Adopt a Rescue vs Pawndr
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.
Pawndr
Discover adoptable pets from local shelters and rescues. Report lost or found animals in your neighborhood to help them get home faster. Connect with pet services and prepare for your new companion.
- Browse adoptable pets near you
- Report lost and found animals
- Connect with shelters and rescues
- Discover local pet businesses
- View pet adoption details
- Save favorite pets
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Pawnd'r is where you meet your next pet — and where a neighbourhood looks after the ones who've gone missing. MEET PETS NEAR YOU Swipe through animals from rescues and shelters around you. Every listing comes from a verified partner, with real photos and the details that matter: age, size, temperament, and what the adoption actually includes. Save the ones you love to Favourites and come back to them. ASK ABOUT AN ANIMAL Found one? Send the rescue an enquiry straight from their profile. It goes to the people who actually care for that animal, not a general inbox. LOST & FOUND Report a missing pet in minutes, with a photo and the place they were last seen. Nearby users see it on a map. If you've found an animal, post it the same way — the faster a sighting spreads, the sooner they're home. BROWSE RESCUES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES Every partner rescue has a profile with their animals, their address, and a way to reach them. Trainers, vets and pet businesses are listed alongside them, so the people who can help are in the same place as the animals who need it. GET READY FOR PICKUP Each animal's page shows what the adoption includes and what it doesn't, so you know what to have at home before the first night. YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR CALL Pawnd'r doesn't track you and carries no advertising networks. You can delete your account and everything in it at any time, from Settings — no email, no waiting. Built with rescues, for the animals waiting in them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pawndr at 100% against Adopt a Rescue's 0%. Pawndr also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Adopt a Rescue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Pawndr sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Adopt a Rescue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pawndr holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Adopt a Rescue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pawndr's.
Adopt a Rescue ships an update every 2 months, Pawndr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adopt a Rescue | Pawndr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Shore Animal League America | Payton Gentry |
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Adopt a Rescue
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In-app purchases
Adopt a Rescue
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