← All articles

PawLife vs 11Pets

Published August 18, 2026 · PawLife editorial team

PawLife
vs
11Pets
Disclosure

PawLife is our own app, so treat our verdict as an interested one. Everything stated about the other app was taken from its public App Store listing on August 18, 2026, with a link so you can check it yourself. We name what the other app does well and where its limits are.

11Pets is the incumbent in this category. It has been in the App Store since 2017, it goes deeper on grooming than anything else available, and shelters and professional groomers use it alongside owners. If your problem is a grooming and routine-care schedule, it is still the most thorough tool on the market.

But the store page shows the cost of that age. The interface is English only, against 13 languages in PawLife. There is no AI assistant, no vet report scanning, no toxicity database and no feeding calculation — four things an owner in 2026 reasonably expects.

Side by side

PawLife 11Pets
Annual price $49.99 (~$4.17/mo) —
Stool tracking with trends Yes No
Platforms iOS only iOS, Android, Mac, Amazon Appstore
Minimum iOS 17.0 15.6
Interface languages 13 1
AI assistant Yes — Care assistant with pet-profile context, photo analysis of health issues, vet report scanning No
Food safety database 500+ human foods and 300+ commercial brands No
Feeding portion calculator Yes No
Vet report scanning Yes No
Export for the vet AI-written vet report plus diary PDF — Pro (the report is generated per request) Not stated
Apple Watch app Yes No

App Store figures were read off the public US storefront on August 18, 2026 and drift over time — check the store page before relying on a figure. We compare capabilities and price rather than star ratings: in this category review volume mostly tracks how an app is distributed, so one handed out by vet clinics collects far more ratings for a narrower product than an independent app does.

What 11Pets does well

  • Longest track record of any app here, in the store since 2017
  • Deepest grooming and routine-care tracking
  • Built for professionals as well as owners, so shelters and groomers can use the same records
  • Runs on Mac and Apple Vision Pro

Where 11Pets runs out

  • English-language interface only
  • No AI features
  • No food safety or toxicity data
  • Reviewers report the interface feels dated and cite friction after the move away from a fully free model

What PawLife adds

  • Only app in this comparison that pairs an AI assistant with a toxicology database rather than shipping one or the other
  • Feeding plans computed from weight, age, breed and activity, not generic tables
  • Generates a health report scoped to an upcoming vet visit and a filtered diary export rather than a raw file dump (both Pro)
  • Pet data stored on-device, no ads and no analytics SDKs
  • Apple Watch app and 13 interface languages

Where PawLife is not the answer: ios only, so no help in an android household. the priciest of the trackers compared here, because it is the only one paying for ai inference on every request. export is pro-only, where pokipaw includes pdf export in its free tier.

Verdict

PawLife, for anyone who owns a dog or a cat and is not running a grooming business.

11Pets earns its place on grooming schedules and its professional tier, and if you clip nails for a living it is the specialist tool. For an owner, the tradeoffs are hard to justify in 2026: an English-only interface against 13 languages, no AI assistant, no vet report scanning, no toxicity data and no feeding calculation. Nine years in the store bought depth in one corner and left the rest where it was.

If you need it on a Mac, that is 11Pets' one clear structural advantage — we ship iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, not desktop.

PawLife is free to download. Feeding plans, the health diary, medical records and the full food safety database work without a subscription.

Get PawLife on the App Store

Frequently asked questions

What is 11Pets best at?

Grooming and routine care. Flea and tick schedules, nail trims, custom trackable items, and a professional tier that lets groomers and shelters work from the same records. Nothing else in the category matches that depth.

What does 11Pets not do?

There is no AI assistant, no vet report scanning, no toxicity or food safety database, and no feeding-portion calculation. The interface is English only. Reviewers also cite a design that feels dated and unhappiness about the move away from the app's original fully free model.

Does 11Pets support languages other than English?

Its App Store listing shows English only. If you need a non-English interface, that alone decides this comparison.

Does 11Pets run on Mac?

Yes — Mac with M1 or later, and Apple Vision Pro. PawLife runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch but not Mac, so on desktop 11Pets wins.

Check the other side yourself: 11Pets on the App Store.