Countryside Vet vs HoCo Active
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Countryside Vet
Manage your pet's healthcare with this veterinary clinic's app. Request appointments, food, and medications, and view vaccination records. Receive important notifications and reminders for preventative care.
- One-touch call and email
- Appointment requests
- Food and medication requests
- View pet's upcoming services
- Receive notifications
- Monthly prevention reminders
- Pet disease lookup
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This app is designed to provide extended care for the patients and clients of Countryside Veterinary Clinic in Ellicott City, Maryland. With this app you can: One touch call and email Request appointments Request food Request medication View your pet’s upcoming services and vaccinations Receive notifications about hospital promotions, lost pets in our vicinity and recalled pet foods. Receive monthly reminders so you don’t forget to give your heartworm and flea/tick prevention. Check out our Facebook Look up pet diseases from a reliable information source Find us on the map Visit our website Learn about our services * And much more!
HoCo Active
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Our services, in the palm of your hand! With this app, you can: • Check-in with quick, easy and contactless check-in. • Stay up to date with our notifications. Everything you need in one, easy-to-use app, download it now! This app offers fitness challenges which users can join and integrates with Apple’s HealthKit to collect user's calories burned, distance walked/ran and steps climbed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HoCo Active at monthly against Countryside Vet's every 7 months. Countryside Vet's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Countryside Vet ships an update every 7 months, HoCo Active monthly. Both last shipped on September 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Countryside Vet | HoCo Active |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CARROLL L. THUMEL, D.V.M. AND MARY BETH SOVERNS, D.V.M., P.A. | Howard County Maryland |
In-app purchases
Countryside Vet
No in-app purchases
HoCo Active
No in-app purchases
Questions
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