WagWatch
WagWatch vs Tavi
Two offline-first pet health trackers with household sync, an AI that reads your own records and a vet-ready export. Here is where they actually differ, and which one fits which household.
The short version
Tavi and WagWatch are close cousins: both are offline-first pet health trackers with household sync, an AI that reads your own records, and a vet-ready export. The difference is what each one is built around. Tavi opens with "Where did that vaccine card go?" — it is organised around paperwork you need to find again. WagWatch is organised around the pattern: what you log every day, charted over months, so a change shows up before it becomes a problem.
If a shared household is the thing you actually need — a partner, a walker, a sitter, all logging into one history — that is the unit WagWatch is built on rather than a feature bolted beside the record.
Side by side
| WagWatch | Tavi | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is built around | The shared household: several caregivers, one history | The pet's records, with sharing as a feature |
| Premium price | $3.99 a month, $24.99 a year | $6.99 a month, $29.99 a year, or $49.99 lifetime for the first 200 members |
| Free plan | $0 forever, 1 pet, unlimited logging, last 90 days of history | "The Essentials", 1 pet; new members are offered 3 months of Premium free |
| Species | Dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, reptiles, horses, and "other" | Dogs and cats |
| Day and night ratings | A 1–5 rating twice a day, charted, with a calendar heatmap of good and bad days | Not offered |
| Temporary access for a sitter | A sitter pass that is log-only and expires on its own | Household sync, with no separate temporary role |
| Vaccines | Each shot with its next-due date, and a reminder offered when you save it — on the free plan | Vaccine records are the opening pitch |
| Vet-ready export | PDF summary and CSV/JSON, free; expiring read-only share links on Premium | Vet-ready PDF export |
| AI assistant | Grounded in your pet's own logs (Premium) | Grounded in your pet's records |
| Offline | Entries queue on the phone and send when you are back online | Offline-first |
| Apple Watch | A companion app: two taps to log a potty or a meal from your wrist | Not offered |
When Tavi is the better answer
If what you want is the vaccine card and the paperwork, and you are the only person who ever logs anything, Tavi is a clean, well-made version of exactly that. The lifetime tier is also genuinely cheaper over several years if it is still available when you look — it is capped at the first 200 members.
When WagWatch is the better answer
- More than one person feeds, walks or medicates the pet, and nobody can answer "did anyone feed the cat?" without a group text.
- You have a senior or chronically ill pet and need to show a vet what changed and when, not a feeling.
- You want the pattern, not the file: day and night ratings charted over months, potty and medical events as weekly lines with trend lines, and a heatmap that shows how bad days cluster.
- You have a sitter for a week and want them to log without handing over the whole account.
- Your pet is not a dog or a cat.
- $3.99 a month is what you want to pay, and you want it to cover everybody in the household.
Questions people ask
Is WagWatch cheaper than Tavi?
Month to month, yes: $3.99 against $6.99, and $24.99 a year against $29.99. Tavi also sells a $49.99 lifetime tier capped at its first 200 members, which is cheaper over several years if it is still open when you look. WagWatch has no lifetime tier.
Can I bring my records over from Tavi?
There is no automatic import. WagWatch exports everything you log as CSV or JSON, and most people start fresh: the value is in the pattern you build from today forward, and that starts accumulating the first day you log.
Does WagWatch work for pets other than dogs and cats?
Yes. It has species profiles for dogs, cats, birds, fish, rabbits, reptiles and horses, plus an "other" option, and the charts work the same for all of them.
Do I need a subscription to share with my partner?
No. A shared household is on the free plan. One Premium subscription, if you buy one, covers everybody in the household rather than being charged per person.
Not a substitute for your vet
WagWatch is a tracking and logging tool, not a veterinary service. Its job is to help you bring a clear, accurate history to the people who care for your pet professionally.
Try it today
Add your pet, log one thing, and see how it lands in the day view. It takes about a minute, and the free plan has no card and no trial clock.
Everything on this page about the other app comes from what that company published on its own website and store listing in September 2026, and from the independent site audit that recommended this comparison. Prices and features change; if something here is out of date, tell us and it gets corrected.