Comparison

Time To Pet vs Precise Petcare

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Precise Petcare

This business management tool helps pet sitting companies organize schedules, track visits, and communicate with clients. Sitters can manage their daily tasks, while managers can oversee operations and invoicing. Clients can access their pet's care journals and schedules.

Highlights
  • Schedule management
  • Visit tracking & GPS
  • Pet care journals
  • Client & pet information
  • Invoicing & payment tracking
  • Company settings configuration
Features
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Precise Petcare is cloud-based software for pet sitting, dog walking, and pet care businesses. The Precise Petcare app gives managers, sitters, staff, and clients mobile access to the tools they use every day, including scheduling, visit management, Pet Care Journals, GPS tracking, messaging, client and pet information, invoices, and payments. A Precise Petcare account is required to use this app. FOR PET CARE BUSINESSES Manage your business from the office or on the go. Available manager tools may include: - Scheduling tools for one-time and recurring visits - Client service requests and cancellation requests - Staff assignments, availability, and time off - Conflict notifications and schedule visibility - Live Sitter Map and GPS tracking tools - Client, pet, and staff management - Pet Care Journals, visit notes, and messages - Invoicing and payment tracking - Company settings and branding - Push notifications based on company settings FOR SITTERS AND STAFF Access the tools you need while working in the field. Available sitter and staff tools may include: - View assigned visits and daily schedules - Accept, decline, confirm, arrive, and complete visits - View client and pet information for scheduled visits - Create Pet Care Journals with updates and photos - Use full-walk GPS tracking when enabled - Access Live Map tracking when enabled - Use offline mode for My Schedule and Pet Care Journals - Receive push notifications based on company settings Available actions depend on the company’s Precise Petcare settings. FOR CLIENTS Stay connected with your pet care provider from your account. Available client tools may include: - View upcoming and past scheduled visits - Request new services - Request cancellation of existing services - Update client and pet information - Add pets and care details - View Pet Care Journals and visit photos - View a gallery of pet photos - Pay invoices when online payments are enabled - Receive push notifications based on provider settings IMPORTANT NOTE This app is for companies that use Precise Petcare and the sitters, staff, and clients connected to those companies. Features may vary depending on your company’s settings and enabled services.

Screenshots

Time To Pet4 screens
Precise Petcare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time To Pet at 75% against Precise Petcare's 19%. Time To Pet also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time To Pet holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time To Pet has 241 ratings behind it against 41, 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 19% of Precise Petcare's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time To Pet ships an update every 3 days, Precise Petcare monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Time To Pet versus Precise Petcare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime To PetPrecise Petcare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (241 ratings) — better3.5 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings241 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSweet Spearmint Software, LLCPrecise Services, Inc.

Customer experience

Time To Pet

All ratings241 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.7%

Precise Petcare

All ratings41 ratings
Positive51.2%
Neutral14.6%
Negative34.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative56.3%

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

Precise Petcare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Time To Pet

No in-app purchases

None

Precise Petcare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time To Pet free?
Time To Pet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Precise Petcare free?
Precise Petcare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time To Pet or Precise Petcare?
Time To Pet is rated higher. Time To Pet averages 4.3 out of 5 from 241 ratings, while Precise Petcare averages 3.5 from 41 ratings.
Do Time To Pet or Precise Petcare have ads?
Neither Time To Pet nor Precise Petcare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time To Pet or Precise Petcare?
Time To Pet ships an update every 3 days, and Precise Petcare monthly. Most recently, Time To Pet was updated on November 1, 2026 and Precise Petcare on October 29, 2026.

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