Colonial Connect vs Primo Brands IMA
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!
Primo Brands IMA
This app allows store owners to enroll in a program to earn rebates on specific products. Users can track their progress, view accrued payments, and monitor rebate checks directly from their mobile device. Authorized personnel can also use it to enroll new stores.
- Enroll in Independent Merchandising Agreement program
- Earn rebates on qualifying SKUs
- Track program progress
- View accrued payment amounts
- Monitor rebate check status
- Enroll stores in IMA program
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The PrimoBrands IMA App allows store owners to enroll in our Independent Merchandising Agreement program, where you can earn rebates on qualifying SKUs from our brands. Track your progress, see your accrued payment amount, and track your rebate check, all from your mobile device. Authorized suppliers and enrollers can also download the app to enroll stores in the IMA program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colonial Connect at 5.0 against Primo Brands IMA's 2.3. Colonial Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Primo Brands IMA's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Primo Brands IMA has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Colonial Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, Primo Brands IMA every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Colonial Connect | Primo Brands IMA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colonial Wholesale Distributing Inc | BlueTriton Brands, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Colonial Connect
No in-app purchases
Primo Brands IMA
No in-app purchases
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