Comparison

AA 12 Step Toolkit vs AA Steps 8/9

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

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About

AA 12 Step Toolkit

This app provides a comprehensive set of tools for individuals in recovery, offering guidance, inventories, readings, and practical utilities based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. It includes features for sponsorship, step work, sobriety tracking, and personal reflections, all within a secure and easy-to-use interface.

Highlights
  • In-app sponsorship with messaging
  • Full Big Book text and step guides
  • Sobriety time calculator and statistics
  • Moral inventory and daily practice tools
  • Readings and prayers
  • Gratitude lists and personal notes
  • PIN, Face ID, and Touch ID security
Features
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12 Step Toolkit – Everything AA Members Need for Daily Recovery 12 Step Toolkit is a complete set of recovery tools designed to support your journey—day by day, step by step. Built around the principles found in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, this app combines guidance, inventories, readings, and practical utilities to help you stay connected to your programme. Whether you are new to recovery or continuing your journey, 12 Step Toolkit keeps everything you need in one secure, easy-to-use place. KEY FEATURES IN-APP SPONSORSHIP • Connect with thousands of sponsors and sponsees worldwide • Find a sponsor • Add sponsees • Secure, instant in-app messaging BIG BOOK & STEP WORK • Full 164 pages of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous • 70+ additional stories from early editions • Step-by-step guides on how to work all 12 Steps • Dedicated sections for completing your own step work RECOVERY CALCULATOR • Track your clean or sober time with detailed statistics, averages, and milestones INVENTORIES & DAILY PRACTICES • Comprehensive Step 4 moral inventory • Step 10 spot-check tool • Interactive “On Awakening” inventory • Nightly review with reminders • Hourly mindfulness and consciousness reminders READINGS & PRAYERS Readings included: • AA Preamble • How It Works • The 12 Traditions • Promises (pp. 83–84) • Just For Today • On Awakening • On Retiring • A Vision For You Prayers included: • Serenity Prayer (standard and extended) • 3rd Step Prayer • 7th Step Prayer • 11th Step Prayer • The Lord’s Prayer GRATITUDE, NOTES & SHARING • Create gratitude lists • Write personal notes and reflections • Share inventories, lists, and notes using standard iOS sharing tools PRIVACY & SECURITY • PIN lock • Face ID and Touch ID support • Local-only storage for your step work, inventories, and notes WORK ALL 12 STEPS – RIGHT INSIDE THE APP Step 1: Track your sobriety time with accurate calculations Step 2: Reflect and acknowledge acceptance Step 3: Record your decision and milestone Step 4: Complete a detailed moral inventory Step 5: Share your Step 4 with a sponsor or trusted person Steps 6 & 7: Record readiness and willingness for change Step 8: Build your amends list Step 9: Track your amends as you make them Step 10: Maintain daily awareness with spot-check inventories Step 11: Complete your nightly review Step 12: Continue carrying the message Everything is guided, organised, and easy to update. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS • Annual subscription: $39.99/year • Quarterly subscription: $15.99 • Subscriptions provide unlimited, ad-free access to all premium features • One-time purchases are available for enhanced in-app connections Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use: https://www.12steptoolkit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.12steptoolkit.com/privacy IMPORTANT NOTICE This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Alcoholics Anonymous, AAWS, or any other 12-Step fellowship. “A.A.” and “Alcoholics Anonymous” are trademarks of A

About

AA Steps 8/9

This app helps users manage their 8th and 9th Step lists for Alcoholics Anonymous. It offers secure storage, relevant AA literature, and tools to track amends and progress.

Highlights
  • Secure Touch ID/Pass-code protection
  • Integrated AA literature resources
  • Tools for 8th Step harms and amends timing
  • 9th Step amends review and status tracking
  • Progress visualization meter
  • Exportable PDF lists
  • Shareable app link
Features
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This free app was created by members for members to enter, organize, and track their 8th/9th Step list and amends, while providing pertinent AA literature for guidance and instructions. Features : • Secure: Touch ID / Pass-code for privacy of your entered information. • AA Resources: Detailed AA literature resources on the 8th and 9th Step to help guide and instruct you. Passages from the Big Book, 12 & 12, As Bill Sees It, Daily Reflections, and Emotional Sobriety. • 8th Step: Prompt lists, option to list “harms done”, decide on timing of the amends, and a special “became willing” button with additional AA “willingness resources” from AA literature. • 9th Step: Allows you to review or edit “harms done”, record what the amends will be, and choose a status (ie: scheduled, completed etc..). Sort 8th Step list by name, amends timing, or amends status. Edit or delete any entry easily. • Progress Meter: Helps visualize when you are “half way through” (working towards the 9th Step Promises) • Export File: Saves your list and amends in a spreadsheet format as a PDF file that can be texted or emailed to your sponsor, or printed for review. • Tell A Friend: Gives you the option to share a link to the app to a sponsee or anyone.

Screenshots

AA 12 Step Toolkit4 screens
AA Steps 8/94 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AA 12 Step Toolkit at Free against AA Steps 8/9's $2.99. AA 12 Step Toolkit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 9). AA Steps 8/9's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). On ads and device support 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

AA 12 Step Toolkit is free to download; AA Steps 8/9 costs $2.99 up front. AA 12 Step Toolkit sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. AA Steps 8/9 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AA 12 Step Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AA 12 Step Toolkit has 3.6K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of AA 12 Step Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 100% of AA Steps 8/9's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA 12 Step Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, AA Steps 8/9 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AA 12 Step Toolkit versus AA Steps 8/9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA 12 Step ToolkitAA Steps 8/9
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTushar Bhagat12 Step Apps LLC

Customer experience

AA 12 Step Toolkit

All ratings3,627 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative28.9%

AA Steps 8/9

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AA 12 Step Toolkit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to add sobriety date
  • Hourly reminders not working properly
  • Login/sync issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to change time zone
  • Improve sharing/connectivity features
  • Reduce ads/make free version more usable

AA Steps 8/9

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

AA 12 Step Toolkit

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Subscription$1.497 Days
  • Quarterly2 variants$9.993 Months
  • Quarterly Subscription$15.993 Months
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  • Annual$19.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time5
  • 3 Months Sponsee Upgrade$9.99
  • 3 Months Unlock For 1 Sponsee$15.99
  • 1 Year Sponsee Upgrade$19.99
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  • 1 Year Unlock For 1 Sponsee$39.99
  • Lifetime Access$99.99
None

AA Steps 8/9

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AA 12 Step Toolkit free?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AA Steps 8/9 free?
AA Steps 8/9 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AA 12 Step Toolkit or AA Steps 8/9?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is rated higher. AA 12 Step Toolkit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while AA Steps 8/9 averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do AA 12 Step Toolkit or AA Steps 8/9 have ads?
Neither AA 12 Step Toolkit nor AA Steps 8/9 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AA 12 Step Toolkit or AA Steps 8/9?
AA 12 Step Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, and AA Steps 8/9 every 4 days. Most recently, AA 12 Step Toolkit was updated on October 19, 2026 and AA Steps 8/9 on October 15, 2026.

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