Comparison

elspet vs PetLink ACO

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

Head to head
About

elspet

Control and manage your smart home devices with this comprehensive platform. Organize devices by room, manage family members with different access levels, and create personalized control panels. Seamlessly link different products for unified operation.

Highlights
  • Room-based device classification and control
  • Family administrator and member management
  • Modular functional design
  • Personalized control panel creation
  • Device linkage control
  • Quick device access
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Elspet application is a general version control client for our company's smart home hardware products in the whole house smart scene, and it is an operating platform for users to control and manage smart devices. It is convenient to classify and control the intelligent hardware devices in the home according to the room. Supports setting up family administrators and ordinary members to achieve family authority management. At the same time, it adopts modular functional design, which can flexibly add different devices and panels; you can choose common components in the template library provided by our company, quickly build personalized control panels, and easily implement device access. Different products are connected to the same client to achieve linkage control, which is convenient to operate; eliminating the need for client development investment by brand manufacturers to achieve product intelligence faster.

About

PetLink ACO

This app enables US animal professionals to quickly look up owner details for lost pets using microchip numbers. It facilitates submitting found pet reports and provides access to pet photos and medical information for faster reunification.

Highlights
  • Microchip number lookup via keypad or voice
  • Camera capture of microchip reader display
  • Search across PetLink, Backtrack, and AAHA databases
  • Submit found pet reports in 4 clicks
  • View pet photos and medical details
  • Facilitates pet-owner reunification
Features
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The Petlink ACO app is for Animal Professionals (ACOs, Shelter or Rescue teams) in North America to use in the field. When Animal Professionals find a lost pet, they can use Petlink ACO on their phones to look up owner details via the pet’s microchip number and submit a found pet report to PetLink. We will contact the owner to let them know their pet has been found and set up reunification. You can put the microchip number into Petlink ACO on your phone by keypad or speak the number in. You can also use the camera to capture the microchip number from the LCD display of a microchip reader. Using the camera makes it much faster to transfer the 9-, 10- or 15-microchip number from the chip reader to the search function of Petlink ACO. It also reduces typing errors. Petlink ACO will search for owner details first in PetLink, then in PetLink’s Backtrack system and finally in the AAHA Pet microchip look-up tool. Petlink ACO will help save the lives of lost animals. The quicker a pet is returned to its owner, the greater their chance of survival. Petlink ACO allows Animal Professionals in North America to contact the owners of lost pets as soon as they have read the pet’s microchip number. There is no need to call PetLink, no need to use a computer to look up details. Animal Professionals can use Petlink ACO to submit a found pet report in 4 easy clicks. We will then notify owners via SMS, phone and email, that their pet has been found and organize reunification. When an Animal Professional finds a lost pet and that pet is registered with PetLink, then Petlink ACO will show a photo of the pet, if available, to confirm identification. Petlink ACO will also show medical details, if available, for the pet, for example if a dog is diabetic and needs regular insulin, this information will be clearly shown. This will be beneficial for the health of all lost pets. PetLink - the industry standard in pet microchips for over 30 years. PetLink is an industry leader in pet microchips, pet identification and reunification, creating a lifelong link between people and pets. PetLink helps Animal Control Officers, Shelter staff and rescues return lost pets to their families and prepare adopted pets for their new homes. For the last 30 years PetLink has been making it quicker and easier for people to microchip their pets. Instead of complicated processes and annual charges, we provide lifetime support to pet parents for a simple one-time registration. PetLink is a registered trademark of Datamars Inc. www.petlink.net PetLink c/o Datamars 345 West Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 U.S.A.

Screenshots

elspet4 screens
PetLink ACO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: elspet at 4.6 against PetLink ACO's 1.8. elspet also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 12%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 28). PetLink ACO's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

elspet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: elspet has 2.1K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of elspet's written reviews are positive against 12% of PetLink ACO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

elspet ships an update every 16 months, PetLink ACO every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
elspet versus PetLink ACO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterelspetPetLink ACO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better1.8 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews — better11.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB67 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developer慧 丁Datamars SA

Customer experience

elspet

All ratings2,047 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative45.0%

PetLink ACO

All ratings28 ratings
Positive21.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative85.3%

Bugs and requests

elspet

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Litter getting stuck in the middle
  • Litter spilling out of the box
  • Inability to fully empty the litter
  • Unreliable app connection
  • Malfunctioning features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Notify when litter box is full
  • Ability to track multiple cats
  • Longer cleaning cycle option
  • Easier cleaning process
  • Improved app functionality

PetLink ACO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

elspet

No in-app purchases

None

PetLink ACO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is elspet free?
elspet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PetLink ACO free?
PetLink ACO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, elspet or PetLink ACO?
elspet is rated higher. elspet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while PetLink ACO averages 1.8 from 28 ratings.
Do elspet or PetLink ACO have ads?
Neither elspet nor PetLink ACO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, elspet or PetLink ACO?
elspet ships an update every 16 months, and PetLink ACO every 9 days. Most recently, elspet was updated on November 7, 2026 and PetLink ACO on November 3, 2026.

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