Formed vs SHOJ Shawnee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Formed
This app offers faith-informed content to guide Catholics and those they evangelize toward a fully Catholic life. It provides a comprehensive and customizable platform for spiritual formation and education, accessible anywhere. Empower your curiosity and grow in your faith journey with engaging resources.
- Faith-informed Catholic content
- Spiritual formation and growth resources
- High-quality videos and movies
- Comprehensive and diverse content
- Customizable learning experience
- On-the-go learning
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Formed guides Catholics and those they evangelize to a fully Catholic life through faith-informed content. As a faithful authority and helpful guide, which draws people closer to Christ, the Formed platform provides a captivating experience that is comprehensive, customizable, educates, and moves with you wherever you are in your Faith journey. Formed empowers and satisfies curiosity by forming Catholics for life. To access all features and content you can subscribe to Formed on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://watch.formed.org/tos Privacy Policy: https://watch.formed.org/privacy
SHOJ Shawnee
Stay informed about school events, district updates, and cafeteria menus. Customize notifications for your student's organizations and easily access staff contacts. Never miss important information with this comprehensive communication tool.
- Event listings with calendar integration
- Customizable organization notifications
- Weekly cafeteria menus
- District live feed updates
- Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for SHOJ Shawnee. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SHOJ Shawnee at none against Formed's 9. Formed's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 2) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Formed sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SHOJ Shawnee asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Formed against 5.0 for SHOJ Shawnee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Formed has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Formed ships an update every 2 months, SHOJ Shawnee every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formed | SHOJ Shawnee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Augustine Institute, Inc. | Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Shawnee Mission) |
Customer experience
Formed
SHOJ Shawnee
Bugs and requests
Formed
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes or freezes
- Playback issues when switching between audio and video
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and browsing functionality
- Ability to save progress and resume content
- More content in languages other than English
- Integration with smart TVs and other devices
SHOJ Shawnee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Formed
- FORMED Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- FORMED Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Formed - 099$0.99
- Formed - 1499$14.99
- Formed - 1599$15.99
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- Formed - 1699$16.99
- Formed - 1799$17.99
- Formed - 1899$18.99
- Formed - 1999$19.99
SHOJ Shawnee
No in-app purchases






