We tested Petly for 30 days in a 2-person household with a dog. Here's an honest review.
We used Petly for 30 days in a two-person household with a Labrador named Buddy. Here's what we found.
The setup experience
Creating a pet group took under two minutes. You add your pet's name, type (dog, cat, rabbit, bird, or other), and optionally a photo. A 6-character invite code is generated automatically. We shared it with the other household member via WhatsApp and they joined in about 30 seconds.
Day-to-day use
The home screen is dominated by a status card that shows whether Buddy's daily basics have been covered. Green means all good. Yellow means something's pending. Red means no one has logged anything yet today.
Below the status card, there's a row of action buttons: Food, Water, Walk, Meds. One tap to log any of them. You can add notes ("ate only half — seemed off") and see who logged what.
The feed tab shows a chronological timeline of everything logged by anyone in the group.
What we loved
The status card. It's the first thing you see when you open the app. You don't have to search for whether Buddy has been fed — it's right there, in green. This alone eliminates most of the "did you?" texts.
The streak. We didn't expect to care about a streak. We cared about the streak. By day 7, neither of us wanted to be the person who broke it.
The leaderboard. Friendly competition, as advertised. Genuinely kept both of us more engaged with logging.
What we'd improve
More pet types (currently: dog, cat, rabbit, bird, other). Custom action types on the free tier.
The verdict
If you share a home with someone and you both have responsibility for a pet, Petly solves a real problem. The free tier is genuinely useful — 1 pet, 2 members, 7-day history covers most households.
The premium tier ($4.99/month) adds routines, alerts, and unlimited history. Worth it if you have pets on medication or multiple pets.
4.5/5 — the best shared pet care app we've tested.
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