Comparison

AVI vs IPATA

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

Head to head
About

AVI

Features
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AVI-Chat is a communication app to ensure your pet’s arrival into the United States is seamless and stress free as possible! Our app allows you to stay in constant communication with your shipper and our customs processing team. Provide responsive communication with text-like chats, phone, and video calling capability directly from the app. Request, receive, and securely store sensitive documents and photos in a central location within the app. Keep track of the progress of each your pet’s pre-arrival to ensure that your pet is released from US Customs as quickly as possible. Stay aware of your pet’s import to the US at your fingertips with AVI-Chat from anywhere.

About

IPATA

Features
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IPATA - The International Pet and Animal Transportation Association founded in 1979, is a non-profit trade association of independent members who are dedicated to the safe and humane transport of pets and other animals throughout the USA and around the world. IPATA's membership services all major airports worldwide. This app is used for communication amongst our members during our annual conference held in a different region of the world annually. It features logistics, contact information and other important facts and schedules for our membership and those who are attending our annual conference.

Screenshots

AVI4 screens
IPATA3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AVI at 14.0 against IPATA's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AVI ships an update every 4 months, IPATA every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
AVI versus IPATA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAVIIPATA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB76 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKGSD Consulting LLCInternational Pet and Animal Transportation Association

In-app purchases

None

AVI

No in-app purchases

None

IPATA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AVI free?
AVI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPATA free?
IPATA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AVI or IPATA have ads?
Neither AVI nor IPATA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AVI or IPATA?
AVI ships an update every 4 months, and IPATA every 6 months. Most recently, AVI was updated on September 10, 2026 and IPATA on September 25, 2026.

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