No data used to track you | Identifiers (Device ID) used to track you | Identifiers (Device ID) used to track you | No data used to track you | Usage Data and Diagnostics used to track you | Data Not Collected |
The apps
1. Sober44
Sober44 Our Pick
Sober44 is built around alcohol. You can quit now. Or you can set a quit date and follow a step-down drink target for every day until then, with a countdown. A live counter ticks to the second from your last drink. It takes your own weekly spend and currency and turns them into money saved. It also counts drinks and calories avoided, and draws projection charts over a week, a month, three months and a year. Per the app, nine recovery milestones run from 20 minutes to one year, next to liver, heart and brain recovery rings. Its listing calls these general estimates for motivation, not medical advice.
Each day gets one check-in: sober or drank, mood, trigger and a note. Logging a craving never resets the counter. A drink does restart it, but being honest about one never breaks your check-in streak. You also get guided box breathing, 10 meditation tracks, a journal, a daily routine checklist, 14 badges and image share cards. Then there is the selfie a day, which renders into a timelapse video with your day count, savings and mood trend on top.
It keeps check-ins, cravings, journal and selfies on the device, with no account and no ads, and it works offline. It has been on the App Store since 2026, was updated in September 2026 and has no App Store ratings yet. The listing does not say which features are free and which need Pro. The listing is also plain about one thing: alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous, so talk to a doctor or a qualified professional before you stop drinking.
Pros
- The only listing here with a step-down daily drink target up to a quit day
- Money saved from your own spend, plus drinks and calories avoided
- A craving log that never resets the counter, with box breathing and 10 meditation tracks
- No account and no ads; check-ins, cravings, journal and selfies stay on the device
Cons
- No App Store ratings yet; on the App Store since 2026
- The listing does not say what is free and what needs Pro
- No community or 12-step tools stated in its listing, and no Apple Watch app
Pricing: Free to download, with Pro at $29.99 a year or $2.99 a week after a 7-day free trial.
Best for: people quitting or cutting back on alcohol who want a daily drink target, craving tools and their check-ins kept on the phone with no account.
2. I Am Sober by I Am Sober LLC
I Am Sober
I Am Sober, from I Am Sober LLC, has been on the App Store since 2013 and is the most rated app on this page: 4.9 stars from 187,500 US ratings. It is a general sobriety tracker rather than an alcohol-only one. Its listing covers alcohol, drugs, eating disorders, self-harm and more. You set a sober date and time, take a pledge each day, review the day at night, and track money and time saved, triggers, and milestones from one day onward. It runs on iPhone, Apple Watch and Android, in 24 languages.
The community is the big draw, and reviewers praise it. A recurring complaint in reviews is moderation flagging posts or banning accounts. The core app is free. Sober Plus, I Am Sober’s paid tier, adds private groups, a Face ID or Touch ID lock, cloud backups and more trackers. Reviewers split on the free tier: some say it is enough, while a larger group object to paying for recovery features. Some reviewers also mention that logging urges requires Sober Plus. Ads are a mixed picture. Its App Store age rating lists Contains Advertising, while Google Play says it has no ads.
Pros
- 4.9 stars from 187,500 US ratings, the most on this page
- A large community, with private groups on Sober Plus
- Daily pledge, trigger analysis and reasons to quit with photos
- Apple Watch app and 24 languages
Cons
- Some reviewers mention that logging urges requires Sober Plus
- A recurring complaint in reviews is moderation flagging posts or banning accounts
- No iPad app, and no taper or cut-back plan stated in its listing
Pricing: Free to use, with I Am Sober’s Sober Plus at $9.99 a month, $27.49 for six months or $39.99 a year. The store also lists a second 12-month entry at $29.99 and three $0.99 items without saying what they are. No trial length is stated.
Best for: people tracking more than alcohol, or anyone who wants a large community around their counter.
Read the full comparison: Sober44 vs I Am Sober
3. Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive by Glucobit Inc.
Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive
Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive, from Glucobit Inc., has been on the App Store since 2020. On Google Play it is listed as Reframe: Cut Back on Alcohol. It is the one app here built as a program rather than a counter. Its listing describes a 160-day education program, which it calls evidence-based, along with progress tracking, a private community and tools such as meditations and games. You can set a goal to cut back or to quit. Premium Thrive Coaching adds 1:1 access to what the listing calls a certified recovery coach, plus live coaching calls and video content.
