AA Grapevine vs Capitol City Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Capitol City Now
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The Capitol City Now app delivers the ultimate local news experience for Central Illinois with content from CapitolCityNow.com! Stay informed with a variety of local content including news, features, blogs, podcasts, obituaries, weather updates, agriculture news, event calendar, and business updates – no subscription required. Don’t miss out on staying connected to the Greater Springfield, Illinois area with Capitol City Now! Key features: 1. Push notifications for news, weather, sports and more 2. Breaking news alerts for local news 3. Weather specific to Sangamon County and the surrounding area 4. Links to local podcasts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capitol City Now at none against AA Grapevine's 2. AA Grapevine's advantage is chart position (#62 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. AA Grapevine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Capitol City Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
AA Grapevine ships an update every 4 weeks, Capitol City Now every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AA Grapevine | Capitol City Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (87 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AA Grapevine, Inc. | Saga Communications |
Bugs and 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
Capitol City Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AA Grapevine
- Grapevine Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Grapevine Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
Capitol City Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AA Grapevine free?
Is Capitol City Now free?
Do AA Grapevine or Capitol City Now have ads?
Which is updated more often, AA Grapevine or Capitol City Now?
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