The Best Sobriety Apps in 2026

If you search for a sobriety app you will find dozens, and they all promise roughly the same thing: a counter, some encouragement, and a reason to keep going. The differences that actually matter sit underneath. Some apps are built around community, some around a structured programme, and some around simply staying out of your way. Which one works depends on the kind of support you respond to.

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.

Below are six apps we think are genuinely worth considering in 2026, with an honest note on who each one suits and who should look elsewhere.

I Am Sober

I Am Sober is probably the best known app in this space, and for good reason. It is built around a daily pledge: you commit to your goal each morning and review how the day went each evening. That small ritual keeps a lot of people anchored. It also has a large community, so when you hit day 30 you can read what hundreds of other people felt on their day 30, which can be quietly reassuring at 2am.

It is available on both iOS and Android. If you want to feel like you are quitting alongside other people, this is the strongest pick on the list. If you find social feeds draining, or you would rather not share anything, the community focus may be more noise than help. Check the store listing for current pricing on its premium tier.

Sobermark

Sobermark is our app, so read this section with that in mind. It is a free Android app made in the UK by one developer, and it takes the opposite approach to the community apps: no account, no sign up, no feeds. Your entries stay on your phone.

It tracks any habit you are quitting, whether that is alcohol, smoking, vaping, weed, gambling or something custom, and shows your days, money saved, time reclaimed and units avoided, all worked out from your own numbers. There are milestones and badges, a journal with moods, shareable progress cards, and craving SOS tools including a hold-on breathing exercise and a ride-it-out timer. A friendly sun bear called Bern offers steady encouragement, and a slip resets the counter without any scolding.

The core tracking is free. Sobermark Pro is £14.99 a year with a 7 day free trial, £2.99 a week, or £24.99 for lifetime access in one payment. The honest caveats: there is no iOS version yet, and there is no community by design. If either of those matters to you, pick another app on this list.

Sober Time

Sober Time is a long-standing sobriety counter for iOS and Android. Its strength is flexibility: you can run counters for multiple addictions at once and customise how they look, and there is a community forum if you want one. It is a solid, no-nonsense choice if the counter itself is the main thing you want and you like tweaking it until it feels like yours. People who want a guided programme rather than a counter will find it thin, because that is not what it is trying to be.

Nomo

Nomo was made by someone in recovery, and it shows in the details. It is free, it lets you run multiple sobriety clocks at once, and its standout idea is accountability partners: you can share your clocks with someone who checks in on you. If your recovery leans on a sponsor, a friend or a group, Nomo fits that shape better than most apps. The interface feels dated to some people, but the substance is there, and the price is right.

SoberTool

SoberTool is a free app made by an addiction counsellor, and it has a recovery-programme flavour that the pure counters do not. You get daily readings, and when a craving hits it asks you questions and walks you towards a relevant piece of advice. If you are working a 12-step or similar programme, or you want something that talks to you like a counsellor would, it is worth a look. If you find that style preachy, you will know within a day.

Reframe

Reframe is a different kind of app altogether: a neuroscience-based programme aimed at changing your drinking, with daily course content to read and exercises to work through. It is subscription based, on iOS and Android, and it asks more of you than a counter does. That is the point. If you want structure, education and a daily curriculum, Reframe is the most complete programme on this list. If you just want to count days without homework, it will feel like a lot. Check their store listing for current pricing.

Who should pick what

Want company on the way? I Am Sober, and it is also the natural pick if you are on iPhone. Want a structured daily programme about drinking specifically? Reframe. Lean on a sponsor or accountability partner? Nomo. Want counsellor-style guidance for free? SoberTool. Want lots of customisable counters? Sober Time.

Pick Sobermark if you are on Android and you want a calm, private tracker with no account and no feed, especially if you are quitting more than one thing or you dislike being shamed for a slip. Do not pick it if you need iOS or a community.

Common questions

Do sobriety apps actually help?

They help with the parts an app can reach: seeing progress, noticing patterns, and having something to open instead of acting on a craving. They are a support, not a treatment, and they work best alongside real-world help.

Should I pay for a sobriety app?

Try the free tier first. Most people know within a week whether an app fits them. Pay only when a specific paid feature is clearly earning its place.

What if I relapse? Does the counter reset?

In most apps, yes, and that is fine. A reset is a data point, not a verdict. Look for an app whose tone you can live with on a bad day, not just a good one.

Can one app track alcohol and smoking together?

Some can. Sober Time, Nomo and Sobermark all support multiple habits at once. Single-focus apps like Reframe go deeper on one habit instead.