Comparison

Pet Growth Notes vs iPetsCat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pet Growth Notes

This app helps you meticulously record and manage all aspects of your pet's life. From daily activities and health logs to appointments and vaccinations, keep a comprehensive diary for each animal. It's an invaluable tool for veterinarians, pet sitters, and preserving precious memories.

Highlights
  • Pet diaries and milestone tracking
  • Weight and height logs
  • Photo albums and sharing
  • Veterinary and appointment management
  • Medication and vaccination reminders
  • Allergy tracking
  • Passcode protection and data export
Features
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Use this app to track your pets’ personal and daily info separately. You can write diaries for them to record their daily interesting life, record the milestones with time, track their height and weight logs, create albums, manage veterinaries and check the appointment by calendar, create pill taken reminders and keep the logs, set the vaccinations schedule and add alerts for each one, track allergies and other things. This will be very usefully when veterinarian asks, or when your pets need to be cared by others, also this will be a precious file for you and your pets. Key Features: ⁃ Write diaries for each pet. ⁃ Record milestones with age, date and content. ⁃ Track weight and height. ⁃ Create albums and share pictures by Facebook, Twitter and email. ⁃ Manage veterinaries info. ⁃ Create and check appointment by calendar and set alert. ⁃ Create medications taken reminders and keep the taken logs. ⁃ Set schedule for vaccinations and set reminder for each one. ⁃ Track allergies and the reaction. ⁃ Track other things you want. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Export data by email. ⁃ Print data directly from this app. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Track unlimited pets info separately. Please contact us by email for any feedback or suggestion: linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

iPetsCat

Features
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With iPetsCat, cherish every moment with your pet, one day at a time. Whether your companion is a cat, dog, fish, parrot, hamster, turtle, bird, reptile, or snake, every ordinary yet precious moment deserves to be remembered. From feeding and photos to training, vaccines, and birthdays, log it all in one place. # Daily Records Meals, water intake, potty breaks, photos, training, baths, water changes, and more. Track it all. Trivial but never messy. The auto-organized timeline shows exactly what happened and when. Understand your pet's growth like never before, and be the pet parent who truly knows them. # Calendar & Timeline Review each day's records by calendar. When was their last vaccine? When was the aquarium water changed? When was that adorable new photo taken? Crystal clear. Each milestone in your pet's journey, precisely preserved. # Health Management Vaccines, deworming, weight tracking, appetite, water quality monitoring. Build a dynamic, personalized health profile for each pet. Even on your busiest days, no important care moment slips by. Data-driven pet care, made simple. # Expense Tracker Cat food, dog kibble, bird seed, aquarium equipment, reptile supplies, toys, vet bills. All expenses are clearly categorized. Love without overspending. Know where every dollar goes, because thoughtful pet parenting includes smart budgeting. # Growth Diary Capture every warm moment with photos and words. Whether it's your dog's training progress, your hamster's first time being held, or your goldfish gliding gracefully through crystal-clear water, all beautiful memories are safely treasured. No moment fades. # Birthday Tracker Know exactly how many days remain until your fur baby's next birthday, or fondly look back on celebrations past. Never miss a single special day. # Smart Reminders Feeding, medication, baths, water changes, deworming. Each important daily task, pushed to you right on schedule. Set your rhythm, and iPetsCat handles the rest. Your pet's data stays yours. No ads, no noise, just the moments that matter. E-mail: ysfree@foxmail.com Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DUWpTRWtyaHVpbkth Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DUU9ocklGbHRMWFJ6

Screenshots

Pet Growth Notes4 screens
iPetsCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iPetsCat at none against Pet Growth Notes's shown. iPetsCat also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pet Growth Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 6 months and iPetsCat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pet Growth Notes ships an update every 8 months, iPetsCat monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pet Growth Notes versus iPetsCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPet Growth NotesiPetsCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (110 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTD宝琦 宋

Bugs and requests

Pet Growth Notes

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Cursor not visible in some input fields
  • App crashes when switching to other apps
  • Data loss after entering pet information
  • Diary entries appear blank until clicked back into
  • Dropbox sync crashes on iPhone
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  • Misleading ad/purchase button (charged $39.99 unexpectedly)
  • Cannot input historical weight data from past years
  • Reminders only work for currently active pet
  • Cannot edit original pet description without deleting entry
  • Growth graph doesn't display full curve on mobile
  • Dates and weight fields cannot be typed in (picker only)

Requested features

15 requests
  • Cloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices
  • Monthly recurring reminders for medications (not just daily/weekly)
  • Date-specific reminders instead of 'every X days' format
  • Video upload support in addition to photos
  • Dark mode theme option
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  • Web/desktop version for data entry on computer
  • Auto-fill for previously used entries
  • Ability to edit pet profile information
  • Share access with family members or pet sitters
  • WhatsApp or push notification reminders
  • Metric units support (grams, centimeters) for small animals
  • Ability to input historical/past medical records
  • Custom tracking categories
  • PDF editing capability for vet documents
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription

iPetsCat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pet Growth Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months14 Days trial$4.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$49.99
2 purchases

iPetsCat

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Features$29.99

Questions

Is Pet Growth Notes free?
Pet Growth Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iPetsCat free?
iPetsCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pet Growth Notes or iPetsCat have ads?
Pet Growth Notes shows ads; iPetsCat does not.
Which is updated more often, Pet Growth Notes or iPetsCat?
Pet Growth Notes ships an update every 8 months, and iPetsCat monthly. Most recently, Pet Growth Notes was updated on November 6, 2026 and iPetsCat on October 27, 2026.

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