Core K9 Training vs Ask Pickles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Core K9 Training
Manage your pet's care with ease. Schedule appointments, get real-time updates and photos, communicate directly with staff, and handle payments conveniently. Experience top-tier pet services.
- Schedule appointments
- Receive status updates
- View pet pictures
- Chat with staff
- Contactless payments
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Core K9 Training offers the very best in pet care! Use our app to schedule appointments, receive status updates & pet pictures, chat with us, make contactless payments, and much more! Come see us at Core K9 Training where we delight you and your pets!
Ask Pickles
This app helps you decide what to do by randomly selecting real places and activities near you. It offers categories like food, date nights, entertainment, and general activities, with an option for trivia games. A premium subscription removes ads and offers unlimited rolls.
- Random activity suggestions
- Food and drink discovery
- Date night ideas
- Entertainment options
- General activities
- Pub trivia game
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Can’t decide where to go? Let Pickles decide. Ask Pickles answers the question you, your friends, your coworkers, and your family are always asking: what should we actually do? One roll, and Pickles - your dice-rolling monkey sidekick - picks a real place near you. No scrolling through 200 options. No endless debate. One answer. FOUR WAYS TO ROLL • Food - restaurants, cafés, brunch spots, taco joints & more • Date Night - sunset cruises, rooftop bars, wine tastings, couples activities, mini golf & more • Entertainment - live music, comedy, bowling, arcades, theaters & more • Things To Do - paintball, airboat tours, pottery classes, kayaking, escape rooms & more DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Pickles doesn't just help you find what you searched for. Every roll is a chance to discover the restaurant, activity, or adventure you didn't know you wanted. HOW IT WORKS Every roll pulls from real places around you, with the distance right on the card. Tap “I’m In!” and head straight to Maps. Not feeling it? Roll again. It takes seconds. PICKLES’ PUB TRIVIA Waiting for a table? Hanging out with friends? Play a round of trivia with hundreds of questions across tons of categories. PICKLES PLUS Unlimited rolls, no ads, and save your favorite spots - $1.99/month. Free to use with 10 rolls every day. Stop searching. Roll the dice. Ask Pickles Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Core K9 Training at none against Ask Pickles's 1. Core K9 Training also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). Ask Pickles's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating 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. Ask Pickles sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Core K9 Training asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Core K9 Training against 5.0 for Ask Pickles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
Core K9 Training ships an update every 6 weeks, Ask Pickles every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Core K9 Training | Ask Pickles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | iTrust Ventures LLC | Ask Pickles |
Customer experience
Core K9 Training
Ask Pickles
In-app purchases
Core K9 Training
No in-app purchases
Ask Pickles
- Pickles Plus$1.991 Month
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