Time To Pet vs TCVC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time To Pet
This app streamlines pet care management for registered users. Staff can manage schedules, complete services, and send client updates. Clients can message, update profiles, request services, and pay invoices.
- Schedule review for staff
- Service completion for staff
- Client updates
- Messaging for clients
- Profile management for clients
- Service requests for clients
- Invoice viewing and payment
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The Time To Pet mobile application is a companion app for pet sitting and dog walking companies registered with Time To Pet. The app can be used by both staff members and clients to supplement their pet sitting software. Staff members can use the app to quickly review their scheduled events, complete services and send updates to clients. Clients can use the app to view and send messages, update their profile, review and request services and view and pay invoices. Companies must already be registered and have an active account on Time To Pet in order for their staff members and clients to be able to use the app. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life (Staff app only)
TCVC
This app offers extended care services for clients of a specific veterinary clinic. It allows users to request appointments, food, and medication, view pet service history, and receive important reminders and notifications.
- One-touch call and email
- Appointment requests
- Food and medication requests
- View pet service history
- Receive notifications
- Monthly reminders for prevention
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This app is designed to provide extended care for the for the patients and clients of Town and Country Veterinary Clinic in Christiansburg, Virginia. With this app you can: One touch call and email Request appointments Request food Request medication View your pet’s upcoming services and vaccinations Receive notifications about hospital promotions, lost pets in our vicinity and recalled pet foods. Receive monthly reminders so you don’t forget to give your heartworm and flea/tick prevention. Check out our Facebook Look up pet diseases from a reliable information source Find us on the map Visit our website Learn about our services * And much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time To Pet at 75% against TCVC's 0%. Time To Pet also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). TCVC's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Time To Pet holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time To Pet has 241 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Time To Pet's written reviews are positive against 0% of TCVC's.
Time To Pet ships an update every 3 days, TCVC every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time To Pet | TCVC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (241 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 241 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sweet Spearmint Software, LLC | Town & Country Veterinary Clinic (VA) |
Customer experience
Time To Pet
TCVC
Bugs and requests
Time To Pet
Reported bugs
10 issues- Notifications not appearing on phone after updates
- App freezes when location services are disabled
- Scheduled dates disappearing from client view
- Past dates showing in 'Upcoming' column
- Text alignment issues in conversation section
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- Incomplete pet profiles blocking scheduling
- Unable to delete accidental pet entries
- Phone battery drains rapidly during use
- Messaging interface becomes unreadable with longer messages
- Inconsistent notification delivery across platforms
Requested features
18 requests- Apple Watch app compatibility
- Dark mode for battery efficiency
- Display written day of week in date selectors (e.g., 'Monday 24 Nov 2025')
- 'All Day' option for time-off requests
- Ability to cancel cancellation requests
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- Monthly or list view of scheduled services
- Sliding week navigation instead of full jumps
- Medication section with time-specific visibility for sitters
- Route optimization map for multiple daily visits
- Automatic visit reminders and notifications
- Ability to approve/deny requests from mobile app
- Direct messaging from home screen
- Multi-user account access for shared clients
- Payroll integration for hourly employees
- Auto text response option for after-hours
- Calendar selector for scheduling (cherry-pick dates)
- Downloadable pet photos from reports
- Visible appointment times in schedule view
TCVC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Time To Pet
No in-app purchases
TCVC
No in-app purchases
