Comparison

Lope vs TailRoute

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

Head to head
About

Lope

Track dog walks with detailed route mapping, dog-specific targets, and client management. Share reports easily and manage your pet care business efficiently. Features include pee/poop markers, photos, and health integrations.

Highlights
  • Background walk recording
  • Route map with pace and elevation
  • Dog selection and markers
  • Photo logging with captions
  • Client and household management
  • Breed-specific daily targets
  • Shareable walk reports
Features
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Lope is a walk tracker for people who walk dogs for a living — and for households where more than one person shares the lead. THE WALK ACTUALLY GETS RECORDED Most trackers quietly stop when you lock your phone, take a call or open your music. Lope keeps recording in the background and saves every GPS point the moment it arrives, so an interrupted walk is still there when you come back — and resumes where it left off. • Route map with pace splits and elevation • Choose exactly which dogs are on this walk • Pee, poop and break markers pinned on the route, per dog • Photos with captions • Pause when you stop — the clock and the route both wait • Add finished walks to Apple Health as workouts A REPORT YOUR CLIENT NEEDS NO APP FOR Finish a walk and share the route map, duration, distance, breaks and photos by text or email. Your client just opens it. No app, no account, no login. A DAILY TARGET THAT FITS THE DOG 215 breeds across all seven AKC groups. Each dog's target is calculated from breed group, size and age — including the published puppy guideline of five minutes per month of age — and the app shows you how it reached the number. Flat-faced breeds get a lower ceiling because they overheat. These are evidence-informed targets, not a veterinary prescription. Ask your vet about your dog's needs. REMINDERS, NOT ALARMS A dog that hasn't been out, a target still within reach, a walk you forgot to stop. Quiet hours keep it silent overnight. Tap a reminder and it starts the walk; finishing the walk clears it. YOUR CLIENTS, IN ORDER The households you walk for, whose dogs are whose, the lockbox code, the vet's number. EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE No account, no sign-up, no cloud. Nothing leaves the device unless you share a report. FREE Unlimited dogs. Walk tracking, route maps, breed targets, reminders and your client roster — with no cap on how many dogs you add. LOPE PREMIUM • Walk reports to send to clients • Export as CSV, JSON or GPX (routes open in Strava and Garmin) • Six-month trends, bathroom patterns and per-dog breakdowns Both subscriptions start with a 7-day free trial. Premium is a subscription: $12.99/month or $79.99/year (save 49%). A one-time Forever Access option is also available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://artwisdom.github.io/pet-walker-logger-policies/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://artwisdom.github.io/pet-walker-logger-policies/terms.html

About

TailRoute

Track your dog's walks, log health events, and receive heat alerts for safer outings. This app provides detailed activity insights and reports, usable with or without an Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • GPS route tracking
  • Event logging (pee, poop, water)
  • Heat and asphalt temperature alerts
  • Activity trend monitoring
  • Vet-ready PDF reports
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Home Screen widget
Features
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TailRoute is a calm walking and health diary for your dog. It's best with an Apple Watch — but works just as well with only your iPhone. Start a walk from your wrist — hands free. The route, distance and pace record continuously, even with your phone in your pocket. Tap once to log pees, poops, water and more. BEST WITH APPLE WATCH • Start, pause and finish a walk on Apple Watch • Continuous GPS route with the screen off • One-handed event logging and glanceable metrics • Complications and a "Start a walk" Siri shortcut NO APPLE WATCH? NO PROBLEM • Start a walk from your iPhone with a single tap • The route, distance and events record while it rides in your pocket • Same diary, history and insights — no watch required HEAT-SAFE WALKS • A pre-walk warning estimates asphalt temperature, so hot pavement never catches you out • Water and shade reminders on warm days HEALTH, EARLY • Activity trends flag a slow decline — an early signal worth watching in an older dog • Bathroom rhythm, weekly activity and a vet-ready PDF report ON YOUR iPHONE • A beautiful map of every walk with event pins • History, profile and multiple pets • Home Screen widget and Live Activity CALM BY DESIGN • No ads, no tracking, no third-party servers — your data stays in your own iCloud • Reminders, favorite routes, GPX/CSV export and a safety dead-man's switch TailRoute helps you answer the question that matters: did my dog walk enough today — and are they doing okay?

Screenshots

Lope4 screens
TailRoute4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lope at 5.0 against TailRoute's 3.0. TailRoute's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Lope sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. TailRoute asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lope ships an update every 2 months, TailRoute every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lope versus TailRoute: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLopeTailRoute
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael DubeAndrey Sapunov

Customer experience

Lope

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

TailRoute

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lope

Subscriptions2
  • Lope Premium Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Lope Premium Annual1 Month trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lope Premium Forever Access$179.99
None

TailRoute

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lope free?
Lope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TailRoute free?
TailRoute is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lope or TailRoute?
Lope is rated higher. Lope averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TailRoute averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lope or TailRoute have ads?
Neither Lope nor TailRoute shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lope or TailRoute?
Lope ships an update every 2 months, and TailRoute every 5 months. Most recently, Lope was updated on October 31, 2026 and TailRoute on November 5, 2026.

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