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Show HN: Sober not Sorry – free iOS tracker to help you quit bad habits

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58 points molozhenko | 10 comments | 12 Oct 25 06:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.432s | source | bottom

I made Sober not Sorry, a clean and simple iOS tracker to help quit bad habits — alcohol, smoking, or anything else. Open it → log your start date → it tracks your streak. No ads, no sign-up, no subscriptions. I built it because most “sober” apps felt cluttered or too motivational. This one just quietly tracks progress and stays out of the way. Would love feedback — especially from people who use streak or sobriety trackers.
1. lambdadelirium ◴[12 Oct 25 08:58 UTC] No.45556619[source]▶
Where is the app to start e.g. drinking, it is morally relativistic to say these are 'bad habits'
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2. notrealyme123 ◴[12 Oct 25 09:02 UTC] No.45556640[source]▶
Someone watched to much Rick and Morty.

Self destructing behaviour and hurting everyone you love are imo not a thing to be snarky about.

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3. GuB-42 ◴[12 Oct 25 09:20 UTC] No.45556733[source]▶
If you can track "anything else", I guess you can track your drinking streak, your days without exercising, how long you spent without calling your mom, or whatever "good habit" you want to quit.

I don't think that's what most people are looking for though.

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4. dpbriggs ◴[12 Oct 25 10:27 UTC] No.45557050[source]▶
When someone is reaching for an app like this it's a bad habit.
5. cheschire ◴[12 Oct 25 10:29 UTC] No.45557060[source]▶
Those are your morals, not everyone’s morals. That’s GP’s point.
6. badgersnake ◴[12 Oct 25 11:05 UTC] No.45557250[source]▶
There are definitely apps to track your drinking, although mainly with the intent of encouraging moderation. Not everyone wants to stop drinking entirely, just drink a bit less.
7. badgersnake ◴[12 Oct 25 11:07 UTC] No.45557258[source]▶
That’s a pretty extreme position. Not everyone having a drink is engaging in those things.
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8. weego ◴[12 Oct 25 11:24 UTC] No.45557341[source]▶
Perhaps reflect on how lucky you are that you don't have any understanding or empathy for why some people might really need an app like this
9. zmgsabst ◴[12 Oct 25 11:54 UTC] No.45557525[source]▶
This comment isn’t even technically correct — OP frames it as quitting bad habits and then suggests common problems people have, eg people who want to quit drinking or smoking habits that negatively impact their lives. You then parsed that uncharitably (by ignoring context) to make a snarky remark.

Edgy midwit nihilism is so blasé.

10. cinntaile ◴[12 Oct 25 12:31 UTC] No.45557757{3}[source]▶
The app is clearly focused on breaking an addiction.