Vivarium vs ExoKeeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vivarium
This app helps exotic pet owners meticulously track their animals' health, feeding, and breeding activities. It offers smart reminders, a species care library, and detailed logs for everything from sheds to vet visits. Manage your collection, from a single pet to a large breeding operation, with ease.
- Log feedings, weights, sheds, and vet records
- Smart care reminders for tasks
- Track enclosure temperature and humidity
- Built-in species care library
- Breeding and clutch tracking
- PDF export for advanced logs
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Vivarium is the husbandry app for serious keepers - built around how you actually care for reptiles, amphibians, and exotic pets. Track feedings, weights, sheds, vet visits, and breeding pairs, beautifully organized in one place. Whether you keep a single ball python or a room full of geckos, Vivarium scales with your collection. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Log feedings, weights, sheds, and vet records for every animal • Smart care reminders for feeding, maintenance, and health tasks • Track enclosure temperature, humidity, and substrate cycles • Browse a built-in species care library • Locale-aware: times, dates, and units follow your iOS settings FOR SERIOUS BREEDERS • Track active pairings and pending clutches on your home dashboard • Log egg development from first lock to hatch • Manage multiple breeding pairs across a growing collection PLANS Keeper — free, up to 5 animals Exotic — unlimited animals, PDF export, advanced care logs Breeder — everything in Exotic plus breeding & clutch tracking Vivarium offers monthly and annual subscriptions for Exotic and Breeder plans. 7-day free trial on all paid plans. Subscriptions auto-renew at the standard rate unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you start a paid subscription. Privacy policy: getvivarium.com/privacy Terms of use: getvivarium.com/terms Built by keepers, for keepers.
ExoKeeper
Manage the care of your exotic pets with a comprehensive digital system. Track feeding, health, and habitat, and receive smart reminders. An optional AI assistant offers insights and information for over 60 species.
- Pet status dashboard
- Species-aware care cards
- Log feeding, weight, and health
- Smart local reminders
- 60-species encyclopedia
- Optional AI care insights
- Private by design
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ExoKeeper is the operating system for serious exotic keepers—reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds, and small mammals. Private by design. Professional by default. Calm to use every day. Whether you care for ball pythons, leopard geckos, dart frogs, tarantulas, or bioactive terrariums, ExoKeeper turns scattered notes and memory into a clear care routine you can trust. YOUR CARE COCKPIT • Home dashboard with pet status, habitat glance, and quick logging • Species-aware care cards for reptiles, snakes, amphibians, aquatics, birds, mammals & invertebrates • Track feeding, weight, shedding, cleaning, health checks, and habitat parameters • Growth charts and a searchable care history timeline • Customize home modules to match how you actually keep SMART LOCAL REMINDERS • Feeding, water change, UVB, health check & custom alerts—scheduled on your device • Reminder content stays on your phone; not sent to our servers • Intelligent prompts based on your logs (e.g. shedding windows, feeding gaps) 60-SPECIES LIBRARY • Built-in encyclopedia with husbandry basics for popular exotic species • Temperature, humidity, diet & difficulty at a glance • A reference shelf for keepers who want science-minded guidance—not guesswork EXOKEEPER AI (OPTIONAL) • Care insights drawn from your recent logs • Chat assistant powered by Google Gemini via Firebase AI Logic • Quick prompts for feeding gaps, humidity, shedding & more • AI provides general husbandry information only—it is not veterinary advice. Always consult a licensed vet for medical decisions. PRIVATE FIRST • Start with Private Access—no account required for core features • Your records live on this device by default • Optional sign-in (Email, Google, Apple) for cloud backup, referrals & AI sync • Export or import JSON backups anytime • Delete your account or reset this device from Settings → Privacy & Data PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • Plus & Pro subscriptions unlock higher AI daily limits and cloud backup • Subscriptions are processed by the App Store; manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings BUILT FOR KEEPERS, NOT CLUTTER • Dark & light themes · English, Deutsch, Français, Español, 中文 & more • No ads · No social pressure · Community features stay optional ExoKeeper is for keepers who treat husbandry as a craft—organized, respectful, and under your control. Privacy Policy: https://vivara-ee53a.web.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://vivara-ee53a.web.app/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: ExoKeeper at 3 against Vivarium's —. ExoKeeper also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Vivarium's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Vivarium sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and ExoKeeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 Vivarium against 5.0 for ExoKeeper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Vivarium | ExoKeeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LUCAS BERTAUD GONZALEZ | ZALE MART LTD |
In-app purchases
Vivarium
- Exotic7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Breeder7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Exotic7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Breeder7 Days trial$149.001 Year
ExoKeeper
- ExoKeeper Plus$3.991 Month
- ExoKeeper Pro$19.991 Month








