Comparison

Pet Journal vs Paw

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

Head to head
About

Pet Journal

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Make everyday care easier with TailNotes. Keep a diary for your pets, save notes and documents, track weight, and organize care reminders. See today’s tasks across your pets while keeping each pet’s history together. Save a feeding plan using the daily amount from the food package or your veterinarian. Divide it into meals, choose feeding times and mark who has fed your pet. TailNotes does not prescribe the daily amount. Invite a loved one to care together. Both caregivers can update the shared diary and feeding plan. Feeding marks help you check whether a meal has already been recorded. Create pet cards and missing-pet posters to share the information you choose. TailNotes Plus includes multiple pets of your own, inviting a caregiver and exporting pet cards. Your first pet’s diary, weight, reminders, feeding plan and natural-food calculator remain free. Accepting an invitation is free. Saved pets and existing shared access remain available after your subscription ends. Plus offers weekly, monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Prices are shown in the app for your region. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tailnotesprivacy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/tailnotesterms

About

Paw

Manage your pet's well-being with this app. Track daily habits, monitor health symptoms, schedule vet appointments, and receive personalized care plans with smart reminders. Supports multiple pets and works offline.

Highlights
  • Daily habit tracking
  • Health monitoring & symptom logging
  • AI-powered care plans
  • Vaccination & vet visit scheduling
  • Multi-pet support
  • Offline functionality
  • Smart reminders
Features
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Everything your pet needs, in one place. Paw makes it effortless to build healthy routines for your dog or cat. Track daily habits, log symptoms, schedule vet visits, and get personalized care plans — all with smart reminders so nothing slips through the cracks. DAILY HABIT TRACKING Create custom habits for feeding, walks, grooming, medication, and more. Check them off each day and watch your streaks grow. Habits reset automatically at midnight so you start fresh every morning. HEALTH MONITORING Log symptoms with severity levels and categories. Critical symptom alerts help you know when it's time to see the vet. Track your pet's health changes over time in one organized view. SMART CARE PLANS Get AI-powered care plans tailored to your pet's breed, age, and size. Each plan includes actionable recommendations you can add directly as trackable habits. VACCINATION & VET VISITS Keep vaccination records up to date with automatic reminders before they're due. Schedule hospital visits and get notified one hour before every appointment. BUILT FOR PET PARENTS - Multi-pet support — track all your pets in one app - Smart reminders that keep you on schedule - Works offline — your data syncs when you're back online - Beautiful, intuitive design that's a joy to use - Cloud backup keeps your data safe across devices WHY PET PARENTS LOVE PAW Remembering feeding times, medications, grooming schedules, and vet appointments across multiple pets is hard. Paw organizes it all into a simple daily routine with gentle reminders, so you can focus on what matters — quality time with your pet. Download Paw today and give your pet the care they deserve. Terms of Service: https://pawai-landing-page.lovable.app/terms

Screenshots

Pet Journal4 screens
Paw4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pet Journal and Paw are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Pet Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Paw sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pet Journal ships an update monthly, Paw every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pet Journal versus Paw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPet JournalPaw
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena AnghelLaxman Shah

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pet Journal

Subscriptions3
  • TailNotes Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • TailNotes Plus Monthly$6.991 Month
  • TailNotes Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Paw

Subscriptions2
  • PawAI Monthly$0.991 Month
  • PawAI Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • PawAI Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Pet Journal free?
Pet Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paw free?
Paw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pet Journal or Paw have ads?
Neither Pet Journal nor Paw shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pet Journal or Paw?
Pet Journal ships an update monthly, and Paw every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pet Journal was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paw on October 26, 2026.

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