Pawfit vs Sawo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pawfit
This app offers a comprehensive solution for pet care, integrating digital activity monitoring, live location tracking, and security features. It ensures your pets remain healthy, safe, and happy by providing real-time insights into their well-being and whereabouts.
- Digital activity monitoring
- Live location tracking
- Pet security features
- Health monitoring
- Pet safety
- Convenient pet care
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Pawfit is the smarter, convenient way to care for your pet. It combines digital activity monitoring, live location tracking and security features making sure your pets are healthy, safe and happy, wherever they may go.
Sawo
Control your sauna remotely from your phone. Preheat, customize, and monitor your sauna's temperature and settings from anywhere with an internet connection. Enjoy ultimate convenience for relaxation.
- Remote preheating
- Customizable settings
- Live temperature monitoring
- Session time tracking
- Lighting status control
- Anytime, anywhere access
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SAWO APP Control and monitor your sauna remotely. The SAWO app allows you to adjust temperature settings, manage session times, and monitor sauna status from anywhere with an internet connection. Whether you're preparing for a relaxing evening at home or returning after a workout, your sauna can be ready when you are. Real-time monitoring provides a clear overview of current temperature, target temperature, session duration, lighting status, and other connected functions, helping you create the ideal sauna experience with ease. Key Features • Remote sauna control • Real-time temperature monitoring • Adjustable target temperature • Temperature display toggle: °C / °F • Session timer management • Lighting control • Sauna ready notifications • Multiple sauna management • Residential and commercial compatibility • Home automation compatibility
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sawo at 5.0 against Pawfit's 4.0. Sawo also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Pawfit's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sawo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pawfit has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pawfit | Sawo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Latsen Technology Ltd. | SAWO |
Customer experience
Pawfit
Sawo
Bugs and requests
Pawfit
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not connecting to tracker after updates
- Apple Watch app compatibility issues
- Notifications delayed or not received
- Live tracking zoom function too aggressive
- Walk distance calculations inaccurate
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- App crashes or freezes on startup
- Charger failures causing battery issues
- GPS signal loss in previously reliable areas
- Inconsistent location updates during walks
- App logs out other users when one logs in
- Home location cannot be manually adjusted
- Tracker won't reconnect after battery dies
- Subscription transfer issues between devices
Requested features
15 requests- Multi-user simultaneous app access
- Adjustable temperature alert thresholds
- Customizable geofence sizes for smaller areas
- Persistent tips/advice history in app
- Widget for iPhone home screen quick access
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- Apple Watch command center integration
- Ability to toggle sharing on/off without removing users
- Adjustable tracking frequency without battery penalty
- Remote calling feature to device
- Third-party mapping and triangulation support
- Scale indicator on map display
- Notification for tracker on/off status
- Improved app navigation and layout
- Disable achievement/badge notifications
- Stronger collar attachment mechanism
Sawo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pawfit
No in-app purchases
Sawo
No in-app purchases
