Skiptown vs Wagmo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skiptown
Manage your dog's care and access a pet-friendly social hub. This app streamlines services like daycare, boarding, grooming, and training. It also provides access to a dog park and bar for both pets and their owners.
- Pet profile management
- Book daycare and boarding
- Schedule grooming appointments
- Access dog park and social bar
- Track dog-walking services
- View visit reports
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The Skiptown app is the all-in-one tool that supports your experience at the Skiptown pet care facility and dog bar at all locations. Every dog must have a completed profile in the Skiptown app before they’re able to enter the Skiptown facility. Skiptown is an indoor/outdoor dog park and human social hub. With the Skiptown app, you can streamline your Skiptown pet care services, manage your account, and track visit reports. The Skiptown app allows for a fully customized experience for every dog, every time. Skiptown is the future of pet parenting designed as a country club-style retreat for dogs and a casual hangout for humans. Services include: Dog Daycare & Boarding: Skiptown offers first-class pet care whether you’re gone for the day or need extended overnight service. Luxury amenities include paw-soft flooring, an odor-controlled environment, luxury upgrades, and fun add-ons to make your pup’s stay extra special. Dog Park & Social Bar: With indoor and outdoor off-leash dog parks, an agility course, secret trails and a splash pad, Skiptown isn’t just dog friendly; it’s dog focused. For human guests, the bar features 24 beers on tap, a full cocktail menu, a lineup of local food trucks, and weekend morning coffee service. Sorry, four-legged children only; Skiptown is 21+. Dog Grooming: Skiptown dog grooming services are done by professional dog groomers who will love your pup almost as much as you do. All dog grooming services include a full bath and blow dry, nail trimming, ear cleaning, and anal gland expression (if requested.) The treatment of your pup’s coat during the service is completely customizable and can range from full ‘all-over’ cut & style to simple touch up trims to a deep cleaning bath & blow out. Dog Training: Skiptown dog training helps you understand your dog’s behavior so that you can bring out the behavior you want, in a way that’s rewarding to BOTH of you. Our experienced trainers use positive reinforcement methods to teach obedience, manners, and real-life skills so that you and your pup can adventure, together. On-Demand Dog-Walking: Bring the Skiptown experience home with on-demand dog-walking services featuring real-time visit updates, photo reports and a GPS-tracked map plus free same-day scheduling and cancellation. Skiptown walkers, known as Skippers, are professionally trained, bonded, and insured.
Wagmo
This app offers pet insurance and wellness plans to help manage veterinary costs. It provides cashback for routine care, telehealth access to vet experts, and coverage for unexpected illnesses and injuries. Easily submit claims and track reimbursements through the app.
- Cashback for routine vet visits
- Telehealth vet consultations
- Coverage for unexpected illnesses/injuries
- Reimbursement for grooming and dental care
- Perks on pet care products
- Virtual training sessions
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Meet your new partner in pet parenting, from everyday wellness to emergency care. Wagmo can help you save on planned and unplanned expenses, fetch you perks on pet care products, and offer unparalleled support for every pet through wellness plans, VETalk telehealth chat, virtual training sessions and more. WAGMO WELLNESS: CASH BACK FOR EVERYDAY CARE • Get reimbursed for routine expenses, from wellness visits to vaccines, grooming and dental care • Visit ANY licensed vet or service provider, anywhere nationwide • No exclusions based on age or breed - there’s a plan for every pet • No waiting period or approval delays - sign up and use it for same-day care Wellness members use the app to: • Upload claims in seconds and get cashback in your account within 24 hours • Take advantage of perks on food, treats and more • Ask vet experts pet-care questions any time of the day or night via virtual VETalk chat WAGMO INSURANCE: PROTECTION AGAINST THE UNEXPECTED • Get reimbursed for emergency expenses, including unexpected illnesses and injuries • Get care from ANY licensed vet, including specialists - we cover in-home, in-office and virtual care • Select 90% or 100% coinsurance, for unparalleled peace of mind • Save up to 10% when you add multiple pets • Avoid tough decisions, knowing your pet family is covered Insurance members use the app to: • Upload claims in seconds, track them anytime • Submit medical records HOW IT WORKS Here’s an example! Bo is a boxer whose pet parents have signed up for a Wagmo Wellness and a Wagmo Insurance plan. He goes in for his wellness visit where his vet does some routine bloodwork, updates his vaccines, and prescribes flea & tick medication. His pet parents take pictures of all those receipts, upload them using the Wagmo app, and have cash back in their bank account the very next day. The next month, Bo is at the park and he twists his knee and tears a muscle playing with another dog. Thankfully, he’s ok, but after x-rays, surgery and stitches, his parents get a bill for $2,500. That’s where their Wagmo Insurance kicks in. They upload receipts using the app, and since they’ve opted for 100% coinsurance, they only pay their deductible and get the rest deposited back into their account. With Wagmo, you choose whether to get Wellness, Insurance or both, and the app makes reimbursements easy! LEARN MORE OR GET A QUOTE at wagmo.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skiptown at every 2 weeks against Wagmo's every 3 months. Wagmo's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Skiptown against 4.1 for Wagmo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 44 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Skiptown's written reviews are positive against 67% of Wagmo's.
Skiptown ships an update every 2 weeks, Wagmo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skiptown | Wagmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (37 ratings) — better | 4.1 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Waggle Company | Wagmo |
Customer experience
Skiptown
Wagmo
In-app purchases
Skiptown
No in-app purchases
Wagmo
No in-app purchases









