Comparison

Spectare K9 Tool vs Cool Guard

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

Head to head
About

Spectare K9 Tool

Features
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The Spectare K9 Tool is designed to be your one stop shop for tracking and training your K9. With everyone in mind, from Sport and Private Sector to Military and Police Handlers, the app is designed to keep an accurate track of your training as well as other data fields you may want to track. It also has some helpful training tools to assist you in your journey of handling a K9. App Development is by a K9 Handler, so its designed with the end user in mind. Don't see something you'd like to see? Send us an email: dev@spectarek9.com and we will work to integrate it into the app for you.

About

Cool Guard

Monitor your K9 partner's environmental comfort levels remotely. Receive instant push notifications and view warning or alarm events when heat or cold triggers are met. Allows departments and dispatch to monitor K9 status.

Highlights
  • K9 comfort tracking
  • Heat and cold trigger alerts
  • Push notifications
  • Warning and alarm event display
  • Department and 911 dispatch monitoring
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Now you can track the comfort of you K9 Partner anytime on your smart phone. Anytime the Heat Index reaches your hot or cold trigger set point, the Cool Guard K9 Handler App send a push notification to you and quickly displays the Warning or Alarm event in the app so that you can check on your partner. Your Department and 911 Dispatch has eyes on your K9 Partner as part of the capability of this app.

Screenshots

Spectare K9 Tool4 screens
Cool Guard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cool Guard at none against Spectare K9 Tool's shown. Spectare K9 Tool's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Spectare K9 Tool versus Cool Guard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpectare K9 ToolCool Guard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectare K9 LLCTouchLync, Inc

In-app purchases

None

Spectare K9 Tool

No in-app purchases

None

Cool Guard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spectare K9 Tool free?
Spectare K9 Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cool Guard free?
Cool Guard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spectare K9 Tool or Cool Guard have ads?
Spectare K9 Tool shows ads; Cool Guard does not.

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