Comparison

12 Steps Guide vs Caron’s CONNECT 5

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

12 Steps Guide

This app provides a comprehensive guide to the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, featuring audiobooks of key recovery tapes and literature. It includes prayers, readings, a sobriety calculator, and the complete Big Book text for a structured recovery journey.

Highlights
  • 12-step program guide
  • Audiobooks of recovery tapes
  • Complete Big Book text
  • Sobriety calculator
  • Included prayers and readings
  • AA literature
Features
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Work the Twelve Steps one day at a time, with a practical guide to every Step and Tradition, the Big Book and over 90 hours of recovery audio, in one calm, easy-to-read app. THE STEPS AND TRADITIONS - A guide to each of the Twelve Steps, with an introduction and a conclusion, written from personal experience in plain language - A guide to each of the Twelve Traditions - See how far you've read: a quiet percentage while you read, and a tick when you finish THE BIG BOOK - Every chapter, from the Doctor's Opinion to A Vision for You - Personal stories from the first and second editions - Printed page numbers, so you can follow along in a meeting - A clean list of chapters and stories with a tick for each one you've read, and "Continue reading" to pick up where you left off PRAYERS AND READINGS - The Serenity Prayer, the Third, Seventh and Eleventh Step prayers and more - How It Works, the Promises, the Preamble, Just for Today, On Awakening and other readings - Sobriety tips, including how to find a sponsor, and a link to the day's Daily Reflection RECOVERY AUDIO - 138 recordings in 11 albums: Big Book studies, speaker tapes and meditation bells, including Joe and Charlie, Chuck C., Sandy B., Clarence S. and Father Martin - Read along with the transcript of the Joe and Charlie and Big Book recordings - Choose your playback speed, from 0.75× to 2× - Keeps playing with the screen locked, with controls on the lock screen - Premium: download recordings and listen offline YOUR RECOVERY - Count your days from your recovery date. It stays on your phone. - Optional hourly reminders between the times you choose, each with a thought for the hour COMFORTABLE TO READ - Choose your text size; the app also follows your iPhone's text size - Light and dark themes, or follow your iPhone's setting - Designed for iPad too, with readings beside their list FREE, WITH A PREMIUM OPTION Reading and listening are free and supported by adverts. Premium removes the adverts and lets you download recordings for offline listening. Premium is an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account's subscription settings. No account is needed. Your recovery date and your reading stay on your device. Terms of use: https://ibyteapps.com/apps/12-step-guide/terms Privacy policy: https://ibyteapps.com/apps/12-step-guide/privacy 12 Step Guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous or A.A. World Services, Inc.

About

Caron’s CONNECT 5

Features
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CONNECT 5 helps teens learn how to reduce or quit their use of nicotine products. CONNECT 5 users will develop their personal plan for success based on their own goals and explore how nicotine might be interfering with those goals. Users will get help dealing with cravings that make it hard to stop using tobacco or nicotine products. This free app is made up of 5 unique series meant to support teens over a period of 5 weeks. Users will experience interactive quizzes, trivia, and games with motivational quotes and tips pushed to them throughout the week. If needed, personalized help from a live support person is available too!

Screenshots

12 Steps Guide4 screens
Caron’s CONNECT 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Caron’s CONNECT 5 at none against 12 Steps Guide's 4. 12 Steps Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 40 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 12 Steps Guide sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Caron’s CONNECT 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

12 Steps Guide ships an update every 3 months, Caron’s CONNECT 5 every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
12 Steps Guide versus Caron’s CONNECT 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter12 Steps GuideCaron’s CONNECT 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTushar BhagatRichard J. Caron Foundation

Bugs and requests

12 Steps Guide

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Daily reflections page not working
  • App crashes on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sobriety tracker
  • Include 12 & 12 book content
  • Improve bookmarking and page saving

Caron’s CONNECT 5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

12 Steps Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Donate$2.99
  • Donate$4.99
  • Donate$9.99
None

Caron’s CONNECT 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 12 Steps Guide free?
12 Steps Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Caron’s CONNECT 5 free?
Caron’s CONNECT 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 12 Steps Guide or Caron’s CONNECT 5 have ads?
Neither 12 Steps Guide nor Caron’s CONNECT 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 12 Steps Guide or Caron’s CONNECT 5?
12 Steps Guide ships an update every 3 months, and Caron’s CONNECT 5 every 40 months. Most recently, 12 Steps Guide was updated on October 27, 2026 and Caron’s CONNECT 5 on October 25, 2026.

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