Team AAG vs GroundTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Team AAG
This platform centralizes official company communications, news, and tools for employees of Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, and McGee Air Services. It provides real-time updates and role-specific information to enhance work efficiency and community connection.
- Official company news
- Divisional tools
- Real-time push notifications
- Role and location-specific information
- Community connection
- Event information
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Team AAG is the information and communication platform for teams, colleagues and all interested parties in Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and McGee Air Services. The app brings official company communications such as enterprise news, divisional tools and more to a single location, making it easy for users to find everything they need to efficiently accomplish their work. In breaking news situations, push notifications provide you with real-time information. Find tailored information as it relates to specific roles and locations, stay connected within the Air Group community, learn about upcoming events and more on Team AAG.
GroundTime
Connect with verified airline crew members for meetups in any city. Easily find or create gatherings for coffee, drinks, or meals during layovers or at your base. Enjoy ephemeral chats and build your reputation through real-world meetups.
- Verified airline crew members only
- Find meetups at any airport
- See crew nearby during layovers
- Create meetups quickly
- Join domicile and base groups
- Reputation building through vouching
- Ephemeral chats
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GroundTime is the meetup app built for verified airline crew. When your layover lands you in an unfamiliar city or your base brings you home, GroundTime connects you with other crew nearby — for coffee, drinks, dinner, or whatever fills the hours between flights. Every member is a verified airline employee. No impostors, no outsiders. — Find meetups at any airport — See which crew are currently around at your base or layover — Create a meetup in 30 seconds — Join your domicile and local base groups for ongoing crew conversation — Vouching from real meetups builds your reputation over time GroundTime works the way crew schedules work. Instant join. Ephemeral chats. No friend requests, no DMs. Show up, hang out, move on. Currently for airline crew employees only — pilots, flight attendants, gate agents, dispatch, ground crew. Family pass holders and retired crew are not supported at this time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.groundtime.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://groundtime.com/privacy
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Verdict
Team AAG and GroundTime both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of GroundTime's written reviews are positive against 0% of Team AAG's. GroundTime also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Team AAG's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. GroundTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Team AAG asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Team AAG against 3.6 for GroundTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Team AAG's written reviews are positive against 50% of GroundTime's.
Team AAG ships an update fortnightly, GroundTime every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Team AAG | GroundTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Threadwell Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Team AAG
GroundTime
In-app purchases
Team AAG
No in-app purchases
GroundTime
- Crew Membership1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Crew Membership1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Founding Member$49.99
