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12 Steps Companion AA Big Book

Originator Dean Huff
Primary Metric 143
Featuring a completely modernized Big Book reader with dark mode, home screen widgets, an enhanced sobriety calculator, notes, AA contacts database and more—the 12 Steps Companion experience is unmatched! Every member of AA will find this app useful, beautiful, and simple to use. Also check out our 12 Steps Speakers app to listen to thousands of speakers from across the world. KEY FEATURES: UNIVERSAL APP • Optimized for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch • Beautiful cloud-themed design with gradient backgrounds • Smooth, modern animations throughout ANONYMOUS ICON • Discrete app icon protects your anonymity • No references to AA on your home screen SOBRIETY CALCULATOR & WIDGETS • View your sobriety length on the stunning launch screen • Add home screen widgets to track your progress at a glance • Live updates with precise years, months, days, and hours THE BIG BOOK READER • NEW: Dark Mode - Easy-on-the-eyes reading for any time of day • Enhanced Highlighting - Highlight and unhighlight text with ease • Adjustable Font Size - Customize for comfortable reading • Full-screen reading mode in portrait or landscape • Read the main 164 pages plus 60+ stories from 1st & 2nd editions • Original forewords and appendices • Page numbers for easy reference • Quick page jump navigation • Built-in dictionary—tap any word to define • Collapsible index with organized categories • "Return to Bookmark" from any note POWERFUL SEARCH • Comprehensive concordance tool • Instant highlighting of search results • Find any passage quickly PRAYERS & PROMISES • Morning prayer for "on awakening" • Night prayer for "when we retire at night" • Prayers from all 12 steps • Prayer of St. Francis • The Big Book's suggestions on prayer • Extensive collection of promises throughout the Big Book • Promises from the steps and more NOTES • Enhanced sharing via Messages, email, Facebook, and Twitter • Highlight text and tap the note button to auto-insert • Perfect study and reflection tool • Automatically includes app attribution when sharing CONTACTS • Access US central offices, areas, districts, and answering services • Enhanced Actions - Tap to immediately call, email, or visit websites • Integrated Maps - Built-in routing to find meetings and locations • Add and edit your own recovery contacts • Quick access to support SUPPORT Thank you for downloading this app! I'm grateful for your support and hope it serves as a valuable tool in your recovery. Questions or feedback? Visit www.deanhuff.com IMPORTANT NOTES: Due to copyright restrictions: • Only stories from the 1st and 2nd editions are included • The 12 Steps Companion is only available to US customers Big Book and Alcoholics Anonymous are registered trademarks of AA World Services, Inc. Please always support AA by purchasing a printed copy from your local central office.
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Developer & User Discourse

Dorothy F. Shaw • Jan 25, 2026 ★ 4
I wish Dean would add the additional stories from the newer additions. The stories that are significant for me include acceptance prayer and the resentment prayer. I thought these used to be included but I guess not. An update to add these stories would be wonderful.
Mooney2369 • Jan 16, 2026 ★ 5
This is by far my most favorite AA app. I had somehow deleted a few word from a sentence and cannot figure out how to update/fix my error. Page 42.
"I saw that will power and self-knowledge would not help in those strange" how I deleted this I do not know. I want to fix it but have some many things highlighted that I do not want do delete and reinstall as I do not want to loose my years of work. Can you help?
tereetall1 • Sep 11, 2025 ★ 3
I wish that some tech-savvy recovering Friend could find a way to update this app. Mine is no longer searchable.
Class of 1994 • Aug 2, 2025 ★ 5
It would be really nice if you could add the concepts. And the AA world service manual.

Also, you might want to update the preamble and anything else that’s conference approved.
AnonymousAgnosia • Jul 7, 2025 ★ 5
I am probably not the first to say this but PLEASE include the 12x12 to consolidate apps.
rDevelop • Oct 20, 2024 ★ 3
I’ve used this app for many years and when I tried to go fully digital at meetings, I soon realized this was a second edition version. I can only rate this higher if I have content that is read at big book meetings.
Matt in Hong Kong • Sep 23, 2024 ★ 4
Would be great if this were the fourth edition and included the Preface, all Forewords and stories from the fourth edition. Also there are a lot of typos in the Forewords. I love that you can highlight passages and the day count is great too!
JenJilly • Sep 2, 2023 ★ 5
I’ve had this app for ten+ years. Over the years, I can’t count how many times this has saved my day!!
xserge2 • Oct 20, 2022 ★ 3
Very disappointed that, Acceptance is the Answer , is not included in the stories . how could this be left out?
Pixiluxe • Apr 28, 2022 ★ 4
This app is great and been around years but would love a dev update to include fourth edition stories.
SEC fan10 • Feb 24, 2022 ★ 4
This has been a helpful app. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because you cannot see the page numbers on the index where the chapters are listed. Those page numbers would be helpful if they are added. However, you can see the page numbers once you click into the chapter.
Djsrunner • Feb 14, 2022 ★ 4
This is a great app and I’ve really enjoyed using it. One thing that would make it five stars for me would be to add the ability to turn on push notifications both in the morning and in the evening to prompt meditation and reflection.
Doc'sDad • Aug 22, 2021 ★ 4
I used the app today to read the Traditions for my Home Group Zoom meeting while traveling. I stopped momentarily while reading the 5th Traditions… it was wrong! It reads “to carry the message” rather than “to carry its message”; as shown in the 12 and 12 and Alcoholics Anonymous. I remember this from hearing Clancy reading the Traditions at a meeting in Waukesha, WI. He stopped, corrected the wording, and went on to explain the difference and why it is important in typical Clancy style.
KenWood24 • Jul 19, 2021 ★ 3
It is not the 12 step 12 tradition book
david-p123 • Oct 26, 2020 ★ 3
Missing “Acceptance was the answer” in the story section. Which is a big disappointment.
AlicattacliA • Sep 18, 2020 ★ 5
Simple, easy to use, all the basic literature you need... and BEST of all THEY DON’T ASK FOR EMAIL or other personal info!!!
Xzxxxzxzb670 • Mar 10, 2020 ★ 1
I lost all my info on this app. I couldn’t open the app so I off loaded it to reinstall and none of my information for the past 8 years is there! I am so disappointed and discouraged!
mindfulknit • Oct 28, 2019 ★ 3
Good to track years in the program
1 ol' Possum • Sep 19, 2019 ★ 3
I’ve been checking my app for the last few days for my seven year anniversary and every time I check it doesn’t seem like the hours are moving at all, it finally did jump them one more day but doesn’t look like it’s working right
Blakity Blake • Sep 14, 2019 ★ 1
I have had this app for all of my 8 1/2 years of sobriety. I upgraded my iPhone to the iPhone X two weeks ago and now I’m told that I have to rebuy the app. It just doesn’t seem right. Why must I repurchase an app I’ve already paid for just because I got a new telephone?