Comparison

My NA vs 12 Steps Guide

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

Head to head
About

My NA

Find Narcotics Anonymous meetings, both in-person and virtual, with this app. It also includes a clean time calculator, daily readings, and links to official resources.

Highlights
  • In-person meeting finder
  • Virtual meeting finder
  • Clean time calculator
  • Daily readings (Just For Today)
  • Spiritual Principal a Day readings
  • Links to NA.Org resources
Features
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My NA is the app of Narcotics Anonymous World Services (NAWS) — the new version of NA Meeting Search. FIND A MEETING • Search for in-person NA meetings near you, by your location or by typing a place. • Find virtual NA meetings you can join online. In-person meeting information is kept up to date by local NA service bodies. READ AND LISTEN, EVERY DAY • Just for Today and A Spiritual Principle a Day: today's reading, with no connection needed. • A private, fillable version of the IP #9 daily inventory. You can keep your own copy as a PDF. • Read NA booklets and informational pamphlets. • Listen to recordings of the Basic Text and other NA literature, even with the screen locked. CLEAN TIME • Count your clean time, with an optional reminder on your anniversary. Your clean date stays on your phone. STAY CONNECTED • NAWS News and Reaching Out. • NAWS events and webinars. • Get Involved: focus groups, surveys and issue discussion topics. • Contribute to NA World Services, shop the NAWS store, and visit na.org. YOUR PRIVACY • No account, no sign-in, no ads. • The app sends NAWS usage statistics and error reports so we can see what is used and fix what breaks. You can turn either off at any time in Preferences. • Privacy Policy: https://na.org/privacy-policy/ • Terms of Use: https://na.org/naws-terms-of-use/

About

12 Steps Guide

This app provides a comprehensive guide to the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, featuring audiobooks of key recovery tapes and literature. It includes prayers, readings, a sobriety calculator, and the complete Big Book text for a structured recovery journey.

Highlights
  • 12-step program guide
  • Audiobooks of recovery tapes
  • Complete Big Book text
  • Sobriety calculator
  • Included prayers and readings
  • AA literature
Features
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Work the Twelve Steps one day at a time, with a practical guide to every Step and Tradition, the Big Book and over 90 hours of recovery audio, in one calm, easy-to-read app. THE STEPS AND TRADITIONS - A guide to each of the Twelve Steps, with an introduction and a conclusion, written from personal experience in plain language - A guide to each of the Twelve Traditions - See how far you've read: a quiet percentage while you read, and a tick when you finish THE BIG BOOK - Every chapter, from the Doctor's Opinion to A Vision for You - Personal stories from the first and second editions - Printed page numbers, so you can follow along in a meeting - A clean list of chapters and stories with a tick for each one you've read, and "Continue reading" to pick up where you left off PRAYERS AND READINGS - The Serenity Prayer, the Third, Seventh and Eleventh Step prayers and more - How It Works, the Promises, the Preamble, Just for Today, On Awakening and other readings - Sobriety tips, including how to find a sponsor, and a link to the day's Daily Reflection RECOVERY AUDIO - 138 recordings in 11 albums: Big Book studies, speaker tapes and meditation bells, including Joe and Charlie, Chuck C., Sandy B., Clarence S. and Father Martin - Read along with the transcript of the Joe and Charlie and Big Book recordings - Choose your playback speed, from 0.75× to 2× - Keeps playing with the screen locked, with controls on the lock screen - Premium: download recordings and listen offline YOUR RECOVERY - Count your days from your recovery date. It stays on your phone. - Optional hourly reminders between the times you choose, each with a thought for the hour COMFORTABLE TO READ - Choose your text size; the app also follows your iPhone's text size - Light and dark themes, or follow your iPhone's setting - Designed for iPad too, with readings beside their list FREE, WITH A PREMIUM OPTION Reading and listening are free and supported by adverts. Premium removes the adverts and lets you download recordings for offline listening. Premium is an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account's subscription settings. No account is needed. Your recovery date and your reading stay on your device. Terms of use: https://ibyteapps.com/apps/12-step-guide/terms Privacy policy: https://ibyteapps.com/apps/12-step-guide/privacy 12 Step Guide is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous or A.A. World Services, Inc.

