Sober App Pricing Compared

Sober app pricing compared as of August 2026 spans charity-funded no-cost trackers, no-cost cores with paid unlocks, and full paid memberships that often land near $99 per year on the low paid end and a few hundred dollars per year when coaching is bundled. This ledger records US App Store and official-site prices fetched in August 2026 for Reframe, Sunnyside, I Am Sober, Nomo, Sober Time, Drinker's Helper, Loosid, Try Dry, EasyQuit, Less, and one paid iPhone quit membership. Prices move. Re-check the live offer screen before you buy.

Pricing pages do not make an app medical care. NIAAA’s guide to finding help still points people to primary care and evidence-based treatment when drinking is hard to control. If you drink heavily or daily, involve a clinician before stopping. Severe withdrawal symptoms such as seizures, hallucinations, or delirium tremens are medical emergencies.

What should you compare before the price tag?

Criteria first, sticker second:

1. Billing shape. Monthly, multi-month, annual, or lifetime SKUs change the true yearly cost.
2. What the base download includes. A no-cost counter can be enough; a paywalled program may not show value until week two.
3. Coaching and community upsells. Human coaching and dating unlocks often sit above the base plan.
4. Trials. Trial length is not the same as a no-cost tier.
5. Platform tax. App Store listed prices can differ from web checkout for the same brand.
6. Your failure mode. Paying more for education you will not open is worse than a cheaper counter you will open nightly.

For product fit beyond dollars, start with best quit drinking apps. For money motivation outside subscriptions, see cost of drinking.

Sober app pricing compared: table as of August 2026

Verified from US listings and official pages in August 2026. Omitted rows mean the dollar amount was not shown on the fetched page. The last column records each app's most recent App Store update from the same August 2026 data pull, because maintenance pace is a pricing fact too.

Which price ladder fits which job?

Want the lowest cash outlay to start. Try Dry’s charity-funded app and the no-cost cores of I Am Sober, Nomo, and Drinker's Helper let you begin without a subscription. You still trade features: Try Dry is tracking-heavy, I Am Sober is pledge-and-community heavy, and Drinker's Helper gates groups behind Plus and has not shipped a store update since January 2024. Less also downloads at no charge, but it has not shipped an App Store update since September 2021, so treat that row as an archived product rather than a starting point.

Want a clear yearly number near $100. As of August 2026, Sunnyside Basic is $99 per year on the official site, the Sunnyside App Store Membership IAP is $99.99, and Reframe Premium is listed at $99.99. Those are similar anchors for different mechanisms (weekly moderation plans versus a long education program).

Want cheaper Premium on a counter. Sober Time’s Premium Annual at $29.99 undercuts many yearly unlocks. I Am Sober’s yearly Sober Plus offers at $29.99 to $39.99 sit in a similar band for counter-plus-community extras.

Need human coaching in the price. Sunnyside’s Cutback Coach at $298/year is the clearest higher-touch coaching ladder in this set. Reframe lists separate coaching-oriented SKUs and Thrive coaching upsells beyond base access.

Social life is the product. Loosid’s Dating Pro and SAM SKUs can exceed a simple sober-counter Premium quickly. Budget for the social unlock you actually want, not only the day counter.

For whether Reframe’s stack is worth its subscription, see is Reframe worth it.

How do trials and “no-cost” tiers differ?

A trial is a clock. A no-cost tier is a permanent subset.

As of August 2026, Sunnyside advertises a 15-day trial and Reframe’s App Store copy mentions a 7-day trial. Drinker's Helper describes a 1-week Plus trial. Trials convert to paid renewals unless you cancel in the store settings in time.

No-cost tiers (I Am Sober core, Drinker's Helper core, Nomo core, Try Dry) can remain useful without upgrading. Less lists no charge as well, but with no App Store update since September 2021 its longevity on new iOS versions is the risk you accept. Paid apps without a no-cost tier ask for membership before the habit loop starts. Neither model is morally better. They simply change how much risk you take before you know the UI helps.

What hidden costs show up after download?

Watch for:

• SKU sprawl. Reframe’s US page lists many annual and monthly offers at once ($59.99 through $119.99 annual, several monthlies). The price you see at checkout may be a localized offer, not every row in this table.
• Web versus App Store. Sunnyside’s site states $99 and $298 yearly plans; the App Store shows $99.99 and $299.00 membership IAPs. Small gaps are normal.
• Feature gates. Drinker's Helper Plus and I Am Sober Sober Plus charge for community depth, not only cosmetics.
• Add-on ecosystems. Loosid separates sober membership-style and dating-style purchases. Coaching add-ons on education apps can dwarf the base plan.
• Android parity. Confirm Google Play prices separately; this ledger is US App Store and official-web first.

If cash saved by drinking less is your motivator, pair any paid plan with the alcohol spending calculator so the subscription is judged against real spend, not vibes.

How should you choose without a ranking?

Ask: which paid feature would change tomorrow night’s decision? If the answer is weekly planning and a human text, Sunnyside’s ladder is the comparison to study. If the answer is a long curriculum, study Reframe’s Access versus Premium rows. If the answer is a sober clock and peers, compare I Am Sober’s no-cost core to Sober Time’s $29.99 year. If the answer is social replacement, price Loosid’s dating and membership IAPs honestly.

And if the answer is what helps in the minute a craving hits, that is the mechanism Orlyn, which we make, sells as a paid iPhone membership: a live sober streak, one-tap daily check-ins with streak freezes, and a craving tab that moves from guided breathing to distraction tools to a clearly labeled AI coach, plus pseudonymous weekly leagues. No ad tier, no no-cost tier.

Re-fetch prices the day you subscribe. This sober app pricing compared ledger is dated August 2026 on purpose. Apps remain wellness tools beside clinical care, never instead of it.

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