Foster Friendly vs The Magic Dog Bus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foster Friendly
This app connects foster families with businesses offering discounts, faith communities providing support, and local resources like foster closets and events. It aims to make foster families feel seen and valued by fostering community connections.
- Business discounts for foster families
- Faith community support
- Access to foster closets
- Local event listings
- Trauma-aware community resources
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Foster Families— the Foster Friendly App, powered by America’s Kids Belong, connects you to: • Businesses offering discounts as a way of saying thanks for your service. • Faith Communities that care about foster care with you by being trauma aware, offering ongoing support and creating awareness. • Community support specific for you like foster closets, events, and more. Foster families, you are seen and valued! Get connected! For best results, location services must be turned on within your phone. Currently available for the following states: Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Kansas, South Dakota, Indiana, Utah, Kentucky, Florida, Colorado, California.
The Magic Dog Bus
Manage your pet's care with ease. Schedule appointments, get real-time updates including photos, communicate directly with staff, and handle payments securely. Experience top-tier pet services designed for your convenience.
- Schedule appointments
- Receive status updates
- View pet pictures
- Chat with staff
- Contactless payments
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The Magic Dog Bus offers the very best in pet care! Use our app to schedule appointments, receive status updates & pet pictures, chat with us, make contactless payments, and much more! Come see us at The Magic Dog Bus where we delight you and your pets!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Magic Dog Bus at 100% against Foster Friendly's 33%. The Magic Dog Bus also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Foster Friendly's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). 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.
The Magic Dog Bus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Foster Friendly's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Magic Dog Bus's.
Foster Friendly ships an update every 5 weeks, The Magic Dog Bus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foster Friendly | The Magic Dog Bus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joshua Friend | iTrust Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Foster Friendly
The Magic Dog Bus
In-app purchases
Foster Friendly
No in-app purchases
The Magic Dog Bus
No in-app purchases
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