# AA Joe & Charlie Big Book Work — user reviews > 164 indexed App Store user reviews of AA Joe & Charlie Big Book Work by Kepler47 Software Inc., rated 4.90/5 from 4,793 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aa-joe-and-charlie-big-book-work/id1089811749/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aa-joe-and-charlie-big-book-work/id1089811749.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,414 · 4★ 268 · 3★ 54 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 46 ## What do users think of AA Joe & Charlie Big Book Work? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Great app for learning and laughing - 👍 Helpful for understanding the Big Book - 👍 Excellent resource for recovery - 👍 Entertaining and informative speakers - 👍 Convenient for listening on the go - 👍 Useful for sponsoring others **Cons** - 🐛 Payment issues with subscription - 🔒 Lack of ability to unsubscribe **Commonly reported bugs** - Content not available after update - Playback issues when interrupted **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Ability to mark content as listened to ## Newest reviews (17 of 164) ### 5/5 — Big Book Brilliance *2024-05-29, version 4.7* As a new member of the fellowship I gained a much deeper understanding of the history of AA, the 12 steps and why the program works. Highly beneficial when you can’t get to a meeting or feel irritable, restless and discontent. ### 5/5 — This app is so great *2024-05-18, version 4.7* I have heard about Joe and Charlie for years—back when they were tapes. It I never heard them. Now they are with me all the time. Throw in a sleep timer and will give you 6 stars. 🩵 ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2024-05-16, version 4.7* You app helps me deepen my recovery and improve my working with others. Sincerely, Kristen Clifton ### 5/5 — Amazing Free Content *2024-05-14, version 4.7* Great content overall! If you’re a friend of Bill, then I highly recommend. If you’re new, I highly recommend. If you’re old and looking for something new, I highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Joe and Charlie *2024-04-04, version 4.7* I rely on these 2. They help me to understand the BB better. They help me work with my sponcees better. ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-03-13, version 4.7* I love Joe & Charlie’s explanation of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was because of their explanation and example for Step Three I was finally able to move forward. ### 5/5 — Joe and Charlie app *2024-03-12, version 4.7* This is one of the best apps I have. I love that it reads it to me cause I have trouble reading and it perfect for me. I understand it so much better then reading it myself. I love it so much. ### 5/5 — So helpful in my recovery *2024-03-03, version 4.7* So happy I found how and Charlie. This app has helped me so much to understand what I’m going through ### 5/5 — AA MUST *2024-03-01, version 4.7* Awesome app for reading, or reading along ### 5/5 — Excellent for recovery from alcoholism *2024-02-28, version 4.7* As in the Big Book… Joe & Charlie bring it all to life with honesty and humor. Highly recommend for anyone doing the 12 steps off Alcoholics Anonymous! ### 5/5 — Recovery *2024-02-11, version 4.7* Excellent ### 5/5 — Great! *2024-02-09, version 4.7* App never cuts out like other apps ### 5/5 — Joe and Charlie. We Agnostics *2024-02-04, version 4.7* This program is both very enjoyable and very informative. They bring out the message of the Big Book. Thank you. ### 5/5 — Me *2024-02-01, version 4.7* Awesome ### 5/5 — Joe and Charlie *2024-01-17, version 4.7* Great book WORKS ### 5/5 — Great tool for recovery *2024-01-06, version 4.7* Joe and Charlie make the big book easier to understand. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2023-12-15, version 4.7* Really excellent ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Pear *2026-08-24, version 5.2* The Joe & Charlie audio is all available at NO COST elsewhere! - please don’t make money out of the vulnerable and these great guys - close this app.! ### 1/5 — Payment glitch *2025-02-07, version 5.2* They want you to subscribe, but they don’t have a way to unsubscribe and they continue to charge you after you thought you cancelled ### 1/5 — Do not buy this app *2023-10-07, version 4.7* Sadly this app does not work if you want to listen in the car. Why? If an alarm goes off on your iPhone, or a phone call rings whilst listening...the only way you can restart listening is by going into the app and pressing the displayed pause button ...and then play. Even if you see a play button on the Home Screen it will not restart unless you go into the app and pause first then play I have asked for a refund ### 1/5 — Cancel my subscription. *2020-10-27, version 4.6* Cancel my subscription ### 1/5 — Once upon a time a free resource *2020-06-16, version 4.0* I find it rather disingenuous to be charging people for a free resource. Not only is ALL of the information and readings online elsewhere for free but this apps contents used to be free. I’ve had this app for 6 years, I opened it recently as I saw the app image had changed, first 3 chapters free and then a paywall. Disgraceful Go online to numerous sources and find Joe & Charlie free ### 1/5 — Not as described *2019-08-11, version 3.6.2* A lot of features, including anything by Joe and Charlie are not on this app. The link to upgrade doesn’t work and the only parts of the big book that are available are the Foreword to Bill’s story ### 2/5 — Very disappointed *2021-04-27, version 4.7* I downloaded this app on the advice of my AA sponsor. Very disappointed that you now charge for the padlocked content. She was too as hers must have been in use before these were introduced. Such a shame as everything was in one place. I am disabled and on benefits so can’t afford the fees. I have listed to the doctors opinion but I hope there will be no charge through iTunes. I am deleting the app as can find it all online but just more complicated. Thanks and I hope you take notice of this. Sarah ### 3/5 — App does not seem to be working *2026-01-26, version 5.2* I was enjoying the program greatly up until yesterday. I had stopped halfway through “Bill’s Story”. When I went back to it, the app dropped me out. This happened several times. Before you ask, yes I did pay the $14.99 to get access to all of the chapters. ### 3/5 — Monthly *2022-04-27, version 4.7* Extra cost ### 3/5 — Step by step guide *2019-12-01, version 3.6.2* I love Joe & Charlie, they are funny, and very simple to understand. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — AA *2026-06-17, version 5.2* Very Powerful ### 5/5 — Love it! *2025-05-02, version 5.2* These guys are great, learning and laughing is the way to go… ### 5/5 — joe and charlie big book work *2025-02-18, version 5.2* love the tape ### 5/5 — Big book of Alcoholics Anonymous *2024-11-02, version 5.2* Great book nice to know it’s a textbook mostly anyway! ### 5/5 — Awesome!😍 *2024-09-08, version 4.7* I love this app! Best down to earth material in the game! Thank you God!🙏🏾🙏🏾 ### 5/5 — Brilliant app *2024-08-12, version 4.7* Just love it. Joe and Charlie gave me a quality of life I didn't expect ### 5/5 — Good program *2024-07-30, version 4.7* Can listen to anytime ### 5/5 — Joe & Charlie Big Book 12 steps *2024-07-10, version 4.7* I enjoyed the Joe & Charlie Big Book 12step tapes when I was newer in AA. I now have them on my phone. I’ve been sober 37 yrs this Nov. 17th.. Sometimes, I can attend a meeting of mostly old timers that uses the Joe & Charlie tapes. After they listen to part of the chapter they talk about it. It’s a great meeting. Joe and Charlie were good AA and good people. ### 5/5 — Good news! *2024-06-19, version 4.7* Great information! It works if you work it! ### 5/5 — Very useful, actually entertaining *2024-06-16, version 4.7* Joe and Charlie explain the the steps in a straightforward and easy to relate way, and actually throw some humor into interpreting and applying the 12 steps. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*