Paws2Go vs Hope For Paws
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paws2Go
This application works with a smart device to alert you when your pet needs to go outside. It plays a personalized message, lights up, and sends a notification to your phone. The device uses touch sensing technology and offers a modern alternative to traditional pet doorbells.
- Phone notifications
- Personalized audio recording
- LED light indicators
- Touch sensing technology
- Modern pet door alternative
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This app will send you notifications when it receives a signal from your Paws2Go device! Paws2Go is an electronic device that provides multiple ways for your pet to signal they need to go outside. * Phone notification. * 10 second personalized recording. * 4 sided blue LED indication. Place the device on the floor or hang it on a wall. It utilizes touch sensing technology and has no moving parts for your pet to push. It replaces the old method of hanging bells on a door with a new modern approach. Just train your pet to touch the device when they need to go outside. Once it is touched, the device will play back your personalized message, all four sides will light up and blink and it will send a notification to your mobile device using this free app.
Hope For Paws
Watch inspiring videos of animal rescues and learn about efforts to combat animal neglect and homelessness. Support a non-profit organization dedicated to saving animals and finding them loving homes.
- Animal rescue videos
- Information on animal neglect
- Support for non-profit organization
- Veterinary care for rescued animals
- Adoption center transfers
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Hope For Paws is a 501c3 non-profit organization that rescues animals in the Los Angeles area and beyond in an effort to end animal neglect, homelessness and abuse. We rescue animals, provide veterinary care, and transfer the animals to partner adoption centers. Everyday, Hope for Paws receives calls from around the world to help rescue abandoned, homeless, and injured animals in dire situations. Our team rescues hundreds of animals each year and our app shows some of our most popular rescue videos. We hope that you will consider joining the cause and supporting our organization in an effort to save more animals and provide them with better lives in loving homes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hope For Paws at 90% against Paws2Go's 25%. Hope For Paws also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Hope For Paws holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hope For Paws has 79 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Paws2Go's written reviews are positive against 90% of Hope For Paws's.
Paws2Go ships an update every 15 months, Hope For Paws every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paws2Go | Hope For Paws |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 79 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dustin Boley | Hope For Paws |
Customer experience
Paws2Go
Hope For Paws
In-app purchases
Paws2Go
No in-app purchases
Hope For Paws
No in-app purchases
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