CovePet vs Petable

Petable reminds you what is due. CovePet keeps what changed.

Petable is a preventive-care app from vets. It keeps reminders, a timeline of events you add, and a connection to a clinic. CovePet keeps what the vet will ask about, in your own words, on one page for the visit.

CovePet: 3
Petable: 2
Different jobs: 3

Petable: A profile for each pet, for all species. Reminders, a timeline of events you add, a newsfeed, and a connection to a clinic. iPhone and iPad. Free on the App Store. Clinic plans are billed separately.
CovePet: What changed and when, in your own words, on one page for the visit. iPhone. Coming to iPhone. The App Store listing is not up yet.

Side by side

A filled tick marks who leads on a row. Two quiet ticks mean the two apps do different jobs on that row.

Built for
Different jobs. CovePet. One dated health history per pet, ready for the next vet visit.
Petable. Reminders, events you add, and a link to a clinic for preventive care.
Which pets
Different jobs. CovePet. Any pet in the house.
Petable. All species, not just cats and dogs.
Writing a record
CovePet leads. CovePet. Write one sentence and CovePet fills the matching fields.²
Petable. A timeline dated with every event you add. A sentence about what changed is not described.
Handing it to the vet
CovePet leads. CovePet. One page for the visit.³
Petable. Connect each pet to a clinic. Different pets can use different clinics. A visit page you hand over is not described.
Reminders
CovePet. CovePet keeps what happened. It does not send reminders.
Petable leads. Petable. Reminders for vaccinations, deworming, flea and tick treatment, and vet appointments.
No signal at the clinic
CovePet leads. CovePet. A record saved with no signal waits on the phone and sends itself later.
Petable. Not described.
Where it runs
CovePet. iPhone.
Petable leads. Petable. iPhone and iPad.
Pricing
Different jobs. CovePet. Free for two pets.¹
Petable. Free on the App Store. Practice plans on the clinic site are separate.

Topic	CovePet	Petable
Built for	Different jobs. One dated health history per pet, ready for the next vet visit.	Reminders, events you add, and a link to a clinic for preventive care.
Which pets	Different jobs. Any pet in the house.	All species, not just cats and dogs.
Writing a record	CovePet leads. Write one sentence and CovePet fills the matching fields.²	A timeline dated with every event you add. A sentence about what changed is not described.
Handing it to the vet	CovePet leads. One page for the visit.³	Connect each pet to a clinic. Different pets can use different clinics. A visit page you hand over is not described.
Reminders	CovePet keeps what happened. It does not send reminders.	Petable leads. Reminders for vaccinations, deworming, flea and tick treatment, and vet appointments.
No signal at the clinic	CovePet leads. A record saved with no signal waits on the phone and sends itself later.	Not described.
Where it runs	iPhone.	Petable leads. iPhone and iPad.
Pricing	Different jobs. Free for two pets.¹	Free on the App Store. Practice plans on the clinic site are separate.

CovePet leads on 3 of 8. Petable leads on 2: reminders, where it runs. The other 3 are different jobs.

Where they differ

A timeline of events, or a note of what changed

CovePet keeps what the vet will ask about. That includes a symptom, a dose, and a weight, dated and written the way you would say it.

The Petable listing describes a timeline of events you add, including vaccinations, deworming, flea and tick treatment, and appointments. You also enter general information the practice can correct.

One page for the visit

CovePet turns the relevant records into one page you control. You can switch the link off after the visit.

Petable connects a pet to your clinic. Different pets can use different clinics. A short page of what changed for one visit is not described.

Reminders

CovePet does not send reminders. It keeps what happened at home, dated, for the visit.

The listing describes reminders for preventive care. The clinic site says every practice plan includes unlimited health care reminders for vaccines and deworming.

What each app is built for

CovePet keeps every record readable and exportable.

Choose Petable when

You want reminders for vaccines, deworming, flea and tick treatment, or appointments.
Your clinic uses Petable and you want that connection in the app.
You want the app on iPad.

Choose CovePet when

You want to write what changed in your own words.
You want one page for the visit.
You want your iPhone to read the note, and nothing saved until you review it.

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Notes

1Free has no time limit. CovePet Pro at $5.99 a month or $39.99 a year shares the vet summary, adds video, lifts the pet limit and lets every caregiver write.
2Your iPhone reads the note itself. No note is sent to an AI service, and nothing saves until you review it.
3On CovePet Pro. You choose the sections and the date range. The link can be switched off whenever you want, and a PDF exports at any time.

Petable facts come from these pages, read on October 2, 2026. Petable on the App Store, Petable for clinics. Check the listing for current tiers.