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Days Since vs Pour Decision: A Habit Counter or a Plan to Quit Drinking?
Days Since counts the days since you broke any habit. Pour Decision is built to quit alcohol, with a plan, drink tracking and a sober clock. How the two compare, and when to use each.
By the Pour Decision team · Updated · 5 min read
Days Since is a simple, well-loved counter: pick a habit, set the date you last did it, and watch the days add up. Plenty of people use it for alcohol. Pour Decision has a sober clock too, but it's a full app for quitting drinking. Here's how they compare.
We make Pour Decision, so we've tried to be fair: features and prices below are from each app's US App Store listing in October 2026, and we've included where Days Since is the better pick.
At a glance
| Pour Decision | Days Since | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Quitting alcohol | Breaking any habit |
| Plan | Weekly goals that step down to zero, with a quit date | None; the counter starts from your last time |
| Counter | One sober clock, down to the second | Multiple counters, with reset history and longest streak |
| Drink tracking | Units, calories, money and moods | Not included |
| Cravings | “I'm about to relapse” button with guided breathing | Not included |
| Devices | iPhone, with home screen widgets | iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac and widgets |
| Price (US) | $2.99/month, $19.99/year or a lifetime purchase | Free; Count Up Club $17.99/year or $49.99 lifetime |
Any habit or alcohol
Days Since does one thing well. You make a counter for each habit you're trying to drop, whether that's drinking, smoking or biting your nails, and it shows how long it has been. If you slip, you reset, and the app keeps a history of your resets and your longest streak.
A counter assumes you've already stopped. Pour Decision helps you get there first. It builds a plan from your current drinking, with a quit date and weekly goals that step down to zero, and tracks every drink along the way. When you reach zero, the sober clock takes over.
Where Pour Decision is better
- For people who still drink. You don't have to stop on day one. The plan steps you down week by week.
- Real drink tracking. 200+ drinks with standard portions and ABV, in your country's units, with the calories and money adding up.
- Help with cravings. A one-tap relapse button with guided breathing and reminders of how far you've come.
- Moods and stats. Daily mood check-ins, weekly to yearly charts, and a yearly calendar for drinks and moods.
- Lower yearly price. $19.99 a year, versus $24.99 for Days Since Premium.
Where Days Since is better
- More than one habit. Track alcohol alongside smoking, sugar or anything else in one app.
- Apple Watch and Mac. Your counters on your wrist and your desktop. Pour Decision is iPhone only.
- Free to start. The basic counter costs nothing.
Which one should you choose?
If you've already stopped and just want a clean counter, maybe for several habits at once, Days Since is a good pick. If you still drink and want to stop, choose Pour Decision: a plan that gets you to zero, and the tools to stay there.
Frequently asked questions
Is Days Since a sobriety app?
Days Since is a general habit counter: you create a counter for each habit you want to break and it shows how long it has been since the last time. You can use it for drinking, but it doesn't track drinks or help you cut back.
Which is cheaper, Days Since or Pour Decision?
Days Since is free to start, with in-app purchases in the US App Store in October 2026 including Count Up Club at $17.99 a year or $49.99 lifetime, and Premium at $24.99 a year. Pour Decision Pro was listed at $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, with a one-time lifetime purchase.
Does Pour Decision have a sober counter?
Yes. Pour Decision's sober clock counts the time since your last drink in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds.
Sources
This article is for general information only and isn't medical advice. If you're worried about your drinking, or you drink heavily every day, talk to a doctor before you cut back or stop: stopping suddenly can be dangerous.