Comparison

PetFetch vs Bloomkeeper Journal

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

Head to head
About

PetFetch

Manage all your pets' health records, medications, vet contacts, and appointments in one organized app. Set smart reminders for dosages, vaccinations, and visits to ensure no important task is missed. Discover local pet services like vets and groomers.

Highlights
  • Pet health records management
  • Medication and vaccination tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Vet and pet service finder
  • Weight tracking with charts
  • Photo gallery per pet
  • Data export
Features
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A NEW BREED OF PET CARE. All your pets' health records, meds, vet contacts, and appointments in one app — with smart reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. PURRFECTLY ORGANIZED From daily medications to annual vaccinations, PetFetch keeps every pet's health info just a whisker away. Track medications with dosages and schedules, log vaccinations with due dates, record weights with visual charts, store vet contacts, save microchip and ID numbers, manage appointments, and keep a photo gallery — all beautifully organized in one place. NEVER MISS A DOSE (OR A VISIT) Set custom reminders for medications, vaccinations, and appointments. PetFetch supports recurring schedules — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly — so you always know when it's time for the next pill, shot, or checkup. See everything at a glance on the Reminders dashboard. FIND HELP NEARBY Discover vets, pet hospitals, groomers, parks, pet stores, and trainers near you. Search by category, sort by distance, and get directions — right from the app. NO PAW LEFT BEHIND Dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, horses, reptiles — PetFetch handles every kind of pet and lets you organize them your way. MORE FEATURES YOU'LL DIG • Weight tracking with line and bar charts • Photo gallery for each pet • Export pet data and health records • Calendar sync for appointments and vaccinations • Microchip, license, and ID storage • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese • Designed for iPhone and iPad SPEAK! We answer every email and build the most requested features from our users. See more at petfetch.app Terms of Use: https://petfetch.app/eula

About

Bloomkeeper Journal

Features
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Bloomkeeper Journal is a photo growth journal for your plants, not just another watering-reminder app. Build a visual timeline of every plant's progress, get smart care reminders, and diagnose common problems right on your device. GROWTH JOURNAL • A timestamped photo timeline for every plant you own • Add notes alongside each photo to track growth, blooms, and changes over time • Turn any plant's oldest and newest photos into a shareable before-and-after Growth Share Card • See your plant's story unfold, not just a checklist of chores CARE THAT KEEPS UP • Watering, fertilizing, and misting reminders tuned to each plant's real schedule • See at a glance which plants need watering, fertilizing, or misting, right on the Plants tab, no need to open each one • Tap the check on any Overview row to mark care done, or swipe to complete or snooze • Press and hold any plant for quick actions: water, fertilize, mist, or a new journal entry • Search by name, species, or location, and sort by name, next watering, or location • A Care History calendar shows every watering, fertilizing, and misting day • Track your daily Garden Streak, with a gentle evening nudge if today's tasks are still open • Plant Health Score (0–100) with a 30-Day Health Trend so you can see improvement, not just guess • Multi-location tracking across indoor and outdoor spaces, with a Light Match badge for each plant DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS ON THE SPOT • Guided symptom picker: yellowing leaves, brown tips, drooping, spots, pests, and more • Get a likely cause and a suggested fix from a curated care decision tree • Fully on-device: no photo analysis, no network call, nothing leaves your phone FAMILY SHARING • Share your whole garden with the people you live with • Everyone you invite sees the same plants, locations, journal, and care history, and can water, log, and edit right along with you • Invite from Settings through Apple's own iCloud sharing, with no account to create • Settings shows whether your garden is shared or you joined someone else's • Stop sharing or leave any time: the shared garden leaves that device, and everyone's own plants stay theirs PLANNING & SHARING • Vacation Planner sorts your plants into a simple before/during/after care checklist for any trip, with a welcome-home reminder built in • Share, print, or email your care checklist to whoever's watching your plants • Setup File hands a copy of your plant list to anyone's device, no sharing required • Ask Siri to log a watering ("Log watering in Bloomkeeper") or check what's due ("Plants due today in Bloomkeeper"), no need to name a plant, Siri will prompt with your neediest plants first IPHONE & IPAD • A full iPad app: your plant list and the selected plant side by side • Works in portrait, landscape, and Split View, with keyboard shortcuts • With iCloud Sync, your plants, theme, and reminder time match on every device APPLE WATCH & WIDGET • Mark a plant as watered right from your wrist • Tap to water a plant directly from your Home Screen widget • Lock Screen widgets show what's due today at a glance PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is stored on your device, in your own private iCloud if you choose to sync, and shared only with the people you invite • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking of any kind • Three accent themes, full data export, and a Privacy Dashboard that explains exactly what's stored and where Built for anyone who wants to actually watch their plants grow, not just remember to water them.

Screenshots

PetFetch4 screens
Bloomkeeper Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bloomkeeper Journal at none against PetFetch's 3. Bloomkeeper Journal also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). PetFetch's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PetFetch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bloomkeeper Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PetFetch ships an update every 6 weeks, Bloomkeeper Journal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PetFetch versus Bloomkeeper Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetFetchBloomkeeper Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperMichael PetersonAegisMGK Technologies LLC

Bugs and requests

PetFetch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to add location for appointments
  • Loses user data after updates
  • Inconsistent behavior with saving vet information

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to schedule vaccine/medication reminders
  • Improve vet information management
  • Allow hiding/retiring pets
  • Provide better support/communication channels

Bloomkeeper Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PetFetch

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PetFetch Pro for 1 Year$5.99
None

Bloomkeeper Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PetFetch free?
PetFetch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bloomkeeper Journal free?
Bloomkeeper Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PetFetch or Bloomkeeper Journal have ads?
Neither PetFetch nor Bloomkeeper Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PetFetch or Bloomkeeper Journal?
PetFetch ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bloomkeeper Journal fortnightly. Most recently, PetFetch was updated on October 7, 2026 and Bloomkeeper Journal on October 17, 2026.

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