My Spiritual Toolkit AA Steps reviews
What users love and hate, from real reviews
A pocket 12-step toolkit for people in recovery — prayers, morning and nightly inventories, journaling and a day counter — replacing the paper notebook, though a few pricing and content choices spark debate.
What users love
Everything in one place — the phone is always there, unlike a notebook
The top praise: prayers, inventories, journal, gratitude and the day counter all live in one app that's always in your pocket. Paper notebooks get lost, pens go missing, but the phone is always with you — writing an inventory is easier right from bed.
it has everything I need in one secure place
for me it's so well made for my daily routine for my recovery I don't have to find paper to write on then lose it or not even do it cos I don't have a pen it's all in 1 place
realistically your phone is always in your pocket. i always forget to complete my nightly inventory and while in bed it is far easier to complete on my phone as apposed to getting out of bed
Anchors the morning and evening ritual — the first and last thing of the day
Many have woven the app into their routine: «On Awakening» in the morning, a nightly inventory at night. Notifications start the day on a positive note, and without it people literally feel off.
its a part of my daily routine and i feel off without it
The first thing I do every morning and the last thing I do at night is use this app
so easy to use it has helped me to start my journey of recovery everyday I wake up to my notifications of awakening and my day begins positively
Inventories can be sent to a sponsor — built-in accountability
A strong differentiator: spot-check and nightly inventories, step 10, can be forwarded to a sponsor straight from the app. It keeps people accountable, and sponsor and sponsee trade work through the same app.
Being able to send my nightly inventory to my sponsor is gold
I use it everyday to send my gratitude and nightly review to my sponsor. My sponsee sends me her work using this app too
my sponsor and I use the tools from this app for nightly inventories and I do my 10th step work on it
The developer Nathan replies fast and personally — people remember it
The creator's name (Nathan) comes up again and again: fast replies to emails, a caring attitude, the sense that a real person behind the app genuinely carries «the message of recovery».
Fantastic app and developer quick, responsive and very caring!
Thanks, Nathan, for all of your hard work. You are very appreciated!
the developer was so quick to help
A rich collection of prayers and daily reflections in your pocket
Prayers («On Awakening», third step, serenity), the daily reflection and inspirational readings at your fingertips — that's what brings many to the app each morning.
I love all the available prayers and tools right at my fingertips!
the prayer collection is superb
I love the prayers, the nightly inventory which I can send to myself
The sobriety counter at the top — the motivation of seeing your «clean time» grow
Many value seeing their sobriety day count at the top of the screen: it gives hope, motivates, and frees the user from having to count themselves.
I watch my clean time growing it's kept track of my accomplished sobriety and gives me some hope
It counts my time, so I can forget
My clean time is displayed at the top
Simple, clear interface — even «old timers» can use it
The app is praised for being easy to learn: clear navigation, simple design, friendly even to the non-technical. «A simple app for complicated people».
This app is easy to use for us old timers and it keeps me on track
A simple app for complicated people
This app is easy to navigate. It's right at your fingers when you are on the go
The creator gives premium away during hardship — defusing half the pricing complaints
The counterweight to the pricing debate: those who can't afford premium (in sober living, out of work, in financial hardship) say Nathan gave them paid features for free. It turns potential resentment into gratitude.
they have also made a available to me the premium features while I am in a blackout period in sober living and cannot get work so I can still use the features when I wasn't financially able to afford them
I had a very good experience with this app. They were able to help me with the cost of the app.
Nathan offered me the additional features free of charge due to financial hardship which I am very grateful for
What users hate
Charging for recovery tools angers some users
The sharpest objection: spiritual tools shouldn't cost money — «God is free». Even at $10 a year, some feel the very idea of charging is wrong for a recovery program.
Disgusting. Trying to offer spiritual tools for money... and yes it's only $10 a year for unlimited - God is free.
I dont feel we should have to pay for this app
if anyone can't afford the premium features for certain tools, contact Nathan!
Missing core AA literature — users ask for the Big Book and «12 and 12»
The most common feature request: add the full program literature — the Big Book and «12 and 12». Those who do have «12 and 12» access prize it, which highlights the gap for everyone else.
the only thing I would like added is The Big Book and 12 and 12
Love having access to the 12 and 12 through this app as well
Great App with daily AA Readings , Prayers and Step 10 tools.
Registration crashes on launch — some users can't even get in
A rare but critical failure: trying to register, the app closes itself and the person can't get started at all. For an app tied to a daily ritual, losing someone right at the door stings.
Every time I try to register the app closes itself. I'm very disappointed.
Fixed prayer texts can't be amended — small but nagging gaps
Several users ask for text additions: the full Serenity Prayer, the full Resentment Prayer, a «when we retire at night» line to match «upon awakening», more character space in the first part, and the ability to edit the spot-check date. Small things, but one says the creator refused to add them.
the creator seems to refuse to put in "when we retire at night". It seems a valid ask since there's "upon awakening".
would you please put the whole serenity prayer on here? please and thank you
I would suggest the full Resentment Prayer though, because its a life changer