Comparison

Sober Living vs Twelve Sober

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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

About

Twelve Sober

This app helps users find 12-step meetings for various recovery programs like AA, NA, and CMA. It offers features to track sobriety, access literature, and join virtual meetings. User data remains anonymous and stored only on the device.

Highlights
  • Find 12-step meetings (AA, NA, CMA, Al-Anon)
  • Filter meetings by location, time, and type
  • In-person and virtual meeting options
  • Track sobriety date, time, and attendance
  • Access 12-step literature
  • Completely anonymous user data
Features
Read full description

Twelve is the most reliable 12 step meeting finder, connecting you to Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Crystal Meth Anonymous and Al-Anon programs in North America. QUICKLY FIND MEETINGS WHEREVER YOU ARE Search for AA meetings, NA meetings, CMA meetings, and Al-Anon meetings using convenient filters for location, time of day, and specific meeting types like "Speaker" or “Step Study." Find in-person meetings, get driving directions or call a ride share from the app. Find virtual meetings and join them with one tap links. Tag your favorite meetings to quickly find them later. TRACK YOUR SOBRIETY Keep track of your sobriety birthday, your sober time and meeting attendance, and review your current step all within the ‘You’ tab. 12 STEP LITERATURE Work the program through 12 step literature made conveniently accessible within the app. REMAIN COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS Twelve is a completely anonymous app: your data won't be sent or stored anywhere beyond your phone. - - - Twelve is free to download and use. Meeting details, driving directions, virtual links and additional meeting-related features (check-ins, favorites and reminders) are available with a monthly subscription or in a 7 day free trial with an annual subscription. All other features remain free to use indefinitely. Prices may vary and are subject to change without notice. Prices are clearly displayed in the app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings in the iTunes Store. If offered, if you choose to use our free trial, any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. All personal data is handled under the terms and conditions of Twelve’s privacy policy. More details can be found here: www.twelvesober.com/privacypolicy Subscription service conditions: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - You can manage your subscription and switch off auto-renewal by accessing your Account Settings after purchase - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period - All personal data is handled under the terms and conditions of Twelve’s privacy policy. More details can be found here: - https://www.twelvesober.com/privacypolicy - https://www.twelvesober.com/termsandconditions

Screenshots

Sober Living4 screens
Twelve Sober4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Twelve Sober at none against Sober Living's shown. Twelve Sober also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Sober Living's advantage is ratings volume (729 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Sober Living sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Twelve Sober sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twelve Sober holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sober Living has 729 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sober Living ships an update every 2 months, Twelve Sober every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sober Living versus Twelve Sober: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSober LivingTwelve Sober
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (729 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings729 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB59 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperHealthBook LLCAres Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Sober Living

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

Twelve Sober

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Twelve Sober

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sober Living

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

Twelve Sober

Subscriptions2
  • Full access$4.991 Month
  • Full access$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Sober Living free?
Sober Living is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Twelve Sober free?
Twelve Sober is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sober Living or Twelve Sober?
Twelve Sober is rated higher. Sober Living averages 4.8 out of 5 from 729 ratings, while Twelve Sober averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sober Living or Twelve Sober have ads?
Sober Living shows ads; Twelve Sober does not.
Which is updated more often, Sober Living or Twelve Sober?
Sober Living ships an update every 2 months, and Twelve Sober every 6 months. Most recently, Sober Living was updated on November 3, 2026 and Twelve Sober on October 30, 2026.

Other comparisons