Parasite Map vs Veterinary Advisor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parasite Map
This app provides veterinarians and pet owners with interactive maps showing parasite infection rates in dogs and cats across the US. Users can filter data by parasite, location, and year to understand risks and learn how to protect their pets.
- Interactive parasite prevalence maps
- Filter by parasite, year, state, county
- Separate dog and cat statistics
- Pet care and protection information
- Share findings via social media or email
- Data source and methodology details
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Is your pet at risk for parasite infection? The Parasite Prevalence Maps help keep veterinarians and pet owners informed about parasite activity in their area. The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) has created an interactive map that shows the percentage of dogs and cats with positive parasite tests based on location in the US. Find out where your state and county rank in parasite infections, and how to keep your pets safe. The Parasite Prevalence Maps include data on Lyme Disease, Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Roundworm, Hookworm, Whipworm and Heartworm. Features: * Filter results by specific parasite, year, state and county * See separate statistics for dogs and cats * Get access to specific information on how to care for and protect your pet from parasites * Share your findings on social media or email results to friends or patients directly from the app * Get detailed information on how the data was gathered, and what sources are used for the data and stats listed in the map * Sign-up for free emails to keep you updated on changes in parasite activity in your area
Veterinary Advisor
This comprehensive medical reference app provides in-depth information on diseases, disorders, procedures, and drugs for dogs and cats. It features updated content, video demonstrations, and client education handouts, accessible offline after initial download.
- Concise disease and disorder coverage
- Procedures and techniques
- Differential diagnosis and mnemonics
- Laboratory tests and clinical algorithms
- Drug compendium
- Video demonstrations
- Client education handouts
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. Cote's Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Dogs and Cats, 4th Edition is like six books in one with concise coverage of diseases and disorders; procedures and techniques; differentials, mnemonics, and lists; laboratory tests; clinical algorithms; and a drug compendium. Completely updated from cover to cover, this edition includes over a dozen all-new chapters on new and important topics including hyperadrenocorticism (food-related), hypercalcemia (idiopathic feline), meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology, incidentally-detected heart murmurs, and more. Key Features : - UPDATED! Videos demonstrate important findings that static images cannot convey, such as characteristic lameness and ultrasound findings. - UPDATED! Tech Tips cover more than 850 diseases and disorders that are especially relevant to the technician's daily experience in the clinic. - UPDATED! 200 client education handouts are available in English or Spanish. - Vibrant website with searchable content and extensive bonus material enhances information from the print book. - Highly referenced diseases and disorders presented in alphabetical order makes sought-out information easy to retrieve. - Extensive cross referencing throughout the text offers quick access to all pertinent information. - Hundreds of expert international contributing authors ensure the information is the most accurate and up-to-date. - SIX-BOOKS-IN-ONE offers invaluable content, such as diseases and disorders; procedures and techniques; differential diagnosis; laboratory tests; clinical algorithms; and drug formulary. Pedagogical icons reflect content to alert readers to unique elements within each monograph. - No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 0323554512 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 978-0323554510 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. One Year auto-renewing payments - $89.99 Six Months auto-renewing payments- $69.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author(s): Leah Cohn Etienne Cote Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parasite Map at none against Veterinary Advisor's 3. Parasite Map also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Veterinary Advisor's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 15 months). On price 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. Veterinary Advisor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per 6 months. Parasite Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Veterinary Advisor holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Veterinary Advisor has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Parasite Map's written reviews are positive against 33% of Veterinary Advisor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Parasite Map ships an update every 15 months, Veterinary Advisor every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parasite Map | Veterinary Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Company: Companion Animal Parasite Council, Inc | Skyscape Medpresso Inc |
Customer experience
Parasite Map
Veterinary Advisor
In-app purchases
Parasite Map
No in-app purchases
Veterinary Advisor
- Vete Advisor:Dogs & Cats 6MSub$69.996 Months
- Vete Advisor:Dogs & Cats 1YSub$89.991 Year
- Cote's Clin Vet Adv :Dogs&Cats$129.99
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