Comparison

Gratitude Meditation℠ vs AA 12 Step Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Gratitude Meditation℠

Embark on a 30-day journey to cultivate a more tranquil heart and a settled mind. This guided meditation practice, requiring just ten minutes daily, helps refocus thoughts and realign with your higher self, fostering hope, peace, and blessedness.

Highlights
  • 30 Day Gratitude Challenge
  • 10-minute daily sessions
  • Guided meditation
  • Cultivates tranquility
  • Refocuses thoughts
  • Promotes peace and hope
Features
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The 30 Day Gratitude Challenge: A more tranquil heart and a settled mind are yours with this simple process. Ten minutes in a quiet, comfortable spot with my Gratitude Meditation and you will be on your way to genuine thanksgiving. This is a potent way to refocus and realign your thoughts with your higher self. I guarantee you that the shift that occurs when you do this meditation will make your life one filled with hope, peace and blessedness. https://ljrohan.com/

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

Screenshots

Gratitude Meditation℠3 screens
AA 12 Step Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gratitude Meditation℠ at none against AA 12 Step Toolkit's 12. Gratitude Meditation℠ also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). AA 12 Step Toolkit's advantage is ratings volume (3.6K vs 36). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Gratitude Meditation℠ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Gratitude Meditation℠ against 4.8 for AA 12 Step Toolkit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AA 12 Step Toolkit has 3.6K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Gratitude Meditation℠'s written reviews are positive against 63% of AA 12 Step Toolkit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gratitude Meditation℠ versus AA 12 Step Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGratitude Meditation℠AA 12 Step Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (36 ratings)4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings363.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLysa RohanTushar Bhagat

Customer experience

Gratitude Meditation℠

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.6%

AA 12 Step Toolkit

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

User reviews

Gratitude Meditation℠

From 36 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧘‍♀️ Peaceful and calming meditations
  • ☀️ Great way to start the day
  • 😌 Effective for resetting and centering
  • 🙏 Promotes gratitude and positive thinking
  • 👍 Simple and easy to follow

Room to improve

  • ❌ App not active or supported
  • 💥 App keeps crashing
  • 🚫 App badgering for rating
  • 🎶 Unwanted music added
  • 🗣️ Repetitive phrases like 'one last breath'

AA 12 Step Toolkit

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Helpful for recovery
  • 👍 Great reference tool
  • 🚀 Integral part of recovery
  • 👍 Useful for journaling and working steps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Technical issues (app crashes/closes)
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Too many ads/intrusive ads
  • 🐛 App not working/crashing

Bugs and requests

Gratitude Meditation℠

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App not working or playing
  • App crashing during meditations
  • App not working on iPad
  • Interface out of alignment
  • Introductory screens then nothing
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  • App is not dependable
  • Breathing too fast in one-minute meditation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offer meditation without music
  • More versatile and feature-driven app
  • Background music for meditations
  • More meditations available

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

In-app purchases

None

Gratitude Meditation℠

No 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

Questions

Is Gratitude Meditation℠ free?
Gratitude Meditation℠ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AA 12 Step Toolkit free?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gratitude Meditation℠ or AA 12 Step Toolkit?
AA 12 Step Toolkit is rated higher. Gratitude Meditation℠ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while AA 12 Step Toolkit averages 4.8 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Gratitude Meditation℠ or AA 12 Step Toolkit have ads?
Neither Gratitude Meditation℠ nor AA 12 Step Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gratitude Meditation℠ or AA 12 Step Toolkit?
Gratitude Meditation℠ ships an update every 2 months, and AA 12 Step Toolkit every 2 months. Most recently, Gratitude Meditation℠ was updated on October 22, 2026 and AA 12 Step Toolkit on October 29, 2026.

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