Getting started

Setting up for the first time

The first time you open My Recovery Program, it asks a few questions to get to know you.

Have you used this app before? This is the very first question you're asked, before anything else. If you say yes, and you had iCloud backup turned on, your programs come back automatically - you don't have to set anything up twice.

If you're starting fresh, the app asks one question at a time, in this order:

Your name, so it can address you and credit assignments to you correctly.
Whether to turn on iCloud backup (not required, but recommended so you don't lose anything if you lose your phone).
A few permissions together - Notifications, Calendar, and Contacts.
Whether to lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode.

Then, one program at a time:

Which program you're part of - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), or Al-Anon.
Whether you're just attending meetings, or actively working the steps.
Whether you have a sponsor, picked from your contacts.
A recovery date (or program start date, for Al-Anon).

You're then asked if you're in another program - if so, the same sequence repeats for it.

After setup, a short guided tour offers to show you around - five stops, about a minute: Today, your program, other people you support, the SOS button, and Settings. You can skip it, or come back to it later from Settings → About.

The Today screen

Today is where each day starts. It greets you by name and shows the day you're looking at; the arrows move a day at a time, and tapping the day jumps to any date.

A gold banner appears at the top when you reach a milestone. (A program with no date yet shows Set your recovery date instead.)
Your program card is teal: how long you've been in the program, one unit per line ("2 Months", then "28 days"; years, months and days, with a zero left out), a ring that fills toward your next milestone, and how many days are left until it. If you're in more than one program, swipe the card to see the others.
Two small labels sit under the card: the step you're working on right now (if you're working the steps), and how many things are due that day.
The quote of the day, then anything due or logged for the day you're looking at.
Three large buttons: Log a meeting, Inventory, and Gratitude.
Your meeting goals, each with a progress bar, and Your journey at the bottom.

Steps, assignments and the exact time you've been in each program are one tap away on the Programs tab.

Settings

The Settings tab holds your name (used to sign the messages you send), your programs, light or dark appearance, reminders, the app lock, iCloud backup, export and import, and a Start over group. Tap a program to change how you take part, its date and its local hotline. The things that delete data are in red.

No account, ever. There's no sign-up and nothing to remember. Everything you enter lives on your device, and in your own iCloud account if you turn backup on. My Recovery Program has no server of its own - there's no company database your information could ever end up in.

Frequently asked questions

What happens the first time I open the app?

It asks your name, whether to turn on iCloud backup, a few permissions, and then walks through each program you're part of, one at a time.

Do I lose anything if I reinstall the app or switch phones?

No. If iCloud backup was on, your programs come back automatically the first time you open the app again.