Clearya vs HotPaws
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
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.
- Ground temperature estimation
- Visual and written safety indicators
- Location-based weather data
- Celsius and Fahrenheit support
- Ground type estimation
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
Clearya is free to download; HotPaws costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Clearya | HotPaws |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (513 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Covalent Bits | Jonathan Judelson |
Customer experience
Clearya
HotPaws
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 moreShow fewer
- Dark mode option
HotPaws
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clearya
No in-app purchases
HotPaws
No in-app purchases









