Twelva, explained.

No. The Twelve Steps are one path Twelva supports well, but they are not the whole app. Twelva is multi-tradition by design: SMART Recovery, Refuge Recovery, Al-Anon, CBT-informed practice, and secular, non-religious recovery are all first-class paths, each with reading and study plans written in its own language. You choose the tradition that fits you, and you can read across traditions whenever you like. That breadth is the point — most recovery apps are 12-step only.

No. There is a fully secular, non-religious path through Twelva. Approaches like SMART Recovery and CBT-informed practice make no spiritual demand at all, and the AI sponsor speaks in the language of the path you choose — so if you have chosen a secular path, it stays secular. Belief is welcome here, and so is its absence. Twelva meets you where you actually are.

Twelva is free to download, and the core tools you reach for most are usable without paying. A subscription unlocks the full Library, the AI sponsor, and journal sync across devices. It is 9.99 US dollars per month or 59.99 US dollars per year, and every subscription begins with a 7-day free trial. You can cancel anytime.

Yes. Every Twelva subscription starts with a 7-day free trial, so you can live with the full app for a week before deciding. If it is not right for you, cancel before the trial ends through the App Store or Google Play and you will not be charged. There is no penalty for stopping, and nothing in your recovery is held hostage.

Your journal is yours. Entries are encrypted on your device by default, and if you turn on cloud backup, that backup is encrypted too. Twelva never sells your data and never uses your recovery data to train models. Privacy is not a setting we bolted on — it is how the app is built, because people in early recovery are in a vulnerable place and deserve that respect.

The AI sponsor is a calm, non-judgmental companion you can reach the moment a craving hits or a hard night sets in, day or night. It is tradition-aware, so it speaks in the language of the path you have chosen rather than defaulting to one framework. It is privacy-first: your conversations are not used to train models. To be clear, it is a companion, not a human sponsor and not therapy.

No, and it is not meant to. Twelva is a recovery companion — something to lean on between meetings, sessions, and calls — not therapy, medical care, or a substitute for a human sponsor or your community. Many people use it alongside a sponsor, a therapist, and regular meetings. Crisis resources are built in, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and SAMHSA at 1-800-662-4357, so help is one tap away when you need a person.

Yes. Twelva includes a first-class Al-Anon path for the people who love someone struggling with addiction. Recovery is not only the person using — it touches everyone around them — and the Al-Anon plans speak to that experience directly, with the same calm, non-judgmental tone as the rest of the app.

Free gives you the foundational tools: guided stepwork, daily devotionals and affirmations, breathing exercises, HALT and mood check-ins, and your streaks and milestones. A subscription opens up the full Library of reading and study plans across every tradition, the AI sponsor companion, and journal sync across your devices. Both versions keep your journal private — that is never paywalled.

Twelva includes roughly 767 reflective questions worked across the Twelve Steps. You move through them at your own pace — there is no clock and no one grading you. The questions are meant to be sat with, not rushed, and your written answers stay private in your journal. It is the slow, honest part of the work, given room to breathe.

Twelva tracks your current sobriety streak and milestones, but it also keeps a lifetime days-earned counter that never resets on a slip. The days you have lived sober are real, and they stay counted no matter what happens next. Twelva is built to be on your side — it will never shame you or threaten your progress to keep you coming back.

Twelva is available for iPhone on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. If you turn on encrypted cloud backup with a subscription, your journal and progress can sync across your devices, so picking up your phone in a hard moment always brings your own words with it.

You can cancel anytime, with no questions and no penalty. Subscriptions are managed through your App Store or Google Play account, where you can turn off renewal in a couple of taps. Cancel before your 7-day free trial ends and you will not be charged at all. Your on-device journal and progress stay with you either way.