Comparison

AA 12 Step Toolkit vs Sober Love

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

Head to head
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

Sober Love

Connect with a supportive sober community for encouragement, inspiration, and friendship. Find like-minded individuals for dating and social networking, and access professional sober coaches. Track your journey with a sobriety counter and check-in when you need support.

Highlights
  • Online support groups
  • Sober dating
  • Social networking feed
  • Access to sober coaches
  • Sobriety counter
  • Trigger check-ins
Features
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Join our growing online sober community and get access to all the free perks and support, all from the access of your phone. Does not matter what step you are on with your journey in recovery, Sober Love has indiscriminate love and support. What You'll Get: Online Support: Find online encouragement, support, and inspiration from your local community and/or around the world. Discover a new circle of friends who can relate and help you achieve your long term goals. Dating: The world is yours, interact with like minded individuals around your local community who share similar interest and see if love strikes. Social Networking: Share, Post and comment on each others feeds to offer words of encouragement to your sober community when they most need them. Sober Coach: Have access to professionals that went through the same journey your are going through at the moment. 24/7 support from your sponsor. Check-in: Track your journey with your sobriety counter. Check-in whenever you're feeling trigger to let others know you need an extra helping hand. Terms of use :- https://api.soberlove.org/terms-of-use Privacy Policy : - https://api.soberlove.org/privacy-policy

Screenshots

AA 12 Step Toolkit4 screens
Sober Love4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AA 12 Step Toolkit at 4.8 against Sober Love's 3.0. AA 12 Step Toolkit also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 25%) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 6). Sober Love's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. AA 12 Step Toolkit sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and Sober Love sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AA 12 Step Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AA 12 Step Toolkit has 3.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of AA 12 Step Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 25% of Sober Love's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA 12 Step Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, Sober Love every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AA 12 Step Toolkit versus Sober Love: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA 12 Step ToolkitSober Love
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better3.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.6K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTushar BhagatStephen Wright

Customer experience

AA 12 Step Toolkit

All ratings3,637 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative28.9%

Sober Love

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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

Sober Love

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
1 purchases

Sober Love

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock Recovery Coaching.1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is AA 12 Step Toolkit free?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sober Love free?
Sober Love is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AA 12 Step Toolkit or Sober Love?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is rated higher. AA 12 Step Toolkit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Sober Love averages 3.0 from 6 ratings.
Do AA 12 Step Toolkit or Sober Love have ads?
Neither AA 12 Step Toolkit nor Sober Love shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AA 12 Step Toolkit or Sober Love?
AA 12 Step Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, and Sober Love every 6 days. Most recently, AA 12 Step Toolkit was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sober Love on October 16, 2026.

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