Comparison

AA Steps 8/9 vs Sober Living

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

Head to head
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.

About

Sober Living

This app serves as a personal recovery record, helping users track sobriety streaks, manage goals, and connect with support systems. It offers tools for personalized 12-step programs, prayer, meditation, and reminders for appointments and medications.

Highlights
  • Track sobriety streaks and anniversaries
  • Set and focus on recovery goals
  • Connect with sponsors and accountability partners
  • Log group meetings and events
  • Personalize a 12-step program
  • Document spiritual progress
  • Set reminders for appointments and medications
Features
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Sober Living App is a FREE Personal Recovery Record that can help track and share your journey of recovery.  Simply speaking, this A.A. based app is a digital notebook intended to be useful regardless of type or duration of your addictions. Here you will find seamless ways to -  • track your sobriety streaks and get stunning anniversary coins • focus on goals + milestones one day at a time • ask Sober AI for guidance • connect with real life sponsors and accountability partners • find and log group meetings and events • adherence logs for those who need to know • personalize a 12 step program that works for you • plan out how, when, and to whom to make amends • document + follow your spiritual progress • celebrate and share anniversaries • pray + meditate whenever you seek solace • set reminders for appointments and medications • and much more Sober Living app is based upon the enduring principles of Alcoholic Anonymous but has no affiliation with any fellowship program. Our purpose is to strengthen connections with recovery programs and sponsors of your choosing. Adherence logs can be automated for those under formal recovery mandates. Specifically, Sober Living app has the tools to help you throughout your recovery journey - * ChatGPT to answer your quesitions • follow multiple cravings or addictions • re-set streaks and learn from the past • use wide range of helpful menus and templates • sign into A.A. Meetings online • seek valuable insights without leaving the app • get Thought for Today each morning in your notifications • work your own personalized 12 Step plan • export PDF Summary to share or print • set reminders for medication, meetings, or step work • and much more Best of all, your sober recovery record is totally private and never requires giving up personal identifying information. All entries are stored on your own trusted devices and not on third party servers somewhere in a cloud. And you can rest easy that all your stuff will remain yours forever, even if Sober app does not stick around as you long as you do. We are just getting started and depend upon feedback from users like you. Feel free to reach out to jon.sober.living.app@gmail.com or start a chat in our Help tab. Sober Living app is FREE to use. Advanced or extended features may enhance your experience when you choose to subscribe to Sober + Premium Plan. Subscription plans are monthly or yearly and can be managed right in your device Settings app. Annual plan offers a 1 month FREE trial that may be cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of trial period, or else you will be charged the yearly fee of $7.99. Subscriptions automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of subscription period and any unused portion of the term is forfeited. Terns of Use https://www.soberlivingprr.com/terms Subscription Policy . https://www.soberlivingprr.com/subscription-policy Privacy Policy https://www.soberlivingprr.com/privacy

Screenshots

AA Steps 8/94 screens
Sober Living4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sober Living at Free against AA Steps 8/9's $2.99. Sober Living also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (729 vs 9). AA Steps 8/9's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Sober Living is free to download; AA Steps 8/9 costs $2.99 up front. Sober Living sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AA Steps 8/9 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sober Living holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Living has 729 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of AA Steps 8/9's written reviews are positive against 90% of Sober Living's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA Steps 8/9 ships an update every 4 days, Sober Living every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
AA Steps 8/9 versus Sober Living: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA Steps 8/9Sober Living
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)4.8 (729 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.7% of reviews
Number of ratings9729 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB101 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer12 Step Apps LLCHealthBook LLC

Customer experience

AA Steps 8/9

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

Sober Living

All ratings728 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.3%

Bugs and requests

AA Steps 8/9

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sober Living

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More personalization and customization options

In-app purchases

None

AA Steps 8/9

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sober Living

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$7.991 Year

Questions

Is AA Steps 8/9 free?
AA Steps 8/9 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sober Living free?
Sober Living is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AA Steps 8/9 or Sober Living?
Sober Living is rated higher. AA Steps 8/9 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Sober Living averages 4.8 from 729 ratings.
Do AA Steps 8/9 or Sober Living have ads?
Sober Living shows ads; AA Steps 8/9 does not.
Which is updated more often, AA Steps 8/9 or Sober Living?
AA Steps 8/9 ships an update every 4 days, and Sober Living every 2 months. Most recently, AA Steps 8/9 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sober Living on October 29, 2026.

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