GreatPetCare vs Heel!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GreatPetCare
Centralize all your pet's health information, from medical records and feeding schedules to medication reminders. Share updates with your pet's caretaker network and access vet-reviewed content. Keep all pet parents and caregivers informed.
- Pet health content
- Medication reminders
- Veterinarian access
- Medical record management
- Pet weight tracker
- Product recall alerts
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Connect your pet's caretaker network around a central information source. GreatPetCare is the one place for managing medical records, feeding instructions, reminders, and even cute photos. Make sure all your pet's favorite humans are in the loop! • Explore vet-reviewed pet health content • Set custom medication reminders so you never miss a dose • Get convenient access to your veterinarian • Manage your pet's medical records in one place • Plus, access to other great features like a pet weight tracker, pet product recall alerts, and more! Learn more at: https://www.greatpetcare.com/privacy-policy-mobile-app/ https://www.greatpetcare.com/terms-of-service-mobile-app/ https://www.greatpetcare.com/faq-mobile-app/
Heel!
Manage your pet's health with medication and feeding reminders. Connect with your veterinarian to receive prescription updates and track your pet's care schedule. Never miss a dose or appointment again.
- Medication reminders
- Feeding time schedules
- Exercise reminders
- Caretaker contact integration
- Veterinarian network
- Prescription updates
- Dosage tracking
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Pet parents can add reminders for medications, feeding times, exercise schedule, or anything else. Adding caretakers for your pet allows you to easily call or get directions to the office. If your veterinarian is in the Heel! network, they'll be able to add new prescriptions and dosage schedules for your pet. After you customize the reminder times, you're ready to go. We've created a network that allows all of your veterinary care providers to keep you up to date on your pet's medications. We even send reminders each time something is due! Just interact with the push notification to tell the system that you've given the medications and we'll store that information for you and your veterinary team to review. Never wonder again if you're giving the right dose or if you've forgotten to give medications! Heel! helps you take better care of your pets! See our explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxmJQFXnweQ Heel!, Heelapp, Heel app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GreatPetCare at 4.5 against Heel!'s 3.8. GreatPetCare also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 5). Heel!'s advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GreatPetCare holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GreatPetCare has 2.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of GreatPetCare's written reviews are positive against 0% of Heel!'s.
GreatPetCare ships an update fortnightly, Heel! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GreatPetCare | Heel! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.2K ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawprint Acquisition, LLC | Live Oak Veterinary Equipment and Software |
Customer experience
GreatPetCare
Heel!
Bugs and requests
GreatPetCare
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to log in or create account
- Disappearing pet profiles and records
- Incorrect date/time display on entries
- Inconsistent behavior when updating information
- Failure to sync data across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to edit/delete reminders
- Improve weight tracking functionality
- Allow custom medication/food entries
- Provide more pet type options beyond cats/dogs
- Enable multi-photo uploads for records
Heel!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GreatPetCare
No in-app purchases
Heel!
No in-app purchases
