Shared dog care apps, honestly compared
Most dog care apps are built for one person. A smaller group is built for a household, where a partner, a teenager, a grandparent and a sitter all need to see the same record. This page compares those.
One rule for everything below: every claim about another app is read from that company's own site or its own store listing, on 25 August 2026, and none of it comes from anyone else's comparison page. That rule earned itself. A well-ranking roundup that sells a competing app states DogLog is dog-only with no vaccination tracking, and DogLog's own homepage advertises multi-pet tracking and lists medicines among what you log. Where a company does not publish something, this page says "does not say" and leaves it there.
PawLog is our app. You should read the rest with that in mind, which is also why the page has a section on where we come last.
The comparison
| PawLog | DogLog | DogNote | 11pets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of sharing | Free on every plan | Does not say | Does not say | Does not say |
| People who can join | Up to 6 | No limit stated | No limit stated | No limit stated |
| Paid price | EUR 2.99/mo, EUR 19.99/yr | Does not say | Does not say | Does not say |
| Pets included | 1 dog free, more on Plus | Multi-pet, no limit stated | All your pets | Multiple pets |
| Runs in a browser | Yes, invitees need no install | Does not say | Does not say | Does not say |
| Vaccination reminders | Yes, with due dates | Logs medicines and appointments | Recurring vaccination reminders | Automatic schedule and reminders |
| Export | CSV and JSON | Does not say | PDF for your vet | Excel for expenses |
| Weekly AI read | Yes | Does not say | Does not say | Does not say |
| Languages | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Watch, Siri, widgets | Does not offer | Does not say | Apple Watch, Siri, widgets | Does not say |
Where PawLog comes last
Start here, because it is the section that tells you whether to trust the rest.
Dog count. DogLog, DogNote and 11pets all handle multiple pets with no published limit. PawLog gives you one dog on the free plan and the rest of the pack on Plus. If you have three dogs and want them all tracked without paying, one of the others is the better answer today.
Track record. DogLog has been on the App Store since 2017 and DogNote since 2020, both with years of users and reviews behind them. PawLog launched in May 2026. That is a real reason to pick one of them and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
Languages. DogNote ships in sixteen. PawLog ships in two, English and Swedish. If your household reads neither, DogNote is the one that will feel finished.
Medical depth. 11pets is a more thorough medical record. Its feature page lists deworming, x-rays, blood work, allergies, surgeries and treatments, with a schedule that reminds you when the next action is due. If your dog has a condition that generates paperwork, shop for that depth.
Hardware. DogNote logs from an Apple Watch, Siri and widgets. PawLog does not.
Where the difference lands: sharing is free here
Every rival in the table above is a good app, and not one of them publishes what sharing costs. That is the pattern worth naming.
Two newer household-focused apps do publish it, and both charge. PawPal puts household sharing on its Household plan at AUD 4.99 a month. Pawlo puts unlimited household members behind a paid plan at USD 3.99 a month after a seven-day trial. Both are reasonable businesses, and both mean the same thing for you: the moment a second person needs access, somebody starts paying.
PawLog is built the other way round. Family sharing is free on every plan, including the free one, and it always will be. Up to six people share one live log, and the free plan keeps working after any trial ends, with activity logging, the daily dashboard and a 7-day history.
That is a product decision, and it is permanent. Coordinating a household is the thing the app is for, so charging for the second person would be charging for the point.
The other half of it is who can actually get in. A sitter or a grandparent gets an invite link and joins from any browser, on a phone or a laptop, with nothing to install. None of the apps above publishes browser access on the pages checked, so if somebody without the app needs in, confirm that before you choose.
Which one to pick
Pick DogNote if you want the most finished app on this page. Sixteen languages, Apple Watch and Siri logging, PDF export for your vet, and years of users behind it. It is the one we would point a friend at if PawLog did not exist.
Pick DogLog if you want a free, well-liked daily log across several pets and you do not need a published price or a browser version. Its Pack model covers walkers and sitters.
Pick 11pets if the medical record is the job. Vet-facing history, treatments and reminders are what its feature page leads with.
Pick PawPal or Pawlo if you want unlimited household members and role permissions, and you are happy to pay a subscription for the sharing itself.
Pick PawLog if several people share one dog's care and you would rather not pay for that part. One shared log, up to six caregivers, free on every plan, in any browser, with the price published in euros before you sign up. If a second dog joins later, Plus covers the whole pack.
How to read any comparison, including this one
Three habits, because a page like this is easy to write badly.
Check the date. Apps ship. This page states when it was read and every claim was checked that day.
Distrust an absence. "No AI features" and "no vaccine tracking" are the sentences to be suspicious of, especially when the app being described is a rival of whoever wrote the page. Silence on a website means the company did not write it down.
Look for who pays for what. Feature checklists compare well and bill differently. The question that decides your monthly cost is usually not which features exist, it is which ones need a subscription before the second person can use them.
Our pricing page lists what is free and what is not, and family dog care covers how the shared log works day to day. If your comparison is with a notebook and a group chat, PawLog vs manual tracking is the closer read.
Frequently asked questions
Which dog care app is best for sharing with a partner?
It depends on whether you want to pay for the sharing. PawLog includes family sharing for up to 6 people free on every plan. PawPal and Pawlo both offer unlimited household members on paid plans. DogLog, DogNote and 11pets all support sharing with family and sitters and none of them publishes a limit or a price for it.
Is there a dog care app with a genuinely free plan?
PawLog has a free-forever plan that includes activity logging, the daily dashboard, a 7-day timeline and family sharing for up to 6 caregivers. DogLog, DogNote and 11pets are all free to download and do not publish their paid tiers on the pages checked. PawPal and Pawlo both run seven-day trials followed by a paid plan.
Which app handles more than one dog?
DogLog, DogNote and 11pets all state they handle multiple pets with no published limit. PawLog covers one dog on the free plan, and PawLog Plus covers as many as the household has. If tracking several dogs without paying is the requirement, PawLog is not the strongest choice today.
Do any of these run in a web browser?
PawLog runs in any modern browser as well as on iPhone and Android, and someone you invite can join from a browser with no app to install. None of the other apps on this page publishes browser access on the pages checked, so if a sitter without the app needs in, check that before you choose.
When was this comparison last checked?
Every competitor claim on this page was read from that company's own website or its own App Store listing on 25 August 2026. Nothing was taken from another comparison page. Apps change their features and prices, so check the current source before deciding on a detail that matters to you.