Camp Bow Wow vs ProGrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camp Bow Wow
Manage your dog's daycare and boarding needs with ease. Book reservations, view live webcams of your pet, update care instructions, and upload vaccination records. This app streamlines the process for a happier dog and peace of mind for owners.
- Dog daycare reservations
- Dog boarding reservations
- Live dog webcams
- Manage care instructions
- Upload vaccination records
- Purchase daycare packages
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Get Camp at your fingertips! The Camp Bow Wow® app allows you to easily request dog day care and boarding reservations, watch your dog play and socialize on our live webcams, manage your Camper’s feeding and care instructions, upload vaccination records, purchase day care packages and more. Download the app and complete your profile and your Camper’s profile to save time at check-in and allow our Camp Counselors to provide the highest levels of service, safety and care for maximum tail wags. You can enjoy peace of mind knowing we’re all about Making Dogs Happy.
ProGrade
Monitor your BBQ's real-time temperature directly from your mobile phone. This app connects wirelessly to your BBQ devices, providing instant temperature readings for perfect grilling.
- Real-time temperature monitoring
- Connects to BBQ devices
- Mobile phone control
- Wireless connectivity
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ProGrade connects with BBQ devices through the network, and can obtain real-time BBQ temperature through the mobile phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Camp Bow Wow at 3.2 against ProGrade's 2.1. Camp Bow Wow also leads on ratings volume (476 vs 99). ProGrade's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Camp Bow Wow holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 476 and 99 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 27% and 26% positive.
Camp Bow Wow ships an update every 2 weeks, ProGrade every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camp Bow Wow | ProGrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (476 ratings) — better | 2.1 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 476 — better | 99 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camp Bow Wow Franchising, Inc. | VELONG ENTERPRISES CO., LTD |
Customer experience
Camp Bow Wow
ProGrade
User reviews
Camp Bow Wow
From 476 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient for making reservations
- 👍 Ability to check on dogs during the day
- 👍 Helpful for traveling with dogs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cameras frequently don't work or have poor quality
- 🐛 App crashes, freezes, or has other technical issues
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate and use
- 🐛 Lack of functionality (can't cancel/modify reservations, see package usage, etc.)
ProGrade
From 99 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📶 Works over Wi-Fi remotely
- 👍 Easy setup for some users
- 🎯 Accurate temperature readings
- 🏠 Connects to home Wi-Fi
- 💰 Good value for price
Room to improve
- ⏳ App not updated in years
- 🚫 Lacks background app refresh
- ⚠️ No warnings when screen is off
- 📱 Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- ❌ Account creation issues
Bugs and requests
Camp Bow Wow
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch after updates
- Login issues, app forgets login credentials
- Reservation booking process is unreliable
Requested features
5 requests- Allow saving of preferred location
- Add ability to cancel/modify reservations
- Improve camera quality and reliability
- Add more functionality (package tracking, etc.)
- Optimize app for larger screens (iPad)
ProGrade
Reported bugs
35 issues- App not updated in 4 years
- Does not work with iOS 15/16/17
- Account does not exist error
- Requires GPS location access
- Requires re-pairing every time
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- Low success rate for readings
- Wi-Fi connection unstable
- Cannot change from Celsius to Fahrenheit
- Slow to connect to Wi-Fi
- Privacy concerns with location services
- Battery drain due to location services
- Probes and power switches fail
- Does not support 5GHz Wi-Fi
- Password retrieval issues
- Temperature sync issues
- Incorrect temperature readings
- Constant re-syncing required
- Does not work with iPhone X
- Wi-Fi does not stay connected
- Thermometer not supported by app
- Does not work with 5G
- Ambiguous instructions
- Unit will not take a charge
- Unit defaults to Celsius
- Wi-Fi function does not work
- Temperature does not read on phone
- Hit or miss connectivity
- Servers may be overwhelmed
- Disconnects from home Wi-Fi
- App is unreliable
- Preset temperatures are incorrect
- App crashes frequently
- Pairing issues
- Wi-Fi not connected message
- No warnings when screen is off
Requested features
7 requests- Enable background app refresh for alarms
- Add option to change temperature units to Fahrenheit
- Allow monitoring of multiple thermometers simultaneously
- Remove mandatory GPS/location permission requirement
- Improve account creation process
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- Add dark mode option
- Provide advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Camp Bow Wow
No in-app purchases
ProGrade
No in-app purchases
