PawBoost vs Relation Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PawBoost
This app helps reunite lost pets with their owners by alerting a large network of local pet lovers. It leverages social media, email alerts, and a comprehensive online database to maximize visibility for missing animals.
- Local lost and found pet alerts
- PawBoost Rescue Squad network
- Largest lost & found pets database
- Printable pet flyers
- Targeted social media ad campaigns
- 24/7 customer support
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Lost a pet? PawBoost is here to raise local awareness for your missing family member! PawBoost is like an AMBER Alert for lost pets. Over 5 million pet lovers have signed up for our local lost & found pet alerts. This compassionate group of do gooders is called the PawBoost Rescue Squad. The Rescue Squad has helped reunite over 1 MILLION lost pets with their families! And whether you have a lost dog, lost cat, lost bird, or lost something else entirely – the Rescue Squad is here to help you, too. If you have LOST or FOUND a pet, you can report it by downloading the app, creating an account, then clicking the 'Report' button. Note: You will need a photo of your pet in order to complete the report. Here's what will happen next: 1. Your lost or found pet will be posted to the PawBoost-powered Facebook page for your area. Be sure to comment on the post so that you will get notified when other people comment. 2. Alerts will go out to local PawBoost email subscribers and app users. 3. Your pet will be added to our lost & found, the largest lost & found pets database on the web with thousands of pets added every day. Be sure to check our database frequently so you don’t miss out on a connection! 4. We'll create a printable flyer for your lost or found pet. Post these around your neighborhood and hand them out to neighbors and local businesses. 5. You can supercharge your PawBoost Alert with a locally-targeted Facebook or Instagram ad campaign. Get more views, more shares, more leads, and most importantly: A better chance of a happy reunion. If you need help with your account, we are here for you 365 days a year! Please email us at apple@pawboost.com, and make sure to have your pet's 7-digit PawBoost ID handy so we can help you as quickly as possible :)
Relation Link
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Relation Link is a small, slow place for two people. You write one message. You seal it. It lands at your partner's hour, not yours. That is the whole app. One letter a day, between two devices. No groups, no broadcast, no algorithm deciding what gets seen. The thread is shared by two phones and lives nowhere else - there is no cloud archive of your conversation, no profile, no follower count, nothing to scroll past. The ritual is gentle. Open the app in the evening, or the morning, or whenever the day quiets down. Write what you would have said if they were in the room. Press send, and the envelope is sealed. While it travels, you cannot edit it, retract it, or check whether they are typing back. When their phone reaches the right hour, the lantern is lit on their side and the letter opens. They write theirs the same way. One a day, each. Privacy is the floor, not a feature. Every message is end-to-end encrypted with NaCl before it leaves your device. The keys live on the two phones in the pair. We - and any server in between - see only sealed bytes. There are no read receipts shipped to a backend, no analytics tied to the contents of your thread, no recovery from our side if you both wipe the app. Two devices, one quiet line. Pro is one purchase, paid once. It unlocks every theme and every effect - Paper, Midnight, Linen, Lantern, Tide, Garden, Dust, Iron, Vellum, Hearth - so the envelope can match the room your message arrives in. There is no subscription, no ad-supported tier, no "premium plus." When you buy "For me & them," your partner gets Pro automatically; their copy of the app simply unfolds, no code to forward, no setup to do. Made for two. Quiet on purpose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PawBoost at none against Relation Link's 2. Relation Link's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Relation Link sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PawBoost asks for nothing beyond the download.
PawBoost ships an update every 2 months, Relation Link weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PawBoost | Relation Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FindFido, Inc | RIOU Kevin |
Bugs and requests
PawBoost
Reported bugs
2 issues- App freezing and crashing issues
- Login and account problems
Requested features
3 requests- Search by pet description
- Improved iOS/iPad compatibility
- More customization options
Relation Link
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PawBoost
No in-app purchases
Relation Link
- Just for me$2.99
- For me & partner$3.99









