# Meeting Guide — A.A. World Services

> Find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings worldwide with location-based search. (iPhone/iPad app by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/482074520)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 1,005 App Store ratings · 139 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2015-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181/reviews.md

## What is Meeting Guide?

Brought to you by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., Meeting Guide is a free of charge app that provides meeting information from A.A. service entities in an easy-to-access format.

Over 150,000 A.A. meetings are currently listed. The information is refreshed twice daily by relaying meeting information from more than 500 A.A. service entities; area, district, intergroup/central offices, and international General Service Office websites (some of which are listed on (A.A. Near You). 

To learn how to get your local A.A. website connected, please visit our support site https://meetingguide.helpdocs.io for A.A. web servants.

Privacy Notice

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. respects your privacy.

• If you choose to share your location with the app, your geographic coordinates will be transmitted, so that we can provide you the list of meetings near you when you are actively using the app.

• If you choose not to share your location, you can still find meetings by entering a location in the search bar, in which case you will receive a list of meetings near the location you entered. 

•You can change your option for sharing location data by going into your Settings Privacy Location on iOS.

•The app does not keep your geolocation or search information.

•Your IP address, searches, and other usage information are collected by Google analytics, but only to generate aggregate data to help us improve the app.

•There is no ad-tracking on this app.

To learn more about privacy on this app click here: https://www.aa.org/meeting-guide-app-privacy-policy

To learn more about privacy at A.A.W.S. click here https://www.aa.org/terms-of-use

## Key features

- Find A.A. meetings
- Over 150,000 meetings listed
- Updated twice daily
- Search by current location
- Search by entered location
- Privacy-focused design

## Chart rankings

- #205 in Top Free · Lifestyle (US App Store)

## What do users think of Meeting Guide?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Life saver
- 👍 Powerful
- 👍 Great tool
- 👍 Wonderful app
- 👍 Helpful & well designed
- 👍 Indispensable
- 👍 Easy and practical
- 👍 Live saver
- 👍 Just incredible
- 👍 Fantastic
- 👍 Exceptional support
- 👍 Helpful & well-designed
- 👍 Lifesaver - literally and metaphorically
- 👍 Excellent resource
- 👍 Meeting Guide is the best

**Cons**

- 🐛 Payment information
- 🐛 Online Meetings Only
- 🐛 Inaccurate
- 🐛 Missing so many meetings
- 🐛 Truly pathetic
- 🐛 Can't Find meetings in other cities?
- 🐛 Neither progress or perfection
- 🐛 Inaccurate Meeting Source
- 🐛 Meetings don't exist

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Can't locate meetings
- Meetings info dropped//Updated
- Not working on IOS 13
- Current Location Will Not Work!
- App removed LGBT options
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices

**Most requested features**

- Distance filter
- Notifications/Reminders
- Map display of meeting locations
- Dark mode option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 139)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meeting-guide/id1042822181/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Essential

*2026-07-23, version 5.1.12*

I’m grateful to those that create and maintain this essential recovery tool. It provides comprehensive and navigable access to literature, and, most importantly, vital access to live meetings and fellowship- everywhere and at all times. Pure thanks!

### 3/5 — Why stuck seeing areas nearby?

*2026-07-14, version 5.1.7*

Cant change setting to global so now only 2 options whereas this morning I caught one half the world away. Can you please reset distance setting otherwise great!!

### 4/5 — Great but have some suggestions

*2026-07-06*

This is my go-to app since I moved to a big city to find meetings. Because there are so many & I’m still learning my way around, it would be super helpful to have a “notes” feature to help me keep track of which mtgs are which, people from the mtgs etc. It would also be incredibly helpful to have details such as where in the church/building the meetings are, like the room & floor so I’m not wandering all over the place trying to find it, especially at night where it’s dark & not necessarily safe… thanks for a great app

### 5/5 — Great source to find meetings

*2026-06-22, version 5.1.7*

One of the best  ever

### 4/5 — Website meeting finder more useful for in-person UK users

*2026-06-14, version 5.1.7*

Pros: 
very simple UI and easy to use. 
Online meeting finder is global,  so great for finding a meeting any time of the day. 

