Quit app comparison
All comparisonsKaivo vs I Am Sober
I Am Sober is excellent as a broad sobriety tracker. Kaivo is more specific: quitting nicotine with a voice coach that responds during cravings.
Competitor facts are based on public App Store listings checked on June 29, 2026.
Kaivo
Voice-first craving support
Kaivo is a voice-first quit nicotine coach. You speak through a craving out loud, and Kaivo speaks back with calm support in the moment.
First public iOS release: November 17, 2025. Android: coming soon.
View App Store listing- Realtime voice conversation: speak to the coach and hear support back.
- Craving mode for urgent moments when the urge is active.
- Text fallback when speaking is not possible.
- Coach personas and voice-guided onboarding.
- Audio library for breathing, meditation, and quit stories.
Sobriety tracker
I Am Sober
I Am Sober is a large, broad sobriety tracker and community app, not a nicotine-specific voice coach.
App Store average rating: 4.88. First public iOS release: July 19, 2013.
I Am Sober name and icon are trademarks of their respective owner and are used for identification and comparison only. Kaivo is not affiliated with I Am Sober.
At a glance
Kaivo wins when the deciding factor is spoken support.
| Criteria | Kaivo | I Am Sober |
|---|---|---|
| Core interaction | Voice conversation: speak out loud and hear the coach respond. | Usually tracking, lessons, community, text chat, or habit counters. |
| Craving moment | Built for urgent cravings with voice support and craving mode. | Often offers tips, breathing, logging, or distraction tools. |
| Nicotine coverage | Vaping, smoking, nicotine pouches, and snus. | Often strongest in one category, especially smoking or vaping. |
| Best emotional fit | People who want calm, private, non-judgmental support. | People who want dashboards, streaks, missions, or community. |
| Best fit | People who want immediate spoken support during cravings, not only counters, streaks, or passive tracking. | People who want a broad sobriety counter, pledges, community, and motivation across many addictions or habits. |
| First public iOS release | 2025 | 2013 |
| Google Play listing | Coming soon | Available |
Where I Am Sober is strong
- Very large App Store presence.
- Works across many addictions and habits.
- Community and daily motivation.
- Strong identity around sobriety milestones.
Where I Am Sober may fall short
- Not nicotine-specific.
- A counter and community do not replace real-time craving coaching.
- Users who want privacy may not want community-led recovery.
Why choose Kaivo
- Kaivo is specifically designed for nicotine cravings.
- Kaivo handles the immediate urge with spoken back-and-forth support.
- Kaivo fits users who want private support instead of a public or community-centered sobriety identity.
Decision guide
Choose Kaivo if...
- You want to speak through cravings out loud.
- You want the coach to speak back, not just show a tip.
- You are quitting vaping, smoking, nicotine pouches, or snus.
- You want private, non-judgmental support in the moment.
Choose I Am Sober if...
- People who want a broad sobriety counter, pledges, community, and motivation across many addictions or habits.
- You prefer its strongest category: sobriety tracker.
- You are mainly looking for tracking, community, lessons, or counters.
Start today
Try the voice-first alternative to I Am Sober.
Kaivo helps you speak through cravings and hear calm support back when the urge is actually happening.
Coming soon