PitPat vs Petivity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PitPat
Monitor your dog's daily activity, track their distance and calories burned, and manage their weight and food intake. Earn badges for achievements and access premium features like video vet and extended warranty through an optional subscription.
- Activity monitoring
- Weight management
- Food portion control
- Goal recommendations
- Distance and calorie tracking
- Badge rewards
- Optional subscription for premium features
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Got a dog? Want to be the best pet parent you can? We got you! PitPat is designed in Cambridge and made in the UK. Our super-friendly customer support hounds are at your service if you need help. Just ask us. We got you. • Monitor your dog's activity? We got you. See what they did all day with our Activity Monitor (purchase required). Get a goal recommendation. See minutes of walking, running, playing, pottering and resting. Monitor distance travelled and calories burned. • Manage their weight? We got you. Assess body condition, set an "ideal" weight, and keep a record of their progress towards it. • Control food portions? We got you. Get dynamic and precise food amount recommendations with our own-brand food. • Make walkies fun? We got you. Earn lots of badges for achieving goal streaks and distance targets. • Want even more? We got you. Join our optional PitPat LIFE™ club (in-app subscription required) to earn Points & Prizes, access Perks like video vet, extended warranty, and free replacement batteries and straps, and get entry to exclusive app features like leaderboards. See terms.pitpat.com for T&Cs. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Petivity
Monitor your pet's health proactively with data from smart devices and AI-powered insights. Get instant answers to pet health questions via a GenAI chat and track key health indicators like weight and litter box activity.
- Pet health monitoring
- GenAI pet health chat
- Smart litter box insights
- Weight tracking
- Behavioral change alerts
- Veterinarian-developed insights
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Reimagine pet care with the Petivity app. The Petivity app brings together decades of pet health research with data collected from your Petivity smart devices, so you can monitor your pet more closely from home and give them the care they deserve. Automatically get free access to our GenAI chat, powered by Purina, to get answers to pet health questions when you need them the most. Ask our chat anything from: • Common questions like if your new houseplant is toxic to cats • In-depth questions about worrisome symptoms you're seeing in your pet Then take your pet care a step further by pairing the Petivity app with a Petivity Smart Litter Box Monitor. It's a smart device, powered by AI technology, that sits under your cat's litter box to give you insights about your cat's health without disrupting their day. • See how often they go and what they do in the litter box each day • Track daily, weekly, and long-term changes in your cat’s weight • Get alerted to key changes that are easy to miss The Petivity app is especially helpful in tracking weight and behavior changes that may be associated with a health condition requiring veterinary diagnosis like a UTI, kidney disease, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and obesity.* Designed and developed by Purina veterinarians, behaviorists and data scientists, the Petivity app gives you the answers, confidence, and peace of mind you’re doing the best for your pet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petivity at 4.6 against PitPat's 4.0. Petivity also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (595 vs 11). PitPat's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. PitPat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Petivity asks for nothing beyond the download.
Petivity holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Petivity has 595 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of PitPat's written reviews are positive against 35% of Petivity's.
PitPat ships an update fortnightly, Petivity every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PitPat | Petivity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (595 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 34.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 595 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pitpatpet Ltd | Nestlé Purina Petcare Company |
Customer experience
PitPat
Petivity
User reviews
PitPat
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Precise GPS tracking (when it works)
- 🔋 Good battery life (on older models/non-GPS)
- 🐶 Activity tracking insights
- 👍 Easy to attach to collar
- 💡 One-off payment (no subscription)
Room to improve
- ❌ GPS connection issues
- 🐌 Slow tracking/syncing
- 📉 Inconsistent/inaccurate data
- 🔋 Poor battery life (newer/GPS models)
- 🔌 Charging failures
Petivity
From 595 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Effective health monitoring for cats with urinary/kidney issues
- ⚖️ Accurate weight tracking for elderly or health-conscious cats
- 📊 Useful insights and data visualization for pet health
- 🎯 Reliable cat identification when weights differ significantly
- 📱 Simple and intuitive interface when functioning properly
Room to improve
- 🔐 Constant forced logouts requiring frequent re-authentication
- 🚫 VPN incompatibility blocking app access
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and 'hairball' errors
- ⚠️ Poor AI accuracy for multi-cat households with similar weights
- 📊 Slow and unreliable data syncing and updates
Bugs and requests
PitPat
Reported bugs
30 issues- Tracker not working after last update
- Battery shows 0% constantly
- Cannot update dog weight
- App freezes and crashes
- Device not connecting
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- App regularly doesn't load
- GPS is sketchy
- Device failed to connect to network
- App says 'connecting to satellites' and does nothing
- App requires completing unrelated questions
- App crashes when trying to sync
- App won't let me create an account or log in
- Tracker not found after waiting
- GPS takes ages to connect and lags
- Tracker says out of coverage
- Tracker thinks it's permanently on charger
- Device fails to charge
- App doesn't recognize code under GPS
- App has deteriorated, slow and glitchy
- Daily readings are wrong (e.g., 2-mile walk shows 0 running)
- App is horribly slow, needs force stop
- App doesn't update data fetched
- App not accurate, shows short walks as longer runs
- Historical weight data disappeared after update
- App crashes frequently
- App doesn't sync with tracker
- Inconsistent awarding of badges
- Cannot get app to connect to Pit Pat
- Doubles activity time or loses data
- Spinning wheel of death / not loading
Requested features
14 requests- Reverse grey/active colors in app
- Schedule tracking times for dog walkers
- Network refresh feature
- Demo mode for app before purchase
- Ability to pause/skip days
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- Web-based app access
- Option to turn device off
- Easier clip-on/detach mechanism
- GPS history map
- Sync across devices
- More detailed health metrics vs. other dogs
- Leaderboard improvement (not just total days)
- More customization for activity types (e.g., not just running)
- More detailed daily activity information
Petivity
Reported bugs
15 issues- Random logouts requiring re-authentication every 1-2 weeks
- Login timeout errors (Error 2011, Error 1041) preventing app access
- Data loss after app updates wiping cat names and device connections
- Events list showing 'No events to show' after recent updates
- App crashing and requiring hard resets of devices
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- Events not syncing to correct cat profiles
- Weight readings showing wildly inaccurate values
- Litter box scooping not detected or marked as non-cat events
- Scale not connecting to WiFi with certain routers
- App reverting to learning mode and forgetting cat identification
- Events list refreshing to top when editing, losing scroll position
- Notifications not sending despite being enabled
- Data appearing and disappearing inconsistently
- App taking 60+ seconds to load past month data
- Events not registering when cat uses box during cleaning
Requested features
15 requests- Multi-user account access and sharing functionality
- Manual event creation and editing options
- Direct username/password login without OAuth
- Better chart customization and data filtering options
- Event notes for health observations (stool consistency, blood, etc.)
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- Ability to mark maintenance events (scooping, litter changes)
- Real-time notifications with customizable alert types
- Exact timestamps instead of relative time displays
- Event filtering by cat and event type
- Larger litter box monitor size for bigger cats
- Ability to reset litter box status manually
- Web app or desktop access to account
- Event size/volume tracking and abnormality alerts
- Improved PDF report generation and formatting
- Time-of-day pattern analysis and insights
In-app purchases
PitPat
- One dog$3.991 Month
- Two dogs$6.991 Month
- Three dogs$9.991 Month
Petivity
No in-app purchases
