Comparison

Sandy B vs Everything AA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sandy B

This app offers a collection of 12 audio tapes from a motivational speaker and long-time AA member. Each tape corresponds to one of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, providing guidance and inspiration.

Highlights
  • 12 audio tapes for each step
  • Motivational speaker content
  • Recorded at Saturday Morning Live meeting
  • AA fellowship focus
  • Available on iPhone and iPad
Features
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12 Step Study by Sandy B Alcoholics Anonymous Circuit Speaker A set of 12 audio tapes by motivational speaker and a long time standing member of the AA fellowship Sandy B. These tapes were recorded in 1994 at the Saturday Morning Live meeting in Washington D.C. Every tape represents one step. So there are 12 tapes for 12 steps each. This app is not sponsored by or affiliated to the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous or AAWS Inc.

About

Everything AA

This app offers a comprehensive collection of resources for individuals engaged in a 12-step program. It provides access to meeting finders, literature, audiobooks, daily reflections, and inventory tools, all within a single, ad-free platform.

Highlights
  • Worldwide Online Meeting Finder
  • Big Book (Text & Audiobook)
  • 12 Steps and 12 Traditions (Text & Audio)
  • Daily Reflection
  • Sobriety Counter
  • Shareable Daily Inventory & Gratitude List
Features
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Searching for the best AA app to complement your 12 step program? Look no further! Everything AA has every resource you could need in one place, and is still growing. It provides this completely free of cost and with no ads! It includes: -A worldwide Online Meeting Finder -Text and Audiobook versions of the Big Book -Text and Audio versions of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions (12 & 12) -The Daily Reflection -Text and Audio versions of Living Sober - The Joe and Charlie Audio Tapes -Literature and pamphlets from Alcoholics Anonymous such as How it Works, The 12 Steps, The 12 Traditions, the Preamble, AA meeting cards, the Sponsorship Pamphlet, the AA prayers and many more! -A shareable daily inventory and gratitude list! The app also includes a sobriety counter so that you can keep track of your exact day count! We hope it helps you on your Alcoholics Anonymous Journey! Version 2.0 has an integrated online meeting guide that helps you find meetings any time of day, and open them automatically in your video conferencing apps. Be sure to check it out for Alcoholics Anonymous meetings around the world! The app uses the Standard Apple Terms of Use(EULA) which is available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sandy B4 screens
Everything AA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Everything AA at Free against Sandy B's $2.99. Everything AA also leads on ratings volume (75K vs 20) and review sentiment (95% vs 80%). Sandy B's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On rating, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Everything AA is free to download; Sandy B costs $2.99 up front. Everything AA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sandy B asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Sandy B against 4.9 for Everything AA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Everything AA has 75K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Sandy B's written reviews are positive against 95% of Everything AA's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sandy B versus Everything AA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandy BEverything AA
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)4.9 (75K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews94.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2075K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB48 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTushar BhagatAlcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

Customer experience

Sandy B

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Everything AA

All ratings73,914 ratings
Positive98.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews844 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.9%

Bugs and requests

Sandy B

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Everything AA

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio playback issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to highlight/bookmark text
  • Add more AA literature and resources

In-app purchases

None

Sandy B

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Everything AA

Subscriptions2
  • Supporter$1.991 Month
  • Supporter$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Sandy B free?
Sandy B costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everything AA free?
Everything AA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sandy B or Everything AA?
Everything AA is rated higher. Sandy B averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Everything AA averages 4.9 from 75K ratings.
Do Sandy B or Everything AA have ads?
Neither Sandy B nor Everything AA shows ads.

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