Comparison

Camp Bow Wow vs Petunia Pets

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dog daycare reservations
  • Dog boarding reservations
  • Live dog webcams
  • Manage care instructions
  • Upload vaccination records
  • Purchase daycare packages
Features
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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.

About

Petunia Pets

Manage all aspects of a pet care business, including bookings, client records, payments, and staff communication. Pet owners can securely store pet health information and track appointments.

Highlights
  • Booking and capacity management
  • Pet health records and vaccine tracking
  • Online payments and invoicing
  • Staff scheduling and permissions
  • Client messaging
  • Grooming and dog walking services
  • Breeder and shelter management tools
Features
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Petunia: built for pet care professionals, trusted by pet owners. Run your whole pet business from one app. Petunia brings bookings, pet records, payments, staff and client messages together for boarding and daycare, grooming, dog walking and pet sitting, breeders, and shelters and rescues. Pet owners get one place to manage their pets' care. BOARDING AND DAYCARE - Accept, change and track boarding and daycare bookings with capacity and booking limits you control - Check dogs in and out in real time so staff always know who is on property - Keep pet profiles with vaccines, medications, behavior notes and documents - Offer grooming add-ons, monthly daycare passes, daily report cards, retail pickup orders, invoices and online payments GROOMING - A calendar and today's schedule at a glance - Online booking priced by size and service - Appointment and client requests, deposits, sales tax, waivers, and invoices with tips DOG WALKING AND PET SITTING - Set your services, prices, time windows, availability and service area - Offer meet and greets, repeating schedules, group walks, overnight stays and packages - Log each visit with arrival and departure times, a care checklist and a report the owner can read - Clients join privately with your link or six-digit code, and team members run their own visits BREEDERS Dogs, litters, puppies, adoption applications, purchase contracts, clients, bills and stud fees in one dashboard, with a built-in breed browser. SHELTERS AND RESCUES Intake, dogs on property, kennel setup, appointments, requests and client records in one system. FOR YOUR TEAM - Staff schedules, shift templates, time-off requests and coverage planning - An employee dashboard for schedules, training materials, policies and onboarding - Roles and permissions so each employee sees only what they need MESSAGING Message approved clients inside Petunia instead of juggling texts. Clients are notified about bookings, updates and requests. FOR PET OWNERS - Keep vaccines, medications, feeding notes and health records in one secure profile - Get reminders before vaccines expire and keep track of vet checkups - See upcoming appointments, drop-offs and pickups - Find and join trusted boarding, daycare, grooming and breeders, then book, pay and message them - Read expert-written articles on health, behavior and care Works on iPhone and iPad. Available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Screenshots

Camp Bow Wow4 screens
Petunia Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Petunia Pets at 5.0 against Camp Bow Wow's 3.2. Camp Bow Wow's advantage is ratings volume (483 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Petunia Pets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Camp Bow Wow has 483 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Camp Bow Wow ships an update every 2 weeks, Petunia Pets weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Camp Bow Wow versus Petunia Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCamp Bow WowPetunia Pets
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (483 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings483 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCamp Bow Wow Franchising, Inc.Colin Zedreck

Customer experience

Camp Bow Wow

All ratings479 ratings
Positive50.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative41.8%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative58.5%

Petunia Pets

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

Petunia Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Camp Bow Wow

No in-app purchases

None

Petunia Pets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Camp Bow Wow free?
Camp Bow Wow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petunia Pets free?
Petunia Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Camp Bow Wow or Petunia Pets?
Petunia Pets is rated higher. Camp Bow Wow averages 3.2 out of 5 from 483 ratings, while Petunia Pets averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Camp Bow Wow or Petunia Pets have ads?
Neither Camp Bow Wow nor Petunia Pets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Camp Bow Wow or Petunia Pets?
Camp Bow Wow ships an update every 2 weeks, and Petunia Pets weekly. Most recently, Camp Bow Wow was updated on November 6, 2026 and Petunia Pets on November 5, 2026.

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