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Dog Monitor

#3 of 27 in Pet care

  • 61 of 100 · reviews
  • 4.7of 5 · store
  • 2,533ratings on the App Store
  • 293reviews read
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An editorial reading of the saved reviews

The app turns a second phone or tablet into a monitor for a dog left home alone. The key feature is a noise log with timestamps: you can see when the dog barked or whined and for how long. It helps owners of anxious pets make the call on whether to head home. The main technical conflict is that audio capture blocks music and navigation on the monitoring device.

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What people use it for

Dog owners dealing with separation anxiety whose pet has a spare phone or tablet available. A budget replacement for a dedicated camera for one pet.

What reviews praise

  • A noise log with the ability to replay sounds after the fact.
  • The option to talk to your dog through the microphone.
  • A one-time purchase at a low price, which users appreciate compared to subscription-based alternatives.

What reviews complain about

  • The app monopolizes the audio stream: you cannot listen to music or podcasts while monitoring is active.
  • If the connection drops, you can only restore it from the camera device, not remotely.
  • The activity detector sometimes shows the pet as resting when it is not in frame.

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

This app has helped me have a sense of peace when leaving my anxious dog at home. Has also let me know I have been out too long and go home, or don't have to go home just yet. As much as it has helped me it has also helped him with his anxiety by being able to talk to him if need be.
I enjoy this app overall. I have a puppy with separation anxiety, so this helps me monitor her while I'm gone. However, my biggest complaint is how the 'noisy / resting' feature. If my dog barks for 10 minutes, it won't say 'Dog was noisy for 10 minutes.' Instead, I will have separate times for each

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