Cardalis vs PitPat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cardalis
Monitor your dog's resting respiratory rate to help manage heart failure. This app helps you record and graph the data, which can then be emailed to your veterinarian.
- Measure resting respiratory rate
- Record rate as a graph
- Email results to veterinarian
- Track heart failure progression
- Informational and educational tool
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Why monitor resting respiratory rate? An increase in resting respiratory rate can be an early sign that your dog’s condition needs attention. Regular monitoring helps: ∙ Detect changes early ∙ Support treatment follow-up ∙ Provide valuable information to your veterinarian A simple way to support heart health If your dog has been diagnosed with a heart condition, or requires ongoing monitoring, tracking their resting respiratory rate at home is an important part of care. Using the Respiratory Rate App helps you: ∙ Easily measure respiratory rate at rest ∙ Record and track results over time ∙ Monitor activity levels during your dog walks ∙ Program helpful reminders for medications or monitoring ∙ Share useful information with your veterinary team ∙ Stay actively involved in your dog’s care between visits How to Use the application ∙ Measure your dog’s breathing while they are calm and resting ∙ Record the number of breaths per minute ∙ Track results over time ∙ Contact your veterinarian if values increase or if you have concerns
PitPat
Monitor your dog's daily activity, track their distance and calories burned, and manage their weight and food intake. Earn badges for achievements and access premium features like video vet and extended warranty through an optional subscription.
- Activity monitoring
- Weight management
- Food portion control
- Goal recommendations
- Distance and calorie tracking
- Badge rewards
- Optional subscription for premium features
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Got a dog? Want to be the best pet parent you can? We got you! PitPat is designed in Cambridge and made in the UK. Our super-friendly customer support hounds are at your service if you need help. Just ask us. We got you. • Monitor your dog's activity? We got you. See what they did all day with our Activity Monitor (purchase required). Get a goal recommendation. See minutes of walking, running, playing, pottering and resting. Monitor distance travelled and calories burned. • Manage their weight? We got you. Assess body condition, set an "ideal" weight, and keep a record of their progress towards it. • Control food portions? We got you. Get dynamic and precise food amount recommendations with our own-brand food. • Make walkies fun? We got you. Earn lots of badges for achieving goal streaks and distance targets. • Want even more? We got you. Join our optional PitPat LIFE™ club (in-app subscription required) to earn Points & Prizes, access Perks like video vet, extended warranty, and free replacement batteries and straps, and get entry to exclusive app features like leaderboards. See terms.pitpat.com for T&Cs. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PitPat at 4.0 against Cardalis's 2.3. PitPat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Cardalis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (257 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. PitPat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cardalis asks for nothing beyond the download.
PitPat holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cardalis has 257 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Cardalis's written reviews are positive against 27% of PitPat's.
Cardalis ships an update every 6 weeks, PitPat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cardalis | PitPat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (257 ratings) | 4.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 257 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ceva Sante Animale S.A. | Pitpatpet Ltd |
Customer experience
Cardalis
PitPat
User reviews
Cardalis
From 257 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
- 📊 Clear graph visualization of breathing/heart rate data
- 🔔 Helpful medication and monitoring reminders
- 📧 Ability to email data to veterinarians
- ⏱️ Automatic 30-second timer with calculation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Data loss after app updates (critical issue)
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 📧 Email and print functionality broken or removed
- 🔒 Excessive data collection (vet name, email required)
- 🐕 Dog-centric branding excludes cat owners
PitPat
From 11 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Precise GPS tracking (when it works)
- 🔋 Good battery life (on older models/non-GPS)
- 🐶 Activity tracking insights
- 👍 Easy to attach to collar
- 💡 One-off payment (no subscription)
Room to improve
- ❌ GPS connection issues
- 🐌 Slow tracking/syncing
- 📉 Inconsistent/inaccurate data
- 🔋 Poor battery life (newer/GPS models)
- 🔌 Charging failures
Bugs and requests
Cardalis
Reported bugs
18 issues- Critical data loss during app updates
- App freezes and crashes on launch or navigation
- Email functionality not working or removed
- Print functionality broken or removed
- Notes not saved or retrievable
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- Persistent high-reading alerts cannot be dismissed
- Graph display corrupted on iPhone 15 Pro Max (notch coverage)
- Involuntary screen rotation between portrait/landscape
- Keyboard popup blocks comment input field
- Settings changes not saving (target frequency modification)
- Incorrect timezone display with no adjustment option
- Daylight saving time not handled correctly
- Notification badge (red circle with '1') cannot be removed
- Graph data outside screen boundaries
- Reminders triggering at wrong frequency or times
- Menu buttons hidden by keyboard
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
- iPad compatibility issues
Requested features
18 requests- Support for multiple pets/dogs in single app
- Cat-friendly version or pet-neutral branding
- Ability to add notes to all readings (not just high ones)
- Customizable timer intervals (15, 60 seconds)
- Ability to enter past/historical readings
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- Multi-user sharing for same pet
- Better graph navigation and date range filtering
- Acoustic signal when timer ends
- List view option for data display
- Awake vs sleeping breathing rate distinction
- Comments visible on chart with tap-to-view icons
- Remove splash screen on app launch
- Improved graph with hover-over time details
- Export as JPEG format
- Line-of-best-fit for multiple daily readings
- Ability to modify/delete individual readings
- Disable reminders without data loss
- Timezone settings adjustment
PitPat
Reported bugs
30 issues- Tracker not working after last update
- Battery shows 0% constantly
- Cannot update dog weight
- App freezes and crashes
- Device not connecting
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- App regularly doesn't load
- GPS is sketchy
- Device failed to connect to network
- App says 'connecting to satellites' and does nothing
- App requires completing unrelated questions
- App crashes when trying to sync
- App won't let me create an account or log in
- Tracker not found after waiting
- GPS takes ages to connect and lags
- Tracker says out of coverage
- Tracker thinks it's permanently on charger
- Device fails to charge
- App doesn't recognize code under GPS
- App has deteriorated, slow and glitchy
- Daily readings are wrong (e.g., 2-mile walk shows 0 running)
- App is horribly slow, needs force stop
- App doesn't update data fetched
- App not accurate, shows short walks as longer runs
- Historical weight data disappeared after update
- App crashes frequently
- App doesn't sync with tracker
- Inconsistent awarding of badges
- Cannot get app to connect to Pit Pat
- Doubles activity time or loses data
- Spinning wheel of death / not loading
Requested features
14 requests- Reverse grey/active colors in app
- Schedule tracking times for dog walkers
- Network refresh feature
- Demo mode for app before purchase
- Ability to pause/skip days
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- Web-based app access
- Option to turn device off
- Easier clip-on/detach mechanism
- GPS history map
- Sync across devices
- More detailed health metrics vs. other dogs
- Leaderboard improvement (not just total days)
- More customization for activity types (e.g., not just running)
- More detailed daily activity information
In-app purchases
Cardalis
No in-app purchases
PitPat
- One dog$3.991 Month
- Two dogs$6.991 Month
- Three dogs$9.991 Month
