Comparison

Petkey vs 5th Pour

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

Head to head
About

Petkey

This app connects pet owners with their lost animals through a nationwide network. Users can list missing pets or found pets on a live map to facilitate quick reunions. Create a pet profile for emergency access to vital information and receive notifications when your pet is found.

Highlights
  • Nationwide missing pet network
  • Live map of found pets
  • Create pet profiles
  • Virtual pet ID
  • Immediate notifications
  • Custom Petmoji creation
Features
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Petkey hosts the largest Nationwide missing pet network. Lost and Found pets can be listed for free in an effort to get the word out quickly and reunite missing pets with their families. If you are missing a pet you can view our live map of found pets to see if your pet has been recovered. If you have found a pet and are looking for their family you can add that pet to the map to help get the word out and reunite that pet. Every second counts so add your pet to the network today their profile is prepared in the event of an emergency. Having a profile for your pet will also provide you with quick access to your pet's important details and virtual ID. Once your pet is in the network you can receive immediate notifications if your pet has been found. You can also have some fun with it and create a custom Petmoji of your pet.

About

5th Pour

Log the personal stories and experiences associated with each bottle of bourbon you own or have tried. Build a digital collection of your bar, track your bourbon hunts, and share your moments at events.

Highlights
  • Log bourbon bottle stories
  • Scan or search bourbon bottles
  • Build a digital bar collection
  • Track bourbon hunts
  • Check in at festivals and tastings
  • Record personal bottle meanings
Features
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Every bottle has a story. 5th Pour is bourbon's living record — a place to capture what a bottle meant, not what it costs. Scan or search any bourbon and open its page: the stories, the takes, the people who poured it. Add your own. Build your bar. Track your hunt. Check in at festivals and tastings and leave your mark on the moment. This isn't price tracking. It isn't ratings. It's the story of the bottle — the distillery behind it, the night you opened it, what it's meant in your life. Pull up a stool.

Screenshots

Petkey4 screens
5th Pour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 5th Pour at 100% against Petkey's 44%. 5th Pour also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Petkey's advantage is ratings volume (823 vs 1). 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

5th Pour holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Petkey has 823 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Petkey's written reviews are positive against 100% of 5th Pour's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Petkey ships an update every 5 weeks, 5th Pour weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Petkey versus 5th Pour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetkey5th Pour
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (823 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings823 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB18 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPetkey LLCJoseph Smith

Customer experience

Petkey

All ratings639 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral16.7%
Negative38.9%

5th Pour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Petkey

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App login not working despite correct credentials
  • Password reset feature fails
  • App crashes during lifetime registration discount selection
  • Sign-up process crashes when scanning code
  • Email validation loop - keeps requesting email even when filled
Show 4 more
  • Pet lookup shows no pets despite existing registrations
  • Private profile settings prevent pet access
  • No sign-in option visible in app interface
  • Incorrect phone and address information displayed on maps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Real-time pet location tracking with map display
  • Upload and store vaccination records and certificates
  • Multiple photo uploads for lost/found pet reports
  • Improved sighting report workflow (ask possession status before photos)
  • Better accessibility features for screen readers

5th Pour

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Petkey

No in-app purchases

None

5th Pour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Petkey free?
Petkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5th Pour free?
5th Pour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Petkey or 5th Pour?
5th Pour is rated higher. Petkey averages 4.8 out of 5 from 823 ratings, while 5th Pour averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Petkey or 5th Pour have ads?
Neither Petkey nor 5th Pour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Petkey or 5th Pour?
Petkey ships an update every 5 weeks, and 5th Pour weekly. Most recently, Petkey was updated on October 16, 2026 and 5th Pour on October 12, 2026.

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