SoberTrail vs I Am Sober

Choose SoberTrail for an iPhone record built around dated entries, a preserved Trail and discreet widgets. Choose I Am Sober for a daily pledge and review, optional community, and a free tracking core. Both support private tracking without an account and offline.

Feature comparison

The useful difference is what you want to do when you open the app. These 17 criteria compare recording, reflection, history and access. An unspecified detail means we have not established it from the inspected source, rather than that the feature is absent.

Criterion	SoberTrail	I Am Sober
Primary jobWhat the app centers	Calendar and preserved Trail	Counter, daily ritual and optional community
Daily actionHow you record today	Daily confirmation or Automatic	Pledge and end-of-day review
CountingWhat the numbers mean	Distinct confirmed, assumed and unrecorded dates	Clock, total days, best streak and months
Drinking daysRecord the event explicitly	Lapse or relapse; neither counts alcohol-free	Log days of use in Calendar
Past datesInspect the record	Month, year and dated detail	Calendar and previous streak history
CorrectionsChange the underlying record	Backfill and edit; progress recalculates	Edit start date/time; log days of use
Earlier historyWhat a fresh start preserves	Dates, trails and personal moments	Previous start dates and history
ReflectionOptional personal context	Dated notes and feelings	Private notes; guided workbook in Plus
MilestonesRecognize progress	Original medallions and personal milestones	Milestones, reflections and optional stories
WidgetsSee progress outside the app	Home, Lock Screen and StandBy	Home Screen counters, dashboard and shortcuts
CommunityOther people or a program	No community or course	Optional community and groups
DevicesAvailability and minimum OS	iPhone; iOS 26+	iPhone iOS 15.1+; Android; Plus Apple Watch
AccountRequired for core tracking	Not required	Not required for local core
OfflineCore use without a connection	Tracking works offline	Tracking, pledges, reviews and notes offline
AnalyticsSeparate from the personal record	Default-on, switchable; journey data excluded	Usage/crash collection; connected-feature and backup data
PortabilityExport and record recovery	CSV/JSON; no import, sync or managed restore	Free manual backup; Plus automatic cloud backup
AccessFree, trial and paid use	Eligible trial, subscription or lifetime	Free core; optional Plus subscription

Pricing comparison

SoberTrail

Monthly

US$5.99 / month

Full access to recording and editing days.
Calendar, Trail, widgets and exports.

Yearly

US$29.99 / year

Full access through an annual subscription.
Introductory trial when eligible.

Lifetime

US$44.99 once

Full access through a one-time purchase.
No recurring subscription.

US App Store catalog checked October 20, 2026. No ongoing free tracking tier. Local prices and the final offer appear at checkout.

I Am Sober

Free

US$0

Counter, daily pledge and review.
Private notes and manual local backup.

Sober Plus monthly

US$9.99 / month, listed in the US catalog

Automatic cloud backup and guided journaling.
Plus includes group creation and Apple Watch.

Sober Plus yearly

US$29.99 or US$39.99 / year, listed catalog entries

Plus features through an annual subscription.
Separate observed products share the “12 Months” name.

US listing checked October 20, 2026. Duplicate monthly and annual entries appear in the catalog; they do not establish which offer or trial an account receives at checkout.

Shared foundations, different daily records

Both apps support local tracking without an account and offline. I Am Sober brings a clock, pledge and review to that routine; its community is optional. Neither app requires a public post to keep a personal record of your progress.

SoberTrail centers the dated record. Open Today, record its outcome, and revisit the month in Calendar. Confirmed, assumed, unrecorded and drank dates stay distinct. Trail brings previous trails, original medallions and personal moments together, so today's number sits within a longer history.

Keeping and recovering your history

I Am Sober documents a free manual backup file and automatic cloud backups with Sober Plus. These provide a path to restore the record on another phone. Keep the backup current and check the restoration instructions before you switch devices.

