Comparison

AA 12 Step Toolkit vs Soft White Underbelly

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

Soft White Underbelly

Explore raw and uncensored interviews and portraits capturing the human condition. This app offers exclusive video content not available elsewhere, providing a unique look into diverse lives and stories through compelling visual storytelling.

Highlights
  • Ad-free uncensored videos
  • Exclusive video content
  • Interviews with diverse individuals
  • Photographic portraits
  • Monthly subscription access
Features
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Soft White Underbelly interviews and portraits of the human condition by photographer, Mark Laita. The Soft White Underbelly app features ad-free uncensored videos and well as many exclusive videos that can only be seen on this subscription version of SWU. To access all features and content you can subscribe to Soft White Underbelly on a monthly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://www.softwhiteunderbelly.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.softwhiteunderbelly.com/privacy

Screenshots

AA 12 Step Toolkit4 screens
Soft White Underbelly4 screens

Verdict

The call

AA 12 Step Toolkit and Soft White Underbelly both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Soft White Underbelly's written reviews are positive against 63% of AA 12 Step Toolkit's. AA 12 Step Toolkit's advantage is ratings volume (3.6K vs 641) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Soft White Underbelly 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for AA 12 Step Toolkit against 4.9 for Soft White Underbelly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AA 12 Step Toolkit has 3.6K ratings behind it against 641, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of AA 12 Step Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 98% of Soft White Underbelly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA 12 Step Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, Soft White Underbelly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AA 12 Step Toolkit versus Soft White Underbelly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA 12 Step ToolkitSoft White Underbelly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.6K ratings)4.9 (641 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews98.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better641
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB68 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTushar BhagatSoft White Underbelly LLC

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%

Soft White Underbelly

All ratings619 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%

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

Soft White Underbelly

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

Soft White Underbelly

Subscriptions1
  • Soft White Underbelly Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is AA 12 Step Toolkit free?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soft White Underbelly free?
Soft White Underbelly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AA 12 Step Toolkit or Soft White Underbelly?
Soft White Underbelly is rated higher. AA 12 Step Toolkit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Soft White Underbelly averages 4.9 from 641 ratings.
Do AA 12 Step Toolkit or Soft White Underbelly have ads?
Neither AA 12 Step Toolkit nor Soft White Underbelly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AA 12 Step Toolkit or Soft White Underbelly?
AA 12 Step Toolkit ships an update every 2 months, and Soft White Underbelly every 4 months. Most recently, AA 12 Step Toolkit was updated on October 27, 2026 and Soft White Underbelly on October 25, 2026.

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