Meeting Guide vs chicagobusyo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meeting Guide
Find Alcoholics Anonymous meetings easily with this free app. It lists over 150,000 meetings, updated twice daily, from various A.A. service entities worldwide. You can search by your current location or by entering a specific address.
- Find A.A. meetings
- Over 150,000 meetings listed
- Updated twice daily
- Search by current location
- Search by entered location
- Privacy-focused design
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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
chicagobusyo
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Chicago Busyo helps you find bus stops and check arrival information. • A clear map with 2D and 3D views. • Live bus positions, smooth movement and selected-vehicle tracking. Next-stop arrival times appear when the operator supplies a matching prediction. • Search official stops and save favorites. • Manage registered stop alerts, enable or disable them without deleting them. • Notifications include the route, stop and predicted arrival time when available. • Collapse the information panel to see more of the map; bottom navigation stays visible. Data source: Chicago Transit Authority Bus Tracker. https://www.transitchicago.com/developers/ Arrival predictions depend on the operator and may change with traffic or service conditions. Live alert refresh requires the app to be running; a known upcoming arrival can be scheduled as a local notification. The app contains banner advertising.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Meeting Guide at none against chicagobusyo's shown. Meeting Guide also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Meeting Guide ships an update every 2 months, chicagobusyo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meeting Guide | chicagobusyo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. | Dong Jun Kim |
Bugs and requests
Meeting Guide
Reported bugs
7 issues- Can't locate meetings
- Meetings info dropped//Updated
- Not working on IOS 13
- Current Location Will Not Work!
- App removed LGBT options
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- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Distance filter
- Notifications/Reminders
- Map display of meeting locations
- Dark mode option
chicagobusyo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meeting Guide
No in-app purchases
chicagobusyo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Meeting Guide free?
Is chicagobusyo free?
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