Time To Pet vs BMD Vets
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)
BMD Vets
Manage your pet's health and appointments with this veterinary hospital's app. Request services, view medical records, and receive important reminders and notifications.
- One-touch call and email
- Appointment requests
- Food and medication requests
- View pet's services and vaccinations
- Hospital promotions and alerts
- Monthly prevention reminders
- Pet disease information
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This app is designed to provide extended care for the patients and clients of Burl-Moor-Driben Animal Hospital in Moorestown, New Jersey. 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! Burl-Moor-Driben Animal Hospital is a full-service, AAHA accredited, family-owned companion animal hospital and has been serving the local community for over 50 years. Our commitment is to provide quality veterinary care throughout your pet's life. Our services and facilities are designed to assist in routine preventative care as well as early detection and treatment of disease. We offer complete medical, dental, and surgical care as necessary during their lifetime. We understand the special role your pet plays in your family and are dedicated to becoming your partner in your pet's health care. We treat your pet as we would our own. Our goal is to practice the highest quality medicine and surgery with compassion and an emphasis on client education. Our entire healthcare team is committed to providing personal attention to the unique concerns of each individual pet and owner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Time To Pet at every 3 days against BMD Vets's every 14 months. Time To Pet also leads on ratings volume (241 vs 4). BMD Vets's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). 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.
BMD Vets holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time To Pet has 241 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of BMD Vets's.
Time To Pet ships an update every 3 days, BMD Vets every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time To Pet | BMD Vets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (241 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 241 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 14 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 | 135 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sweet Spearmint Software, LLC | BURL-MOOR- DRIBEN ANIMAL HOSPITAL LLC |
Customer experience
Time To Pet
BMD Vets
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
BMD Vets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Time To Pet
No in-app purchases
BMD Vets
No in-app purchases
