# Animal Poison by ASPCA — user reviews > 53 indexed App Store user reviews of Animal Poison by ASPCA by ASPCA, rated 2.20/5 from 68 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animal-poison-by-aspca/id954896166/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/animal-poison-by-aspca/id954896166.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 36 ## Newest reviews (16 of 53) ### 2/5 — Lack of info/no reasonable way to look up *2023-06-25* If you are a scientist in need of limited info, this is the app for you. I don’t get it. This used to be an excellent app. They have redone it by removing information & unless you know the scientific name of anything, made it impossible to find. Most people whom use this app aren’t scientists, were regular people scared to death & in need of real information right now that’s easy to get too. Even if you do know the scientific name, it’s unlikely there. This used to be filled with endless potential poisons. Now there are only a handful. This went from an excellent app to a complete waste of time & that time being your pets life. ### 1/5 — Requires Providing Personal Information *2020-05-09, version 2.2.3* Unfortunately, you cannot use this app without creating an account or using other commercial personal information brokers such as Facebook or Google. I’ll assume ASPCA believes they need to aggregate your personal information and track you to assist with giving you information about poisonous food and plants. I can’t actually review content or the user interface because you CANNOT use the app unless you are willing to use an account and give up your rights to your privacy. Shame they did it this way. It might have been immensely useful. ### 2/5 — Not up to date *2020-03-26, version 2.2.3* Better to go online to their website to fond more up to date listing of toxic items. ### 1/5 — Why Create Account? *2020-01-15, version 2.2.3* This App forces you to give them an email address just to look at it. The last thing we need is more Junk Email coming in. ### 1/5 — All info & functions blocked until you create an account *2019-12-28, version 2.2.3* This is the kind of app you might download in an emergency trying to figure out if your pet might have been poisoned. But you can’t do anything with the app, anything at all, without first creating an account. This is a terrible user on-boarding experience. I’m honestly shocked that any app developer still uses this approach. I deleted it. ### 1/5 — Too many foods missing that are poisonous for cats *2019-03-19, version 2.2.3* Really could use this. Too bad. ### 2/5 — Good info, I suppose... *2019-02-23, version 2.2.3* if you happen to be a chemist, a veterinarian or medical professional. Also useful if you thought ahead and outfitted your animal with a GoPro helmet camera. Suggestion for next edition: start with symptoms. THEN identify potential poisons. ### 1/5 — Old version *2019-02-05, version 2.2.3* The older version was much more detailed and much easier to use. Toxicity in new app is not as good, I did not need to create an account to log in in prior version. Common names are easier .to use vs technical but having both gave a way to compare. ### 1/5 — Add rabbits to pet selection *2018-12-21, version 2.2.3* Add rabbits ### 1/5 — Very disappointed. Am deleting *2018-10-01, version 2.2.3* Have high regard for ASPCA so very disappointed. Should not require an account. But was hoping it would be useful enough to make it worth remembering another password. Added data for account. But never could log in. No error message. Just nothing. ### 1/5 — Great idea falls very short *2018-09-03, version 2.2.3* The lists, at least for cats, are pitifully short. I love the green to red labeling system, but there are so few items on the list that this app is virtually worthless. ### 1/5 — Cannot Create An Account *2018-08-24, version 2.2.3* I keep getting an error notice that I am unable to create an account. I tried multiple methods: google, Facebook, just through email address and they all give me the same error notice! Please correct those error ASAP! ### 1/5 — Can’t create an account *2018-08-24, version 2.2.3* Like someone else noted. Couldn’t even create an account. Tried multiple options. ### 1/5 — Can’t even create an account *2018-08-20, version 2.2.3* Can’t create an account so the app is useless. Says error. Very disappointed. ### 1/5 — Unable to creat an account *2018-08-14, version 2.2.3* I am unable to create an account or log in through my fb app ### 2/5 — Incomplete information *2018-07-18, version 2.2.3* I got this when the Pet Poison Control app was discontinued. What a sad replacement. It’s alphabetized by scientific name, though you can search by common name. But the entries are incomplete both in items listed and symptoms to watch for. Example: the green parts of tomato plants are toxic to dogs, as are onions. Neither of these are listed in the app at all. Garlic is listed under plants rather than food. And several entries are noted as ‘severely toxic’ but the symptoms fail to mention symptoms like coma and death. Finally, the app I used to use (which was sadly discontinued) described the item and what about that item was toxic so that pet owners could better understand what problems may occur - for example the stems and leaves of tomatoes contain a toxin called .... which causes .... when ingested’ or apples ‘the flesh and skin of apples are safe for dogs to eat, but the seeds contain .... which can cause .... symptoms and so the core of the apple should be discarded’ The ASPCA app is woefully incomplete in this regard. I shall keep searching for a better app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2023-04-01* No reason this needs an account ### 1/5 — Crap company with a crap app *2022-04-21, version 2.2.3* Those are words so kids could read the review. They deserve being called worse that would get this review blocked. ASPCA is a worth pathetic company in the first place that should be shut down