# Trypup: Try a Dog First — Dog care before you adopt

> Dog care before you adopt (iPhone/iPad app by Ondrej Kliment.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trypup-try-a-dog-first/id6775990135 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ondrej Kliment](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775990137)
- Category: Education, Games, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 44 MB
- Languages: American English, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Polish, European Portuguese, Slovak and 2 more
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-10-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trypup-try-a-dog-first/id6775990135/reviews.md

## What is Trypup?

Try dog care for real — walks, training, health and costs. Without the risk.

Many dogs end up in shelters because their owners never realised what daily care actually takes. Trypup gives you the chance to find out BEFORE you decide — not after.

Pick a breed, name your dog and look after it like the real thing:

GPS walks — real routes with time, distance and a check that you actually went outside
Daily care — feeding, play, grooming, rest; your dog's stats react to how well you care
Training — 9 commands with gradual unlocking and a mastery system; every breed learns differently
Health — a vaccination calendar and realistic monthly and yearly costs of owning a dog
Learning — articles on adoption, choosing a shelter and the 10 questions to ask yourself before getting a dog
Life timeline and badges — follow milestones and progress
Co-ownership — share the care with your family (Premium)

Trypup is not a game you win. It is an honest test: can you do it every single day, even when you don't feel like it? Neglect your dog and it leaves for a shelter — just like in real life.

We donate a share of our revenue to partner shelters — to the dogs still waiting for a home.

Try dog care before you get a real dog.

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Trypup Premium (optional):
• Monthly — auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly
• Yearly — auto-renewing subscription, billed yearly
• Forever — one-time purchase, no subscription
Individual dog breeds are also available as one-time purchases.

Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your account settings.

Terms of Use: https://trypup.life/en/terms
Privacy Policy: https://trypup.life/en/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Siberian Husky | $1.99 | one-time |
| Chihuahua | $1.99 | one-time |
| German Shepherd | $1.99 | one-time |
| Golden Retriever | $1.99 | one-time |
| French Bulldog | $1.99 | one-time |
| Jack Russell Terrier | $1.99 | one-time |
| Yorkshire Terrier | $1.99 | one-time |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | $1.99 | one-time |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | $1.99 | one-time |
| All breeds | $9.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-28

A new Home Screen widget for iPhone.

Your dog can now live on your Home Screen: the widget shows how they're doing (their face follows their mood), which day it is and what's still left today — as little boxes that fill up as you go. Tap it to jump straight to the task. Add it like any other widget: touch and hold the Home Screen and choose Trypup.

Also:
• Text fixes
• VoiceOver no longer reads the intro questions twice

### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-26

If your dog ends up in a shelter, you can now pick them up.

When a dog goes without care for too long, they end up in a shelter, just like in real life. Now you can pick your dog up again, and the app shows you how a shelter dog settles in at home (the 3-3-3 rule: about 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to learn the routine and 3 months to fully trust you).

Also in this version:
• Log a walk even without sharing your location
• Mud cleaning is smoother: smears fade gradually under your finger
• Reminders no longer arrive after a task is done, and breed myths don't repeat
• Easier start: the recommended option is preselected and the quiz shows what's missing
• Fixed a crash when opening the app from a link

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-24

Trypup now works for blind users.

We went through the app with a screen reader (VoiceOver), following the notes of a blind tester. With a screen reader on, feeding works by tapping, and the bowl announces how full it is and whether the portion is right. Your dog's stats are read out as percentages instead of being skipped as an image. Dialogs announce what they are about.

Also in this version:
• Switch distance to kilometres or miles (Settings → Units)
• Reminders no longer step backwards — escalation now follows how long the dog was actually left without care
• The app no longer addresses anyone in the masculine gender
• A co-owner invite reaches its destination even on a cold start
• Reminders for a dog that went to a shelter stop right away
• Refunds and expired subscriptions apply without a restart

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-12

The app now speaks your phone's language.

Until now Trypup opened in Czech for everyone. From this version it follows your device language on first launch — and if it picks wrong, you can switch it any time in Settings. Twelve languages are supported.

Also in this version:
• When a task can't be done right now, the app tells you the real reason — it used to claim your dog had just eaten or just played, even when it hadn't
• Reminders no longer arrive for a dog that has already left for a shelter
• Tapping a sleeping dog no longer makes it bark
• Smaller fixes to notifications and wording

### 1.0 — 2026-08-13

No release notes.

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