# ARL of IA — user reviews > 34 indexed App Store user reviews of ARL of IA by McGill DevTech, LLC, rated 4.37/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arl-of-ia/id551516701/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arl-of-ia/id551516701.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (11 of 34) ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2013-06-20, version 1.4* I absolutely love the ARL. I love what yet do and how they do it. They treat animals with great workmanship and do their job with complete kindness. They are awesome. ### 5/5 — Great App. *2013-05-16, version 1.4* Love it! ### 5/5 — Pet owner *2013-05-02, version 1.4* Great site and I love how each pet gets its own description. Just wish we could narrow our searches by gender and age! ### 5/5 — Great app for a animal lover *2013-02-18, version 1.3* I check this app everyday! ### 5/5 — Great App *2013-02-16, version 1.3* I check this app daily to see who has been adopted. I also like knowing which animals will be at the shelter before I arrive. ### 5/5 — Great App 4 a Great Cause!!! *2013-02-06, version 1.3* I grew up going to the ARL cuz my uncles worked there & also what became after I got a couple aunts that worked there they met lol so I used to love going there & playing w the animals. I love the work & love that's put in there at the arl they do great work. It's sad they must rescue so many sweet helpless animals but at least those that get rescued are saved by loving people. God Bless all you guys do & I hope this free app brings in lots of financial help as well as loving families for the precious animals! I'd love to help out sometime when the weather gets nicer. So I'll be in touch to do some volunteer work cuz I love animals but can't have dogs or cats yet so I just have my 3 guinea pigs working on getting a 4th so my boy has a buddy! Jennifer Jenkins ### 5/5 — One more thing! *2013-02-05, version 1.3* Could u add size/weight of dog, as it can be of vital importance. Present and future please ### 5/5 — Great resource *2012-12-11, version 1.2* Great app that gives rescues a new avenue to reach potential families. Word well with some great features! ### 5/5 — Great ap *2012-12-01, version 1.1* Easy to navigate and hopefully helps the arl! Good job apps by Kev! ### 5/5 — Mr. *2012-09-04, version 1.0* Awesome App! Easy to use. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2012-09-04, version 1.0* Great app for a great cause! Thanks for donating to the ARL, Apps by Kev! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Annoying advertising *2017-05-10, version 2.0* See title ### 1/5 — 😺love my cats *2015-12-16, version 2.0* I have 5 cats, all girls. Tried to adopt 1 more female, but you didn't tell me she was antisocial towards other cats!!!! So I adopted her, only to find out how she was to my cats- not good, she doesn't get along with them, goes after them no fighting but she taunts them and that turns into stressing out everyone. I can't believe that the ARL didn't tell me about this!!! I'm so done adopting with the ARL, they don't tell you everything about the animals that you're interested in. And you need to so that what I'm doing doesn't happen to anyone else!!!! Very destructive to the animals & people that are looking for the right pet. I'm going to tell ARL up front how I feel!!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn't run. *2012-09-04, version 1.0* Super depressing. Not worth the download. ### 1/5 — App won't run..... *2012-09-03, version 1.0* Very disappointed. ### 2/5 — Not as good as it used to be! *2025-10-18, version 2025.05.01* The app used to notify you if a certain breed of dog was available for adoption. This is no longer available so you have to constantly check the app which I don’t always have time to do. Before they changed the app, I would get a notification and immediately go to the app to check the dog out. Bring that option back please! ### 4/5 — ARL *2020-09-02, version 3.0.2* Good app. Informative. Would like to be able to set up notifications for multiple species though ### 4/5 — Happy With The App *2020-07-14, version 3.0.2* This app is amazing, and is very helpful. I only have one complaint. The complaint is that the phone number on the app is out of service. Otherwise everything is perfect. This app has helped me to pick out my new kitten! Thank you! ### 4/5 — Just one small thing... *2013-03-22, version 1.3* The ARL is excellent to work with when considering adopting a pet. Over the years my family has adopted 5 pets from them all together so far. However I wish there was a way of knowing how up to date their info is on this app. Maybe arrival or "posting" dates on pet profiles? Thanks for the all of the important work you folks do there!!! ### 4/5 — Great app for the shelter *2013-02-15, version 1.3* Very easy to use I am a volunteer and have been telling everyone to download it ### 5/5 — Pets *2022-03-06, version 3.0.2* So I’m looking at cats and the small animals. I love how it’s organized. It’s nice to be able to “star” the ones that grab your attention and can come back to. It’s very easy to use and I’ve been very happy with it! ## Most praised reviews (9 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2020-01-16, version 3.0.1* Wonderful features that allow animals lovers get connected with potential pet owners. Great job helping support pet adoptions. ### 5/5 — Great app! But lots of ads at bottom *2020-01-01, version 3.0.1* Easier way to look at adoptable dogs. ### 5/5 — Love the app! *2018-08-26, version 3.0.1* I love the way I can look to see what animals are available for adoption. I also like the fact that I can look up the location information. ### 5/5 — Easy to Navigate! *2014-11-16, version 2.0* The most recent update made the app function much more quickly and reliably... Great way to browse the animals available for adoption at ARL! ### 5/5 — Great for the ARL *2014-01-09, version 1.7* Simple yet effective! Thanks for donating your time. ### 5/5 — What a great App! *2013-09-18, version 1.5* Easy to use. Photos and descriptions of pets are wonderful. For some pets video links are provided too. Use this great app and find a forever home for a fur baby. ### 5/5 — ARL *2013-07-31, version 1.5* Great app! ### 5/5 — Great!! *2013-07-30, version 1.5* Easy to use. ### 5/5 — AWESOME!!!!!!!! *2013-06-26, version 1.4* I 💗💗💗💗 this app! Can u plz get pictures for all the animals! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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