Catholic Owned

Catholic Owned is part business directory, part devotional app. The idea is to help you find and support Catholic-owned businesses while keeping some prayer in your day.

On one side you get a directory of vetted Catholic-owned businesses, local Catholic events, and parish information. On the other you get daily Mass readings, prayer resources, and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The developer calls the whole thing a New Catholic Economy.

The business-directory idea is the interesting part. Plenty of people would rather spend their money with companies that share their faith but have no easy way to find them. Whether the app delivers on that depends entirely on how many businesses are listed near you, and that will vary a lot by region.

Good for Catholics who want to shop with intention and stay connected to local Catholic life. Good for owners who want their business found. The daily readings and prayers make it usable even on days you are not shopping for anything.

The directory is only as good as its listings, so in some areas it may feel empty for now. And the support-Catholic-business angle is a particular emphasis, fine if that is what you want, but it is not a general prayer app. It is genuinely Catholic in content, which is the main thing.

Free, made by Back2Business, Inc. Available on the App Store: Catholic Owned. If the directory has decent coverage where you live, it is a useful one to keep.