Hands2Paws vs GoHomeNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
GoHomeNow
This app matches you with shelter dogs based on your lifestyle, home, schedule, and experience. It provides a 90-day adoption plan with costs, training steps, and risk flags. Connect with local pet professionals for a successful adoption.
- Lifestyle-based dog matching
- 90-day adoption plan
- Transparent cost breakdowns
- Risk flags for surprises
- Connections to pet professionals
- Local shelter partnerships
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GoHomeNow helps you adopt a dog you'll keep for life. Instead of just browsing photos, GoHomeNow matches you with shelter dogs based on your real lifestyle — your home, schedule, budget, and experience — so you adopt a dog that actually fits. For every match, you get: • A transparent first-90-day plan — real monthly costs, vet visits, and training steps • Risk flags upfront, so there are no surprises after adoption • Direct connections to trusted local vets, trainers, groomers, and insurers GoHomeNow is currently live in Washington D.C. and New York City, partnering with local shelters and rescues to help more dogs find homes that stick.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GoHomeNow at 5.0 against Hands2Paws's 4.1. Hands2Paws's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GoHomeNow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hands2Paws has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hands2Paws ships an update weekly, GoHomeNow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands2Paws | GoHomeNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Five Pennies Worldwide LLC | Xinsen Yang |
Customer experience
Hands2Paws
GoHomeNow
In-app purchases
Hands2Paws
No in-app purchases
GoHomeNow
No in-app purchases









