Comparison

Cardalis vs Cough Tracker & Reporting

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Measure resting respiratory rate
  • Record rate as a graph
  • Email results to veterinarian
  • Track heart failure progression
  • Informational and educational tool
Features
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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

About

Cough Tracker & Reporting

Document your cough's frequency and triggers to help your doctor understand its severity. Track patterns like coughing once an hour or twenty times a day to provide precise data for better treatment. This tool helps visualize your cough's impact.

Highlights
  • Document cough frequency
  • Identify cough triggers
  • Track cough patterns
  • Generate reports for doctors
  • Visualize cough severity
Features
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Take charge of your cough. Document the frequency and triggers for your cough so you can get better treatment. Sometimes it is hard for doctors to really appreciate the magnitude of a problem cough. Use this app for a short time so you can show your doctor the exact pattern of your cough - whether you cough once an hour or twenty times an hour, only in the morning or 100 times a day. A picture tells a thousand words.

Screenshots

Cardalis4 screens
Cough Tracker & Reporting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cardalis at 245 against Cough Tracker & Reporting's 1. Cardalis also leads on rating (2.3 vs 2.0). Cough Tracker & Reporting's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Cardalis holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cardalis has 245 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cardalis versus Cough Tracker & Reporting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardalisCough Tracker & Reporting
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (245 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews21.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings245 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCeva Sante Animale S.A.Dr Deb The Travel Doctor

Customer experience

Cardalis

All ratings245 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative63.7%
Written reviews291 reviews
Positive21.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative68.7%

Cough Tracker & Reporting

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Cough Tracker & Reporting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cardalis

No in-app purchases

None

Cough Tracker & Reporting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cardalis free?
Cardalis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cough Tracker & Reporting free?
Cough Tracker & Reporting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cardalis or Cough Tracker & Reporting?
Cardalis is rated higher. Cardalis averages 2.3 out of 5 from 245 ratings, while Cough Tracker & Reporting averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cardalis or Cough Tracker & Reporting have ads?
Neither Cardalis nor Cough Tracker & Reporting shows ads.

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