Comparison

SnakeLog vs LizardBox

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

Head to head
About

SnakeLog

Manage your snakes and reptiles with this comprehensive app. Track feeding schedules, shedding, weight, and create custom events for their care. Advanced statistics help monitor your reptiles' evolution and health.

Highlights
  • Snake and reptile management
  • Feeding and shedding tracking
  • Weight monitoring
  • Custom event creation
  • Advanced statistics
  • Reptile evolution tracking
Features
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This App gives you everything you need to control and manage your snakes and reptiles, keep track of everything your reptiles need and never miss your feeding time, add all of your snakes or reptiles to the app and manage all their needs. The app is packed with all kind of events, if you need a custom event just create it, the possibilities are endless, advanced statistics are available to track your reptiles evolution, view how often your snakes shed, when did they last reject food and keep track of their weight.

About

LizardBox

Effortlessly manage and track a wide variety of pets like reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Log care activities, monitor growth, set custom reminders, and access curated knowledge. Optimized for phones and tablets.

Highlights
  • Critter logging with advanced filtering
  • Customizable care reminders
  • Length and weight tracking
  • Imperial and metric support
  • Multi-language support
  • Data export to CSV
  • QR code generation and scanning
Features
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Every critter. Every log. One place. LizardBox is the go-to care tracker for reptile, amphibian and arachnid keepers. From a first leopard gecko to a full breeding rack, keep your animals, care records, feeding schedule and collection organized in one place. TRACK EVERY CRITTER Create a profile for every animal with species, morph, sex, key dates, tags and photos. Organize your collection your way, switch between card and rack views, and give every critter its own QR code for instant profile access. LOG EVERY CARE EVENT Record feedings, weights, sheds, vet visits, temperatures, humidity, breeding events and more with 35 event types. Search and filter your complete care history to quickly see what happened, when it happened and how your animal has changed over time. TRACK FEEDINGS & WEIGHT Record feeder types, feeding outcomes and feeding notes. Keep a complete weight history for every animal and watch trends develop over time. NEVER MISS A REMINDER Create recurring or one-time reminders for individual critters or entire groups. Tag-based reminders automatically include new animals as your collection grows. Receive reminders through push notifications, email, or both. EXPLORE THE SPECIES LIBRARY Browse more than 7,000 reptiles, amphibians and arachnids. View species care guidance, temperature and humidity targets, adult size, lifespan estimates and reference photos. Use metric or imperial measurements. IDENTIFY A SPECIES FROM A PHOTO Take a photo of an animal and get a species match from the LizardBox catalog, complete with confidence scores and alternative matches to compare. Available with Pro. KEEP YOUR COLLECTION IN SYNC Your animals, logs, reminders and care history stay synced across your Apple devices, so your collection is always with you. START FREE • Up to 5 critters • Unlimited reminders • All 35 event types • Full species library • Sync across your devices • No card required LIZARDBOX PRO • Unlimited critters • Photo-based species identification • Weekly recap emails • Every new Pro feature as it ships YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Export your complete collection as JSON, or export critters, logs and reminders as CSV from Settings. If you downgrade from Pro, nothing is deleted. Your care history stays yours. LizardBox Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Subscription pricing is displayed before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://lizardbox.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://lizardbox.co/terms

Screenshots

SnakeLog4 screens
LizardBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LizardBox at none against SnakeLog's shown. LizardBox also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (70 vs 12). SnakeLog's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (83% vs 52%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SnakeLog sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and LizardBox sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnakeLog holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LizardBox has 70 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SnakeLog's written reviews are positive against 52% of LizardBox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnakeLog ships an update every 3 weeks, LizardBox weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SnakeLog versus LizardBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnakeLogLizardBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.3 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1270 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarolina Soto MartinezAndrew Esamann

Customer experience

SnakeLog

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

LizardBox

All ratings70 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative32.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SnakeLog

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Backups$3.99
  • Reminders$3.99
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  • Statistics$3.99
  • Events$3.99
  • Personalization$3.99
  • Multiple Reptiles$3.99
  • QR System$3.99
  • Breeding$5.99
  • Premium$9.99
8 purchases

LizardBox

Subscriptions8
  • Pro$2.991 Month
  • Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Unlimited$5.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SnakeLog free?
SnakeLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LizardBox free?
LizardBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SnakeLog or LizardBox?
SnakeLog is rated higher. SnakeLog averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while LizardBox averages 4.3 from 70 ratings.
Do SnakeLog or LizardBox have ads?
SnakeLog shows ads; LizardBox does not.
Which is updated more often, SnakeLog or LizardBox?
SnakeLog ships an update every 3 weeks, and LizardBox weekly. Most recently, SnakeLog was updated on October 8, 2026 and LizardBox on October 16, 2026.

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