Paws 4 Wellness vs NextSide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paws 4 Wellness
Learn pet-powered stress management techniques and improve your well-being with unique content and community support. Access progress tracking and offline sync through available subscriptions. The app is free to download and install.
- Pet-powered stress management techniques
- Community support
- Unique well-being content
- Progress tracking
- Offline sync
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Pet Medicine in your pocket. More capacity for life. A deeper bond with your pet. Paws 4 Wellness is for animal lovers who want to support their well-being, navigate everyday stress, and feel more connected to the animals they love. Your pet is already part of your life. Discover how everyday moments together can become opportunities to pause, reconnect, and build emotional resilience. Created by Jennifer Bronsnick, MSW, LCSW, a licensed therapist and founder of Pet Medicine, the app brings together 33 programs, guided practices, and a supportive community in one place. BUILD MORE CAPACITY FOR LIFE Capacity means having more room to feel your feelings, respond thoughtfully, and handle what life brings. Explore practical tools to help you meet stressful moments, reconnect with your body, and make space for rest, connection, and joy. EXPLORE THE 5 PAWS • Paws 4 Connection: Practice presence and deepen your bond through moments of affection, appreciation, and attention to your pet’s cues. • Paws 4 Movement: Explore gentle movement to notice your body, ease tension, and reconnect with your energy. • Mindful Paws: Pause with breathing and mindfulness practices that invite greater awareness and compassion. • Paws 4 Tapping: Follow guided Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practices, tapping on yourself while acknowledging your feelings. • Paws 4 Reflection: Use prompts and self-inquiry to understand your needs, notice patterns, and choose your next step. CHOOSE WHAT YOU NEED TODAY Explore guided meditations, short practices, and programs at your own pace. Choose a practice that fits how you feel and the time you have. One practice counts. Bring Pet Medicine into moments you already have: feeding your pet, taking a walk, pausing between tasks, or winding down before bed. Your animal can be nearby, pictured, or held in mind. Invite interaction only when your pet welcomes it, and respect their need for space and rest. FIND CONNECTION AND SUPPORT Join a community of animal lovers and access live support calls to learn, practice, and ask questions as you make Pet Medicine part of everyday life. ABOUT THE APP Downloading and installing Paws 4 Wellness is free. Access to the full program library and membership features requires a paid subscription. Paws 4 Wellness provides education and wellness practices. It does not replace therapy, medical care, or crisis support. Start with one moment. One practice. One paw. INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of Paws 4 Wellness is free of charge. Should you use Paws 4 Wellness to access in-app content via available subscription(s), a payment will be charged to your credit card after the trial period ends and when a subscription renews. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscription(s) can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy
NextSide
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Which breast now — and which side is next? It's 3am. You're half asleep, the baby is already crying, and your brain is stuck on one question: which side did I feed from last time? NextSide answers it in under 3 seconds. One tap — Left or Right. Done. No timer to start, no stopwatch to stop, no form to fill in. One-handed. In the dark. Fully offline. THE ANSWER, THE MOMENT YOU LOOK Open the app and the Glance Bar tells you two things: which side is next, and how long it's been since the last feed. Nothing to remember. Nothing to calculate. A NURSING LOG IN 3 SECONDS One tap on Left or Right records a completed feed. That's the whole interaction. BUILT FOR 3AM, NOT FOR A SPREADSHEET Night mode isn't a dark theme with the brightness turned down. It's warm, near-black, zero-blue, with oversized targets you can hit without looking. It won't burn your eyes and it won't wake the baby. NO ACCOUNT TO TRACK. EVER. No sign-up, no waiting, no connection required. Logging, history, reminders and night mode work fully offline — in airplane mode, at the hospital, on a plane. Your feeding history stays on your phone. UNLIMITED FEEDING HISTORY Every feed, which side and when. Unlimited, free. GENTLE REMINDERS A quiet nudge at the interval you choose after the last feed. Optional, never nagging. FOUR LANGUAGES English, Türkçe, Deutsch and Български. PREMIUM — LOG WITHOUT OPENING YOUR PHONE Logging inside the app is free, always. Premium moves those 3 seconds to the surfaces you can reach without opening the phone at all: • Home-screen widget — one glance, one tap, no unlocking • Lock Screen quick log • Apple Watch app and complication — one tap from your wrist • Cloud backup and restore — sign in once with email or Google so a new phone doesn't mean starting over • The Premium breastfeeding guide WHAT NEXTSIDE IS NOT No pumping, bottle, diaper or sleep tracking. No charts, no AI guessing, no ads. Just the one moment, made faster. For every mother feeding a newborn: a breastfeeding tracker shouldn't be forty features. It should be one clear answer. Which breast now, and which side is next? Tap. Done. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NextSide at none against Paws 4 Wellness's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Paws 4 Wellness sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and NextSide sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Paws 4 Wellness | NextSide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jennifer Bronsnick | Cemal Karabulakli |
In-app purchases
Paws 4 Wellness
- P4W Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Quarterly Payment Plan7 Days trial$27.003 Months
- Annual Membership$127.991 Year
NextSide
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$29.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$49.99









