Comparison

AA Grapevine vs ICNA Sisters Official

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

ICNA Sisters Official

Access a curated collection of Islamic magazines and articles. Read inspiring content, browse past issues, and save your favorite pieces for easy access. The app features a clean interface for a comfortable reading experience.

Highlights
  • Browse ICNA Sisters magazines and publications
  • Read articles with a single tap
  • Search articles by title or topic
  • Save favorite articles
  • Clean, modern reading interface
Features
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ICNA Sisters is the official app for reading magazines and articles published by ICNA Sisters, a division of the Islamic Circle of North America. Stay up to date with the latest publications, explore past issues, and discover inspiring content — all from the convenience of your device. FEATURES - Browse a growing collection of ICNA Sisters magazines and publications - Read articles from any magazine with a single tap - Search across all articles by title or topic - Save your favorite articles for quick access later - Clean, modern interface designed for comfortable reading

Screenshots

AA Grapevine4 screens
ICNA Sisters Official4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ICNA Sisters Official at 5.0 against AA Grapevine's 3.9. ICNA Sisters Official also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). AA Grapevine's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 4) and chart position (#50 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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. ICNA Sisters Official asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ICNA Sisters Official holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AA Grapevine has 89 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AA Grapevine ships an update every 4 weeks, ICNA Sisters Official every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AA Grapevine versus ICNA Sisters Official: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAA GrapevineICNA Sisters Official
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (89 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAA Grapevine, Inc.ICNA Sisters

Customer experience

AA Grapevine

All ratings86 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative22.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative56.7%

ICNA Sisters Official

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ICNA Sisters Official

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

ICNA Sisters Official

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AA Grapevine free?
AA Grapevine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ICNA Sisters Official free?
ICNA Sisters Official is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AA Grapevine or ICNA Sisters Official?
ICNA Sisters Official is rated higher. AA Grapevine averages 3.9 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while ICNA Sisters Official averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do AA Grapevine or ICNA Sisters Official have ads?
Neither AA Grapevine nor ICNA Sisters Official shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AA Grapevine or ICNA Sisters Official?
AA Grapevine ships an update every 4 weeks, and ICNA Sisters Official every 3 days. Most recently, AA Grapevine was updated on November 7, 2026 and ICNA Sisters Official on November 5, 2026.

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