Wickedbone vs SwiftPaws
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wickedbone
This app allows you to interact with your dog using a smart toy. Control its movements remotely or let it engage your pet autonomously with responsive play.
- Remote dog toy control
- Autonomous interactive play
- Virtual joystick control
- 9 motion options
- Responsive to touch
- Deepens dog-owner bond
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With Wickedbone, you could train your dog to catch moving objects and more importantly, deepen the bonds through the interaction. We’re very passionate about improving the lives of the dogs and since our goal is to bring technology and innovation into our daily lives, we believe that our dogs need something other than the plate and ball that’s more tech-forward and more fun to play. There are two modes of the Wickedbone, drive mode and interactive mode. In the drive mode, you can control the Wickedbone through the Wickedbone App, and move it with its virtual joystick, choosing between Wickedbone’s 9 available motions, and you’ll soon create and discover new action manner combos as it runs. In the interactive mode, with the Wickedbone App, wired to attract your dog’s attention and does not require manual operations. Wickedbone acts responsively to types of touch, always in a playful that keeps up with your dog’s mood and reactions. The perfect mode when you’re busy.
SwiftPaws
Control your pet's interactive lure coursing toy with this app. Designed to provide a healthy outlet for your pet's energy and natural instincts, it enhances playtime and enrichment.
- Control lure coursing toy
- Enhance pet playtime
- Provide pet enrichment
- Manage pet's energy outlet
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At SwiftPaws, we make playful enrichment products for your pet's best life. Use the SwiftPaws App to control your SwiftPaws Lure Coursing Kit. As Seen on Shark Tank, SwiftPaws Lure Coursing Kits and other enrichment products provide a healthy outlet for your pet's natural drive and energy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wickedbone at 3.5 against SwiftPaws's 2.7. Wickedbone also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Wickedbone holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Wickedbone's written reviews are positive against 33% of SwiftPaws's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wickedbone | SwiftPaws |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (33 ratings) — better | 2.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Cheerble Technology Co., Ltd. | Swift Paws, Inc |
Customer experience
Wickedbone
SwiftPaws
In-app purchases
Wickedbone
No in-app purchases
SwiftPaws
No in-app purchases
