Pawbase vs VitalLedger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pawbase
This app helps pet owners manage their pet's microchip information and health records. It provides real-time scan alerts with GPS location if a pet is lost and allows for easy reporting of missing pets. Users can also store and share medical records, and manage multiple pets under one account.
- Real-time microchip scan alerts with GPS
- Instant lost pet poster generation
- QR and tap-to-scan collar tag integration
- Digital pet medical record storage
- Multi-pet profile management
- Co-owner and backup contact setup
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Pawbase is the modern pet microchip registry for dogs and cats. Register any microchip, get instant scan alerts if your pet goes missing, and keep all health records in one secure app. WHY PET OWNERS CHOOSE PAWBASE Real-Time Scan Alerts - Get notified the moment your pet’s microchip is searched - See GPS location and timestamp of the scan - Control what contact details are shared (phone, email, address) Report Your Pet Missing - Report your pet missing in one tap - Instantly generate a digital lost pet poster Pawbase Collar Tag - QR + tap-to-scan collar tag linked directly to your pet’s profile - Finder doesn’t need the app to contact you Pet Medical Records - Upload or email vet records directly to your pet’s profile - Track vaccines, prescriptions, and vet visits - Share records instantly with vets, groomers, or sitters Multi-Pet Support - Manage all your pets under one account - Add co-owners or family members as backup contacts With Pawbase, your pet stays connected to you — whether they’re lost or safe at home.
VitalLedger
Manage all your pet's health records, from vaccinations to vet visits and medications. Track expenses, create photo journals, and set reminders. Offers a sitter mode for easy sharing of essential pet information.
- Pet health record management
- Vaccine and vet visit tracking
- Medication and expense logging
- Photo journal with albums
- Sitter mode for information sharing
- Customizable reminders
- Today dashboard
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VitalLedger keeps every record of your pet's life, and keeps it yours. One app for every vaccine, vet visit, medication, weight, symptom, meal, walk, expense and memory. No ads, no account, no data resale. Your records live on your iPhone first. NEW: THE DAILY LAYER Log a meal, water, potty break, litter box, mood or sleep in one tap — from Today, the Home Screen widget, Control Center, the Action button, Siri or your Watch. See who fed whom, with a warning before anyone feeds twice, and mark a dose given from the Lock Screen. A gentle streak, no nagging. NEW: IT READS THE RECORD BACK TO YOU Ask about weight changes, past visits or what you've spent, and get answers drawn from your own records. It runs on your iPhone — nothing is sent to a server. NEW: SCAN IT, RECORD IT, REVIEW IT (PREMIUM) Photograph a vaccine certificate or invoice, every page: VitalLedger reads each record on it, the clinic and the total, and you check them before anything is saved. With your vet's permission, record the appointment: transcribed on your device, summarised into the visit, with medications and follow-ups ready to save. Plus a short summary of each pet's week, written from what you logged. NEW: LOST-PET MODE One toggle turns your pet's Wallet pass red with your number on the front, and gives you a poster to print and share. And when a pet passes away, their record stays — every photo, every visit — and simply leaves your daily screens. A REAL MEDICAL TIMELINE Vaccines, visits, medications, lab PDFs and treatment notes in one chronological record. Attach the paperwork as a photo. Every visit can create its expense. Add due dates to your Calendar, pick your vet from Contacts. MORE WITH PREMIUM VitalScore, one wellness number per pet with the full formula shown. A preventive schedule built from species, breed and age. A one-page brief for your appointment. Symptom triage, with a photo, showing how urgent it looks given your pet's history — never a diagnosis. Recall alerts quoting the official notice, matched on your device. Insurance claims tracked against what the policy costs. WEIGHT, WALKS AND REMINDERS Trend charts with a goal range, plus body condition on the 1-9 scale vets use. Time a walk and it's saved with the distance. Reminders for vaccines, medications, checkups and grooming. PHOTO JOURNAL, SITTER MODE, PET ID Albums for birthdays and recoveries. A read-only card with feeding times, medications and vet info — no app or account for your sitter. A pet ID in Apple Wallet and a printable card with microchip and emergency contacts. BUILT FOR iPHONE, iPAD AND APPLE WATCH A real iPad sidebar, not a stretched phone layout. Quick-log from your wrist, Live Activities for medication courses and walks, tap-to-log widgets, Control Center and Action button controls, pets in Spotlight. In English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese and German. WHAT'S FREE Up to 2 pets, 5 active reminders, and the last 12 months of history. Every log and record type — including daily care — the Watch app, widgets and controls, Siri Shortcuts, lost-pet mode, and full backup and restore. Always, with no account. PREMIUM $2.99/month, or $19.99/year with a 7-day free trial. It lifts the limits — unlimited pets and reminders, full history, iCloud sync, CSV export — and adds everything marked PREMIUM above, plus Family Sharing, PDF reports and custom fields. No ads, no data resale, no forced sync, no urgency timers. Backup and restore are never paywalled, so your records can always leave with you. Their records. Your control. Privacy: https://jcmobileappstudio.com/apps/vitalledger/privacy Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited on purchase. It renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pawbase at 15.1 against VitalLedger's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pawbase sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and VitalLedger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pawbase against 5.0 for VitalLedger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Pawbase ships an update every 2 weeks, VitalLedger every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pawbase | VitalLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawbase Inc | JC Mobile App Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Pawbase
VitalLedger
In-app purchases
Pawbase
- Pawbase Premium$14.991 Year
- Pawbase Premium$24.991 Year
- Pet Registration for Pet Pro$10.00
- Pet Registration$24.99
VitalLedger
- VitalLedger Premium$2.991 Month
- VitalLedger Premium$14.991 Year









