Comparison

AA Speakers vs AA 4th Step

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

Head to head
About

AA Speakers

Access a vast library of recovery speaker recordings, workshops, and audiobooks from Alcoholics Anonymous. Listen to over 600 speakers from conventions worldwide, including the Joe and Charlie Big Book Study and audio versions of key AA literature. Take your recovery resources with you anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • 600+ recovery speaker recordings
  • Convention speaker descriptions
  • Joe and Charlie Big Book Study
  • Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous audiobook
  • 12 Steps and 12 Traditions audiobook
  • Offline listening capability
Features
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AA Speakers gives you access to a growing library of Alcoholics Anonymous speaker talks, workshops, and audio recordings wherever you are — now complete with a built-in 12-Step Recovery Toolkit. Listen to 1000+ AA speaker talks from conventions and events around the world, with details about the speaker and recording where available. The app includes: • 600+ Alcoholics Anonymous speaker talks • Joe and Charlie Big Book Study recordings • Big Book audio recordings • Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions audio recordings • Speaker sections and topic-based browsing • Search to quickly find talks • Share speakers and workshop tapes directly with fellows via link • Favourites and listening history • Continue Listening so you can pick up where you left off • Bookmarks for saving key moments • Downloads for offline listening • Background playback and lock screen controls • Playback speed controls and sleep timer 12-Step Recovery Toolkit: Work your program directly inside the app with a secure, personal step companion: • 4th & 10th Step Inventories: Structured guides for Resentments, Fears, and Harms • 8th & 9th Step Amends Tracker: Track and manage your amends progress • Daily Gratitude List: Maintain perspective with daily check-ins • PDF Export: Easily export your inventory to PDF for step reviews with your sponsor • Biometric Privacy Lock: Protect your private step work with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode protection Whether you are travelling, unable to get to a meeting, working the steps with a sponsor, or simply want to keep recovery audio close at hand, AA Speakers makes it easy to stay connected to your program. Please note: This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or approved by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. The content in the app is provided for listening and recovery support; the app provides the software experience for browsing and playing that audio content. Privacy Policy: https://marnistek.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://marnistek.com/terms.html

About

AA 4th Step

Securely record your 4th Step Inventory on your iPhone. This app offers a convenient way to complete your inventory, with options to type or speak answers, and securely email or print your results. It's designed for members to manage their inventory privately and efficiently.

Highlights
  • 100% Vault Secure storage
  • Type or speak answers
  • Resentment, Fear, and Sexual Conduct Inventories
  • Prompt lists for memory jogging
  • Secure PDF email/print options
  • Daily reminder notifications
  • Auto-lock and secure data deletion
Features
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The free “Vault” app was created by members for members as a means to enter their 4th Step Inventory information in a secure and convenient way. When complete, you can print out your inventory for use with your 5th Step. Features - 100% Vault Secure - Complete your inventory by column or row - Has Resentment, Fear, and Sexual Conduct Inventories to complete - Type or speak your answers - Easy check-box answers for “Parts of Self Affected” - Prompt lists for jogging your memory for People, Principals, and Institutions. - Prompt lists and check boxes for common Principals,Institutions and Fears - 4th Step term’s definitions in Help section - “Set Daily Reminder” option using your iphones push notifications - Email inventories to yourself or sponsor securely in PDF format - Print them out in horizontal spreadsheet style for easy reading and organization - Hand write in any inventory information you want to in empty rows. - “Delete All” safety feature securely wipes the info from your phone when completed - App "auto-locks" Vault whenever app is closed or whenever iphone is left idle. - All data is secured on the iphone itself. Nothing is stored in "the cloud" where it could be hacked. The Vault 4th Step Inventory App allows you to enter your inventory information in a logical step by step way, then saves the information in an inventory spreadsheet that is laid out much like many of the 4th Step guides that you can find on the internet (like Joe and Charlie’s). The difference is that the Vault app lets you work on your 4th step anywhere, anytime that you are free and in a safe place, NOT just when you are free at your home with your notebook. It is Vault Code protected at all times, so whether it is on your nightstand or at the coffee shop, NO ONE can access your inventory but you. We decided (through much discussion) to minimize all instructions on HOW to do a 4th Step. As alcoholics, we had no shortage of opinions on what each of us believed were the best instructions. We decided to use the original text from the Big Book for the actual questions for you to answer, instead of rewording them as we saw some of the 4th Step "guides" do. Your sponsor may want you to write out (with pen and paper) your 4th step. If that is the case, you may still utilize the app to collect your inventory information, then after printing it out, copy it over by hand. This app is not AA reviewed or approved. AA does not endorse or approve anything or anyone. All quotes are from the 1st edition of the Big Book. This app was created by members for members. Thanks to their generous support this app is FREE to anyone world-wide. Remember: Our primary purpose is to stay sober, and help another alcoholic. Thanks, Twelve Step Apps www.12StepApps.org

Screenshots

AA Speakers4 screens
AA 4th Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AA Speakers at Free against AA 4th Step's $2.99. AA Speakers also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 103). AA 4th Step's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

AA Speakers is free to download; AA 4th Step costs $2.99 up front. AA Speakers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AA 4th Step asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AA Speakers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AA Speakers has 1.2K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of AA Speakers's written reviews are positive against 79% of AA 4th Step's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA Speakers ships an update every 3 weeks, AA 4th Step monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AA Speakers versus AA 4th Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA SpeakersAA 4th Step
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better4.5 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews79.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better103
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#131 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB27 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWilliam Phillips12 Step Apps LLC

Customer experience

AA Speakers

All ratings1,237 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.4%

AA 4th Step

All ratings103 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative11.8%

Bugs and requests

AA Speakers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when opening or selecting speakers
  • Inability to download/play speakers
  • Speakers stop playing when screen turns off

Requested features

3 requests
  • More current/recent speakers
  • Fix technical issues (crashes, downloads, volume)
  • Ability to save progress/position in speaker

AA 4th Step

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AA Speakers

Subscriptions2
  • AA Speakers Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • AA Speakers Premium - Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

AA 4th Step

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AA Speakers free?
AA Speakers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AA 4th Step free?
AA 4th Step costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AA Speakers or AA 4th Step?
AA Speakers is rated higher. AA Speakers averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while AA 4th Step averages 4.5 from 103 ratings.
Do AA Speakers or AA 4th Step have ads?
Neither AA Speakers nor AA 4th Step shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AA Speakers or AA 4th Step?
AA Speakers ships an update every 3 weeks, and AA 4th Step monthly. Most recently, AA Speakers was updated on October 23, 2026 and AA 4th Step on October 26, 2026.

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