Sober Counter
Why it never goes back to zero
Most sober counters reset to zero after one drink. That moment of "I have blown it anyway" is how one drink turns into a week. Sober Counter is built the other way round.
Days won never go down
Every alcohol-free day since you started counts, forever. Your current streak sits beside it if you want one, and only the streak restarts.
Your body keeps its progress
One drink does not undo weeks of healing, in your body or in the app. A slip is logged honestly, not as a wipe.
Help is never behind a paywall
The craving button and logging a drink are always free. Nobody should hit a paywall in their hardest moment.
Breaks count as wins
Taking 30 days, 90 days or Dry January? Finish it and it is a goal completed, not a streak that ended.
A counter that grows with you
Your days won sit on a sky that changes as they add up: night for the first week, then first light, sunrise at a month and full morning at 90 days. Days won never go down, so the sky never slips back.
The Sunset theme's sky. The other themes have their own.
See what your body is healing
A map of your body lights up as you go: sleep, liver, skin, heart, mind. Fifteen milestones in all, each linked to its public health source, with a live countdown to the next one.
🌊 Craving help, one tap
Breathing, grounding and urge surfing for the minutes when it is hardest.
📝 A ten second check-in
Each evening: your mood, how strong the cravings were, and a note if you want one.
📅 An honest calendar
Every day marked alcohol-free or not, with nothing shaming in red.
🔒 Private by design
No account, ever. Everything stays on your phone, with an optional Face ID lock.
Watch the money add up
Tell it what a drinking day used to cost and it counts the money you have kept, only on the days you won, in your own currency.
Money kept, counted live
It counts up on your home screen, with what it will reach by your next milestone and a year from now.
Set in seconds
Pick an amount, type your own, or let it work it out from what you used to drink.
A savings goal Pro
Name it, a weekend away or a new bike, and watch it fill with the money you keep.
Every cost, not just the drinks Pro
Add the taxis, takeaways and hangover food that came with drinking, and set a different amount for each day of the week.
Week by week Pro
A chart of your last eight weeks.
See what you have skipped
The drinks you did not have, the calories you did not take in and the money you did not spend, worked out from how much you used to drink, by the day or by the week.
Drinks and calories
Calories come from NHS and Drinkaware figures, and the sources are one tap away.
Your exact mix Pro
Beer, wine, spirits, cocktails or your own drinks, each with its own count and price.
Time back Pro
The hours drinking used to take, added up from your own estimate.
Your personal guide to the first 90 days
Stopping is one decision. Staying stopped is lots of small ones. The guide gives you a short read for every day of your first 90: what your body is repairing right now, and one thing that helps today.
Written for the day you are on
Day 3 is not day 40, so each read fits the stage you are at.
Sourced, not made up
What it says about your body comes from public health sources, the same ones behind the body map.
Two minutes a day
Short enough to read over a coffee, and a reason to check in every day.
A look back every week
Every seventh day, a recap of how your week went.
Questions
What is Sober Counter?
An iPhone app that counts your alcohol-free days, shows how your body recovers, and helps you through cravings. It works whether you are stopping for good or taking a break.
What happens if I have a drink?
You log it as a drink day. Your current streak starts again, but your days won stay exactly where they were. Sober Counter never sends you back to zero.
Is it free?
It will be free to download, with an optional Pro upgrade for the 90-day guide, Money+, more craving tools, themes and widgets. Craving help and logging a drink are always free.
Is my data private?
Yes. There is no account and nothing to sign up for. What you enter stays on your phone.
Can it replace a doctor or treatment?
No. Sober Counter is a tracker and a set of coping tools, not medical care. If you drink heavily every day, speak to a doctor before you stop: alcohol withdrawal can be dangerous and sometimes needs medical support.
How many days sober am I?
Use the free sober days calculator: enter the date of your last drink and it counts the days, hours and minutes, plus what you have kept.
Can I use it for Dry January or a short break?
Yes. Set a break with a finish line, such as 30 days, 90 days or Dry January, or pick your own end date. Finish it and it counts as a goal completed. If you are stopping for good, you can count with no end date instead.
Does it track the money I save?
Yes. Tell it roughly how much you used to drink and spend, and it shows the money you have kept and the drinks you have skipped, from your own numbers.
Can I lock the app?
Yes. You can lock Sober Counter with Face ID, so nobody who picks up your phone can open it. There is no account, so there is no password to remember either.
When is it out?
Soon, on iPhone. This page will say so the day it launches.
Need support right now?
In the UK, the NHS lists free alcohol support services: NHS alcohol support. In the US, the SAMHSA National Helpline is free, confidential and open all day, every day. Elsewhere, your local health service can point you to help near you.