See how long it’s been
You do not have to work it out. The count shows how many days have passed since the date you chose.
SOBER / ALCOHOL-FREE DAY COUNTER
You chose a date to stop drinking. Keep the time since it visible.
128 days is more concrete than “a few months”. Choose the date once, decide how much meaning you want to show, and keep the growing count close without a daily pledge or check-in.
One date. One growing count. No behaviour tracking or recovery programme.
NEW CHAPTER
128
DAYS
AND COUNTING
ONE NUMBER, NOT ANOTHER PROGRAMME
The time can keep adding up without becoming another thing you have to manage.
- Your own start date
- Phrase or Days only
- No daily check-in
- Visible on iPhone
WHY KEEP A DAY COUNT?
It can be hard to notice how much time has passed.
AND COUNTING does one small job: it shows how many days it has been since the date you chose, without asking you to report how you are doing every day.
Keep it private if you want
Use your own phrase, something neutral, or show Days only.
Nothing to log every day
The count advances with the calendar. There is no daily streak action, diary entry or completion box required.
Research on goal-progress monitoring more broadly suggests that making progress visible can support goal pursuit. That research is not specific to sobriety or to AND COUNTING. This app is a personal date counter, not treatment or recovery care. If you use professional, clinical, peer or community support, the counter is designed to sit alongside it rather than replace it.
WHY THIS IS PERSONAL
I’m sober. I know a number on a screen can mean a lot.
To someone else, it is just a number on a screen. When it is your number, you know what sits behind it. I do not think an app should pretend it did that work. I do think having the number on the phone you already look at can be powerful.
THE FEELING
Some days I would barely need to notice it. On another day, I might want to see exactly how long it’s been. Nothing to complete. Nothing to explain. Just the number.
That lived experience informs AND COUNTING, but the app still only records elapsed calendar time from the date you choose. It does not know what happened after that date and it does not grade the journey.
HOW A SOBER DAY COUNTER WORKS
Choose the date once. Let the time since take care of itself.
AND COUNTING counts calendar days from the date you choose. It does not ask you to make a daily pledge, log a craving or prove what happened after that date.
You can give the counter a phrase that means something to you, or keep the presentation more private with the Days-only view. The same count can then stay visible on supported iPhone widget surfaces.
Choose the date
Use the date you want the sober or alcohol-free count to begin from.
Choose what is visible
Use a phrase when it helps, or keep the presentation to Days only.
Let the count stay with you
AND COUNTING can keep the date-based count on supported iPhone Lock Screen and Home Screen widget surfaces.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
The practical questions, without turning the count into a programme.
How does a sober day counter work?
It counts calendar days from the date you choose. AND COUNTING does not verify alcohol use and is not a treatment or recovery service.
Do I have to check in every day?
No. The core count is date-based, so there is no daily check-in required to keep the elapsed-day count moving.
Can I hide that the count is about alcohol?
Yes. You can use a neutral phrase or the Days-only presentation so the meaning can stay private.
Can I keep sober days on my iPhone Lock Screen?
AND COUNTING supports native Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets. Apple controls widget placement and refresh timing.
NEED MORE THAN A COUNTER?
Support and community are there when you want them.
AND COUNTING is only a date counter. We’ve collected UK peer communities, helplines, meetings and treatment/support routes in one place.
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