At a glance
| I Am Sober | Reframe | |
|---|---|---|
| Job | Sober-day counter, pledge, community | 160-day course, daily tasks, community |
| If you drink | The run goes to zero | You log it inside the programme |
| Coaching | A community, no coach | Yes, it is the core of the app. Thrive Coaching costs extra. |
| Account | Yes | Yes |
| Price (23 October 2026) | Free counter. Sober Plus: £9.49 to £10.49/month, £24.99 for six months, £29.99 to £37.99/year. US: $9.99/month, $29.99 to $39.99/year. | 7-day trial, then a subscription. Monthly plans run from £11.99 to £21.49, annual plans from £67.99 to £119.99. US: from $13.99/month, from $59.99/year. Coaching costs extra. |
| Ads | Declared on the App Store listing. The Google Play listing says there are no ads. | No |
| App Store privacy label | Linked to you: contact details, content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics. | Used to track you: identifiers. Linked to you: identifiers. Not linked: location, contact details, content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics. |
| Platforms | iPhone, Apple Watch, Android | iPhone, Android, Apple Watch |
We are not affiliated with either. Prices move. Check the App Store the day you pay.
Choose I Am Sober if
I Am Sober is a free sobriety counter with a daily pledge, a running total of money and time saved, and a large recovery community. One drink resets the day count, which is the whole idea. Sober Plus adds more workbook material, extra addictions to track and private groups. It is on iPhone, Apple Watch and Android. It is built for people who have stopped, so it is not a diary for people who still drink.
Pick it if you have stopped, and the unbroken count plus a daily pledge is what you will actually open. Skip it if you still drink and do not want day zero (see our I Am Sober alternative review).
Choose Reframe if
Reframe is a course in neuroscience and CBT with a tracker inside it: daily tasks, readings, meditations, a community and monthly challenges. What you pay for is the course. After a 7-day trial it is a monthly or annual subscription, with coaching on top. It is in English and aimed at the US. Modraly does none of this.
Pick it if a structured course, not a clock, is the mechanism. Skip it if you wanted a diary at diary prices (see our Reframe alternative review).
Where Modraly sits
Modraly is a private drink tracker for people who still drink. It counts units, spend and calories and shows your week next to the official guideline for your country, in that country's own unit, for fourteen countries and in 22 languages. Your drinks never leave the device: there is no account, no Modraly server, no ads and no tracking, and the only entry on its App Store privacy label is purchases, not linked to you. Logging is free and unlimited; stats and the calendar show the last 7 days, older days stay on the device and are never deleted, and you get two favourites. Premium adds unlimited history, widgets, tonight's count on the Lock Screen, custom date ranges, CSV export and alternative icons, by subscription or as a one-time purchase. It is built for Apple devices: iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with free logging from Siri, Shortcuts, Control Center, the Lock Screen, a long press on the app icon and the watch, plus an App Clip that shows an example week without installing. It has had eleven releases since it launched on 6 September 2026. Modraly has no coaching and no streaks. Only relevant here if neither a sober clock nor a 160-day course was the search. Then the comparison is the list.
Free to download. No streaks. No course.
Common questions
I Am Sober or Reframe: which one if I still drink?
Neither is a private drink diary. I Am Sober resets the day count after a drink. Reframe will take a cut-back goal, but you are buying a course. If the job is units next to a weekly line, look at DrinkControl or Modraly.
Which is cheaper, I Am Sober or Reframe?
I Am Sober: Free counter. Sober Plus: £9.49 to £10.49/month, £24.99 for six months, £29.99 to £37.99/year. US: $9.99/month, $29.99 to $39.99/year. Reframe: 7-day trial, then a subscription. Monthly plans run from £11.99 to £21.49, annual plans from £67.99 to £119.99. US: from $13.99/month, from $59.99/year. Coaching costs extra. Both read on the UK App Store on 23 October 2026. Check the store the day you pay.
Do both need an account?
Yes. Both keep the history on their servers. Neither is an on-device log.
Which one to quit drinking?
I Am Sober if the unbroken count and a recovery community are the mechanism. Reframe if you want daily lessons and a 160-day arc. This page is not medical advice.
Do I Am Sober and Reframe work on Apple Watch?
Both list an Apple Watch app. I Am Sober: iPhone, Apple Watch, Android. Reframe: iPhone, Android, Apple Watch.
Does either app track you?
Read on the App Store on 23 October 2026. Reframe: Used to track you: identifiers. Linked to you: identifiers. Not linked: location, contact details, content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics. I Am Sober: Linked to you: contact details, content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics.