Screenshots

My NA4 screens
12 Steps Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 12 Steps Guide at 92% against My NA's 24%. My NA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 12 Steps Guide sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. My NA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My NA ships an update every 6 weeks, 12 Steps Guide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My NA versus 12 Steps Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy NA12 Steps Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.3% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB35 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNA World Services, Inc.Tushar Bhagat

Customer experience

My NA

Written reviews111 reviews
Positive24.3%
Neutral14.4%
Negative61.3%

12 Steps Guide

All ratings3,293 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

My NA

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 📖 Just For Today (JFT) and Spiritual Principle of the Day (SPAD) readings are helpful and appreciated
  • 🗺️ GPS-enabled meeting location search (in older versions)
  • ⏱️ Clean time counter tracks recovery progress
  • 🌍 Helpful for finding meetings while traveling
  • 🎯 Simple, clean interface design

Room to improve

  • 🔗 Recent update redirects to external website instead of in-app meeting search
  • ❌ Meeting finder functionality removed or severely degraded
  • 📊 Outdated and inaccurate meeting information
  • 🔍 Difficult to find meetings in user's area
  • ⚠️ Meetings listed at wrong times or closed locations

12 Steps Guide

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great recovery resource
  • 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
  • 💡 Comprehensive AA literature in one place
  • 🙏 Helpful prayers and daily reflections

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ads still present after paid upgrade
  • 🤔 Lack of dark mode option
  • 💤 Difficulty retaining information from reading

Bugs and requests

My NA

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes when searching for meetings
  • Blank blue screen on launch
  • Meeting finder returns zero results in areas with active meetings
  • Location auto-detection not working
  • Manual location entry produces no results
Show 14 more
  • Clean time calculation off by 1-2 days
  • Directions button non-functional
  • Unable to share JFT readings from app
  • Persistent notification badge won't clear
  • Excessive duplicate notifications
  • JFT readings fail to load randomly
  • App won't load past initial page
  • App freezes or crashes on update
  • Text selection and copy/paste issues with JFT
  • Add to favorites button non-functional
  • App requires constant re-entry of search parameters
  • Out of focus/blurry display rendering
  • Incompatibility with iOS updates
  • Call Sponsor link doesn't work

Requested features

17 requests
  • Restore in-app meeting finder with map and list views
  • Filter meetings by day of week and time
  • Show meeting duration information
  • Display group names alongside meeting details
  • Add calendar integration with meeting reminders
Show 12 more
  • Language filtering for meetings
  • Ability to share JFT readings via text, email, or social media
  • Connect to multiple calendar apps (Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, etc.)
  • Add more daily readings (Daily Reflections, spiritual readings)
  • Member review system for meetings (while maintaining anonymity)
  • Local area helpline numbers displayed with meetings
  • Accurate clean time calculator
  • Support for international time zones (Australia JFT timing issue)
  • Option to lock distance/mile preferences
  • Zoom vs in-person meeting indicators
  • Age restriction removal (currently 17+)
  • Direction integration with multiple map apps (Waze, Google Maps)

12 Steps Guide

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Daily reflections page not working
  • App crashes on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add sobriety tracker
  • Include 12 & 12 book content
  • Improve bookmarking and page saving

In-app purchases

None

My NA

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

12 Steps Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Donate$2.99
  • Donate$4.99
  • Donate$9.99

Questions

Is My NA free?
My NA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 12 Steps Guide free?
12 Steps Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My NA or 12 Steps Guide have ads?
Neither My NA nor 12 Steps Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My NA or 12 Steps Guide?
My NA ships an update every 6 weeks, and 12 Steps Guide every 3 months. Most recently, My NA was updated on October 23, 2026 and 12 Steps Guide on October 24, 2026.

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