Adopt a Rescue vs Tabby Pet Finder
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
Search adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens and rescue a wonderful shelter pet today.
Tabby Pet Finder
Discover adoptable cats and dogs through a familiar swiping interface. Save your favorites and apply directly to shelters with just one tap. Daily reminders help you stay connected to your potential new pet.
- Swipe interface for pet discovery
- Browse cats, dogs, or both
- Access over 124,000 animals
- Personalized top matches
- Save favorite pets
- Direct shelter applications
- Daily adoption reminders
Read full descriptionHide full description
Tabby is the best thing to happen to pet adoption since animals themselves. Forget scrolling through endless listings, swipe right on the ones you love, swipe left on the ones you don't, and try to live with that decision. - Cats, dogs, or both. Your call. They'll judge it either way. - Over 100,000 real, adoptable animals from shelters and rescues across the US - Search by zip code and distance, so your matches are actually near you - Top Matches ranked by how well each animal fits YOUR life - Save favorites and apply directly at the shelter in one tap - Daily reminders, because your future pet is waiting and they are not patient Thousands of animals are sitting in shelters right now hoping today is the day. Make it their day. Download Tabby and go find them. And yes, 100% of Tabby's proceeds go to helping animals in shelters. Swiping has never been this wholesome. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tabby Pet Finder at 100% against Adopt a Rescue's 0%. Tabby Pet Finder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Adopt a Rescue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tabby Pet Finder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Adopt a Rescue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tabby Pet Finder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Adopt a Rescue's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tabby Pet Finder's.
Adopt a Rescue ships an update every 2 months, Tabby Pet Finder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adopt a Rescue | Tabby Pet Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Shore Animal League America | William Michaud |
Customer experience
Adopt a Rescue
Tabby Pet Finder
In-app purchases
Adopt a Rescue
No in-app purchases
Tabby Pet Finder
- Tabby Plus$9.991 Month
- Extra Paws$4.99
Questions
Is Adopt a Rescue free?
Is Tabby Pet Finder free?
Which has better reviews, Adopt a Rescue or Tabby Pet Finder?
Do Adopt a Rescue or Tabby Pet Finder have ads?
Which is updated more often, Adopt a Rescue or Tabby Pet Finder?
Other comparisons
