A Petcare App- An Ideal Solution for Your Pet’s Wellbeing

Mobile apps have made human lives easier. Not only have they simplified work, but apps have also contributed to their well-being. But today, apart from people’s well-being, the mobile app industry has started paying attention to the healthcare of other living creatures as well. And that’s what a petcare app is focused on.

Pet services apps are currently on the boom. They have provided people an excellent way to take care of their pets and monitor their health and fitness. People consider their pet as an important part of their family, as one of their own children, and give them the best care possible. Monitoring the pet’s fitness and activity level might have been a hitch earlier, but petcare apps have solved these problems to a great extent. This is one of the reasons why this sector has attracted a great deal of attention from investors around the world, and more and more people are looking for a petcare app development company to build a petcare application.

Take a look at one of our case studies where we developed a pet care iOS application for one of our clients. Here, the focus was primarily on three types of users-

First-time Pet Parents: Users who have brought a pet into their family for the first time, and are seeking guidance.

Parents of Pets with Special Needs: People who want to keep a record of their pet’s health and wellness.

Long-time Pet Parents: People looking for an easier and more organized way of taking care of their pets.

What does a Petcare App offer?

A petcare app works very similarly to that of a standard healthcare app. Here, it allows the pet owners to schedule appointments with the vet, monitor their pet’s nutrition level, provide information regarding how to improve their overall health, and more, thereby making pet care more enjoyable and easier.

Pet owners remain extremely concerned about the heath of their pets, and in this fast-paced world, giving proper care and time to the pet becomes a bit challenging. For the pets to remain healthy, it is important to check various things such as what food they eat and whether they are having any sort of illness. This is where a petcare application comes of great help for those who can’t keep an eye on every aspect of their pet’s life. It helps pet owners to connect with people or professionals involved in pet care such as veterinary doctors, dog walkers, pet rescuers, etc.

Petcare app development: What you need to know?

Like any other niche, the competition is there in petcare app development too, though it might be comparatively lower than the other niches. There are already some great petcare apps that deal with their wellbeing, however, there is always room for growth and innovation.

Focus on building an app that fills the gap in the pet care industry and helps pet owners find sustainable value in your app. If you create such an app, you are more likely to build a loyal user base because once the users and their pets get comfortable with your app, they most probably will stick around.

Be creative. Find out how your petcare services app can be helpful to pet owners in treating their pets. Analyze what issues do pet owners currently face, what are the solutions they are looking for, and then find a way to solve them.

Key Features to Include

What should you consider for your pet app? What are the elements that make a good pet care app? Though you can integrate as many features as you want in your petcare app, here are some of the must-haves.

1. Pet Profile

This encompasses all the information related to your pet, such as their name, breed, color, age, weight, etc. Allow users (pet care owners) to create multiple profiles as one can have more than one pet.

2. Food Monitoring

This feature allows pet owners to track and control their pet’s food and water consumption so that they can adjust the pet’s diet or quickly find out the early signs of any health issues. It can include calories intake and a list of allowed products.

3. Vet Consultation

This allows pet owners to connect with vet professionals. So instead of visiting a vet clinic, they can directly consult the vet over their smartphone and seek required help. Vets can virtually check for the symptoms or if the pet is showing any health issue.

4. Pet Tracking

This feature in the petcare app can display the pet’s location provided that the app is linked with a wearable device. It consists of a geofencing option that triggers alerts as soon as the pet leaves the specified area or enters a restricted area.

5. Dashboard

The app should have a dashboard on the main page of the app where important information regarding the pet is displayed such as the date and time of the vet appointment, pet’s activity level, next feeding cycle, and more.

6. Push Notifications

Integrating push notifications lets you notify or send reminders to pet owners such as during a vet appointment schedule, grooming schedule, vaccination, pet tracking, etc.

7. Search

This feature helps pet owners to look for the best vets around or the nearby emergency centers.

8. Pet’s history

Integrating this feature in your petcare app allows the pet owners to track their pet’s history, such as when did they have their last visit to a vet, their past chronic conditions, vaccinations, grooming schedule, and so on.

9. Gamification

You can also add gamification features to your petcare app that allows pet owners to track the progress of their pet through various physical and mental interactive game elements and challenges.

10. First Aid

The first-aid feature helps pet owners look for solutions when their pet is in trouble or facing some health issues. It contains a guide or set of instructions on what and how to give the right treatment and care to the pet during an emergency or by the time you take him/her to the vet. It provides instructions on relief medications, preventive care tools, etc.

Pay attention to the app design

A great design is the key behind every successful app. It is therefore imperative that you pay detailed attention to designing your petcare mobile app; design thinking plays a crucial role in building an app that gets people talking. People are usually very attached to their pets; their emotions and desire to provide the best possible care to their pets can be passed on to the apps that are best suited for pet caretaking. So, ensure that the app consists of pet-friendly colors, pleasant images, and makes users feel that this is the one-stop solution for their pets.

How much does it cost to build a petcare app?

It would be difficult to tell an exact figure as the petcare app development cost can vary depending on the app complexity, feature set, the platform it is being built for, and many other factors. But on average, it can cost somewhere between $15000 to $100,000.

A combined effort from the development team (front-end developers and back-end developers), the design team (UI/UX designers), and the testing team go behind the successful creation of an application. Ensure that you hire a reputed app development company that is well-versed with the know-how of developing a petcare app.

Summing Up

Just like us, pets need healthy food too. They need to be fit and healthy too. It’s time that we look beyond our own wellbeing and build some innovative apps for them as well to keep a regular check on their health-related activities and provide them with utmost care.

Reach out to us here to build your petcare app.