RO App vs Monee Local
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RO App
Access obituaries and service information for your community. This app provides a comprehensive and searchable listing of recent passing, in cooperation with local funeral homes.
- Searchable obituary listings
- Funeral service information
- Community resource
- Cooperation with funeral homes
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Regional Obituaries is your community resource to stay informed when a friend or loved one passes away. In cooperation with our regional funeral service providers, we strive to create a comprehensive, easily searchable listing, providing information about obituaries and services in our region.
Monee Local
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Monee Local is the hometown news app for Monee, Illinois. Follow the village, Crete-Monee schools and the Crete-Monee Warriors, plus Will County board and committee coverage that matters to Monee. Illinois and national headlines are there too when you want the bigger picture. WHAT'S INSIDE • Local news: Monee, schools, Crete-Monee sports, police and fire, Will County, Illinois and national stories, each in its own section • Schools: Crete-Monee School Board, Monee Elementary, Joliet Junior College and Prairie State College, with quick filters for each • Will County: county board and committee stories, with quick filters for each committee • Weather: current conditions and the forecast for Monee • Community calendar: village meetings, Monee Park District programs and Crete-Monee sports • Submit an event: send your event to the calendar from the app • Saved stories: keep articles to read later • Search: find any story • Breaking news alerts: turn them on in the Saved tab to hear about big local stories as they happen No account or sign-in needed. Monee Local is published by the Monee Local newsroom, part of a network of independent hometown news sites in Illinois.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RO App at every 5 months against Monee Local's every 15 months. RO App also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RO App ships an update every 5 months, Monee Local every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RO App | Monee Local |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roanoke Obituaries | Christopher Russell |
In-app purchases
RO App
No in-app purchases
Monee Local
No in-app purchases
