SoberHub exists because disconnection kills.
People in recovery don’t relapse because they want to drink. They relapse because they get disconnected — from literature, from meetings, from other people. SoberHub is a free recovery companion app that keeps those connections alive on the device people already carry everywhere: their phone.
Our Story
SoberHub was not built from a business plan. It was built from a jail cell, a treatment center, and one realization: nothing existed to keep someone connected to recovery when they needed it most.
The founder is a software engineer with over 20 years of experience and a person in long-term recovery. He experienced delirium tremens in 2007. What followed was twelve years of failed attempts — doctors, priests, monastery retreats — before he found a lasting solution through a 12-step fellowship in June 2019.
For nearly five years, he thrived. Then life came apart — all at once, from every direction. He lost his sponsor, his meeting community, his housing, and eventually his job. There was no time to breathe, no room to think, and no tool that could keep him connected to recovery while everything around him was on fire.
On April 27, 2024, he relapsed. What started as one drink became a months-long spiral: emergency room visits, an arrest, and eventually a treatment center. He got sober again on July 17, 2024.
When he reached a treatment center and looked for a digital tool that could keep him connected — literature, meetings, crisis support, all in one place — nothing adequate existed. The available apps were outdated and nearly unusable. So he used his engineering experience to build what should have existed all along.
SoberHub launched in 2025 — built entirely by one volunteer engineer and given away for free.
What we believe
Literature and meetings bring people into recovery.
Community keeps them connected.
A trusted lifeline gives them real, immediate support when they need it — not a phone number on a bulletin board, but something that works at 2 AM.
SoberHub is building all three, starting with a recovery library and meeting finder that work the way modern apps should, and expanding into encrypted community messaging and an always-on helpline.
Who We Are
SoberHub is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation based in Huntington Beach, California (EIN 33-3208860). We have no investors, no advertisers, and no premium tier. The app is free to every person who needs it.
Founder & Executive Director. Software engineer with 20+ years of experience, person in long-term recovery, and the sole developer of SoberHub.
SoberHub is not designed for justice-impacted people from the outside. It is built by people who have lived it.
What makes SoberHub different
Free. Always. No ads, no subscriptions, no premium tier, no data selling. SoberHub is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — the app exists to help people, not to make money.
Built by someone in recovery Not a tech company. Not a hospital system. One person who lived the problem and built the solution.
5 languages English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and French — removing language barriers from recovery.
What’s ahead
SoberHub is expanding into encrypted community messaging built on Matrix (the same protocol used by NATO and the French government for secure communications) and AI-powered search so people can find the right passage at the right moment. Both systems will be self-hosted with zero user data sent to any third party.
The long-term vision: a 24/7 helpline that meets urgent needs — finding a meeting, getting directions, locating shelter or treatment — tailored to each person’s situation, available to anyone with a smartphone.
Get the app
SoberHub is free on iOS and Android. No ads. No cost. Ever.
Contact
Have questions, feedback, or a story to share? Reach out directly — it’s one person reading every message, and every message matters.
Email: support@soberhub.life