Bruce's vs Collar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bruce's
This app allows customers to manage their dog's day care services. Book appointments, view photos of your pet, and receive real-time notifications for pick-ups and drop-offs.
- Book dog day care services
- View weekly dog photos
- Receive real-time notifications
- Manage pick-up and drop-off times
- Exclusive customer access
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Available exclusively to customers, download the Bruce’s app to bring your dog’s day to life! Use the app to browse and book services, view weekly photos of your dog and receive real time pick up and drop off notifications.
Collar
Manage all your pet's health, wellness, and social needs in one app. Get personalized meal and activity suggestions, discover pet services and products, and connect with other pet owners.
- Personalized meal and activity suggestions
- AI-powered marketplace for pet services and products
- Connect with other pet owners and create 'packs'
- Centralized pet data and reminder management
- Share pet profiles with trusted caregivers
- Discover groomers and accessory makers
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Collar is the first mobile app designed to support you, pet parent, like a pro! Keep on top of your pet's health and wellness, book services, buy products, manage your pet’s data and connect with pet owners and businesses all in one place. Collar smartly suggests meal quantities based on your pet’s breed, age, body condition and diet, accompanied by recommended daily activity suggestions* to ensure your pet’s staying fit both mentally* and physically. Collar offers the first AI-powered marketplace of pet-only services and products that adapts to your pet's specific needs. Find and access everything from your favourite groomers to new and trending artisan accessory makers. Collar is the perfect platform to create a private and secure space for your pet and their favourite furry friends. Creating a pack on Collar allows you to safely chat with fellow pet parents, share tips, photos, products and more. And most importantly, you can let them know when you are at the park next so you never miss on an opportunity to socialise your pet ever again. Manage all your pet's fragmented data and reminders in one place. Keep track of your pet’s food, supplements, treatments, vaccinations, vet details, medical history, insurance policy, microchip and passport numbers simply and securely on your phone. Going away for the weekend or longer? Simply nominate a family member or a friend you trust to share your pet’s profile with and Collar will take care of the rest; from reminding them of when and what to feed them, to tips and notes on how to keep your furry friend happy and comfortable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Bruce's at none against Collar's shown. Bruce's also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Collar's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Bruce's ships an update every 2 weeks, Collar fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bruce's | Collar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bruce's Doggy Day Care | Layers LTD. |
Customer experience
Bruce's
Collar
In-app purchases
Bruce's
No in-app purchases
Collar
No in-app purchases









