App comparisons

# 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 October 22, 2026 · 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](https://pourdecision.app/) 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

- [Quit Drinking on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quit-drinking/id1529925171)
- [Pour Decision on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pour-decision/id6499468185)

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.

Source: https://pourdecision.app/blog/quit-drinking-vs-pour-decision