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title: "Sober Time vs Try Dry: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Sober Time or Try Dry more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sobriety apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Sober Time vs Try Dry: Which is searched more?

Is Sober Time or Try Dry more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sobriety apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Sober Time and Try Dry
- **Competitive set**: Sobriety apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Sober Time Share of Search**: 4.1%
- **Try Dry Share of Search**: 2.8%

## Is Sober Time or Try Dry more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Sober Time had more branded searches than Try Dry among sobriety apps worldwide. Sober Time had about 1,300 branded searches, while Try Dry had 880. Sober Time made up 4.1% of all sobriety app searches we track, and Try Dry accounted for 2.8%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Try Dry took it in December 2025, Sober Time took it in February 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sober Time’s share of searches among sobriety apps worldwide moved from 3.5% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Try Dry’s share of searches among sobriety apps worldwide moved from 3.5% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 880.

## Top sobriety apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Try Dry was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Sober Time was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Try Dry was listed before Sober Time in every answer that named either.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| I Am Sober | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Reframe | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Try Dry | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Meeting Guide | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| NOMO | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Sober Time | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Quit Genius | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Tempest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about sobriety apps

- Asked ChatGPT "Which sobriety app should I use?": 1. I Am Sober, 2. Reframe, 3. Try Dry, 4. Sober Time
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sobriety apps?": 1. I Am Sober, 2. Reframe, 3. Try Dry, 4. NOMO, 5. Meeting Guide
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sobriety app for daily tracking?": 1. I Am Sober, 2. Reframe
- Searched Google, AI Overview "sobriety apps": 1. I Am Sober, 2. Reframe, 3. Meeting Guide

Not named in any answer: Quit Genius and Tempest.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for sobriety apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Try Dry gained share of searches among sobriety apps worldwide, from 2.2% to 2.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sober Time worldwide rose 30% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 1.3K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Sober Time estimated searches | Sober Time Share of Search | Sober Time rank | Try Dry estimated searches | Try Dry Share of Search | Try Dry rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 3.5% | 5 | 1K | 3.5% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 3.6% | 5 | 880 | 3.1% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 3.5% | 6 | 1.6K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 3.7% | 6 | 3.6K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 3.3% | 5 | 880 | 2.9% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | 2.7% | 5 | 720 | 2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 3% | 5 | 720 | 2.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 4.1% | 5 | 720 | 2.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 3.9% | 5 | 590 | 1.8% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 4.7% | 5 | 720 | 2.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 3.9% | 5 | 720 | 2.2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 4.1% | 5 | 880 | 2.8% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sober Time’s and Try Dry’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Sober Time**: Measured on the search term “sober time”.
- **Try Dry**: Measured on the search term “try dry”.

- [Sober Time profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sober-time)
- [Try Dry profile](/demand/global-en/brands/try-dry)
- [All sobriety apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sobriety-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Sober Time or Try Dry more popular in search?

In September 2026, Sober Time had more branded searches than Try Dry among sobriety apps worldwide. Sober Time had about 1,300 branded searches, while Try Dry had 880. Sober Time made up 4.1% of all sobriety app searches we track, and Try Dry accounted for 2.8%.

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