Mobile apps provide practical recovery support that is affordable, private and always available. They can track sober time, help manage triggers, find meetings, keep you motivated/connected and more.
Many recovery apps are available for both the iPhone/iPad and Google Android phones. About 70% of the free apps include ads, whereas paid versions are usually ad-free and include additional features.
To explore Apps focused on specific types of substances (such as alcohol, pain pills, or cocaine) visit the Get Started section.
I Am Sober
Availability: iPhone and Android
Price: Free
Rating: 4.8
Includes a sober day tracker, daily pledge to stay sober and a sobriety calculator. You can take photos and journal your progress directly in the app to share or keep private. A withdrawal timeline gives you an idea of what to expect in your next few days and weeks. The app helps you build new habits and keeps you motivated by connecting you to a wide network of people all working on the same goal.
Special Features:
Analyze triggers by recapping each day and finding patterns that made your day easier or more challenging than the last.
Nomo
Sobriety Clocks
Availability: iPhone (requires iOS 12.4) and Android
Price: Free
Rating: iPhone 4.7 stars, Android 4.1 stars
In this tracking app you can create as many sobriety clocks as you need. They are all private by default or you can share them with someone you choose. Other features include an encouragement wall from the community, accountability partners, private messaging with partners, milestone awards, journaling, little games/exercises to help you refocus when you’re tempted, and more.
Special Features:
There are ads but you can set up a PayPal link that lets you donate any amount you want. In return, PayPal will forward you to a page where can choose to remove ads on your account. The amount is completely up to you.
RecoveryBox
Availability: iPhone and Android
Price: iPhone $1.99, Android Free
Rating: iPhone 4.7 stars, Android 4.6 stars
You can customize the app based on your addiction and your needs. Each day you’ll keep track of triggers by breaking them down into a traffic light system – red for negative choices, yellow for warnings and green for positive choices. This method allows you to take full ownership of your recovery.
Special Features:
Allows you to track your triggers and activities over time and get an assessment of your sobriety.
Recovery Path - Addiction Recovery
Availability: iPhone and Android
Price: Free
Rating: 4.9 iPhone, 4.7 Android
Link with your care team of sponsors, family, friends and healthcare providers to share your progress, get help with identifying triggers and risks, and celebrate successes.
Find meetings in your area (includes CA, AA, NA, Refuge Recovery, and SMART Recovery), learn ways to overcome cravings, and keep track of daily tasks and activities.
Special Features:
This app combines different parts of talk therapies with social support to help you stay motivated and find healthier ways to meet your needs. Gentle questions prompt you to plan action steps each day to stay on track with your recovery.
SoberTool
Availability: iPhone and Android
Price: Free
Rating: 4.7 iPhone, 4.6 Android
This app is for anyone who wants to stay clean and sober or free from a bad habit. One of the most helpful tools is a way to deal with triggers and feelings of relapse. It leads you to specific answers to specific problems by touching the prompts. You can also choose to receive a daily recovery message. It has a chat forum, a sober time counter and daily strategies.
Special Features:
It has its own search engine. Just type in one word to describe you how feel and it will lead you to answers to deal with those feelings and help avoid relapse.
Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Availability: iPhone and Android
Price: Free
Rating: iPhone and Android 4.9 stars
This app is based on the popular meditation book by Hazelden, Twenty-Four Hours a Day. It features all 366 daily meditations from the book focused on providing direction and hope. Each entry includes a thought, meditation, and prayer. You can bookmark your favorites, search all the messages, and receive a notification every day to remind you to read the daily message.
Special Features:
Set a time you want the app to send you the daily reading. It can be when you first wake up and start your day or whatever part of the day you find you need inspiration. Share the daily messages with friends by e-mail or text.
WEconnect Recovery
Availability: iPhone and Android
Price: Free
Rating: 4.8 iPhone, 4.5 Android
This app helps you make positive changes that support your recovery. There are online meetings, a place to schedule healthy habits and routines as well as daily reminders to stay on track (such as call your sponsor, go to a group meeting, exercise, meditate – whatever is helpful to you). It includes a list of “clarity routines” that you can mark off throughout your day that help you stay focused. Use the “SOS” feature to get the extra support when you need it.
Special Features:
When you first download the app, you can select whether you want to manage your own recovery or be a supporter of someone else’s recovery. This is a great option for sponsors, friends, family, and coaches.