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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 October 21, 2026 · 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](https://pourdecision.app/) 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

- [Sober Time - Sobriety Counter on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sober-time-sobriety-counter/id1158895079)
- [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/sober-time-vs-pour-decision