It holds 4.7 stars from 44,700 US ratings. Reviewers praise the community and daily meetings, and many also value the science lessons and the option to cut back instead of quitting. Price is the catch. The listing describes no free tier. You get a 7-day free trial, and after that access is by subscription. A recurring complaint in reviews is unexpected charges after cancelling or at the end of a trial, along with slow replies from support. It has no ads, per its listing, and its privacy label declares Identifiers (Device ID) used to track you.
Pros
- A structured 160-day program, per its listing, with a cut-back or quit goal
- Reviewers praise the community and daily meetings
- Optional 1:1 coaching through premium Thrive Coaching
- Apple Watch app and a 7-day free trial
Cons
- No free tier described, and monthly plans run $13.99 to $24.99
- A recurring complaint in reviews is unexpected charges after cancelling or at the end of a trial
- Its listing states no daily drink target, milestones or money-saved figure
Pricing: Free to download, with a 7-day free trial, per its listing. Monthly plans from Glucobit Inc. are $13.99, $19.99 or $24.99, annual plans run from $59.99 to $119.99 across Access, Silver and plain Reframe entries, and Reframe Premium is $99.99. What each tier adds is not spelled out on the store page.
Best for: people who want a guided course, a community and coaching, and who are fine paying for them.
Read the full comparison: Sober44 vs Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive
4. Sober Time - Sobriety Counter by Sociosoftware LLC
Sober Time - Sobriety Counter
Sober Time - Sobriety Counter, from Sociosoftware LLC, has been on the App Store since 2016 and holds 4.8 stars from 42,200 US ratings. On Google Play it is Sober Time - Sober Day Counter. Like I Am Sober, it tracks addictions beyond alcohol, and you can run as many trackers as you want. The counter updates to the second, with over 10 display modes. It shows money saved and lets you log relapses with notes. You can set built-in or custom goals, get daily motivational messages, and browse a community forum without an account.
The release notes add a lot the description leaves out: a journal (by November 2024) with guided prompts (by May 2026), an Apple Watch app with watch face widgets (December 2025), optional streaks (February 2026) and a Health Timeline (August 2026). Reviewers praise the daily messages and journal prompts. Ads are the trade-off. The age rating, Google Play and the privacy label all list advertising. A recurring complaint in reviews is frequent or unskippable ads, and reviewers report seeing gambling ads. Reviewers also say the home-screen widget now requires Premium. The listing does not say what Premium adds.
Pros
- A counter that updates to the second, with over 10 display modes
- As many trackers as you want, for any habit
- Guided journal prompts and daily messages that reviewers praise
- Apple Watch app, iPad support and 8 languages
Cons
- Ads, and reviewers report seeing gambling ads
- Reviewers say the home-screen widget now requires Premium
- Its privacy label declares Identifiers (Device ID) used to track you
Pricing: Free with ads. Premium from Sociosoftware LLC is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. The listing names no trial and does not say what Premium adds.
Best for: people tracking several habits who like to customize the counter and do not mind ads.
Read the full comparison: Sober44 vs Sober Time - Sobriety Counter
5. Nomo - Sobriety Clocks by Parker Stech
Nomo - Sobriety Clocks Best Value
Nomo comes from Parker Stech, who writes in the listing that he is “not a company” but “a guy in recovery who made Nomo”. It has been on the App Store since 2012 and holds 4.8 stars from 16,500 US ratings. It is a multi-habit clock app: you create as many sobriety clocks as you need, and the listing names 50 habits. Each clock breaks your progress down to the minute, can count in units from seconds to years, and shows money saved. Milestone tokens mark your time. Accountability partners can follow shared clocks, message you, and get a notification when you are tempted or when a clock resets.
It gets our Best Value badge because neither store lists an in-app purchase. Nothing in the description sits behind a paid tier. That covers unlimited clocks and partners, the community walls, the Refocus distraction exercises and a PIN, Face ID or Touch ID lock. Both stores do list ads, and reviewers report seeing few or none. A September 2026 update rebuilt the app natively for iOS and added morning and evening check-ins. The Android version was last updated in May 2026, and whether it has those additions is not stated. Reviewers say Nomo is simple to use and praise the developer, though most of those reviews predate the rebuild.
