Developed by a chemical dependency and alcoholism counselor and a team from The Ohio State University, SoberTool teaches coping skills for people struggling with various addictions. It calculates the number of clean days and money saved and provides virtual rewards. A search engine lets users enter their feelings and find answers to deal with those feelings. SoberTool also asks questions and then provides answers to change relapse thinking to recovery thinking. 

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Addicaid, built by a recovering addict and entrepreneur, helps people find support groups, connect with others and get inspired. The app lets users save support group meetings to a calendar, reminds them to attend and enables them to favorite, comment and tag meetings. Addicaid encourages people to get motivated through curated news, videos and a music feed, as well as asks questions to learn about the individual so it can offer personalized support.

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A University of Wisconsin team designed ACHESS for patients leaving a treatment facility for alcohol use disorders. The app helps people build a network of peers and caregivers to provide 24/7 support. When in need, people can activate a real-time notification that is sent to caregivers. When a GPS locator finds a person is near an area they previously identified as an unhealthy environment, they are contacted and given reminders to engage in healthy behaviors. For caregivers, a weekly survey documents the patient’s progress and presents a graph that reflects coping confidence over time.