Comparison

Clearya vs HotPaws

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clearya

Discover safer, nontoxic products for online and in-store purchases. Get automatic alerts on potential health risks in ingredients and find vetted alternatives. Shop smarter and healthier by avoiding harmful chemicals in everyday items.

Highlights
  • Shop online with ingredient safety checks
  • Analyze product labels with phone camera
  • Automatic alerts for health risks
  • Find safe product alternatives
  • Uses official toxic chemical databases
  • Alerts for carcinogens and hormone disruptors
Features
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Clearya: Nontoxic Shopping Made Easy! Discover safer, nontoxic products with Clearya – your ultimate shopping companion for online and in-store purchases. Key Features: 1. Easily shop online at Amazon, Target, Sephora, iHerb, and Walmart with confidence, knowing the safety of the product ingredients before buying. 2. Analyze product labels using your phone's camera too, for in-store shopping and at-home product checks. 3. Automatic alerts on potential health risks hidden in ingredients lists for beauty, personal care, baby care, cleaning products, and more. 4. Find safe, vetted alternatives to products containing toxic ingredients. 5. Based on official toxic chemical databases from the U.S., Canada, EU, Japan, and more. 6. Alerts for thousands of known and suspected carcinogens (may cause cancer), hormone disruptors (endocrine disruption), reproduction toxicants (may harm fertility), developmental toxicants (may cause birth defects and other harm to the developing child), allergens, and other banned or restricted ingredients. 7. Free, unbiased, and ad-free, funded by donations. 8. Privacy-focused – no collection of personal user information. Shop smarter and healthier with Clearya, the app that empowers you to make informed choices and avoid harmful chemicals in everyday products. Contact Us: We'd love to hear your feedback! Reach out at hello@clearya.com.

About

HotPaws

This app helps determine if outdoor ground temperatures are safe for walking your dog. It uses your location to estimate ground temperature based on local weather and ground type, providing a clear visual and written indicator. Users can choose between Celsius and Fahrenheit for temperature readings.

Highlights
  • Ground temperature estimation
  • Visual and written safety indicators
  • Location-based weather data
  • Celsius and Fahrenheit support
  • Ground type estimation
Features
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Check the ground before your next dog walk. HotPaws helps you assess whether the ground may be too hot or too cold for your dog's paws. Using your location, local weather, time since sunrise, and your selected ground material, it estimates surface temperature and gives you a simple visual indicator and written recommendation. A QUICK CHECK BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT See the current outdoor temperature alongside the estimated ground temperature, with guidance for hot and cold conditions. EIGHT GROUND TYPES Choose from asphalt, concrete, grass, sand, dirt, stone, wood, and metal to check the surface you're planning to walk on. CELSIUS OR FAHRENHEIT Switch between temperature units with a tap. LOCAL WEATHER, SIMPLE DESIGN Get weather for your current location in a straightforward view made for everyday dog walks. GROUND TEMPERATURE IS AN ESTIMATE HotPaws does not directly measure the surface or guarantee that a walk is safe. Actual temperatures can vary with shade, sunlight, moisture, and local conditions. Check the surface yourself before walking, avoid surfaces that feel uncomfortably hot or cold, and pay attention to your dog's comfort. Ground temperature is only one factor in deciding whether to head outside.

Screenshots

Clearya4 screens
HotPaws2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clearya at Free against HotPaws's $0.99. Clearya also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months). HotPaws's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Clearya is free to download; HotPaws costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HotPaws holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clearya has 513 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Clearya's written reviews are positive against 50% of HotPaws's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clearya ships an update every 2 weeks, HotPaws every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Clearya versus HotPaws: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearyaHotPaws
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (513 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCovalent BitsJonathan Judelson

Customer experience

Clearya

All ratings513 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

HotPaws

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Clearya

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App can be slow and needs refreshing
  • Products on Walmart not loading
  • Items show 'No ingredients listed' or 'unsupported category'
  • Harmful products incorrectly marked as 'good'

Requested features

6 requests
  • Manually type in ingredients
  • Support for more online stores
  • App for processed foods
  • Barcode scanner
  • Include Ulta in supported stores
Show 1 more
  • Dark mode option

HotPaws

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clearya

No in-app purchases

None

HotPaws

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clearya free?
Clearya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HotPaws free?
HotPaws costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clearya or HotPaws?
HotPaws is rated higher. Clearya averages 4.8 out of 5 from 513 ratings, while HotPaws averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Clearya or HotPaws have ads?
Neither Clearya nor HotPaws shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clearya or HotPaws?
Clearya ships an update every 2 weeks, and HotPaws every 21 months. Most recently, Clearya was updated on October 11, 2026 and HotPaws on October 13, 2026.

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