Pros
- No in-app purchases on either store, and unlimited clocks
- Accountability partners, private messaging and community walls
- Refocus distraction exercises and a PIN, Face ID or Touch ID lock
- iPad support and 9 languages
Cons
- Ads, per both stores
- No taper plan, drinks-avoided count or health milestones stated
- The Android version was last updated in May 2026
- Home-screen widgets live in Nomo’s separate widgets app
Pricing: Free. Neither the App Store nor Google Play lists an in-app purchase, so there is no plan and no trial.
Best for: anyone who wants unlimited clocks and partner accountability without paying.
Read the full comparison: Sober44 vs Nomo - Sobriety Clocks
6. Sober Me: Tools for Recovery by Product Growth LLC
Sober Me: Tools for Recovery
Sober Me: Tools for Recovery, from Product Growth LLC, is a 12-step reading app with a sober counter attached. On Google Play it is listed as 12 Step Tools for Recovery. Its listing says it includes the full Big Book text, the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions, As Bill Sees It, Daily Reflections, prayers, Living Sober and the Joe and Charlie audio tapes, plus podcasts, speaker talks and a meeting finder for phone and Zoom meetings. The counter tracks days, weeks, months and years from your sobriety date, with digital tokens for milestones. A 2024 update added a Gratitude Journal and Nightly Review.
It holds 4.8 stars from 14,700 US ratings and has been on the App Store since 2015. Its last iOS update, though, was in August 2025, the oldest on this page. Reviewers say having the Big Book on the phone and the prayers are why they use it, though most of its reviews date from before 2020. Reviewers also report login trouble, and some object to being asked for an email or personal details. It has ads, and ad removal is sold separately. Its privacy label declares Usage Data and Diagnostics used to track you.
Pros
- Big Book, 12 and 12 and Daily Reflections text, per its listing
- Speaker audio, podcasts and a meeting finder
- A sober counter with digital milestone tokens
- iPad support
Cons
- Last iOS update in August 2025
- Ads, with removal sold separately
- Its privacy label declares Usage Data and Diagnostics used to track you
- English only
Pricing: Free to download, with ads. Subscriptions from Product Growth LLC are listed from $1.99 to $29.99, and ad removal is sold separately at $9.99 or $14.99 for a year. What the subscriptions include is not spelled out on the store page.
Best for: people in AA who want the literature, speaker audio and meeting links on their phone, with a day count on the side.
Read the full comparison: Sober44 vs Sober Me: Tools for Recovery
7. My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps by LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP NET, LLC.
My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps Top Rated
My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps, sold by LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP NET, LLC. and called My Spiritual Toolkit in its own description, has the highest two-decimal rating on this page, 4.89, from 12,900 US ratings. It is an AA step-work app. The Spot Check Inventory, based on Step 10, walks you through resentments, fears, conduct and harms when something throws you off. The Nightly Inventory asks 10 questions from the Big Book, as suggested in Step 11. It also has a recovery journal, a gratitude list, AA Daily Reflections from the Alcoholics Anonymous website, prayers and a sobriety counter with milestone sharing. You can text or email your work to a sponsor. Its listing says it is not endorsed by or affiliated with A.A.
Its listing says your data is backed up to a private encrypted server and syncs with a free web app, so a lost phone does not mean lost work. You can also export your data. Its App Store privacy label declares Data Not Collected, and it has no ads. The majority of the app is free, per its listing. Premium adds unlimited entries for journals, inventories and gratitude lists. The listing also offers hardship discounts to anyone who cannot afford Premium. Reviewers often praise the prayers and the nightly inventory, and some praise the developer’s support.
Pros
- The highest App Store rating on this page, 4.89
- Step 10 and Step 11 inventories, prayers and Daily Reflections in one app
- Server backup, web app sync and data export
- No ads, and hardship discounts per its listing
Cons
- No money-saved figure, taper plan or craving tools stated
- Five features are also sold as separate $2.99 unlocks
- English only
Pricing: Free to download. Premium from LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP NET, LLC. is $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, and the store also lists a $9.99 Lifetime Premium Package and five $2.99 feature unlocks. What each package includes is not spelled out on the store page, and no trial is stated.
Best for: people working the steps with a sponsor who want inventories, prayers and gratitude lists in one place, backed up.
Read the full comparison: Sober44 vs My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps
Which one should you pick?
