Adopt a Rescue vs Hands2Paws
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adopt a Rescue
Discover adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from shelters. Find your perfect companion and give a rescue pet a loving home.
- Search adoptable dogs
- Search adoptable cats
- Search puppies
- Search kittens
- Rescue shelter pets
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Search adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens and rescue a wonderful shelter pet today.
Hands2Paws
Discover the ideal dog breed or find a rescue dog that matches your needs. Explore different breeds, including puppies and adult pets, and connect with local shelters. The app aims to help you find a loving companion and provides resources for care and training.
- Breed exploration
- Rescue dog search
- Puppy and adult pet options
- Local shelter connections
- Care and training resources
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You’re here to find which breed is right for you or an available rescue dog that’s the perfect fit. Your search can involve testing different breeds of dogs, including puppies and adult pets. It’ll also mean checking up on your local shelters online because not every shelter has a pet database like ours does. Please keep in mind: If it sounds too good-to be true…it probably IS! We’re confident we have more resources than any other breeder out there looking just as hard to bring loving homes while making sure everything’s covered—from our care packages to puppy training schedules – so no matter what kind of family needs are missing from this wonderful site, they will receive all the love possible within these few simple steps. Privacy Policy: https://hands2paws.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hands2Paws at 80% against Adopt a Rescue's 0%. Hands2Paws also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). Adopt a Rescue's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Adopt a Rescue holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Adopt a Rescue's written reviews are positive against 80% of Hands2Paws's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Adopt a Rescue ships an update every 2 months, Hands2Paws weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adopt a Rescue | Hands2Paws |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 4.1 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | North Shore Animal League America | Five Pennies Worldwide LLC |
Customer experience
Adopt a Rescue
Hands2Paws
In-app purchases
Adopt a Rescue
No in-app purchases
Hands2Paws
No in-app purchases
