Comparison

PetMeeter vs Barkout

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

Head to head
About

PetMeeter

Connect with fellow pet owners and discover nearby pets. Create profiles for your dogs or cats, browse other pets, and match to start private chats for playdates or new friendships. Build a stronger pet community safely.

Highlights
  • Create pet profiles
  • Discover nearby pets
  • Like and match with owners
  • In-app private chat
  • Secure sign up and login
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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PetMeeter is a social and pet matching app designed to help animals meet other animals nearby. Discover dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, horses and many other animals around you. Find new friends for your pet and organize walks, playdates, meetups and shared activities. Create your account securely, add one or more animals with photos and details, then start exploring nearby animal profiles. Like the animals you'd like your pet to meet and pass on the others. When there's a mutual match, unlock a private chat to organize a real-life meeting between your animals. PetMeeter is built around a simple and intuitive matching system designed to make discovering and meeting other animals easy. Owners stay in control of every interaction, with a strong focus on privacy, safety and responsible meetups. Features: • Secure email sign up and login • Create and manage your profile • Add and manage multiple animal profiles • Discover nearby animals • Like or pass animal profiles • Private chat after a mutual match • Organize walks, playdates and meetups between animals • Privacy-focused and secure experience Whether you have a dog, cat, rabbit, bird, horse or any other animal, PetMeeter helps your pet meet other animals nearby and make new friends. Download PetMeeter today and start discovering animals nearby.

About

Barkout

Features
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Barkout helps dogs meet up in real life, without overthinking it. Chill walk, hike, canicross, paddle or any outdoor outing: find dog-friendly activities near you, or create your own in just a few minutes. With Barkout, you can: - Find nearby activities by searching by location, date range or activity type. - Join an outing easily by sending a request and choosing which dog or dogs are coming along. - Create your own activities with a title, description, meeting point, date, duration and a cover photo. - Set clear expectations by defining things like minimum social level, neutering requirements or a limited number of dogs. - Chat with other participants in a dedicated conversation to plan and talk before and after the activity. - Share an activity, add it to your calendar or open the location directly in your maps app. - Build your pack by following profiles, leaving ratings and saving favorites to keep track of people you enjoyed meeting. The idea is simple: fewer empty messages, more real outings. Barkout is the app to get out, socialize and enjoy time with your dog.

Screenshots

PetMeeter4 screens
Barkout4 screens

Verdict

The call

PetMeeter and Barkout 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PetMeeter versus Barkout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPetMeeterBarkout
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB59 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGauthier de GINESTETWooflab

In-app purchases

None

PetMeeter

No in-app purchases

None

Barkout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PetMeeter free?
PetMeeter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barkout free?
Barkout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PetMeeter or Barkout have ads?
Neither PetMeeter nor Barkout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PetMeeter or Barkout?
PetMeeter ships an update weekly, and Barkout weekly. Most recently, PetMeeter was updated on August 25, 2026 and Barkout on September 10, 2026.

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