Comparison

Pawbase vs PupMarks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

PupMarks

Track your dog's walks, record routes, and capture special moments with photos and notes. Organize your pup's health records, grooming, and milestones in a digital diary. Connect with other dog owners and control your sharing preferences.

Highlights
  • Dog walk tracking with route recording
  • Capture photos and notes for special moments
  • Digital diary for pup memories and care
  • Insights on walks, distance, and exploration
  • Create dog profiles and connect with other pups
  • Control privacy and sharing settings
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Your dog's walks have a story. PupMarks is a dog walk diary and photo journal for the favorite sniffing spots, muddy paws, new friends and little moments you want to remember. Keep your puppy's first adventures and your dog's everyday walks together, with photos, notes and the places they happened. SAVE A WALK, KEEP THE MEMORY Start a walk to record its route, time and distance. Add a PupMark with one tap for a sniff, play break, treat, new friend or potty stop. Add a photo or note while the moment is fresh. Each walk becomes part of your pup's diary, so a familiar route has its own memories. A PHOTO JOURNAL FOR YOUR PUP Give the snapshots on your phone a place in your dog's story. Save a funny expression, a favorite stick or an afternoon at the park as a PupMark. Find the photo with its note and spot, instead of trying to remember which walk it came from. Your dog's profile brings walks, PupMarks and memories together. RELIVE A WALK, A WEEK OR A MONTH Replay turns saved walks and moments into a video made on your device. Watch one walk again, revisit a week together or look back over a month. Choose from 12 looks: Diary is free and 11 additional looks require PupMarks Plus. Customize your PupMark and walk cards, then save a video or share a video you choose with the people who love your pup. An export includes the content you choose to share; walk routes in the app stay private. SEE YOUR WEEK TOGETHER See weekly walks, distance, time outside and new ground explored. Find favorite spots and notice how your walks add up. The diary keeps the moments alongside the walk recaps, so your dog's activity has a story as well as numbers. CARE NOTES AND TRUSTED WALKING HELP Keep vaccinations, medications, grooming and milestones with your pup's profile. Share walking duties with family, friends or a person you trust. Choose who is allowed to walk your dog and keep walk recaps in the diary. Dog owners and the people they trust can use ordinary PupMarks accounts. YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU SHARE Connect with Pup pals and discover nearby public moments. Choose who can see your pup's profile and each PupMark. For shared PupMark pins, choose exact location, exact for you with an approximate spot for others, or approximate for everyone. Exact walk routes stay private. You can report content and block accounts. FREE AND OPTIONAL PUPMARKS PLUS Free accounts include the latest three months of Pup Diary history, Replay in the Diary look, Classic cards and 5 PupMarks styled with additional card looks. Optional PupMarks Plus adds older saved history (walks, PupMarks and Insights), all 12 Replay looks and every card look. It is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or yearly. The App Store shows the current price, billing period, any available introductory offer and renewal terms before purchase. Manage or cancel through the subscription settings for your Apple account. Deleting your PupMarks account does not cancel that subscription. FOR ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES Eligible businesses in the United States and Canada can request to manage a profile. An optional PupMarks Business Subscription offers a storefront, promoted map pin, offers, rewards and team tools. It renews automatically. The App Store shows the price, billing period and any available trial before purchase. Dog owners do not need a business subscription. PupMarks is for adults 18 and older. Location and map results depend on your device, network and location conditions. Always supervise your dog and use good judgment while walking. Support: https://www.pupmarks.com/support Terms: https://www.pupmarks.com/terms Privacy: https://www.pupmarks.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pawbase4 screens
PupMarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PupMarks at every 4 days against Pawbase's every 2 weeks. Pawbase's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pawbase sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and PupMarks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pawbase against 5.0 for PupMarks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pawbase ships an update every 2 weeks, PupMarks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pawbase versus PupMarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPawbasePupMarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB107 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPawbase IncNestory LLC

Customer experience

Pawbase

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PupMarks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pawbase

Subscriptions2
  • Pawbase Premium$14.991 Year
  • Pawbase Premium$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pet Registration for Pet Pro$10.00
  • Pet Registration$24.99
3 purchases

PupMarks

Subscriptions3
  • PupMarks Plus$3.991 Month
  • PupMarks Plus Annual1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • PupMarks Business Subscription2 Months trial$44.991 Month

Questions

Is Pawbase free?
Pawbase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PupMarks free?
PupMarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pawbase or PupMarks?
Pawbase and PupMarks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pawbase or PupMarks have ads?
Neither Pawbase nor PupMarks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pawbase or PupMarks?
Pawbase ships an update every 2 weeks, and PupMarks every 4 days. Most recently, Pawbase was updated on October 7, 2026 and PupMarks on October 24, 2026.

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