Colonial Connect vs KARS Petro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colonial Connect
Streamline product ordering by scanning shelf tags or UPCs with your phone's camera. Easily search for items by description and view helpful details like photos, descriptions, and prices. Track upcoming deliveries and manage your order with a running total.
- Scan shelf tags or UPCs
- Search items by description
- View item photos and prices
- Track upcoming deliveries
- Running order total
- Order management in cart
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ORDER ENTRY APP Connect lets you order products by simply scanning shelf tags or UPCs with your phone's camera. If you don't know the item # or UPC, you can easily search for items by description. As each item is added to your order, Connect shows helpful details about the item, including: Photo Item description Price Connect will notify you on the Home screen of the date of your upcoming delivery. The Cart allows you to go back and forth during the ordering process to see what already has been added. As you are building your order, you can easily see a running total dollar amount of your order in the cart as well. Contact Colonial Distributing for complete details on how to get Connect on your iPhone today!
KARS Petro
Manage your account details conveniently from anywhere. Access real-time fuel prices, EFT information, and view your latest invoices and sales history.
- Check latest fuel prices
- View EFT details
- Access invoice details
- Review sales history
- View reporting data
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Access your account information anytime and anywhere at your convenience. Key Features: - Check the latest fuel prices - Check your EFT details - View your latest invoice details - View sales history and other reporting data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KARS Petro at 110 against Colonial Connect's 1. Colonial Connect's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Colonial Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KARS Petro has 110 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Colonial Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, KARS Petro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colonial Connect | KARS Petro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (110 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 110 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Colonial Wholesale Distributing Inc | PDS Solutions, LLC |
In-app purchases
Colonial Connect
No in-app purchases
KARS Petro
No in-app purchases
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