Comparison

GentleMao vs Pidoy

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

Head to head
About

GentleMao

Features
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The hardest part of caregiving is not always a lack of information. It is waking up and not knowing what matters most today. GentleMao is a compassionate care companion for senior, seriously ill, and end-of-life pets. It brings quality-of-life tracking, medications, vet information, shared care, and memories into one calm placeβ€”so every time you open the app, you have a clear next step. TODAY, WITH DIRECTION The redesigned daily care briefing brings together today's QoL status, medication progress, upcoming visits, recent lab context, and quick actions. You do not have to do everything at once; begin with the one thing that matters now. TWO MINUTES TO NOTICE CHANGE Use a modified HHHHHMM scale to record pain, appetite, hydration, mobility, happiness, hygiene, and overall wellbeing. Add weight, notes, photos, and private voice memos. Trends are presented gently, without alarming language. CARE TOGETHER Invite trusted family members or caregivers to the same pet's care team. Assign daily tasks, leave handoff notes, and see what has been completed. Each invitation is single-use and expires after seven days. READY WHEN THE MOMENT MATTERS β€’ Crisis Card: keep vet-confirmed warning signs, phone numbers, immediate steps, and comfort instructions close at hand β€’ Vet Share: create a read-only care summary that expires after seven days and can be revoked anytime β€’ Medication Management: reminders, dose logs, and stock tracking β€’ Visits & Expenses: organize appointments, attachments, follow-ups, and care costs AI-ASSISTED ORGANIZATION, NOT MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING Thirteen AI and care tools cover lab report OCR and interpretation, X-ray observation notes, symptom observations, weekly care summaries, vet-visit preparation, diet direction, drug-interaction information, journal prompts, emotional support, memorial writing, PDF reports, and lab trends. GentleMao asks for consent before any AI use, and consent can be withdrawn at any time. Core record keeping works without AI. Every AI result includes a clear medical disclaimer. THE MEADOW WHERE COMPANIONSHIP CONTINUES Pets who are here today and pets who have passed but remain deeply loved can share the same animated meadow. Their photos, memories, and stories stay safely preserved. CARE FOR THE CAREGIVER, TOO Guided journaling, self-care reminders, grief education, and emotional support leave room for your feelings during difficult days. The free plan includes one pet, all core tracking features, and limited monthly AI trials. Paid plans support more pets and higher AI allowances; prices are shown for your App Store region. Important: GentleMao is not a veterinary diagnostic, prescribing, or emergency-triage tool. AI content is for care reference only and cannot replace professional veterinary judgment. Always consult your veterinarian about health concerns. Privacy Policy: https://gentlemao-legal.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://gentlemao-legal.vercel.app/terms Contact: pawpeace0225@gmail.com

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Pidoy

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Pet care, actually personal. Pidoy is the pet health tracker for every animal in your home: dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, small mammals, insects and any other pet you keep. Log medications, vaccines, vet visits, weight, meals and walks, keep photos, videos and voice notes, and see what's due today. One warm, calm place, on your phone. Free to download. No account. No ads. Ever. Every species, first-class β€’ Seven kinds of pet, each with its own words and screens: vaccinations or treatments, walks or flight time, handling or tank cleans β€’ Habitat readings for exotics: water temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, basking temperature, humidity, UVB hours β€’ A Quick log grid that changes to match the pet you're logging A complete pet health record β€’ Pet medicine tracker with dose times and medication reminders: daily, every few days, weekly, monthly or as needed β€’ Pet vaccine tracker with reminders for vaccinations and treatments: overdue, due soon, upcoming β€’ Vet visits with the reason, cost, diagnosis, treatment and follow-ups β€’ Pet weight tracker with a chart from one month to all time β€’ Feeding schedules with food bag tracking, plus water, treats and walks β€’ A pet journal of notes, logs and memories, each with several photos, videos and voice recordings Reminders on time β€’ Doses at their exact times, vaccines and treatments when due, meals and vet visits β€’ At the time or minutes before; vaccines at the hour you choose β€’ Scheduled on your device: offline, nothing sent to a server Today, at a glance Today opens to what needs you now. Tap to mark it done, or log a meal, water or a walk in one tap. Insights show what changed in each pet's logs: eating less, a weight change, overdue grooming, a streak going well. Widgets β€’ What's next, each pet's photo, streak and activity, food bag and birthdays on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, weight and vaccines with Health Pro β€’ Log a meal, water or a walk from a widget Collectible Moments Birthdays, gotcha days, logging streaks and yearly recaps become keepsake cards in six rarity tiers. Tilt them, share them, keep them. If a pet goes missing Mark it lost with where and when it was last seen: Pidoy makes a poster with its photo, microchip and your contact, and a widget keeps it in view. Every entry, one search away Every pet's logs in one feed: filter, search by pet, notes, brand, vet or medication, and export to CSV. In your language Pidoy speaks 22 languages, right to left included, with your currency, dates and numbers written the way your phone writes them. Vet reports print in your language too. Yours. Only. Pet data stays on your phone. No account, no email, no tracking. Back up everything to one file, photos and videos included, and restore it on a new phone in one tap. Optional Cloud Sync goes only to your own iCloud or Google Drive, end-to-end encrypted with a passphrase only you know. Optional unlock packs, one-time purchases β€’ Health Pro: symptom tracker, vital trends, documents (scan vet records, lab results and invoices), vet-ready PDF reports, smart medication reminders, adherence chart β€’ Money: per-pet expenses in any currency, monthly budgets with alerts, spending charts, CSV export β€’ Power User: custom fields, log types and reminders, CSV expense import, pet hand-off between phones, encrypted backups β€’ Unlimited Pets: track more than 2 pets β€” no limit β€’ All Packs Bundle: all four packs at a discount Cloud Sync, an optional subscription β€’ Basic: sync your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud β€’ Plus: sync every device you use through your own Google Drive Calm by design Warm colors, no clinical blue, no cartoon mascots. Built for everyone: large text, screen readers, readable contrast and reduced motion. Pidoy keeps pet records. It doesn't give veterinary advice: always ask your vet about your pet's health. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pidoy.puhgeh.com/privacy

Screenshots

GentleMao4 screens
Pidoy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GentleMao at 15.1 against Pidoy's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. GentleMao sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Pidoy sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GentleMao ships an update every 5 weeks, Pidoy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
GentleMao versus Pidoy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGentleMaoPidoy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size62 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCHENG-I WUAxel Trajano

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GentleMao

Subscriptions4
  • Small Family (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Large Family (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Small Family (Annual)$59.991 Year
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  • Large Family (Annual)$119.991 Year
9 purchases

Pidoy

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Β· Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Plus Β· Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Basic Β· Annual$9.991 Year
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  • Plus Β· Annual$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Money$2.99
  • Unlimited Pets$2.99
  • Health Pro$4.99
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  • Power User$4.99
  • All Packs Bundle$9.99

Questions

Is GentleMao free?
GentleMao is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pidoy free?
Pidoy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GentleMao or Pidoy have ads?
Neither GentleMao nor Pidoy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GentleMao or Pidoy?
GentleMao ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pidoy every 3 weeks. Most recently, GentleMao was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pidoy on October 31, 2026.

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