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Reframe vs Pour Decision: A Course or a Plan to Quit Drinking?
Reframe is a 160-day program of daily lessons. Pour Decision is a personal plan that steps you down to zero. How the two compare on approach, privacy and price.
By the Pour Decision team · Updated · 5 min read
Reframe is one of the best-known alcohol apps, built around a 160-day neuroscience-based program of daily lessons. Pour Decision takes a lighter, more practical approach: a personal plan that steps you down to zero, and tools you use in seconds. 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 Reframe is the better pick.
At a glance
| Pour Decision | Reframe | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Personal quit plan with weekly goals down to zero | 160-day education program with daily lessons |
| Daily time | Under a minute to log and check in | Lessons, journaling and activities each day |
| Cravings | “I'm about to relapse” button with guided breathing | Meditations, games and community |
| Coaching | None | 1:1 coaching in premium tiers |
| Account | None needed | Sign-in with name and email |
| Price (US) | $2.99/month, $19.99/year or a lifetime purchase | 7-day trial; $13.99/month up to $119.99/year |
A course versus a plan
Reframe works like a course. Each day you read a short lesson, journal and complete activities that teach you about alcohol and your brain. For people who love structured learning, that's a big plus. For others, falling a few days behind turns the app into another to-do list.
Pour Decision works like a plan. A few questions about your drinking, your body and your reasons turn into a quit date and a weekly goal that gets smaller until it reaches zero. There's nothing to catch up on: just stay inside this week's goal.
Where Pour Decision is better
- Much lower price. $19.99 a year versus up to $119.99, plus a one-time lifetime option.
- Nothing to keep up with. No lessons, no streak of homework. Open the app, log, and get on with your day.
- A clear finish line. Your plan has a quit date and shows every week on the way there, so you can see exactly where you're headed.
- Precise drink tracking. 200+ drinks and cocktails with standard portions and ABV built in, counted in your country's units or standard drinks, with calories and money.
- Sober clock and relapse button. Watch your alcohol-free time count up to the second, and get guided breathing the moment a craving hits.
- Privacy. No account or sign-up, and your drink logs, moods and personal details stay on your phone. Reframe's App Store privacy label lists a device identifier as data used to track you for third-party advertising.
- Extra tools. A sip pacer, a blood alcohol estimate, home screen widgets, mood check-ins and a yearly mood calendar.
Where Reframe is better
- Education. If you want to learn the science behind drinking, Reframe's program goes deep.
- Human support. Reframe has a community, live calls and paid 1:1 coaching. Pour Decision doesn't offer coaching or a community.
- Android. Reframe is also on Android. Pour Decision is iPhone only for now.
Which one should you choose?
If you want a course, a coach and a community, and you're happy to pay for it, Reframe is a strong choice. If you want a simple, affordable plan that takes you to zero one week at a time, without daily homework or an account, choose Pour Decision.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pour Decision cheaper than Reframe?
Yes. In the US App Store in October 2026, Reframe's subscriptions were listed from $13.99 a month up to $119.99 a year, with coaching in its higher tiers. Pour Decision Pro was listed at $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, and also offers a one-time lifetime purchase.
Do I have to do daily lessons in Pour Decision?
No. Pour Decision has no course to keep up with. Log your drinks, check in on your mood, and stay inside this week's goal. Most days that takes less than a minute.
Can Reframe and Pour Decision both help me quit?
Yes. Reframe offers a quit track inside its 160-day program. Pour Decision builds a personal quit plan with a quit date and weekly goals that step down to zero.
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.