Pick Sober44 if alcohol is what you are quitting or cutting back on, you want a step-down daily drink target to a quit day, and you want check-ins, cravings, journal and selfies kept on your phone with no account.
Pick I Am Sober if you track more than one habit, want a large community around your counter, and are fine paying for Sober Plus to get groups and cloud backups.
Pick Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive if you want a structured course, a private community and optional coaching, you are open to cutting back rather than quitting, and you will keep an eye on your billing.
Pick Sober Time - Sobriety Counter if you want a to-the-second counter for several habits, guided journal prompts and lots of customization, and ads do not bother you.
Pick Nomo - Sobriety Clocks if you want unlimited clocks and accountability partners at no cost.
Pick Sober Me: Tools for Recovery if you go to AA meetings and want the Big Book, speaker audio and a meeting finder on your phone.
Pick My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps if you work the steps with a sponsor and want your inventories and gratitude lists backed up and easy to send.
Want a number before you pick an app? Our free alcohol spending calculator works out what your usual drinks cost a week, a month, a year and five years, and what cutting back by 25% to 100% would save. It runs in the browser with no download and no account.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alcohol-free tracker app?
It depends on what you need. Sober44 is the only app here whose listing sets a step-down daily drink target up to a quit day, and it keeps check-ins, cravings, journal and selfies on the device with no account. I Am Sober by I Am Sober LLC is the most rated, with 187,500 US ratings and a large community. Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive is a paid program built around a 160-day course, per its listing. Sober Time - Sobriety Counter by Sociosoftware LLC tracks as many addictions as you want, to the second, with ads. Nomo lists no in-app purchases on either store. Sober Me: Tools for Recovery and My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps are built around 12-step work.
Which alcohol-free tracker apps are actually free?
Nomo lists no in-app purchases on either store, so everything in its listing comes at no cost, with ads. My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps says the majority of the app is free, with unlimited entries on Premium, and it has no ads. I Am Sober is free to use, with private groups, the app lock, cloud backups and more trackers on Sober Plus. Sober Time - Sobriety Counter and Sober Me: Tools for Recovery are free with ads and sell subscriptions without saying what they add. Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive describes no free tier, only a 7-day free trial. Sober44 is free to download, with Pro at $29.99 a year or $2.99 a week after a 7-day free trial, and its listing does not say which features need Pro.
Which apps support cutting back instead of quitting outright?
Sober44 lets you quit now, or set a future quit day and follow a step-down drink target for every day until then, with a countdown. Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive says its program is for either goal, cutting back or quitting, though its listing names no daily drink target. The other five listings are built around a sober date and state no taper or cut-back plan. Alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous, so talk to a doctor or a qualified professional before you stop drinking.
I Am Sober, Sober Time - Sobriety Counter, Sober Me: Tools for Recovery and Sober44: which is which?
I Am Sober is by I Am Sober LLC, on the App Store since 2013, and tracks alcohol, drugs, self-harm and other habits next to a large community. Sober Time - Sobriety Counter is by Sociosoftware LLC, on the App Store since 2016, and is a multi-habit counter with a forum and ads. Sober Me: Tools for Recovery is by Product Growth LLC, on the App Store since 2015, and is a 12-step reading app with a counter; on Google Play it is called 12 Step Tools for Recovery. Sober44 is our app, listed as Alcohol Free Tracker - Sober44 by EHM Tech LLC, on the App Store since 2026 and built around alcohol.
Do I need an account to use these apps?
Sober44 needs no account. Sober Time - Sobriety Counter lets you browse its forum without one, and Nomo added a Guest Login for creating clocks in May 2026. I Am Sober needs an account for its withdrawal timeline, and its listing does not say whether the counter needs one. My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps backs up to a server and syncs with a web app, and its listing does not say whether an account is required. Sober Me: Tools for Recovery added account creation in 2024 without saying whether it is required, and the Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive listing does not say either way.
Which of these apps are built for AA and 12-step work?
Two of them. Sober Me: Tools for Recovery includes the Big Book text, the 12 and 12, Daily Reflections, prayers, speaker audio and a meeting finder, per its listing. My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps is built around a Step 10 spot-check inventory, a Step 11 nightly inventory, prayers and sending your work to a sponsor, and its listing says it is not endorsed by or affiliated with A.A. The listings for Sober44, I Am Sober, Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive, Sober Time - Sobriety Counter and Nomo state no 12-step tools.