Touchstones vs AA Big Book App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touchstones
This app offers daily meditations and insights specifically for men, focusing on masculinity, recovery, and personal growth. It provides tools for navigating life's challenges, supporting self-help programs, and fostering balanced living.
- Daily readings for recovery and personal growth
- Meditations exploring masculinity
- Includes Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
- Bookmark favorite meditations
- Search all daily readings
- Daily notification reminders
- Light/dark mode and font size settings
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Designed specifically for men, Touchstones explores masculinity through informative, inspirational meditations and offers profound advice for life’s many changes. While the daily readings help with recovery, they also help men create a better, more balanced life. Continued awareness and involvement with the ideas in this app provide ongoing personal growth. Although this growth is entirely our own, its benefits are shared and spread to every relationship--friends and family alike. Here, every struggle meets an insight. And in this app, the cycle of addiction can meet its end. In addition to a meditation for each day of the year, Touchstones includes lists of the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions. Whether you participate in Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or another self-help program, Touchstones can serve as a reliable companion on any recovering man’s journey. Features: PRESS the “Today” button to access today’s reading. SWIPE forward or back to easily access more daily readings. SHARE the daily reading with friends by e-mail or text. BOOKMARK your favorite meditations (press the star in the upper right-hand corner) and easily return to them (press the star in the bottom toolbar). SEARCH all 366 daily readings. RECEIVE a notification every day to remind you to read the daily meditation. JUMP to a specific reading using the calendar button. SET your font size using your device settings. CHOOSE between light or dark mode.
AA Big Book App
Access the complete text of the Big Book, including personal stories and forewords, with search and bookmarking capabilities. Customize your reading experience with adjustable font sizes and day/night modes. Ideal for members of Alcoholics Anonymous studying the text on any device.
- Main 164 pages
- 60+ Personal stories
- Fully searchable text
- Bookmarks and notes
- Adjustable font size
- Day and Night modes
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The best and easiest AA Big Book app on the App Store! Includes all you need to read and study the Big Book on the go. Great for all members of Alcoholics Anonymous. Features: Main 164 pages 60+ Personal stories from the 1st and 2nd editions Original forewords Fully searchable Bookmarks Notes Font size adjusting Day, Sepia & Night themes Easy to access index *Big Book and Alcoholics Anonymous are registered trademarks of AA World Services. *We have included all stories and chapters allowable by international copyrights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Touchstones at 98% against AA Big Book App's 38%. Touchstones also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). AA Big Book App's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position 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
Touchstones costs $7.99 and AA Big Book App $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Touchstones ships an update every 11 months, AA Big Book App every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Touchstones | AA Big Book App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.9% of reviews — better | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #54 | #22 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BookMobile | Dean Huff |
Customer experience
Touchstones
AA Big Book App
Bugs and requests
Touchstones
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing or not opening on iOS 8.3
- Text size issues after iOS 10 upgrade
Requested features
3 requests- Audio narration of daily readings
- Ability to create custom folders/bookmarks
- Notification reminders to read daily
AA Big Book App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Touchstones
No in-app purchases
AA Big Book App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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