Al-Anon Family Groups offers an official, secure space for families and friends affected by someone else’s drinking, combining HIPAA-secure meetings, private messaging, and a personal recovery journal. With 100,000+ total downloads and 1.6K in the last 30 days, the app has maintained a steady presence for 2113 days and carries a solid 3.24 rating from 445 reviews, despite not being listed in top rankings.
Pros & Cons
Official app from the Al-Anon Family Groups
HIPAA-compliant meetings with strong security
Private chat and a personal recovery journal
Active community features (news feed and daily inspiration) and a way to support the World Service Office
Extensive permission requirements may be broader than some peers (location, camera, microphone, storage, etc.)
May have fewer addiction-recovery tracking tools compared with some competitors
Less emphasis on generalized recovery terms beyond Al-Anon-specific features
About Al-Anon Family Groups
Al-Anon Family Groups is a communication app developed by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc..
How many times has Al-Anon Family Groups been downloaded?
Al-Anon Family Groups has been downloaded 130 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 1.6 thousand times.
What is the rating of Al-Anon Family Groups?
Al-Anon Family Groups is rated 3.31 out of 5 stars, based on 450 ratings.
Is Al-Anon Family Groups free?
Al-Anon Family Groups is free to download. The APK download size is 78.13 MB. The latest version available is 5.3. The last update was on August 26, 2026.
What are the requirements for Al-Anon Family Groups?
Al-Anon Family Groups requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play since July 2020.
Description
Al‑Anon Family Groups is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking.
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I love the support and encouragement from the Al-Anon community. The app makes it so easy to stay connected between meetings and expand my support. One frustration with the app is a glitch with the News Feed. Any time a post is reacted to or commented on, it duplicates the post. I see 4 or 5 of the same post in a row, it keeps me from being able to see more posts and those from other people. :(Want to keep the connections growing and bogging the feed down with duplicates makes that harder.
★★★★☆Marisa Guevara-Michalski· Feb 15, 2024
The app is a lifeline. The developers are working hard, and it is evolving just like us individually and together in Al-Anon Family Groups.
★★★★☆Angela Bolenbaugh· Sep 19, 2023
I've found this app to be very helpful to me on my journey, as it has been super easy and convenient to hop on my phone and jump on whatever meeting is going on at the time. My only annoyance is that a recent update has made it impossible for me to be able to hear the meetings through my phone's speaker (it only uses microphone, which I can barely hear, especially while driving) and I cannot connect it to my Bluetooth headphones.
★★★★★Susan Boesker· Jun 22, 2023
Editeded 6/22/23: Getting booted out. I was booted out with a couple others in FTF this morning. Android device so I uninstalled and reinstalled the app again. Any updated coming. It states there is a Bug in the app when it closes. Thank you.
★☆☆☆☆susan hunt· Sep 9, 2025
Impossible to find any information regarding available meetings in my area. Information is not there. Thanks for the help in my time of need.
★☆☆☆☆Kevin Collins· Aug 20, 2024
What HAPPENED?? App was working fine and keeps crashing after the update. I've uninstalled and reinstalled, cleared cache and data, accepted permissions and it keeps crashing
★☆☆☆☆Spider Woman· Mar 16, 2024
Second time downloading but again the app rejects my already-established log-in (email + password) that I set up on the website. I get a message telling me "password must be more than six characters and include a letter, a number, and a special symbol". My password is randomly generated and includes all that. When I try to change password it says "pls enter a registered email". It's making me insane.
★★☆☆☆Adrianna Prejna· Jun 25, 2025
I wish the meeting finder included in-person meetings, not just zoom. I'll probably be deleting the app.
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Trust & Safety: The app emphasizes privacy with HIPAA-compliant Zoom meetings and a clear privacy policy, and it includes an accessibility feature described to protect user information. It requests a broad set of permissions to support meetings, chat, and media features, so users should review the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use before use.
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