Comparison

Guardian Protection vs Petunia Pets

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

Head to head
About

Guardian Protection

Manage your home or business security, video feeds, and smart devices remotely. Control your alarm system, view live camera footage, adjust thermostats, and manage door locks and garage doors for enhanced safety and convenience.

Highlights
  • 24/7 interactive security monitoring
  • Live and recorded video monitoring
  • Energy management and home automation
  • Remote system arm/disarm
  • Smart device control (lights, thermostat, locks, garage)
  • Real-time event alerts
Features
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Monitor and stay in control of your home or business from anywhere! Guardian Protection’s mobile app allows for 24/7 interactive security, video monitoring, energy management, and home automation to make life easier, safer, and more connected. Enjoy! Remote control features: Arm and disarm your Guardian security system Watch live or recorded video clips from your security cameras Turn lights on or off Adjust thermostat settings Lock or unlock doors Open and close garage doors Change user codes Receive real-time text or email alert for specific system-related events View system history And much more! Note: This app requires you to be a Guardian Protection customer and subscribe to Guardian’s Remote Home Control Services. Feature availability is based on your system equipment and monitoring services agreement. Additional benefits: Guardian will provide monitoring of your system 24/7 and can direct police, fire, and EMS to your home depending upon the signal received and your pre-established protocol. You can receive real-time non-alarm email, text message, and push notifications for a variety of specific events, for example: If protected sites within your property experience tampering, e.g.: liquor, gun and medicine cabinets, and even gaming consoles When your children arrive home from school When sub-contractors such as cleaning services and sitters arrive to perform work and also when they leave When the garage door is left open When a thermostat setting is changed And much more! ABOUT GUARDIAN PROTECTION Protecting homes and businesses since 1950, Guardian Protection is one of the nation’s largest and most highly regarded security companies. We provide smart technology, 24/7 professional monitoring, and peace of mind to hundreds of thousands of customers. Our products are installed by experts, monitored by real people, and truly make a difference — protecting valuables and lives every day. We do what we do because of one simple truth: life is better when it’s safe.

About

Petunia Pets

Manage all aspects of a pet care business, including bookings, client records, payments, and staff communication. Pet owners can securely store pet health information and track appointments.

Highlights
  • Booking and capacity management
  • Pet health records and vaccine tracking
  • Online payments and invoicing
  • Staff scheduling and permissions
  • Client messaging
  • Grooming and dog walking services
  • Breeder and shelter management tools
Features
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Petunia: built for pet care professionals, trusted by pet owners. Run your whole pet business from one app. Petunia brings bookings, pet records, payments, staff and client messages together for boarding and daycare, grooming, dog walking and pet sitting, breeders, and shelters and rescues. Pet owners get one place to manage their pets' care. BOARDING AND DAYCARE - Accept, change and track boarding and daycare bookings with capacity and booking limits you control - Check dogs in and out in real time so staff always know who is on property - Keep pet profiles with vaccines, medications, behavior notes and documents - Offer grooming add-ons, monthly daycare passes, daily report cards, retail pickup orders, invoices and online payments GROOMING - A calendar and today's schedule at a glance - Online booking priced by size and service - Appointment and client requests, deposits, sales tax, waivers, and invoices with tips DOG WALKING AND PET SITTING - Set your services, prices, time windows, availability and service area - Offer meet and greets, repeating schedules, group walks, overnight stays and packages - Log each visit with arrival and departure times, a care checklist and a report the owner can read - Clients join privately with your link or six-digit code, and team members run their own visits BREEDERS Dogs, litters, puppies, adoption applications, purchase contracts, clients, bills and stud fees in one dashboard, with a built-in breed browser. SHELTERS AND RESCUES Intake, dogs on property, kennel setup, appointments, requests and client records in one system. FOR YOUR TEAM - Staff schedules, shift templates, time-off requests and coverage planning - An employee dashboard for schedules, training materials, policies and onboarding - Roles and permissions so each employee sees only what they need MESSAGING Message approved clients inside Petunia instead of juggling texts. Clients are notified about bookings, updates and requests. FOR PET OWNERS - Keep vaccines, medications, feeding notes and health records in one secure profile - Get reminders before vaccines expire and keep track of vet checkups - See upcoming appointments, drop-offs and pickups - Find and join trusted boarding, daycare, grooming and breeders, then book, pay and message them - Read expert-written articles on health, behavior and care Works on iPhone and iPad. Available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Screenshots

Guardian Protection4 screens
Petunia Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Petunia Pets at free against Guardian Protection's subscription. Petunia Pets also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Guardian Protection's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 4). 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

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

Petunia Pets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guardian Protection has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guardian Protection ships an update every 2 months, Petunia Pets weekly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guardian Protection versus Petunia Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuardian ProtectionPetunia Pets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size389 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuardian Protection ServicesColin Zedreck

Customer experience

Guardian Protection

All ratings13,009 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.2%

Petunia Pets

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Guardian Protection

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent false alarms
  • Inability to reliably view live video or recorded clips
  • Connectivity issues with doorbell camera and other devices
  • Unresponsive app and system malfunctions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to schedule automatic arming/disarming
  • Option to turn off chime/notification sounds
  • Batch deletion of video clips
  • Improved app integration with home automation

Petunia Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guardian Protection

No in-app purchases

None

Petunia Pets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guardian Protection free?
Guardian Protection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petunia Pets free?
Petunia Pets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guardian Protection or Petunia Pets?
Petunia Pets is rated higher. Guardian Protection averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Petunia Pets averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Guardian Protection or Petunia Pets have ads?
Neither Guardian Protection nor Petunia Pets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guardian Protection or Petunia Pets?
Guardian Protection ships an update every 2 months, and Petunia Pets weekly. Most recently, Guardian Protection was updated on November 12, 2026 and Petunia Pets on November 12, 2026.

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