Comparison

GPC Smart vs QNode

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

Head to head
About

GPC Smart

This system helps recover lost pets by linking a digital profile to a physical tag. Owners can create detailed pet profiles, receive location notifications when tags are scanned, and share important ownership and vaccination records. It's designed for pet owners, shelters, and first responders to enhance pet safety and identification.

Highlights
  • Online expanded animal profiles
  • Multiple contact information
  • Proof of vaccinations and ownership
  • Lost pet map
  • Location notifications upon tag scan
  • FirstNet® Verified for emergency management
Features
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GPC Smart (Pet Tag and App)-The World's Smartest Pet Recovery System GPC Smart is an innovative pet identification system. GPC Smart app coupled with GPC Smart tags offers the best methods for lost pet recovery and peace of mind for pet owners. Made for use by pet owners, animal shelters, Municipalities, and First Responders, Syneroid Technologies has developed a new system that brings pet identification from analog to digital and makes communities safer by quickly and correctly identifying animals. GPC Smart Features: · Online expanded animal profiles, including photos · Multiple contacts · Proof of vaccinations and Ownership · Lost Pet Map · Location Notifications when someone scans your pet’s tag We are pleased to announce that GPC Smart App is now FirstNet® Verified, creating a system for pets to be included in emergency management. Built with AT&T, in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, FirstNet is bringing public safety a much-needed technology upgrade to help them connect to the critical information they need – every day and in every emergency. Before any mobile solution can be added to the FirstNet App Catalog, it must pass stringent tests for security, relevancy, data privacy and availability.

About

QNode

This app helps you reunite with your lost pet. When scanned, a QR code on the tag prompts the finder to share their location with you, allowing you to track and retrieve your pet. It offers privacy controls to manage when your contact information is visible.

Highlights
  • Pet location sharing
  • Contact finder
  • QR code scanning
  • Unlimited contact info
  • Lost mode privacy switch
  • Scan history
  • Map integration
Features
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QNode helps you easily find your pet. If your pet gets lost, QNode will allow you to get the location of whoever finds your pet and lets them quickly get in contact with you when it matters most. QNode allows you to get the exact location of whoever finds your pet and lets them quickly and reliably get in contact with you when it matters most. It is a beautiful pet tag with a QR code in the back of it. It has everything an outdated and traditional pet tag has, but done correctly. It has your pets name, address and phone number. But, QNode allows your pet to have an unlimited amount of phones, addresses, and emails along with some important notes for whoever finds your pet. When someone scans your pets QNode, it will prompt them to send their location to you, and once they send it, you will be able to see it inside the QNode app, in the maps page along with the full scan history of all your pets. It will be there waiting for you to click on it and then get the directions to instantly go find your pet. QNode cares about your privacy. Your pet is not always lost. So, your contact information shouldn’t always be visible. That’s why the QNode app has a “Lost mode” switch where you can easily turn it on or off depending on the situation. This hides your personal contact information which allows you to show your information, only when you decide to do so.

Screenshots

GPC Smart4 screens
QNode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: QNode at every 3 months against GPC Smart's every 20 months. QNode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

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

QNode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPC Smart ships an update every 20 months, QNode every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GPC Smart versus QNode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPC SmartQNode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB119 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSyneroid Technologies CorpMiguel Cota

Customer experience

GPC Smart

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QNode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GPC Smart

No in-app purchases

None

QNode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPC Smart free?
GPC Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QNode free?
QNode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPC Smart or QNode?
QNode is rated higher. GPC Smart averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while QNode averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do GPC Smart or QNode have ads?
Neither GPC Smart nor QNode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPC Smart or QNode?
GPC Smart ships an update every 20 months, and QNode every 3 months. Most recently, GPC Smart was updated on October 24, 2026 and QNode on October 20, 2026.

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