# Al-Anon Family Groups

> Support program for those affected by alcoholism, offering meetings, journaling, and community. (iPhone/iPad app by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/al-anon-family-groups/id1493951058 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1493951057)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.80/5 from 401 App Store ratings · 156 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 222 MB
- Languages: British English, French (France), European Spanish
- Released: 2020-08-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-25
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/al-anon-family-groups/id1493951058/reviews.md

## What is Al?

Al‑Anon Family Groups is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.

The Al-Anon program is based on the Twelve Steps (adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous), which we try, little by little, one day at a time, to apply to our lives, along with our slogans and the Serenity Prayer. The loving interchange of help among members and daily reading of Al-Anon literature thus make us ready to receive the priceless gift of serenity.

The official mobile app of the Al-Anon Family Groups is designed to provide an easy way for anyone affected by someone else’s drinking to find hope and help, whether they can attend a face-to-face meeting or not.

Features include:
- Al-Anon meetings powered by Zoom with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance enabled. In the app you will see this added security is identified by a green shield inside the meeting. The HIPAA compliance provides the following additional securities:
-- Disallows cloud recordings
-- Forces out of meeting chat encryption on
-- Forces encryption for 3rd party endpoints
-- Disables streaming to any service that only supports RTMP
-- Prevents copying or saving meeting chats

- An opportunity to connect with Al-Anon friends and chat privately with them
- A built-in private journal, which you can use to track your recovery
- A news feed where you can share with your Al-Anon friends what is on your mind; you can also view what’s on your friends’ minds. 
- An opportunity to subscribe to a daily dose of Al-Anon members’ experience, strength, and hope.
- An opportunity to easily contribute to the World Service Office.

Premium Content 

- Annual Subscription $19.99/yr -Auto-Renewing

-- Premium content is available through an annual subscription which is associated to your Apple ID and is automatically renewed unless canceled. Subscription may be canceled through your Apple ID Subscriptions. Early cancellations do not result in a refund, the member will continue to receive premium content until the end of the subscription period.  

Terms Of Use: www.al-anon.org/mobileapp/termsofuse

## Key features

- HIPAA compliant Zoom meetings
- Private chat with friends
- Built-in private journal
- News feed for sharing thoughts
- Daily dose of experience, strength, and hope
- Contribute to World Service Office

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Today's Reflection | $19.99 | per year |
| La reflexión de hoy | $19.99 | per year |
| Réflexion du jour | $19.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Al?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Easy access to meetings
- 💡 Helpful for those unable to attend in-person meetings
- 🤗 Grateful for the app's existence
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Account creation and login issues
- 🤔 Lack of in-person meeting information
- 🙄 Premium content not worth the cost

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Unable to create account or log in
- App crashes when trying to access meetings
- Premium features not working as expected
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to find in-person meetings
- Improve stability and reliability of the app
- Allow background audio playback during meetings
- Provide more valuable premium content

## Recent user reviews (10 of 156)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/al-anon-family-groups/id1493951058/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Notifications

*2026-04-27, version 5.1*

We should be able to delete notifications after we have read them. It takes up unnecessary space and with us needing anonymity who’s to say that our alcoholics/addicts do not gain access to our phones and then it starts a fight?  I can hear some smart guy say, “Well don’t give them access!”  Well you try and do that when you’re married to them! I’m telling you that if I can’t cover my tracks then I won’t be using this app.

### 5/5 — Love the App

*2026-04-02, version 5.1*

I for one could not be without the App. Takes afew meetings to get accustomed to using all the features. Had been so helpful as no in person meeting where I live either.

