Auctria Admin vs Shelter Partner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auctria Admin
This app facilitates fundraising events by allowing users to manage event day operations. It requires an existing account with Auctria.com to function.
- Event day operations management
- Requires Auctria.com account
- Fundraising event facilitation
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Using this app requires an account with Auctria.com for running your fundraising event.
Shelter Partner
This app helps animal shelters track animals in their care, ensuring consistent time outside kennels. It automatically syncs with ShelterLuv to manage animal information.
- Animal information capture
- Consistent kennel time tracking
- Automatic sync with ShelterLuv
- Animal care management
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Shelter Partner is an cross platform app built for animal shelters and rescues that replaces paper volunteer logs with real-time, accurate information about the dogs and cats in their care. Mount it on a wall-shared iPad or hand it to volunteers on their own devices, and give everyone instant visibility into which animals need a walk, a play session, or a little extra enrichment today. WHY SHELTERS LOVE IT • Replace clipboards and paper sign-out sheets with a live digital log • Give volunteers a simple way to see which animals haven't been let out • Capture enrichment notes, behavior observations, and photos in seconds • Reduce staff time spent answering "which dogs still need a walk?" ENRICHMENT TAB FOR VOLUNTEERS Browse every adoptable dog and cat as an easy-to-scan card with photo, kennel location, and recent notes. Tap an animal card to take an animal out or put it back, log an enrichment activity, and see at a glance which animals have been waiting longest. Friendly interface for new or younger volunteers, and bulk actions let experienced volunteers or staff modify multiple animals at once. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT FOR STAFF Invite, track, and manage your volunteer roster, sync with Better Impact, and set custom rules per volunteer — georestriction so check-ins only happen on-site, minimum visit durations, required fields, custom intake forms, and photo uploads. Shelter Stats show exactly how long it's been since each animal was last taken out, so no dog or cat falls through the cracks. VISITOR KIOSK MODE Turn a spare iPad into a friendly adoption kiosk. The Visitor Tab shows adoptable dogs and cats with photos, temperament, age, and notes, plus a full-screen slideshow mode for lobbies and events — helping visitors fall in love with their next pet while they wait. BUILT-IN AI ASSISTANT An optional AI chat assistant can answer visitor and volunteer questions about available animals using your shelter's live data, making it even easier for guests to find the right match. CONNECTS TO YOUR EXISTING SOFTWARE Shelter Partner syncs directly with ShelterLuv, with more shelter management system integrations on the way, so your animal data stays accurate without double data entry. WHO IT'S FOR Animal shelters, humane societies, SPCAs, rescues, and foster-based nonprofits looking to modernize volunteer operations, improve animal enrichment tracking, and give every dog and cat the attention it deserves. Shelter Partner is built by and for the animal welfare community. Have feedback or need help getting your shelter set up? Reach out anytime at jared@shelterpartner.org or visit shelterpartner.org/new-shelter to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shelter Partner at 67% against Auctria Admin's 33%. Shelter Partner also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Auctria Admin's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Shelter Partner holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Auctria Admin's written reviews are positive against 67% of Shelter Partner's.
Auctria Admin ships an update every 3 weeks, Shelter Partner every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Auctria Admin | Shelter Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auctria | Jared Jones |
Customer experience
Auctria Admin
Shelter Partner
In-app purchases
Auctria Admin
No in-app purchases
Shelter Partner
No in-app purchases
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