The Best Free Sobriety Apps in 2026

"Free" means different things in app stores. Sometimes it means genuinely free. Sometimes it means a counter that works for three days and then asks for a subscription before it will show you your own progress. If you are quitting drinking partly to save money, being pushed towards a paid plan on day two is a sour joke.

Full disclosure: Sobermark is our app, so we are not neutral. We have tried to keep everything below fair, and we tell you when a rival is the better fit.

This list only includes apps you can actually use without paying: either completely free apps, or free tiers that cover the essentials rather than acting as a locked shop window.

Nomo

Nomo is free, full stop, and it was made by someone in recovery rather than by a growth team. You can run several sobriety clocks at once, earn small milestone chips, and, most usefully, add accountability partners who can see your clocks and check in on you. That partner feature is something plenty of paid apps do not have.

The design is on the plain side and has not changed much in years, which some people find reassuring and others find clunky. If you want a free app that connects you to a real person who has your back, Nomo is the strongest choice here.

Sobermark (free tier)

Sobermark is our app, so judge this section accordingly. The free tier is the app: day counter, money saved, time reclaimed and units avoided, all calculated from your own numbers, plus milestones, a journal with moods and craving SOS tools. You do not create an account and there is no sign up, so there is nothing to unlock before you can start. It tracks any habit you are quitting, from alcohol to smoking to gambling to something custom, and Bern, our sun bear mascot, keeps the tone friendly rather than preachy.

There is a paid tier, Sobermark Pro, at £14.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, £2.99 a week, or £24.99 lifetime, but core tracking does not sit behind it. Two honest limits: it is Android only for now, and there is no community, on purpose. iPhone users and people who want peer support should pick something else on this list.

Try Dry

Try Dry is the official app from Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, and it is free. It focuses on alcohol specifically: you track drinks and dry days, see units and calories, and take on challenges like a dry month. Because it comes from a charity, there is no upsell lurking behind the tracking, and the advice is grounded in public health guidance rather than app-store psychology.

It suits people cutting down as well as people stopping completely, which most sobriety counters do not really accommodate. If your goal is a dry month or a gentler reset around alcohol, start here. If you are quitting something other than alcohol, it is not built for that.

SoberTool

SoberTool is a free app written by an addiction counsellor. Instead of leading with a counter, it leads with content: a daily reading each morning, and a guided flow for the moment a craving hits, where the app asks what is going on and steers you to a relevant message. The flavour is recovery-programme, closer to a meeting than a dashboard.

If that voice works for you it can feel like carrying a counsellor in your pocket, for nothing. If you just want clean tracking and numbers, the wordiness may wear on you.

I Am Sober (free tier)

I Am Sober is the biggest name in sobriety tracking, on both iOS and Android, and its free tier covers the heart of the app: the day counter, the daily pledge and review ritual, and milestones. The community is its real draw, letting you read what others felt at the same stage you are at now.

Some features sit behind a subscription, and the app will let you know about it, so expect the occasional nudge. Check the store listing for what is currently included free, as tiers shift over time. It remains the obvious free-tier pick for iPhone users, since neither Sobermark nor several others on this list are on iOS.

Who should pick what

If you want a person, not just an app, checking on you: Nomo. If your goal is specifically alcohol, or a dry month rather than forever: Try Dry. If you want daily counsellor-style guidance: SoberTool. If you are on iPhone, or you want a big community: I Am Sober's free tier is the better fit than Sobermark, which is Android only and deliberately has no social features.

Pick Sobermark free if you are on Android and want private, judgement free tracking of one or several habits with no account and no nagging.

Common questions

Are free sobriety apps worse than paid ones?

Not for tracking. Counters, milestones and journals are cheap to build, so free tiers usually cover them well. Paid tiers tend to add courses, coaching or cosmetics, which some people value and many never miss.

Do free apps sell my data instead?

Business models vary, so it is worth a minute in each app's privacy policy. Charity apps like Try Dry and local-only apps like Sobermark have less incentive to monetise data, but read the policy of anything you give sensitive information to.

Can I use more than one app at once?

Yes, and plenty of people do for the first month, then keep whichever one they still open. They are free, so trialling two or three costs nothing but a little phone storage.

What if I need more than an app?

Then get more than an app. Free support exists: your GP, local services, and helplines. An app is a companion to that, not a replacement.