Cheetah vs Time To Pet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheetah
This app allows users to access and manage their volunteer or member activity within an organization that uses the Digital Cheetah system. It offers features like a live activity feed, in-app event sign-ups, and push notifications for an enhanced user experience.
- Live activity feed
- In-app event sign up
- Push notifications
- Access Digital Cheetah system
- Manage volunteer activity
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If your volunteer or member organization uses Digital Cheetah's volunteer or member management system, our Cheetah app is the fastest way to access Digital Cheetah. You must have a valid and active account in Digital Cheetah to use the Cheetah app. Cheetah has been redesigned from the ground up to provide you with an amazing experience! Every feature has been updated and many new capabilities have been added including the live activity feed, in-app event sign up, push notifications, and much more. If you have any issues or suggestions please visit us at http://digitalcheetah.zendesk.com
Time To Pet
This app streamlines pet care management for registered users. Staff can manage schedules, complete services, and send client updates. Clients can message, update profiles, request services, and pay invoices.
- Schedule review for staff
- Service completion for staff
- Client updates
- Messaging for clients
- Profile management for clients
- Service requests for clients
- Invoice viewing and payment
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The Time To Pet mobile application is a companion app for pet sitting and dog walking companies registered with Time To Pet. The app can be used by both staff members and clients to supplement their pet sitting software. Staff members can use the app to quickly review their scheduled events, complete services and send updates to clients. Clients can use the app to view and send messages, update their profile, review and request services and view and pay invoices. Companies must already be registered and have an active account on Time To Pet in order for their staff members and clients to be able to use the app. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life (Staff app only)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cheetah at 4.8 against Time To Pet's 4.3. Cheetah also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 238). Time To Pet's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Cheetah holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cheetah has 3.1K ratings behind it against 238, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Cheetah's written reviews are positive against 74% of Time To Pet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cheetah ships an update fortnightly, Time To Pet every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheetah | Time To Pet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better | 4.3 (238 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 74.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 238 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Cheetah Solutions, Inc. | Sweet Spearmint Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Cheetah
Time To Pet
Bugs and requests
Cheetah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Time To Pet
Reported bugs
10 issues- Notifications not appearing on phone after updates
- App freezes when location services are disabled
- Scheduled dates disappearing from client view
- Past dates showing in 'Upcoming' column
- Text alignment issues in conversation section
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- Incomplete pet profiles blocking scheduling
- Unable to delete accidental pet entries
- Phone battery drains rapidly during use
- Messaging interface becomes unreadable with longer messages
- Inconsistent notification delivery across platforms
Requested features
18 requests- Apple Watch app compatibility
- Dark mode for battery efficiency
- Display written day of week in date selectors (e.g., 'Monday 24 Nov 2025')
- 'All Day' option for time-off requests
- Ability to cancel cancellation requests
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- Monthly or list view of scheduled services
- Sliding week navigation instead of full jumps
- Medication section with time-specific visibility for sitters
- Route optimization map for multiple daily visits
- Automatic visit reminders and notifications
- Ability to approve/deny requests from mobile app
- Direct messaging from home screen
- Multi-user account access for shared clients
- Payroll integration for hourly employees
- Auto text response option for after-hours
- Calendar selector for scheduling (cherry-pick dates)
- Downloadable pet photos from reports
- Visible appointment times in schedule view
In-app purchases
Cheetah
No in-app purchases
Time To Pet
No in-app purchases