SoberTrail keeps earlier dates and trails on the current device, with corrections available in Calendar. CSV and JSON exports preserve readable copies, but version 1 cannot import them or restore a lost record. There is no sync or managed backup. Our private tracker guide explains the difference between keeping history and recovering it.

Private reflection or other people

I Am Sober's optional community adds other people's experiences, while groups provide a selected place to participate. Its privacy policy distinguishes those connected features from personal use: shared stories become public information, and subscriber backups can contain notes. You can also keep notes privately without posting.

SoberTrail keeps reflection optional and on the device. Record an alcohol-free Tuesday, add a note about dinner with a friend, and find it later in Calendar. There is no community feed. Default-on product analytics can be disabled in Settings and excludes notes, feelings, journey dates and amounts.

Free tracking and paid access

I Am Sober is the clearer choice if you need ongoing tracking without a purchase. Its counter and daily routine have a free core. Plus adds features such as guided journaling and automatic cloud backup, so you can decide whether those extras justify a subscription.

SoberTrail offers its Calendar, Trail and widgets through Full access. An eligible yearly trial is temporary; ongoing tracking requires a subscription or lifetime purchase. After access expires, saved history remains inspectable and exportable, but recording and editing days requires renewed access. Privacy controls remain usable.

Opening today's record

I Am Sober puts a pledge at the beginning of the day and a review at the end. That gives you a recurring ritual around the counter, with private notes alongside it. It fits someone who wants a commitment and reflection built into the daily routine.

SoberTrail offers Daily confirmation or Automatic, which assumes eligible unrecorded dates are alcohol-free. Under Daily confirmation, a completed unrecorded day ends the trail. A lapse can continue an existing trail; a confirmed relapse ends it. Neither adds an alcohol-free day. Correct dates in Calendar; widgets open Calendar or Today, with discreet Lock Screen and StandBy wording.

When I Am Sober fits better

Choose I Am Sober when the pledge, review or social experience is the reason you want an app. Its broader habit tracking also matters if alcohol is only one record you want to keep. These are useful capabilities SoberTrail does not try to replace.

Its free core and documented backup workflow strengthen that case when cost or changing phones is decisive. Choose SoberTrail for its particular iPhone Calendar and Trail experience, with the current device and paid-access boundaries understood. Both preserve earlier history when you begin again.

Which should you choose?

Choose SoberTrail if you want to record alcohol-free dates, revisit an inspectable Calendar and keep earlier trails and personal moments in one private native iPhone experience. Choose I Am Sober if its pledge and review, optional community, ongoing free core or documented backup options matter more to your routine. Both preserve earlier history, so the decision should turn on how you want to use the record and keep it available.

References

Published by SoberTrail. Official documentation and the US App Store listing checked October 20, 2026. This is a documentation comparison, not a hands-on test of I Am Sober.

Read our private sobriety tracker guide for a closer look at accounts, analytics, exports and device changes.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use either app without an account or internet?

Yes, both support local core tracking without an account and offline. I Am Sober's connected features have additional account and internet requirements. SoberTrail's journey record stays on the current device; purchases and optional services still involve network connections. Offline tracking does not mean an app never communicates with a service.

Does a fresh start erase earlier progress?

Neither app treats an ordinary counter reset or fresh start as deleting the whole history. In SoberTrail, earlier dated entries and trails remain. A drank lapse and a confirmed relapse have different effects on the current trail, and neither adds an alcohol-free day. Deliberate data deletion is a separate action.

Is SoberTrail free like I Am Sober?

No. I Am Sober has an ongoing free core with optional Plus features. SoberTrail requires Full access through an eligible yearly trial, subscription or lifetime purchase to record and edit days. If access ends, you can still inspect and export saved history. Check the current purchase sheet for eligibility and renewal terms.

Keep a dated record you can return to

If a private iPhone Calendar, preserved Trail and discreet widgets fit your routine, explore SoberTrail. Record today with Daily confirmation or choose Automatic, and keep notes and reflection optional. Available for iPhone with iOS 26 or later; tracking requires Full access.

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