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Quit Drinking vs Pour Decision: Community or a Private Plan to Quit?
Quit Drinking pairs a streak timer with a forum, buddies and a quit coach. Pour Decision is a private plan that steps you down to zero. How the two compare on approach, ads and price.
By the Pour Decision team · Updated · 5 min read
Quit Drinking, by developer Jonathan Kopp, is a highly rated app that packs a lot in: a streak timer, a community forum, a buddy system, a quit coach, meditation and a journal. Pour Decision is narrower: a personal plan to stop, with precise tracking and full privacy. 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 Quit Drinking is the better pick.
At a glance
| Pour Decision | Quit Drinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Quit drinking, one week at a time | An alcohol-free life |
| Plan | Weekly goals that step down to zero, with a quit date | Quit Plan subscription; personalized daily reduction goals |
| Cravings | “I'm about to relapse” button with guided breathing | Craving tracker, guided breathing and meditation |
| Tracking | 200+ drinks in your country's units, calories, money and moods | Drink, calorie and craving trackers, plus a journal |
| People | None; a private, solo app | Community forum, buddy system and quit coach |
| Ads | None | Listing says it contains advertising |
| Price (US) | $2.99/month, $19.99/year or a lifetime purchase | Quit Plan $19.99/month or $99.99/year |
Community or a personal plan
Quit Drinking leans on people. You can post in a community forum, pair up with a buddy, join groups through a share link, and get a personal quit coach with the Quit Plan subscription. Around that sit a streak timer, trackers for drinks, calories and cravings, and guided breathing and meditation.
Pour Decision is a quieter, private app. It builds a plan from your own drinking, with a quit date and weekly goals that step down to zero, and shows every week of it at a glance. You log drinks in your country's units, check in your mood with one tap, and use the relapse button when a craving hits. Nobody else sees any of it.
Where Pour Decision is better
- Much lower price. $19.99 a year versus $99.99 a year for Quit Plan, plus a one-time lifetime option.
- No ads. Quit Drinking's listing says it contains advertising. Pour Decision has none.
- Precise units. 200+ drinks with standard portions and ABV, counted in your country's units or standard drinks.
- Private by design. No account, no community, and your logs and moods stay on your phone.
- Extra tools. A yearly drinks and mood calendar, a sip pacer, a blood alcohol estimate and home screen widgets.
Where Quit Drinking is better
- Community. A forum, buddy system and groups to share the journey. Pour Decision has no community.
- A quit coach. Personal coaching comes with the Quit Plan subscription. Pour Decision doesn't offer coaching.
- Meditation and journaling. Guided meditations and a personal journal are built in.
Which one should you choose?
If you want other people around you while you quit, and a coach is worth $99.99 a year to you, Quit Drinking fits. If you'd rather quit privately with a clear plan and precise tracking, choose Pour Decision: a plan that gets you to zero, and the tools to stay there.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Quit Drinking or Pour Decision?
In the US App Store in October 2026, Quit Drinking's Quit Plan was listed at $19.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Pour Decision Pro was listed at $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, and also offers a one-time lifetime purchase.
Does Pour Decision have a community?
No. Pour Decision has no community, forum or coaching. If talking to others who are quitting matters to you, Quit Drinking's forum and buddy system are a strength.
Do both apps have a sober timer?
Yes. Quit Drinking has a streak timer, and Pour Decision's sober clock counts the time since your last drink down to the second.
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.