and the founders shot for the corruption that is in their company. Not to mention they want to rip you off for a simple yes or no answer. They want you to pay 80$ for so idiot on the phone looking at a computer screen to simply tell you yes or no if a plant is poisonous to your dog. These morons have no clue what they are doing. Do not use this app it’s worthless anyways and is way off on all the list of things in it. Do not support the ASPCA they are not worth a single penny. ### 1/5 — Log in issues *2022-03-23, version 2.2.3* I used this app successfully for quite a while & then suddenly, it requested a log on. I have attempted to use old one and it won’t allow. I have tried to create a new one. It won’t let me. For a poison website, it’s inexcusable. I have had to find another and will not be coming back to this one. ### 1/5 — Inaccurate symptoms, not enough food. *2021-11-25, version 2.2.3* While I love the idea if an app for poison, this particular one doesn't have nearly enough options for food available. For dogs there are maybe 20 foods available to check. And when I went to the horse section, it labeled coffee as mild with one of the symptoms being “vomiting”. Now, to anyone who knows about horses, you would know that it is physically impossible for horses to vomit- hence the reason for colicing. But the app didnt have colic as one of the symptoms. Very disappointed :( ### 1/5 — requires login every time you open it *2021-04-10* why create a barrier between a pet parent and possibly life-saving information ? ### 1/5 — Incorrect information *2020-12-22* Among the incorrect information I’ve found, symptoms for salt ingestion by horses is vomiting... horses physiologically cannot vomit. ### 1/5 — Money grab *2020-11-20, version 2.2.3* This whole system is a money grab. ### 1/5 — Sign in? Why? *2020-10-08* What is the reason for requesting an account if this app is a reference and acts more like a searchable book? Makes no sense from a privacy stand point. ### 1/5 — Crashes when you log in *2020-09-14, version 2.2.3* It’s garbage. It crashes when you sign up. Unusable garbage ### 1/5 — Great concept but doesn’t open *2020-05-20, version 2.2.3* This is a great concept for an app and as a cautious and concerned pet owner I was excited to download. However, any time I try to open the app on my phone it starts and then automatically shuts down and closes and I am unable to view any information. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Sign in appears to be fixed *2020-12-03* Useful for Pet Owners. ASPCA Poison List recommended by my 🇨🇦Vet Clinic ### 5/5 — Excellent resource *2020-08-10, version 2.2.3* Simple to use, precise and to the point information. People complain about the categories and the fact that items are listed under scientific names, but they seem to have overlooked the fact that the app also has a search function that works very well, so that you don’t have to scroll through categories. If your search is not returning a result, simply google the product in question to see if there is an alternate name. I was able to search garlic, vitamin b, oxycodone, and phenylephrine with no difficulty. When Sudafed didn’t return a result, I googled Sudafed and punched pseudoephedrine (the active ingredient) into the app instead, which gave me the result I was looking for. This app will neither diagnose your pet’s symptoms nor tell you if what/how much your pet ingested WILL cause a problem- an app cannot practice veterinary medicine. However, this app is a good first step to determine whether you should seek additional assistance. In order to properly utilize the tool and appreciate it, it’s helpful to understand its purpose. ### 5/5 — Whoa. Way Better, really nice app! *2018-06-16, version 2.2.3* This app has improved leaps and bounds. Much better design, better calculators, and the search is way better. You can search for anything now by keyword. I’m not sure why people are upset about having to login, this is way better than the previous version! It’s really smooth and there’s still tons of helpful info! ### 5/5 — Great App *2015-07-30, version 1.0* I think, as a veterinary professional, that this app is very useful for owners and I think every pet owner should download it. As previously stated, common names would be great for those without extensive science/med backgrounds. Overall, I believe the ease, information, and potential that this app has gives it a great future in a much needed market- yet still suggests veterinary care. ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2015-01-30, version 1.0* Great free resource for owners and vet clinics. Thank you ASPCA. Common names would be great. A paid version with treatments (for practitioners) would be even better. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2015-01-16, version 1.0* Love the app especially working in a vet clinic! A must have for every pet owner and any animal related businesses! ### 5/5 — Great App!!! *2015-01-16, version 1.0* Great app! Easy to use, so much information, and such a great tool to have on hand to help keep my pets safe! ### 4/5 — Basic, but good place to start *2022-05-11* More of a ‘is it or isn’t it toxic, and if so please call us ### 4/5 — VMD *2017-09-15, version 1.0* Great quick reference app for toxins! A more comprehensive list of toxins would be much appreciated in a future update... ### 4/5 — Very good reference. *2017-03-03, version 1.0* There are some odd complaints in these reviews. The fellow who couldn't manage to figure out Clorox could have simply looked for "bleach." Those who want to search by symptom are being unrealistic as almost no one or two symptoms are specific for anything. (That is, "vomiting" search would return the whole database.) As it is, it's a quick and handy reference I'm glad to have at my fingertips. If you don't know the generic names of your meds, that's on you as a pet owner, not the fault of the app. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*