Reframe: Drink Less & Thrive reviews
What users love and hate · 500 reviews analyzed · ★ 3.1
Alcohol reduction program: intake questionnaire, daily tasks, and educational content on alcohol dependency.
What users love
Science on alcohol's effect on the brain — the feature that keeps people coming back
Short daily science-backed lessons on what alcohol does to the brain and body reduce guilt and build motivation
great app. lots of useful information to make better decisions.
I like the emphasis on the science behind the strategies.
this is an amazing app. I work in the recovery sector and a lot of the content was stuff that I covered in my psychotherapy masters. fantastic
Community, Zoom meetings, and coaches work better than AA
Live group Zoom calls, active forums, and accessible coaches create a genuine sense of support and belonging
Reframe is great tool that combines community, scientific resources, at your own pace learning, and daily rewards. I got the year plan and have already recommended it to two people.
I love this app...I am religiously using it, where I would have given up on it by now. I love all the info you get, the whys, the hows and the what to do...and the community side, as well as the coaches. I have only been on it for 8 days and am already seeing a shift. definitely worth paying for.
Love, love, love Reframe. The program is incredible with excellent content, robust and active forums, courses, lessons, meditations, meeting, coaches. It's everything you need to reduce or stop drinking. App Functionality not working: forum>all posts>following is empty; no way to follow a post. When you get a notification that a comment was liked, or has comments, link doesn't take you there. App
Small-steps approach instead of cold turkey actually works
Gradual reduction or full abstinence as a choice gives hope and results where AA failed
Life changing. All the support I never knew I needed and more. Finally getting control over my drinking habit and my health is recovering fantastically after just a few days. If you're wondering if you should try it, this is your sign: Do it.
This app has been really helpful in cutting back on alcohol. It has been helpful to keep up motivation, educating myself, and supportive.
I love the approach of small, consistent change instead of cold turkey like AA. It's given me hope that I can kick this habit and keep it gone for the first time in years.
Daily tasks, check-ins, and drink tracker keep users on track
Short daily tasks, a drink log, and check-ins provide structure, accountability, and visible progress
The program is good. Its informative and explains alot. I also keeps me accountable. Plenty of help to reach out to if needed.
it feels like ive ACTUALY got support from the reframe team. they are at hand to help all day. its the 1st app ive ever paid for, im happy with it and feel that im learning so much each day im "almost excited" to learn more tomorrow. the app has plenty to do, you can easily use up time to take your mind away from drinking.
Only a week in, but the insights are helpful and it keeps you accountable.
Holistic approach: not just alcohol, but sleep, anxiety, and habits
Lessons on the brain, neuroplasticity, relationships, goals, and mental health make it more than a simple tracker
compassion, neuroscience, many tools and great people and coaches.
i find this app so helpfull, so many features and insights that are just taylored for myself, some fantastic tools for when you are triggered its like having a friend in my pocket i can call on when im stressed and craving.
This app was very helpful for me. I used it for a year and over that time I was able to get control of my drinking and drastically reduce how much I was drinking. But it wasn't all just focused on drinking, there was a ton of great self-improvement and mindfulness help there too. I highly recommend this app. Definitely worth the money!
Non-judgmental framing with no pressure to quit — even skeptics appreciate it
No shaming or pressure, just education; resonates with cynics and those put off by AA's religious overtones
I highly recommend this to anyone considering even altering their relationship to alcohol. They don't pressure you to quit or make you feel bad in any way. They simply teach you about the effects of alcohol and how to change your relationship to it
Great for quitting or cutting back alcohol. They help you better understand why you struggle with alcohol and learn coping mechanisms that set you up for success. No judgment zone. The daily tasks are great, and I love the different Zoom meetings. You will not feel alone with the Reframe. family.
always a little bit cynical about these types of Apps , but this one is genuinely well thought out and encouraging with all the help and tools you need to start your journey 🙏
Real results: sobriety and reduction after years of struggle
Hundreds of sober days, money saved, health recovered — the app genuinely changed lives
It's not an exaggeration to say that this app has really changed my life for the better, which is not something you can say about all apps! Thanks Reframe team.
This app is a great source of knowledge, encouragement & motivation 👏. It's part of my daily routine & keeps me on track. A real life changer !!! Highly recommend 👌
I'm sober now!
Daily fact emails praised even by non-paying users
Supportive emails with facts and motivation help even those who don't pay
yes, I would tell others. but if the it dept coukd get daily emails coming my way again, I'd really appreciate it. I just renewed my subscription and I miss the daily emails...primarily why I renewed.
