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Sober Time vs Pour Decision: Which Sobriety App Should You Use?
Sober Time counts your sober time for any addiction. Pour Decision is a plan to quit drinking, with no ads. How the two compare on features, privacy and price.
By the Pour Decision team · Updated · 5 min read
Sober Time is a popular sobriety counter that tracks your time sober down to the second, for as many addictions as you like. Pour Decision is built only for alcohol, with a plan to quit and the tools to stay there. 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 Sober Time is the better pick.
At a glance
| Pour Decision | Sober Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Personal quit plan, drink tracking and a sober clock | Sobriety counter for any addiction |
| Quit plan | Quit date and weekly goals that step down to zero | Built-in and custom goals |
| Drink tracking | Every drink in your country's units, with calories and money | Sober time, relapses and money saved |
| Ads | None | Free version contains ads |
| Price (US) | $2.99/month, $19.99/year or a lifetime purchase | Free with ads; Premium $4.99/month or $29.99/year |
Counting time versus changing habits
Sober Time is a great scoreboard. It shows how long you've been sober in more than ten display modes, with milestones, a health timeline and a community forum.
But a counter only starts once you've stopped. Pour Decision helps with the part before that, too. It builds a quit plan around your habits, your body and your reasons, steps your weekly goal down to zero, and then counts your sober time once you get there.
Where Pour Decision is better
- A plan to get to zero. A quit date and a clear goal for every week, so you don't have to stop overnight.
- Real drink tracking. Log from 200+ drinks and cocktails with standard portions and ABV built in. See units, calories and money by week, month and year.
- Help in the hard moment. “I'm about to relapse” opens guided breathing with reminders of your progress and things to try instead.
- Mood check-ins. Log how you feel each day and see it on a yearly mood calendar next to your drinks.
- No ads, no tracking for advertising. Sober Time's App Store privacy label lists a device identifier used to track you for third-party advertising. Pour Decision has no ads and no account, and your drink logs, moods and personal details stay on your phone.
- Lower price. $19.99 a year versus $29.99 for Sober Time Premium, plus a one-time lifetime option.
Where Sober Time is better
- Any addiction. Track alcohol, smoking and anything else side by side.
- Community. A forum you can browse anonymously. Pour Decision doesn't have a community.
- Free version and Apple Watch. The free tier is ad-supported, and there's an Apple Watch app.
Which one should you choose?
If you've already stopped and want a free counter for several habits, Sober Time is a solid pick. If alcohol is the one you want to quit, and you want a plan, precise tracking and no ads, choose Pour Decision.
Frequently asked questions
Does Sober Time have ads?
Sober Time's US App Store listing is tagged "Contains Advertising" and offers a Premium subscription. Pour Decision has no ads.
Which is cheaper, Sober Time Premium or Pour Decision Pro?
In the US App Store in October 2026, Sober Time Premium was listed at $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Pour Decision Pro was listed at $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, with a one-time lifetime option. Sober Time also has a free, ad-supported version.
Can Pour Decision track other addictions?
No. Pour Decision is built only for alcohol. If you want to track several habits at once, Sober Time does that well.
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.