# Step Away: Alcohol Help > Cut Down or Quit Drinking Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id688669242](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id688669242) ## Overview - **ID:** `id688669242` - **Platform:** Apple - **Type:** Apple app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Here and Now Systems LLC - **Category:** Health & Fitness - **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (50 ratings) - **Version:** 1.3.6 - **Last updated:** 2026-03-19 - **First published:** 2013-08-21 - **Size:** 104 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-04 - **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/step-away-alcohol-help/id688669242) - **Website:** [http://stepaway.biz](http://stepaway.biz/) - **Privacy policy:** [http://stepaway.biz/app-privacy-policy/](http://stepaway.biz/app-privacy-policy/) ## Description Get support anytime. Step Away’s AI assistant offers real-time help for common issues like cravings, sleep, and daily challenges—right when you need it most   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. Privacy Policy - http://stepaway.biz/privacy-policy/ Terms and Condition - https://stepaway.biz/terms-and-conditions/ ## Rankings - #175,219 — Overall ## Review summary 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. ## Similar extensions and apps - [Daybreak - Alcohol Support](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1107514492) — 4.20 / 5 - [Drink Less · Alcohol Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6692624369) - [Quit Drinking - Quit Alcohol](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6752868404) - [Drinker's Helper - Drink Less](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1412412188) — 4.60 / 5 - [Quitz - Quit Drinking Alcohol](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6477440974) — 4.70 / 5 - [Soberly: Alcohol free tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6480185029) — 4.20 / 5 - [Quit Alcohol : ByeBye Bar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6751334817) — 4.50 / 5 - [Sober Tracker - Quit Alcohol!](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6758787702) — 5.00 / 5 - [Refuse: Habit Changer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6523432743) — 5.00 / 5 - [Accountable: Alcohol Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6744294017) — 4.60 / 5 - [SoberTrack - Quit Alcohol](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6743804443) - [Sober Help Now](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6765490840) — 5.00 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id688669242)