Puddle & Pile vs Skiptown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puddle & Pile
This app helps you train your puppy by learning their toileting patterns and alerting you before accidents occur. Record successes and accidents to track progress and reduce frustration. It can also be used to remind older dogs of outside time.
- Learns dog's toileting patterns
- Alerts before accidents
- Records successes and accidents
- Customizable background
- Shares dog history
- Reminders for outside time
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Puddle & Pile is a fun, interactive tool to help both you and your dog enjoy toilet training! “That’s right enjoy toilet training”. Sick of mess on your floor? Sick of being frustrated at your beloved friend? Remove this one frustration and love having your dog more! Puddle & Pile will quickly learn your dog's toileting patterns and alert you before accidents happen. When your dog relieves, simply bring out your phone and record the action. Over just a few days Puddle & Pile will learn when your dog needs to be outside and it will bark, so you can save your floor! Consistently responding to puddles and piles alerts by giving your pooch a garden tour will help you toilet train your dog quickly. Record every success or accident and see how quickly praise outweighs frustrations. - Or why not just use it to remind you even with older dogs that outside time is needed. - Customize the background with your favourite pooch picture. It's your dog's App! - Grow together with more positive times - Share your dog's history with others who may be looking after them. - Share your dog's history with your vet if there are strange patterns for an easy diagnosis. - Inspired by a continual puppy raiser for Guide Dogs Victoria. - Thank-you for the positive feedback. Please rate this app positively if you find it useful. It helps more than you may think. :-) - ENJOY YOUR DOG! REVIEWS It works - byOttlight - Sep 26, 2015 I've been having a problem house breaking my 4 1/2 old puppy. I started using this app and she was accident free the first day. It's very accurate nearly to the minute she has to go potty. I emailed the info to the puppy class trainer. It's very easy to use. Fantastic App! - byHot K - May 6, 2014 I LOVE this app. I really needed something to help me make heads or tails out of mine & my new puppies day so we could have a smooth, fun house training process. Well, this app provides that! It certainly delivers what it promises & more! The app is easy to use & fun. It sorts out all the patterns of our new Sproodle & I feel less stressed. Def give this app a try if you haven't house trained a dog before, or maybe even if you have :) Great tool! - bymanwdaplan - Apr 24, 2014 Amazingly accurate at predicting my dogs needs. Also, a very simple and clean (and cute) interface that makes the training process much less frustrating. Love this app! byJonasfann1 - Apr 20, 2015 - Really very cool for any owner of a new puppy! LOVE using this app!!
Skiptown
Manage your pet's care and access exclusive services at this unique dog park and social hub. Create a profile for your dog to access daycare, boarding, grooming, training, and on-demand walking. Enjoy a human social bar with a wide selection of drinks and food trucks.
- Pet profile management
- Dog daycare and boarding booking
- Grooming service scheduling
- Dog training class registration
- On-demand dog walking
- Visit reports and tracking
- Access to social bar and amenities
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The Skiptown app is the all-in-one tool that supports your experience at the Skiptown pet care facility and dog bar at all locations. Every dog must have a completed profile in the Skiptown app before they’re able to enter the Skiptown facility. Skiptown is an indoor/outdoor dog park and human social hub. With the Skiptown app, you can streamline your Skiptown pet care services, manage your account, and track visit reports. The Skiptown app allows for a fully customized experience for every dog, every time. Skiptown is the future of pet parenting designed as a country club-style retreat for dogs and a casual hangout for humans. Services include: Dog Daycare & Boarding: Skiptown offers first-class pet care whether you’re gone for the day or need extended overnight service. Luxury amenities include paw-soft flooring, an odor-controlled environment, luxury upgrades, and fun add-ons to make your pup’s stay extra special. Dog Park & Social Bar: With indoor and outdoor off-leash dog parks, an agility course, secret trails and a splash pad, Skiptown isn’t just dog friendly; it’s dog focused. For human guests, the bar features 24 beers on tap, a full cocktail menu, a lineup of local food trucks, and weekend morning coffee service. Sorry, four-legged children only; Skiptown is 21+. Dog Grooming: Skiptown dog grooming services are done by professional dog groomers who will love your pup almost as much as you do. All dog grooming services include a full bath and blow dry, nail trimming, ear cleaning, and anal gland expression (if requested.) The treatment of your pup’s coat during the service is completely customizable and can range from full ‘all-over’ cut & style to simple touch up trims to a deep cleaning bath & blow out. Dog Training: Skiptown dog training helps you understand your dog’s behavior so that you can bring out the behavior you want, in a way that’s rewarding to BOTH of you. Our experienced trainers use positive reinforcement methods to teach obedience, manners, and real-life skills so that you and your pup can adventure, together. On-Demand Dog-Walking: Bring the Skiptown experience home with on-demand dog-walking services featuring real-time visit updates, photo reports and a GPS-tracked map plus free same-day scheduling and cancellation. Skiptown walkers, known as Skippers, are professionally trained, bonded, and insured.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Skiptown at Free against Puddle & Pile's $3.99. Skiptown also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Puddle & Pile's advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 50%) and chart position (#73 vs unranked). On rating, ads, 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
Skiptown is free to download; Puddle & Pile costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Puddle & Pile against 4.2 for Skiptown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puddle & Pile has 308 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Puddle & Pile's written reviews are positive against 50% of Skiptown's.
Puddle & Pile ships an update every 4 months, Skiptown every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Puddle & Pile | Skiptown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (308 ratings) | 4.2 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manser Services | The Waggle Company |
Customer experience
Puddle & Pile
Skiptown
Bugs and requests
Puddle & Pile
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Share/email functionality not working
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to edit entries
- Sync data across multiple devices
- Track sleeping/napping patterns
- Customizable notification sounds
- Advanced data visualization and reporting
Skiptown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puddle & Pile
No in-app purchases
Skiptown
No in-app purchases









