VolunteerLocal vs Custom Paws
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VolunteerLocal
Manage your volunteer schedule, sign up for new shifts, and check in to your commitments. Communicate directly with your volunteer coordinator and stay organized with this platform designed for registered volunteers.
- View upcoming volunteer schedule
- Select and add new shifts
- Check into shifts
- Cancel shifts
- Message volunteer coordinator
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This app is for ~volunteers~ who have created an account with a local organization who is using VolunteerLocal. Volunteers can review their upcoming schedule and select/add new shifts. Volunteers can also check into shifts, cancel shifts and send a message to the volunteer coordinator.
Custom Paws
Manage your pet's care with ease. Schedule appointments, get real-time updates with photos, communicate directly with staff, and handle payments securely. Experience top-tier pet services.
- Schedule appointments
- Receive pet status updates
- View pet photos
- Chat with staff
- Contactless payments
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Custom Paws offers the very best in pet care! Use our app to schedule appointments, receive status updates & pet pictures, chat with us, make contactless payments, and much more! Come see us at Custom Paws where we delight you and your pets!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Custom Paws at 4.8 against VolunteerLocal's 3.3. Custom Paws also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). VolunteerLocal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Custom Paws holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of VolunteerLocal's written reviews are positive against 83% of Custom Paws's.
VolunteerLocal ships an update every 4 months, Custom Paws every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VolunteerLocal | Custom Paws |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volunteer Local, LLC | iTrust Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
VolunteerLocal
Custom Paws
In-app purchases
VolunteerLocal
No in-app purchases
Custom Paws
No in-app purchases
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