Paw Parks vs Petkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paw Parks
Discover dog parks and dog-friendly hiking trails. Users can add new parks, upload photos, write reviews, and check in to earn "Top Dog" status. Create dog profiles and keep notes on your pets.
- Dog park and trail discovery
- User-added park listings
- Photo and review submissions
- Check-in system for park recognition
- Dog profile creation
- Notes on dog behavior
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Paw Parks is a dog park and dog friendly hiking trails finder app. Add your favorite park to the map if it hasn't been listed yet! Add a description, photos, reviews and become "Top Dog" of your favorite dog friendly park by checking in. You can add your dog profiles and keep notes on your dog within the app. Features List: Dog Park Description Dog Park Amenities Add & Like Photos Add Reviews Add Dog Profiles Check in Add & Edit Dog Parks
Petkey
This app connects pet owners with their lost animals through a nationwide network. Users can list missing pets or found pets on a live map to facilitate quick reunions. Create a pet profile for emergency access to vital information and receive notifications when your pet is found.
- Nationwide missing pet network
- Live map of found pets
- Create pet profiles
- Virtual pet ID
- Immediate notifications
- Custom Petmoji creation
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Petkey hosts the largest Nationwide missing pet network. Lost and Found pets can be listed for free in an effort to get the word out quickly and reunite missing pets with their families. If you are missing a pet you can view our live map of found pets to see if your pet has been recovered. If you have found a pet and are looking for their family you can add that pet to the map to help get the word out and reunite that pet. Every second counts so add your pet to the network today their profile is prepared in the event of an emergency. Having a profile for your pet will also provide you with quick access to your pet's important details and virtual ID. Once your pet is in the network you can receive immediate notifications if your pet has been found. You can also have some fun with it and create a custom Petmoji of your pet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petkey at 4.8 against Paw Parks's 2.3. Petkey also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (959 vs 12). Paw Parks's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Petkey holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Petkey has 959 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Paw Parks's written reviews are positive against 44% of Petkey's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paw Parks ships an update every 12 months, Petkey every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paw Parks | Petkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (959 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 959 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cindy Vannoy | Petkey LLC |
Customer experience
Paw Parks
Petkey
Bugs and requests
Paw Parks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Petkey
Reported bugs
9 issues- App login not working despite correct credentials
- Password reset feature fails
- App crashes during lifetime registration discount selection
- Sign-up process crashes when scanning code
- Email validation loop - keeps requesting email even when filled
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- Pet lookup shows no pets despite existing registrations
- Private profile settings prevent pet access
- No sign-in option visible in app interface
- Incorrect phone and address information displayed on maps
Requested features
5 requests- Real-time pet location tracking with map display
- Upload and store vaccination records and certificates
- Multiple photo uploads for lost/found pet reports
- Improved sighting report workflow (ask possession status before photos)
- Better accessibility features for screen readers
In-app purchases
Paw Parks
No in-app purchases
Petkey
No in-app purchases
