Dog Scan vs based takes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dog Scan
Instantly identify dog breeds by pointing your phone at a dog or by scanning photos from your gallery. This app utilizes advanced AI for real-time identification and works completely offline to protect your privacy. It also includes a fun attention-grabbing whistle feature for pet photos.
- Real-time breed identification
- Scan photos from gallery
- Offline functionality
- AI-powered recognition
- Attention whistle for pets
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Have you ever wanted to find out the breed of a dog? Dog Scan allows you to identify a dog's breed by simply pointing your phone at a dog and tapping the scan button. -- Modern AI Dog Scan uses modern Artificial Intelligence models to identify dog breeds present in images in real time -- Attention Whistle Do you want your pet to look into the camera during photos? Just tap the whistle button and funny noises will capture your best friend's attention -- Works with photos Alongside real time scanning, Dog Scan allows you to pick any photo from your camera roll and scan for results -- No Internet Connection Required Dog Scan works 100% offline, using your device's computational power to identify dog breeds. Your photos are never sent to any server in respect to your data privacy. Dog Scan is now available for all iOS devices!
based takes
Vote on trending memes, music, fashion, and celebrity moments. Discover what's popular in pop culture with daily fresh content. Share your honest opinions without followers or clout chasing.
- Rate viral content (memes, music, fashion, celebrity news)
- Daily fresh content drops
- See real-time culture trends
- No followers or influencers
- Discover trending moments
- Share honest opinions
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Based Takes: Vote on Viral Trends & Memes Vote on today's hottest trends, memes, music drops, fashion, and celebrity moments. Fresh content dropped daily. Discover what's actually hitting in pop culture right now. Key Features: Rate viral content: memes, music, fashion, celebrity news Fresh content dropped daily See real-time culture trends and what's popping vs flopping No followers or influencers - just authentic takes Discover trending moments before they blow up Share your honest opinions on pop culture Perfect for trendsetters who want to vibe check the culture and see what's really resonating. Skip the clout chasing - just drop your take on what's fire or mid.ibe check the culture. Drop your take on what's actually hitting right now — viral memes, music drops, fits, celebrity moments. Fire if it hits. Fade if it's mid. No influencers. No followers. No chasing clout. Just pure takes on what's popping vs. what's flopping in the culture. The culture's waiting on your take Terms of Use: https://basedtakes.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://basedtakes.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: based takes at none against Dog Scan's 1. based takes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Dog Scan's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dog Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. based takes asks for nothing beyond the download.
based takes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dog Scan has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dog Scan ships an update weekly, based takes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dog Scan | based takes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Arthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA. | Golden Dawn |
Customer experience
Dog Scan
based takes
Bugs and requests
Dog Scan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Camera issues when trying to take photos
- Inability to scan more than one photo without paying
Requested features
2 requests- Allow users to correct breed identifications
- Improve accuracy of breed identification
based takes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dog Scan
- Dog Scanner Premium$2.99
based takes
No in-app purchases
