Untrustworthy
The Now screen and Hourly screen give contradictory safety ratings for the same conditions. At 9 PM, the Now tab said 79°F (feels 84°) was "potentially life-threatening" for my dog, while the Hourly tab said 83° and 87° were "nothing to worry about." Those can't both be right.
The bigger issue is there's no gradient between green and red. It's either "have fun outside" or "potentially life-threatening" with nothing in between. One hour it's green, the next it's red. There's no caution zone, no "keep it short and bring water" middle ground. That's the exact situation I downloaded this app for — the days that feel fine to me but are pushing it for my dog. Without an in-between state, the ratings feel arbitrary and I can't make good decisions from them.
I was a premium subscriber but I'm canceling. The idea is great, the execution needs a lot of work on the underlying algorithm before I'd trust it with my dog's safety.
Not clear or working
Response from developer
Hi there, that must be a bug about the size, if you delete the pet and add them again then you'll be able to get the size right but I'll fix this bug asap! I'll work to add better explanations too to help understanding.
30° is not ok for a puppy
Unfortunately I found it to be completely inaccurate when it comes to dog safety. Telling me that my 17 week old puppy ‘should be ok’ in 30° heat is utter nonsense.
I would like to point out that all my settings were correct. But even if they weren’t, there is no dog on earth that would be safe walking in 30° heat…. Regardless of age, breed, weight, long nose, short nose etc…
30° is DANGEROUS and therefore I feel the app could be misleading.
Inaccurate advice which could cost someone the health/life of their dog and which would also cause burnt paw pads and dehydration very quickly.
I would suggest using common sense, rather than this app.
Response from developer
Hi there, the app is based on documents published by scientific research. I think you may have had your pet's settings set up wrong because right now it's 28 degrees for me and for a 17 week old puppy the app tells me that it's close to being dangerously hot and not to go out too long. I would also advise to always use common sense too and use the app as a guide. The app actually tells you this when you first open it. You know you're dog best and so always be aware of your specific dog's needs. Please can you reach out to me via the app and we'll look into it.
Racist & Homophobic
A need for pet owners
I just wish we could specify the breed/coat color. I have a black lab, so I know she gets warmer than say a short coat white dog. Would be an amazing feature to have
Response from developer
Thank you so much for the great review! This is an interesting idea. If you could message me from the app we can talk further about how it could work 🙂