Cons: 
Only able to filter in person meetings by time not distance.
News isn’t relevant to UK users. 
AA-London.com website featured which isn’t regularly updated and often holds incorrect meeting info, in my experience.

### 1/5 — What the heck?!

*2026-06-12, version 5.1.7*

Downloaded your new update and now it only shows one meeting for each day of the week, and it’s the same meeting.

### 2/5 — Great Resource - Irritating UI

*2026-05-27*

This app is great for finding meetings but it can be quite frustrating to use - especially when theres no other quality options. I’ve included a list of my gripes below. Nothing too major, and definitely something that the devs could improve upon.

Gripes:
1.) The search results do not hold your place in the (sometimes quite long) list of meetings and require users to scroll all the way back down to where you were after clicking on a meeting and returning to the search results

2.) I would greatly appreciate a personal notes section for each meeting to write down important info about it. There are so many meetings, and it can be hard to keep track of them. I REALLY would like to be able to note travel time & directions or other things to remember about specific meetings. Especially since Im normally looking at the app trying to determine which is the most feasible to attend that day without getting frustrated looking up the same address over and over and over again.

3.) Results Sorting:  Currently, the app only sorts results by time, when distance would be a great option to select. In reference to gripe #1, this would result in less irritated scrolling

4.) “Add to Calendar” function only works for your default phone calendar - no preferred app options. Additionally, it will add the meeting to whatever section of your calendar app you last used. This has lead to the app adding my AA meetings to my WORK calendar which is VISIBLE to my coworkers.

5.) “Get Directions” option: An option to select directions to the meeting the redirects to your selected preferred map app would save so much time and frustration if users could quickly see the travel time/options when searching for meetings.

Anyways, these are my thoughts. I would be incredibly grateful and happy to see these things improve.

### 5/5 — Sorely in need of additional features

*2026-04-26, version 5.1.3*

Why can’t I get the grapevine or AA approved literature here? Why can’t I donate to GSO here? Why doesn’t it have a sobriety counter?

I love AA. I support GSO. But it’s a disgrace how behind the times you guys are.

### 5/5 — Wonderful

*2026-04-18, version 5.1.0*

I love the Meeting Guide app! Simple open it and it will show you all of the meetings near you on the current day. Looking for a different place or day? That is easy to do. Whenever you need a meeting, this app helps you find it. It is a true ally for sober living.

### 4/5 — So helpful but…

*2026-04-09, version 5.1.0*

Could be done better on the locations and times. Pictures of places would be helpful. And details of what kind of meeting it is

## Frequently asked questions about Meeting Guide

### What does the Meeting Guide app do?

The Meeting Guide app provides a comprehensive and easy-to-access listing of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) meetings. It sources information from over 500 A.A. service entities, ensuring a vast database of over 150,000 meetings that are refreshed twice daily.

### How do I find meetings near me?

You can find meetings near you by allowing the app to access your location. If you choose not to share your location, you can still find meetings by entering a specific address or city into the search bar, and the app will display meetings in that area.

### Is the Meeting Guide app free to use?

Yes, the Meeting Guide app is completely free of charge. It is brought to you by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. and does not have any advertisements or in-app purchases.

### What platforms is the Meeting Guide app available on?

The description does not specify the exact platforms, but it mentions privacy settings for iOS, suggesting it is available on iOS. It is likely also available on Android, as is common for such applications.

### How often is the meeting information updated?

The meeting information within the app is refreshed twice daily. This ensures that users have access to the most current meeting schedules and locations available from the various A.A. service entities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.1.14 — 2026-08-07

- Contribution option update

### 5.1.12 — 2026-07-16

- Contribution option update
- Email app selection
- Bug Fixes

### 5.1.7 — 2026-05-26

- Code updates
- Minor bug fixes

### 5.1.3 — 2026-04-23

- Code updates
- Minor bug fixes

### 5.1.0 — 2026-02-24

- Code updates
- Minor bug fixes

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