Billy Crone vs Dogtra PATHFINDER2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billy Crone
This app shares the gospel and encourages believers to live holy lives in anticipation of Jesus Christ's return. It offers online videos and DVD studies to reach the lost and strengthen the church.
- Gospel sharing
- Online video studies
- DVD studies
- Encourages holy living
- Anticipation of Christ's return
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We believe in the soon return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our mission is to share the gospel in any way possible to reach the lost and encourage the church to be watching and keeping our lives holy in anticipation of His return, through our online videos and DVD studies.
Dogtra PATHFINDER2
Track multiple dogs in real-time with a GPS system and companion app. Features include training functions, customizable fences, and location sharing. Requires specific hardware to operate.
- Real-time dog tracking
- Up to 21 dogs concurrently
- 9-mile tracking range
- E-collar functions (stimulation, tone, vibration, LED)
- GPS fence options (E-Fence, Geo-Fence, Mobile-Fence)
- Share tracking with other users
- Custom offline maps
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Cut’em loose. Explore more. Track your dogs real time with Dogtra PATHFINDER2. The new PATHFINDER2 is NOT compatible with PATHFINDER series. A feature packed new Dogtra PATHFINDER2 is a complete GPS tracking system with a FREE real time tracking and training app with FREE map, trailing up to 21 dogs concurrently within a 9-mile range. (Range may vary depending on terrain and your surroundings) The app is also available on a smart watch. Paired with a new GPS Connector’s tactile “E-COLLAR FUNCTION” button, PATHFINDER2 is more optimized for action without interruption. The Dogtra PATHFINDER2 has enhanced e-collar commands: Nick/Constant stimulation, Tone, plus new Pager Vibration and LED Locate light. The Dogtra PATHFINDER2 has updated GPS fence options, which now includes E-Fence along with Geo-Fence and Mobile-Fence. You can also share tracking with other PATHFINDER2 users, select notification preset per activity type, put GPS receivers to sleep mode, have GPS Connector to alert Bluetooth range or beep to locate itself, and use custom offline maps. The Dogtra PATHFINDER2 app requires the Dogtra PATHFINDER2 system to operate. The Dogtra PATHFINDER2 app works with iOS 14.0 and up with Bluetooth 5.0. The Dogtra PATHFINDER2 app works with Apple Watch series 5 and up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Billy Crone at 79% against Dogtra PATHFINDER2's 33%. Billy Crone also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Dogtra PATHFINDER2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 156). 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.
Billy Crone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dogtra PATHFINDER2 has 1.8K ratings behind it against 156, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Billy Crone's written reviews are positive against 33% of Dogtra PATHFINDER2's.
Billy Crone ships an update every 16 months, Dogtra PATHFINDER2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Billy Crone | Dogtra PATHFINDER2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (156 ratings) — better | 4.3 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 32.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Billy Crone | Dogtra |
Customer experience
Billy Crone
Dogtra PATHFINDER2
User reviews
Billy Crone
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great teaching content
- 👍 Valuable Bible lessons
- 👍 Relevant topics for today
- 👍 Thoroughly researched content
- 👍 Great sense of humor
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Videos not playing
- 🐛 Buffering issues
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes not appearing
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
Dogtra PATHFINDER2
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent tracking and e-fence features
- 👍 Useful app and collar functionality
- 🎉 Allows dogs to roam freely with confidence
- 💪 Reliable GPS and accurate location tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
- 🔌 Slow collar-to-app connection
- 🤯 Complicated e-fence setup and boundary editing
- 🔇 Annoying beeping when out of range
- 🗺️ Outdated and blurry map data
Bugs and requests
Billy Crone
Reported bugs
24 issues- 🐛 Videos not playing
- 🐛 App starting to not play videos
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes don't come up
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
- 🐛 Problems after updating app
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- 🐛 No place to access store for updates
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes don't come up
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
- 🐛 Kicks out when pausing AirPlay
- 🐛 Resume starts from beginning
- 🐛 Stops playing when iPhone screen sleeps
- 🐛 No audio on iPad
- 🐛 No sound on iPhone
- 🐛 Audio doesn't work on iOS
- 🐛 Video doesn't appear on Android
- 🐛 No sound
- 🐛 No audio on videos
- 🐛 Audio files stop when screen turns off
- 🐛 Cannot get videos to play
- 🐛 No sound on videos or audios
- 🐛 Re-expanding video player shuts down video
- 🐛 Have to find place again after restart
- 🐛 Videos just buffer and don't load
- 🐛 No audio
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 Feature to pick up where left off
- 💡 Speed control for videos
- 💡 Ability to slow down videos
- 💡 'Watched' or progress bar on videos
- 💡 Identification of viewed videos
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- 💡 Continue playing audio after screen turns off
- 💡 Ability to buy videos
Dogtra PATHFINDER2
Reported bugs
5 issues- E-fence not working properly after updates
- Collar connectivity issues and random disconnections
- App crashing on startup or during use
- Inaccurate GPS location tracking
- Collar light and stimulation level issues
Requested features
5 requests- Easier e-fence setup and boundary editing
- Ability to share collar access across multiple devices
- Improved app organization and user interface
- Haptic feedback for collar button presses
- More map data updates and customization options
In-app purchases
Billy Crone
No in-app purchases
Dogtra PATHFINDER2
No in-app purchases
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