### 1/5 — No moderation

*2026-03-25*

I want to recommend this app.  The meetings are lifesavers. But the lack of moderation in the social aspect/news feed allows for rude, unchecked people to comment on posts from others with no risk of being moderated. On top of this, because the block function only works for messages and the blocked user’s posts, the people I blocked still show up on posts and comments. MarkM is inflammatory and rude to others every single day, violating ToS multiple times, yet I can’t even block him and avoid his nonsense cause I can still see his comments on other’s posts. For a recovery community like Al-Anon, full of people needing help and wanting a community we can actually speak to, this is insanely detrimental to us who want a space we be supportive of each other in. Because I don’t want to use this app I’ve been way less active in the overall program as I used to love contributing, but since the WSO seem uninterested in moderation after even being emailed, I’ll stick to my local group and hopefully find online zoom groups I can make friends in.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review and critique. Please reach out to our support team at afgmobile@al-anon.org and we will be happy to provide additional information on updates!

### 1/5 — Can’t sign up

*2026-03-22, version 5.1*

No matter what I do I get error messages when I try to sign up. I’m meeting all the password requirements, but nothing works. I’m disappointed because I was trying to attend my first meeting.

### 3/5 — Meeting times

*2026-03-09*

I’ve had a couple instances where I’ve logged on a few minutes past the hour hoping to find a meeting. It appears that the meetings available advance to the next hour so if you show up six minutes past noon, the meetings listed have already advanced to 1 o’clock and there’s no way to find a noon meeting to join a few minutes late. Please leave the meetings up for the current hour. Some of us are rushing to attend these and then have to reschedule.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review and critique. Please reach out to our support team at afgmobile@al-anon.org and we will be happy to provide additional information on how long meetings appear once they have started.

### 2/5 — Mrs Cuc

*2026-01-16, version 5.0*

Having a hard time creating an account. Every time I make up a password, it will not take the password and it keeps on telling me to have a certain amount of letters symbols, etc.. I am following what they're saying, but it's still not letting me open an account.

### 1/5 — No matter what you do, no password works

*2026-01-11, version 5.0*

I couldn’t register because no password would be accepted even though I followed the instructions.

### 3/5 — Names blocked out

*2026-01-08, version 5.0*

The app is great for meetings but recently in the participant list some people have a block over their name. This block can also move over a split screen. It is affecting the flow of the meeting when their have to call on them.

Don’t see this being addressed or in the list of recent reviews

### 1/5 — No filter for Women Specific Meetings

*2025-12-06, version 4.9*

Why in the world is there no filter for women’s only meetings??!?!

### 1/5 — buggy

*2025-11-18, version 4.9*

can’t log on. tells me i need a certain kind of password and i enter exactly what it says and it still won’t let me in. in a time of crisis and the crisis app doesn’t work

## Frequently asked questions about Al

### What is this app for?

This app is for individuals whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. It provides a mutual support program based on the Al-Anon principles, offering tools and resources to help users find hope and make positive changes in their lives.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include HIPAA-compliant Al-Anon meetings via Zoom, private chat functionality with friends, a built-in private journal for tracking recovery, a news feed for sharing thoughts with the community, and access to a daily dose of experience, strength, and hope. Users can also contribute to the World Service Office.

### How much does the app cost?

The app offers a free version with core features. Premium content is available through an annual subscription of $19.99 per year, which auto-renews. Subscriptions can be managed and canceled through your Apple ID.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

The app is designed for family members and friends of alcoholics, or anyone whose life has been impacted by another person's drinking. It aims to provide support and resources regardless of whether the alcoholic admits to having a problem or seeks help.

### How do the online meetings work?

The app facilitates Al-Anon meetings powered by Zoom with enhanced security features, indicated by a green shield. These meetings are HIPAA compliant, meaning they disallow cloud recordings, force out-of-meeting chat encryption, and prevent copying or saving meeting chats, ensuring a secure environment for participants.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.2 — 2026-07-06

- Supports iOS 26
- Performance improvements and minor bug fixes

### 5.1 — 2026-01-27

Minor bug fixes

### 5.0 — 2025-12-29

Minor bug fixes

### 4.9 — 2025-09-22

Minor bug fixes

### 4.8 — 2025-08-11

Minor bug fixes

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