Comparison

Coop Co vs The

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Coop Co

Discover and purchase handmade and homegrown goods directly from your neighbors. This app connects you with local bakers, farmers, and crafters, fostering community commerce and keeping money within your neighborhood. You can also trade items or sell your own creations.

Highlights
  • Discover local food and goods
  • Browse by category or map
  • Trade and barter options
  • Follow favorite sellers
  • Secure checkout with Stripe
  • Sell your own handmade items
Features
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Coop is your neighborhood marketplace — buy real, handmade, and homegrown goods from the people a few blocks away, not a warehouse across the country. Open Coop and see who's selling near you: the baker down the street, the family with backyard eggs, a farm stand with a fresh weekend batch of something good. Everything is local by design — Coop shows what's available around you, so the money you spend stays in your neighborhood. DISCOVER WHAT'S NEARBY Browse a live feed of local food and goods from sellers around you, or explore the map to see who's close. Filter by category — groceries, ready-to-eat, home & garden, and more — or search for exactly what you're after: fresh eggs, sourdough, produce, honey, handmade gifts. TRADE & BARTER Some neighbors would rather swap than sell. Sellers can mark themselves open to trade ("looking for: eggs, firewood, welding work"), and you can filter for trade-friendly sellers and start the conversation in chat. FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITES Found a seller you love? Follow them from their page — or right from your receipt — to keep up with their newest listings and updates. NO SELLERS NEARBY YET? Coop shows you the closest ones, how far away they are, and makes it easy to invite someone who makes, bakes, or grows. Every neighborhood market starts somewhere. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE Checkout is simple and secure, powered by Stripe. Your order goes straight to the seller, who confirms and prepares it for pickup. MADE-TO-ORDER, DONE RIGHT Ordering something custom? Your card is held — not charged — until the seller accepts and completes your order. No surprises. SELL WHAT YOU MAKE OR GROW Turn your kitchen, garden, or craft into neighborhood income: list in a few steps like a digital farm stand, share your shop, and stay in control of every order. Payments are handled for you. Coop is commerce that stays in the neighborhood — a farmers market in your pocket. Good things, made right next door.

About

The

Discover Black-owned businesses, brands, and services with a curated directory and interactive map. Find local shops, restaurants, and brands, and see where their products are available.

Highlights
  • Discover Black-owned businesses
  • Browse curated directory of 3,000+ businesses
  • Interactive map with business locations
  • View business hours and contact details
  • Find brands and products in major retailers
  • Get directions to businesses
Features
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The Store makes it simple to discover Black-owned businesses, brands, and services, along with the places where you can find them. Browse a curated directory of 3,000+ businesses across the country: barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, restaurants, beauty and skincare brands, fashion, books, home goods and gifts, art, farms, and more. See each business on the map, check hours and contact details, and get directions when you're ready to go. FIND WHAT'S NEAR YOU • Explore Black-owned businesses and services on an interactive map • See what's nearby with distances, hours, and contact info • Get directions with a tap DISCOVER BRANDS AND PRODUCTS • Find Black-owned brands in beauty, fashion, food, home, and more • See which major retailers carry each brand • Explore retail locations where products may be available SERVICES IN YOUR CITY • Barbershops, hair salons, and nail salons across 40+ U.S. cities • Real locations with street addresses, hours, and phone numbers OWN A BUSINESS? Every listing is curated. If your business is listed and something needs updating, let us know and we'll review it. We keep improving the directory by reviewing available information and listening to feedback. Spot something out of date? Report the listing in the app and we'll review it privately. The Store is an independent discovery service built by a Black-owned company. Questions or feedback: support@tothestore.com

Screenshots

Coop Co4 screens
The4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The at 100% against Coop Co's 72%. The also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Coop Co's advantage is ratings volume (426 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coop Co has 426 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Coop Co's written reviews are positive against 100% of The's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coop Co ships an update every 4 days, The weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Coop Co versus The: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoop CoThe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (426 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings426 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCole ColemanHarper Faith Labs LLC

Customer experience

Coop Co

All ratings416 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative23.3%

The

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Coop Co

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Chat not working properly
  • Message notifications not always working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to favorite vendors and products
  • Option to create custom product categories
  • Persistence of scroll position when returning to product list
  • Share profile via link or QR code
  • Improved organization and filtering of nearby sellers

The

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Coop Co

No in-app purchases

None

The

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coop Co free?
Coop Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The free?
The is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coop Co or The?
The is rated higher. Coop Co averages 4.8 out of 5 from 426 ratings, while The averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Coop Co or The have ads?
Neither Coop Co nor The shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coop Co or The?
Coop Co ships an update every 4 days, and The weekly. Most recently, Coop Co was updated on November 8, 2026 and The on November 10, 2026.

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