Arlington Pets vs Adopt a Rescue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arlington Pets
Browse pets available for adoption from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. Discover animals in need of a loving home and learn about the organization's commitment to animal welfare.
- View adoptable pets
- Animal Welfare League of Arlington
- Promotes animal welfare
- Provides temporary care for animals
- Facilitates animal adoptions
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The Arlington Pets application allows users to view pets currently available for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA), Virginia. Since 1944, AWLA has been committed to the humane treatment of animals and to the promotion of animal welfare. AWLA provides temporary care and refuge for homeless and suffering animals, places animals in suitable homes, prevents cruelty to animals, provides animal control services, educates the public, and provides community services.
Adopt a Rescue
Discover adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from shelters. Find your perfect companion and give a rescue pet a loving home.
- Search adoptable dogs
- Search adoptable cats
- Search puppies
- Search kittens
- Rescue shelter pets
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Search adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens and rescue a wonderful shelter pet today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arlington Pets at 76% against Adopt a Rescue's 0%. Arlington Pets also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Adopt a Rescue's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Adopt a Rescue holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Arlington Pets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Adopt a Rescue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Arlington Pets ships an update every 9 months, Adopt a Rescue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arlington Pets | Adopt a Rescue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linked Labs, LLC | North Shore Animal League America |
Customer experience
Arlington Pets
Adopt a Rescue
In-app purchases
Arlington Pets
No in-app purchases
Adopt a Rescue
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Arlington Pets free?
Is Adopt a Rescue free?
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