Today's Hope vs Tenth Step
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Today's Hope
This app offers daily readings focused on Al-Anon principles and recovery. It includes daily reflections, quotes, prayers, slogans, and links to further resources. It's designed to support a daily reading routine for those in recovery.
- Daily readings from The Forum magazine
- Recovery Reflections
- Daily quotes or sayings
- Recovery Prayers
- Al-Anon Slogans and Acronyms
- Links to Al-Anon and AA speakers
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Today's Hope is a daily reading app with an Al-Anon focus. Each day you will receive a reading from Al-Anon's magazine The Forum, a Recovery Reflection with a Recovery focus and a Quote or Saying. .These readings are perfect to add to your daily reading routine and they provide a portable way to stay connected to the Al-Anon principles, the 12 steps and Recovery. Also included are Recovery Prayers, Al-Anon Slogans and Acronyms, Revovery Speakers both Al-Anon and AA, and more. There is a Todays Reading, a Yesterdays Reading and a Recovery links area where you can find more information on Al-Anon, the 12 Steps, Speakers and more.
Tenth Step
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Tenth Step is a private daily reflection tool designed to help you stay current through a simple end-of-day inventory. Quickly review your day, note anything that caused tension or imbalance, and track any follow-up actions. The app keeps your process simple, structured, and consistent. Features: • Daily inventory with simple prompts • Optional detail fields for clarity • Action tracking for follow-through • Review past entries to identify patterns No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. All entries are stored locally on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tenth Step at weekly against Today's Hope's every 16 months. Today's Hope's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Today's Hope ships an update every 16 months, Tenth Step weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Today's Hope | Tenth Step |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (108 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | todd bidwell | STEVEN MARC GORLIN |
Bugs and requests
Today's Hope
Reported bugs
14 issues- Freezes on serenity prayers section
- Cannot exit prayers screen
- App not working for days
- Stuck on stones screen
- Blank landing page with no menu
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- Stopped allowing selection of Today's readings
- Daily readings won't open since last iOS update
- App not loading, spinning circle
- App doesn't work on iPhone 5 and 6
- App no longer loads
- App has disappeared, 'no longer exists-error'
- Received message that app doesn't exist upon opening
- Keeps saying already purchased app but doesn't download
- When playing speakers, stops when phone screen goes to sleep
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to copy inspirational quotes
- Bookmark favorite days/sayings
- Easier navigation
- Option to favorite meaningful days
- Improve app formatting for iPhone
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- Make 'Find a meeting' available
Tenth Step
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Today's Hope
No in-app purchases
Tenth Step
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Today's Hope or Tenth Step have ads?
Which is updated more often, Today's Hope or Tenth Step?
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