Great Bend Tribune vs AA Grapevine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Great Bend Tribune
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The Great Bend Tribune app delivers Local News, Breaking News, On the Record, Obits & Opinion. The Great Bend Tribune App gives you access to the latest stories, business, and sports news through award-winning journalism. REASONS TO DOWNLOAD OUR APP Local news that matters - 5 reasons to download The Great Bend Tribune App: 1. Breaking news alerts, straight to your phone. 2. Top stories & award-winning journalism 3. News feed with top stories 4. Local news, business news, prep sports and more 5. College sports news & updates, from NFL, MLB, ABL, NBA CONTENT & TOP STORIES • Read top stories & the full range of the Great Bend Tribune • e-Tribune offers a solid reading experience across all devices. Our newest version is a true page interactive technology with the tools our readers need and the ease-of-use you have come to expect from e-Tribune. NEWS FEED • Read local news that matters • All access to the newsfeed, share stories online via email, or social media. SPORTS NEWS • Access the latest news in sport from our experts • Access local sports, college sports, and professional sports SUPPORT GB TRIBUNE JOURNALISM Upgrade to the Premium App to support local journalism. Plus, access our enhanced features for a better way to experience the news that matters. PREMIUM FEATURES • Our news-feed allows you to easily browse to catch up on every news story • Discover - a new way to explore the best stories, recipes, long reads and more Privacy Policy- https://www.gbtribune.com/contact-us/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use- https://www.gbtribune.com/terms-of-service/
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 ads: AA Grapevine at none against Great Bend Tribune's shown. AA Grapevine also leads on chart position (#54 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Great Bend Tribune sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.49 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.
Great Bend Tribune ships an update every 6 weeks, AA Grapevine every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Great Bend Tribune | AA Grapevine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.9 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #54 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Morris Multimedia | AA Grapevine, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Great Bend Tribune
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AA Grapevine
Reported bugs
16 issues- Subscription verification issues
- App is buggy
- Restore subscription option never works
- Cannot access current issue
- App repeatedly states user is not subscribed
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- Subscription sync issues
- App does not unlock all features after subscription
- Data not available message when restoring subscription
- Cannot download full issue
- Meeting place pictures not available
- Article playlist does not auto-advance
- Cannot read on e-ink devices
- Archive search is missing terms
- Cannot sign in with valid subscription
- No user ID/password created during subscription
- App does not recognize valid subscription
Requested features
7 requests- Native iPad version needed
- Improve iPad usability for visually impaired
- Fix app bugs
- Add a way to change password
- Improve archive search functionality
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- Add ability to report app bugs
- Allow specifying user ID/password during subscription
In-app purchases
Great Bend Tribune
- GB Monthly Digital Access$6.491 Month
AA Grapevine
- Grapevine Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Grapevine Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
Questions
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