The Animal Keeper vs PupSource
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Animal Keeper
Manage your pet's care with this app. Schedule appointments, get real-time updates with photos, communicate directly with caregivers, and handle payments seamlessly. It's designed to provide peace of mind for pet owners.
- Schedule appointments
- Receive pet status updates
- Get pet pictures
- Chat with caregivers
- Contactless payments
- Pet care management
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The Animal Keeper offers the very best in pet care! Use our app to schedule appointments, receive status updates & pet pictures, chat with us, make contactless payments, and much more! Come see us at The Animal Keeper where we delight you and your pets!
PupSource
This app connects people with urgent shelter dog rescue cases. Users can browse dogs needing immediate help, pledge financial support, apply to foster, or share cases to increase their chances of finding a home. It aims to centralize rescue information and empower community involvement in saving dogs' lives.
- Browse urgent dog rescue cases
- Pledge financial support for rescues
- Apply to foster dogs
- Matchmaker for finding suitable pups
- Track impact and earn badges
- Share cases to widen rescue network
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PupSource is a community-powered app for saving shelter dogs in urgent need. Browse real cases, pledge support, foster a pup, or simply share their stories — every action helps a dog find a way home. What you can do with PupSource: • Browse urgent cases sorted by deadline so the dogs who need help most are always front and center • Pledge support to fund rescues — no payment information required upfront • Apply to foster a dog and open your home, even temporarily • Use the Matchmaker to find a pup that fits your lifestyle • Track your impact and earn badges as you help save more lives • Share cases with your network to widen the rescue net Why PupSource exists: Thousands of dogs in kill shelters have only days — sometimes hours — before they run out of time. The information needed to save them is scattered across group chats, Facebook posts, and spreadsheets. PupSource brings it all into one beautiful, easy place so anyone, anywhere, can step in and help. Every pledge counts. Every share matters. Every dog deserves a chance. Join the pack.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PupSource at 5.0 against The Animal Keeper's 4.7. PupSource also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). The Animal Keeper's advantage is ratings volume (15 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PupSource holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Animal Keeper has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Animal Keeper ships an update every 3 weeks, PupSource monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Animal Keeper | PupSource |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iTrust Ventures LLC | PETALS FOR PUPS FOUNDATION |
Customer experience
The Animal Keeper
PupSource
In-app purchases
The Animal Keeper
No in-app purchases
PupSource
No in-app purchases
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