RescueRef vs FosterTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RescueRef
This app helps animal shelter staff and volunteers manage animal inventory and share observations. It offers visual tracking, tagging, and search features to easily find and monitor specific animals.
- Visual animal inventory
- Observation sharing
- Animal tagging
- Following animals
- Facet-based search
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A productivity app for animal shelter volunteers and staff. RescueRef provides a visual inventory of all the animals in the shelter and in foster care so that staff and volunteers can get the current information for any animal and share new observations about them. With tagging, following, and facet-based search, RescueRef makes it easy to discover and track specific groups of animals. RescueRef is currently available only for select Central Texas animal shelters.
FosterTracker
This app allows animal rescue volunteers and foster parents to meticulously track the health and development of young animals. It facilitates monitoring weight, administering medications with timely reminders, and visualizing progress through clear charts.
- Track multiple animals
- Monitor weight and development
- Manage medications with reminders
- Visualize growth with charts
- Designed for rescue volunteers and foster parents
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Foster Tracker helps animal rescue volunteers and foster parents monitor kittens' and puppies' weight, medications, and development. Track multiple animals, manage medications with reminders, and visualize growth with intuitive charts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RescueRef at 5.0 against FosterTracker's 3.0. RescueRef also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). 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.
RescueRef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
RescueRef ships an update every 4 months, FosterTracker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RescueRef | FosterTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyperhound | Tedd Landgraf |
Customer experience
RescueRef
FosterTracker
In-app purchases
RescueRef
No in-app purchases
FosterTracker
No in-app purchases
