Bournemouth Echo vs AA Grapevine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bournemouth Echo
Stay informed with local news, sports, and events from Bournemouth and Dorset. Enjoy ad-free reading, digital newspapers, interactive puzzles, and listen to articles on the go.
- Live news and sports updates
- Ad-free reading experience
- Daily digital newspapers
- Interactive puzzles
- Article audio player
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The Bournemouth Echo has been publishing the latest news stories from Bournemouth and the surrounding areas in Dorset for over a hundred years. Over that time, we’ve learnt what our readers want and we offer comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sport and events. We’re committed to delivering quality journalism with a local focus and driving community engagement. The Bournemouth Echo app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in Bournemouth and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AA Grapevine
Access the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous, featuring articles, a podcast, and a daily quote. Enhance your sobriety journey with a calculator, events calendar, and exclusive spiritual maintenance tools. Share your experiences and connect with a supportive community.
- Monthly magazine access
- Article archives
- Podcast player
- Daily quote
- Sobriety calculator
- AA events calendar
- Spiritual maintenance checklist
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The Grapevine app is all things Grapevine right on your smartphone. The monthly magazine, the articles archives, the podcast, the daily quote, an enhanced sobriety calculator, and the AA events calendar. App-exclusive features include a spiritual maintenance checklist and the ability to share articles, and your own experience, strength, and hope with other Grapevine app users. The app allows for more content each month too. Service-oriented members will find easy ways to be a part of the AA Grapevine Community in our Get Involved section. You’ll be able to read Grapevine anonymously wherever you go. You can also listen to each month’s articles on a playlist, and listen to the podcast playlist right on the app. Terms of Use / End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AA Grapevine at every 4 weeks against Bournemouth Echo's every 4 months. AA Grapevine also leads on chart position (#56 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bournemouth Echo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and AA Grapevine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bournemouth Echo ships an update every 4 months, AA Grapevine every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bournemouth Echo | AA Grapevine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 31.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #56 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Newsquest | AA Grapevine, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bournemouth Echo
AA Grapevine
In-app purchases
Bournemouth Echo
- Monthly Subscription$5.491 Month
- 6 Month Subscription$29.996 Months
- Annual Subscription$59.991 Year
AA Grapevine
- Grapevine Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Grapevine Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
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