Hobby Lobby vs CATHOLICALLY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hobby Lobby
Discover a vast selection of over 75,000 products for crafts, home decor, and hobbies. Browse weekly ads for savings and easily locate nearby stores for an enriched shopping experience.
- Browse weekly ad
- Locate nearby stores
- Vast product selection
- Craft supplies
- Home accents
- Custom framing
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Take Hobby Lobby with you wherever you go! Download the new Hobby Lobby app to browse the weekly ad, locate stores near you and much more. Hobby Lobby is now at your fingertips! Hobby Lobby offers over 75,000 products from crafts, wearable art, home accents, frames, jewelry, hobbies, papercrafting, custom framing, fabric, art supplies, party supplies, seasonal, floral and furniture! Hobby Lobby is the place to shop with Super Savings, Super Selection!™ Weekly Ad Hobby Lobby offers customers exceptional selection and value every week. Tap to view our weekly ad, and you are sure to find what you need. Store Finder Find the closest Hobby Lobby! Each store provides an enjoyable and enriched shopping experience providing exceptional value with the widest variety of products, from home décor to craft supplies, all under one roof. Feedback Tell us how much you love the Hobby Lobby app. Share the app with your family and friends!
CATHOLICALLY
Discover a curated selection of Catholic gifts for yourself, family, and friends. This app offers a convenient way to browse and find meaningful religious items.
- Catholic gift selection
- Family and friend gifting
- Browse religious items
- Convenient shopping
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We strive to be your preferred supplier of Catholic Gifts for you, your family & your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CATHOLICALLY at 5.0 against Hobby Lobby's 3.2. CATHOLICALLY also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Hobby Lobby's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 15) and chart position (#93 vs unranked). 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.
CATHOLICALLY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hobby Lobby has 1.6K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hobby Lobby ships an update every 6 months, CATHOLICALLY every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hobby Lobby | CATHOLICALLY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | RAPID ACCELERATION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Hobby Lobby
CATHOLICALLY
Bugs and requests
Hobby Lobby
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant app crashes and freezes
- Items disappearing from cart
- Inability to complete purchases
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to check in-store inventory
- Option to order online for in-store pickup
- Improved search with filters and sorting
- Seamless login and account management
CATHOLICALLY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hobby Lobby
No in-app purchases
CATHOLICALLY
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hobby Lobby free?
Is CATHOLICALLY free?
Which has better reviews, Hobby Lobby or CATHOLICALLY?
Do Hobby Lobby or CATHOLICALLY have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hobby Lobby or CATHOLICALLY?
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