Features & Capabilities

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Have you been thinking of cutting back on drinking? Have other people expressed concern that you may be struggling with alcohol addiction? Are you ready to step away from your old drinking habits and begin your journey toward a new life?

Step Away is a mobile intervention system that will help you change your drinking habits privately and effectively, whether you want to cut back or stop drinking altogether.

With Step Away, you have instant access to useful tools, proven strategies and helpful feedback on your progress - all available with a touch on your personal iPhone.

The features and information provided within Step Away stem from decades of research on effective interventions for alcohol addiction treatment.

Step Away has been shown to substantially reduce drinking. Across numerous research studies, people who use Step Away have cut down the days they spent engaged in heavy drinking by 60% and to reduce their overall number of drinks consumed by 50-65%.

Step Away will be your personal assistant as you go through the process of changing your drinking. It provides the structure you need to help you stop altogether or to reduce your drinking to safe levels. The app empowers you by helping you keep track of your progress, celebrate goals and learn new tools for managing things like having urges to drink. No need to wait until your next meeting with your counselor to receive help. Immediate help will be right there on your iPhone.

In a nutshell, Step Away will help you to:

• Become more aware of your drinking patterns and triggers.

• Set an overall drinking goal (to either stop drinking OR moderate your drinking) and give you excellent feedback on the home screen.

• Reward yourself when you meet your goals.

• Stay in control when you are feeling tempted to drink by providing immediately available tools.

• Learn new and helpful strategies for dealing with cravings, bad moods and boredom.

• Keep you on track during your personally defined “high risk times” for drinking.

• Remind yourself about your reasons for making a change when you are feeling like drinking or are in a tempting situation.

• Set up a support team and reach out for help when you need it.

• Share your progress with others (family, friends or health care provider).

• Monitor your progress through weekly reports on your drinking, your triggers and your mood.

• Help you prepare for “high risk events” in the coming week - and strategically avoid alcohol triggers.

• Identify alternate (non-drinking) activities and schedule them directly into your calendar.

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User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Here and Now Systems LLC
Rating:
4.60
(50)
Version:
1.3.6 Last updated: 2026-03-19
Version code:
877209236
Creation date:
2013-08-21
Compatible devices:
Size:
103.64MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Developed by:
Here and Now Systems LLC
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/step-away-alcohol-help/id688669242
Website:
http://stepaway.biz

User Reviews

Users praise Step Away for its ease of use, accountability features, solid educational content, and moderation-focused approach with motivational videos and reminders. However, multiple reviews report crashes, bugs preventing high-risk time tracking, and concerns about pricing and paid features gating access. Overall, strong concept with valuable content, but stability and pricing clarity need attention to improve usability.
Pros
  • Easy to use and intuitive.
  • Helps with accountability and tracking progress toward reduced or abstinent drinking.
  • Delivers extensive, credible information from a clinical psychology perspective.
  • Lets you pursue a moderation-focused plan with customizable goals and monitoring.
  • Includes helpful features like daily tips/reminders and videos to support motivation and learning.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and stability issues reported across updates.
  • High-risk times/alerts cannot be entered or managed due to UI bugs.
  • Subscriptions/paywall lock most features after initial setup; free version is limited or unclear.
Recent reviews
The new upgrade is lovely - thank you. But the calendar is no longer available. The icon is there but nothing happens when I touch it. I really like the calendar feature and hope it can be brought back
by 67*****, 2026-03-25

I’ve only used the app for a week. It’s helping me not drink when I’m stressed. However I would love to have a section to add nots or a daily journal. It would help me a lot.
by 2d*****, 2022-03-16

You can tell that this app was developed by a clinical psychologist with hands on experience in alcohol reduction therapy. The app contains tons of useful information, check it out!
by Ge*****, 2021-05-13
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