Hots&Cots vs Barkive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hots&Cots
This app allows military personnel to share experiences and advocate for better living conditions at various installations globally. Users can rate facilities, upload media, and track installation responses to feedback, fostering collaborative solutions for improved quality of life.
- Share experiences and advocate for better living conditions
- Rate barracks, dining facilities, gyms, and more
- Upload photos and videos to enhance feedback
- Track installation responses to feedback
- Collaborate on solutions anonymously
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Hots&Cots: Elevating Military Living Standards Hots&Cots empowers military personnel to share their experiences and advocate for better living conditions across installations worldwide. From barracks and dining facilities to gyms, lactation rooms, medical clinics, and beyond, Hots&Cots is the trusted platform for driving meaningful change in military life. As Featured in National News Join the growing community of service members using their voices to improve quality of life—your feedback matters. Key Features • Reviews: Share your experiences without compromising your privacy. • Upload Photos & Videos: Enhance your feedback by showcasing real-life conditions at your installation. • Installation Ratings: Access detailed, user-driven ratings for barracks, dining facilities, and more. • Response Tracking: See how installations respond to feedback with engagement and resolution ratings. • Collaborative Solutions: Advocate for change while maintaining full anonymity and partnering with installations for improvements. Why Hots&Cots? Whether you’re rating a dining facility or reporting issues in your barracks, your feedback contributes to real solutions. Hots&Cots bridges the gap between service members and installations to make your voice heard. Take the First Step Today Download Hots&Cots and be part of the movement improving the quality of military life one review at a time!
Barkive
Log every dog you see or meet to build a personal collection of canine encounters. Capture details like breed, notes, and photos, and watch your virtual Dog Park grow. Reflect on your memories with monthly logs and yearbooks.
- Log dog encounters
- Capture breed, notes, and photos
- Unlock and collect breed cards
- Build a virtual Dog Park
- View monthly Field Logs
- Explore Yearbook
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Barkive is a living record of the dogs you encounter every day. See a dog. Log the encounter. Build your Barkive. Whether it's a quick sighting on a walk or a moment you don't want to forget, Barkive helps you capture the dogs that cross your path — and the memories that come with them. Log every encounter Keep track of the dogs you see and the ones you meet. Choose from 158 recognized breeds Mark whether you saw or met them Add notes, location, and photos Capture the details Each encounter is different. Capture what stands out to you. Write notes about each encounter Save photos from the moment Revisit what made each one special Build your collection Every encounter contributes to your growing archive. Unlock and collect breed cards across 158 breeds Earn Park Regular cards by completing weekly challenges Track your progress and watch your collection take shape Meet the Park Regulars Complete weekly challenges to unlock cards for the dogs of your neighbourhood — the ones with names, habits, and a spot they've claimed as their own. Flip each card to read their story. Take on daily and weekly challenges Challenges give you a reason to keep your eyes open. Each one lives on your home screen with full details and progress tracking — and a reward waiting when you finish. A park that grows with you As your Barkive grows, your Dog Park comes to life. Log a breed and a Park Regular from that breed takes up residence — each one with their own story and a card waiting to be unlocked. Reflect on what you've found Barkive isn't just about tracking — it's about remembering. View the notes you've captured along the way Revisit your monthly Field Log Explore your collection as it grows Barkive is designed to be simple, calm, and personal. A place to notice more, remember more, and build something worth remembering. Curator Mode (optional subscription) Curator Mode unlocks additional features including expanded notes, photos, enhanced Dog Park options, and Park Regular cards. Subscriptions are available in monthly and yearly plans. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://logthatdog.com/#support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barkive at 100% against Hots&Cots's 86%. Barkive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Hots&Cots's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Hots&Cots sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Barkive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Barkive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hots&Cots has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Hots&Cots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barkive's.
Hots&Cots ships an update weekly, Barkive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hots&Cots | Barkive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Evans | Barkive LLC |
Customer experience
Hots&Cots
Barkive
In-app purchases
Hots&Cots
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$3.49
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- Mega Tip$12.99
Barkive
- Curator Mode$2.991 Month
- Curator Mode$24.991 Year









