Comparison

AA Grapevine vs CineD

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Monthly magazine access
  • Article archives
  • Podcast player
  • Daily quote
  • Sobriety calculator
  • AA events calendar
  • Spiritual maintenance checklist
Features
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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

About

CineD

Features
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CineD is committed to bringing you the latest filmmaking technology news, reviews, and analysis. As the leading independent site about advancements in cinematography, we also cover filmmaking accessories, lighting, and audio as well as relevant software. Besides gear news, we provide reviews of new cameras and accessories, extensive lab tests of sensors, how-to posts and videos, behind-the-scenes talks with filmmakers, coverage of international industry trade shows, and also sometimes host filmmaking competitions. CineD is for all filmmakers, from beginners to professionals, and all those interested in new developments and the latest technologies. We help you bring your film and video projects to life by showing you the right tools and techniques.

Screenshots

AA Grapevine4 screens
CineD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CineD at none against AA Grapevine's 2. CineD also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks). AA Grapevine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#56 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. AA Grapevine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CineD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA Grapevine ships an update every 4 weeks, CineD every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
AA Grapevine versus CineD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA GrapevineCineD
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAA Grapevine, Inc.cinema5D GmbH

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

CineD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AA Grapevine

Subscriptions2
  • Grapevine Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Grapevine Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
None

CineD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AA Grapevine free?
AA Grapevine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CineD free?
CineD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AA Grapevine or CineD have ads?
CineD shows ads; AA Grapevine does not.
Which is updated more often, AA Grapevine or CineD?
AA Grapevine ships an update every 4 weeks, and CineD every 8 days. Most recently, AA Grapevine was updated on November 7, 2026 and CineD on November 8, 2026.

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