Pawaii vs PetLinkGPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pawaii
This app fosters a deeper connection between pet owners and their companions. It aims to create a warm and loving environment for human-pet interaction, integrating design and technology to redefine smart pet living.
- Human-pet interaction model
- High-quality pet products
- IoT ecosystem integration
- Smart pet life
- Design, R&D, production, sales
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Pawaii is a brand co-founded by a group of young pet owners. The team is committed to developing high-quality products that meet the nature of pets and creating a new model of human-pet interaction that is warm, inclusive and loving. Connect with love and discover new life. Pawaii has gradually grown into an international pet brand integrating design, research and development, production and sales. In the future, PAWAii will be based on the IoT ecosystem, and together with hundreds of millions of pet families, will redefine the smart pet life.
PetLinkGPS
This app works with a dedicated tracker device to monitor your pet's real-time location and health. Receive alerts for behavioral changes and set safe zones to be notified if your pet wanders. Track activity, sleep, and calorie count for a comprehensive view of your pet's well-being.
- Real-time pet location tracking
- Nationwide coverage
- Activity and sleep pattern monitoring
- Calorie count tracking
- Behavior change alerts for health issues
- Geofence zone setup and alerts
- Location history
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The PetLinkGPS app works seamlessly with the PetLinkGPS tracker device to help keep your pet safe, healthy and happy. Please note: This app is not applicable to pet microchips. You will require PetLinkGPS tracker to use the app's features. See where your pet is located in real time and monitor their health and activities with the PetLinkGPS app. The PetLinkGPS tracker fits securely and comfortably onto your pet's existing collar, helping to keep them safe, healthy and happy. - Track the live location of your pet with nationwide coverage - Monitor your pet's activity, sleep patterns calorie count and more - Receive alerts when there is a change in behaviour to detect health issues early - Set safe geofence zones and be alerted if your pet leaves that area - Check your pet's location history PetLink has been a leader in pet identification and reunification for more than 35 years, specializing in pet microchips and tracking technology to help keep your pets safe for life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PetLinkGPS at 1.8 against Pawaii's 1.2. PetLinkGPS also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Pawaii's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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.
PetLinkGPS holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Pawaii's written reviews are positive against 20% of PetLinkGPS's.
Pawaii ships an update monthly, PetLinkGPS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pawaii | PetLinkGPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (31 ratings) | 1.8 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawaii Inc. | Datamars SA |
Customer experience
Pawaii
PetLinkGPS
Bugs and requests
Pawaii
Reported bugs
46 issues- App crashes immediately
- App goes offline
- App difficult to get back online
- Pet's drinking habits aren't logged
- Says water is low when it's not
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- Can't add new tag or change existing tag
- Can't add dog tags to app
- Tracking portion does not work
- App doesn't stay connected to Wi-Fi
- Can't log in to the app
- App shows fountain as offline
- Fountain constantly shuts off
- App won't let me log in
- App crashes
- App stated not connected to Wi-Fi
- App suddenly no longer logs any info
- Fails to reset filter timer
- Volume of water drunk and number of times per day appears inaccurate
- Constantly giving a message storage is full
- App not logging any information
- Can't turn off or control fountain through the app
- App doesn't connect
- App crashes every time I try to connect it to the fountain
- Loses connection to internet frequently
- Loses data history every time it disconnects
- App keeps crashing
- App won't let me sign in
- App constantly freezes
- First connection doesn't work at all
- New unit connecting to Wi-Fi issues
- App stopped tracking water intake
- App doesn't differentiate between 2 cats
- App doesn't work properly after the day passes
- Last month's data is gone/not accessible
- Can't change the time
- Reports the time incorrectly
- Went offline and can't get it to connect again
- App won't pair on a 5G network
- App doesn't stay online
- Directions to sync app don't make sense
- App has bugs
- App functions but needs work
- App won't let me do anything or set up fountain without location
- Constant falls 'offline'
- Time data is inaccurate
- No timezone adjustment in settings
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to track multiple cats
- Fix app to work on 5G networks
- Improve English language support
- Allow app use without location sharing
- Fix inaccurate time reporting
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- Ability to differentiate between multiple pets
PetLinkGPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pawaii
No in-app purchases
PetLinkGPS
No in-app purchases