Even if you decide not to opt into a paid plan like me for financial reasons, or even don't download the app at all, trust me: it's worth signing up to their emails. They offer regular emails with facts, words of encouragement, and other mindful and supportive notes that will help you no matter what you're struggling with, especially if you're OCD and stressing over emails daily so you have to see
Downloaded the app, didn't want to pay so I deleted it. I just got an email with the header "Tonight, you'll probably drink." which a really gross pitch to get an addict to spend their money on an app that's supposed to help.
AI features (voiceover, insights, coach Melody) feel unfinished and generic
An AI coach and AI feedback exist as a complement to live coaches
Love this app but the recent use of AI for audio reading is poor quality and obviously not quality checked. otherwise, great material for alcohol control and mental health.
Very American. Some of the quotes and motivational messages were very cheesy. Didn't allow tracking of units just number of drinks. the science was interesting but started to get repetitive. exercise constantly suggested as a good solution but doesn't ask how much or what you do already do and seems to assume a base level of no exercise which is a bit patronising.
The AI 'insights' are very repetitive and generally unhelpful. I also find the journal prompts to be shallow and uninsightful. It's odd that you move forward in the roadmap even if you don't do the tasks. I spent about 20 days away from the app over the holidays and now the daily readings don't make sense because I'm missing 3 weeks of context. going back to do previous days tasks is overwhelming.
What users hate
Paywall hits only after a long intake questionnaire — the top frustration
After 10+ minutes of questions and plan-building, a subscription is suddenly required; there is no free tier at all
I was charged $89 dollars for this app. I thought I was getting a trial period, but it seems I was not. This company seems to do a bait and switch. Do not install this app unless you have money to burn.
after a long questionnaire, they do not offer even a single free simple version. I understand you need to charge people, but please notify this at the beginning. Financial hardship is one of the main causes of alcoholism, someone seeking help, does not need to be reminded they do not have money after completing a long questionnaire. 7 days free trial wont be of any help I recommend other apps that
Spent 10 mins filling out information to be hit with a pay wall. Absolute BS
Charging people with addiction is seen as predatory
Monetizing users who struggle with addiction feels exploitative and unethical
Charge for a self improvement automated app? How about ask for donations once results have been accomplished. Many people can compile drinking data and studies. Im glad you have developed an app and help lots of people. As to one of your interview questions; Im aware I drink to much, but I never regret it. Think I'll put my stress and money in the bottom of another bottle, that will at least let m
Wow, what scum do you have to be to take advantage of alcoholics who are trying to better their lives!
manipulative garbage
Pricing stings, especially once the core features are no longer needed
~$80–160/year is steep; after a few sober months only a tracker is needed, but no stripped-down plan exists
too expensive
if this app truly wanted to help people it should be free. just my opinion.never tried it because I don't have the money for it so I can't speak on how it works...just how it should work
have to pay, forget that
Rigid day progression demoralizes users who missed days or relapsed
The plan advances regardless of task completion; you can't restart after a relapse — past failures are permanently on record
The AI 'insights' are very repetitive and generally unhelpful. I also find the journal prompts to be shallow and uninsightful. It's odd that you move forward in the roadmap even if you don't do the tasks. I spent about 20 days away from the app over the holidays and now the daily readings don't make sense because I'm missing 3 weeks of context. going back to do previous days tasks is overwhelming.
I have had a subscription to reframe for a couple of years. The 'advice' and support screens are fine - the usual sorts of direction - but I also wanted help with the structure of my attempt(s): specifically, if I try and fail, I don't need my failures detailed. I want to 'restart' - from day 1 - and not see my past failure recorded. It's demotivating. I have requested a reset but I'm told this is
I like the app, and it is helpful. I really like the updates of how my body and mind changes as the days go by without alcohol. But...I DO NOT like that I have to do the daily tasks. I would like a way to choose to hide that feature so I don't feel like a failure for not meeting their expectation.
Ads promise moderation, inside it's full abstinence
Ads pitch moderation and a fun "what type are you" quiz, but the program pushes complete sobriety — feels like a bait-and-switch
they just want you to pay a subscription. all the daft questions beforehand made me think my problem isn't that bad... as im sipping on a cognac 🤣 alcohol doesn't really impact me negatively but I do drink daily, just wanted to keep track and reduce, not sign up for weird AA type help
Bait & Switch... advertises as a way to cut down... nope. Pure AA sobriety app. Do not sign up unless you want to stop completely. Pretty packaging for century old rhetoric. People are fine, but the duplicity of the advertising is typical of this company. Avoid at all costs
This has a lot of promise, but it over focuses on social pressure, social situations and low level anxiety causing increased drinking. If your drinking spike is due to a major life event (or 4) it cannot help. That said it's well made, easy to use with lots of great features. But it's definitely designed for lower level drinkers without moderate to severe trauma.