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Sober Time - Sobriety Counter

Access a dashboard and tools to support your motivation.

Application selected by experts

Last updated on June 12th, 2025.

Application selected by a multidisciplinary team — clinicians, patients and researchers — based on an evidence-based approach.

Applications evaluated by experts to guide your choice.

Description

Sober Time features a sobriety counter and offers tools to help you stay motivated, such as inspiring quotes and personalized statistics. It’s ideal for visualizing your progress, celebrating your milestones, and staying focused on your goals. Can be used on its own or with professional support.

Free to use, with optional content starting at $6.49/month or $77.88/year (discounts available)

Reasons for Selection

  • Track your progress at a glance

  • Stay motivated with helpful tools

Summary of Our Expert Review

App Evaluation

  • Tested by healthcare professionals and patient partners

Evidence and endorsement

  • The app uses one or more evidence-based approaches
  • Most features effectively support the main objective; some additional complementary features are also offered
  • App deemed appropriate for self-care wellness use, based on recognized approaches and expert review

Cybersecurity and privacy

  • Applies best practices in cybersecurity and privacy
  • The app was updated within the last 6 months
  • The app limits its requests to essential permissions
  • The app asks for permission before collecting your data
  • The app does not store your data on external servers; all data remains on your device
  • The privacy policy clearly outlines how your data is used

User Experience and Acceptability

  • Adapted to the Quebec context
  • Privacy policy available in English only
  • Some of the clinical content is available in English only
  • Occasionally technical language
  • Privacy policy is easily accessible before using the app
  • Generally neutral and respectful tone, though some phrases may offend
  • Reflects diversity in its content and settings
  • Ads are present but infrequent or unobtrusive
App Technical Sheet

Information provided by the developer

Developer
Sociosoftware LLC
Useful links
Privacy policy
Available platforms
  • Apple
  • Android
Support for Using the App

Support is available through the app developer.

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Last update of the content of this page: June 12th, 2025

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