Catholic Owned® vs Abbey Roast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catholic Owned®
Discover vetted businesses that align with Catholic values. This app connects users with a wide range of Catholic-owned businesses, from local shops to national services, supporting Catholic families and communities with every purchase.
- Find vetted Catholic-owned businesses
- Discover local and national businesses
- Support Catholic families and communities
- Access practical Catholic resources
- Shop with confidence
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Shop the marketplace. Find Catholic-owned businesses near you. Start with Catholic Owned®. Catholic Owned has been rebuilt to make it easier for Catholics to shop, discover local businesses and services, create gift registries, browse Catholic events, and use Sacred Exchange for person-to-person buying, selling, and trading. Use Catholic Owned when you are looking for a gift, a service, a local business, something for your home, or a Catholic-owned business to support. With Catholic Owned, you can: • Shop gifts, goods, and everyday essentials from Catholic-owned merchants • Buy from multiple merchants in one simple cart • Find Catholic-owned businesses near you • Search by category, location, or what you need • Discover local businesses, services, restaurants, shops, and more • View detailed listings and message businesses directly • Create gift registries for any occasion • Discover Catholic events and opportunities to connect • Use Sacred Exchange to buy, sell, and trade person-to-person • Support Catholic families, founders, makers, and small businesses Catholic Owned is made for everyday needs, from gifts and home goods to local services, restaurants, events, and businesses you want to support. Instead of starting from scratch every time you need something, start with Catholic Owned. Catholic Owned, PBC is consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in reparation for the many sins and blasphemies against her.
Abbey Roast
Order gourmet coffee directly from a monastery. Manage subscriptions, receive notifications on new blends and discounts, and explore other monastery-crafted products. Proceeds support building projects.
- Direct coffee ordering
- Subscription management
- New blend notifications
- Seasonal discounts
- Monastery product browsing
- Gift sending
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- Official app of Abbey Roast Gourmet Coffee brought to you by the Monks of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery located in Gila Mountains of New Mexico. - Order directly from the convenience of our app any time. - Receive notifications about new coffees or availability of seasonal blends, discounts, special offers and more… - Create & Manage your subscriptions, add or remove items, add a one time product to your next subscription order, update the frequency and more... - Our coffee is freshly roasted. - No flavors added. Extras: - The app’s home page is focused on our coffee but you can browse the app to purchase other Monastery Crafted products and more. -Send your favorite coffee to a friend and add something special such as essential oils, a hand crafted belt or one of our many books. - Explore and use our app for free. - Compatible with iMac, iPad & iPhone - App supports Light & Dark modes - Proceeds help us continue our many building projects for both Our Lady of Guadalupe & St. Joseph Monasteries. Be assured of our Gratitude and Prayers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Abbey Roast at 5.0 against Catholic Owned®'s 4.6. Abbey Roast also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Catholic Owned®'s advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). 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.
Abbey Roast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catholic Owned® has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Catholic Owned® ships an update every 5 months, Abbey Roast every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Catholic Owned® | Abbey Roast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Catholic Owned, PBC | Our Lady Of Guadalupe Monastery, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Catholic Owned®
No in-app purchases
Abbey Roast
No in-app purchases
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