DogsLife vs Puppr

Puppr and DogsLife are both apps for dog owners, but they do different jobs. Puppr teaches you how to train: step-by-step video lessons, a built-in clicker and chat with professional trainers. DogsLife helps you keep track of the day: when your dog slept, peed, ate and walked, so you can see the routine and what is likely to come next.

Everything said about Puppr below comes from Puppr's own website and its Google Play and App Store listings, checked on 6 October 2026. Apps change, so check the listings for the latest.

The short verdict

• Choose Puppr if you mainly want to teach obedience and tricks with video lessons from a well-known trick trainer (Sara Carson), use a clicker, and be able to ask a trainer questions in live chat.
• Choose DogsLife if you want a simple log of your dog's sleep, pee and poo, GPS walks, meals and health, with trends, reminders and, after 30 logged days, predictions of what your dog is likely to need next.
• Use both if you are raising a puppy: train with lessons, and log the routine that makes training (especially house training) easier.

Features side by side

"Not listed" means the feature isn't mentioned on Puppr's website or store listings on the date checked; it doesn't prove the app can't do it.

Pricing

As listed on 6 October 2026, US prices. Prices vary by country, and both stores convert to your local currency.

Puppr's prices above are from its Google Play description. Its App Store page lists several Puppr Premium and lesson-pack price points, so what you see in your store may differ.

What Puppr does better

• Teaching skills. A large library of video lessons, from "sit" and "stay" to advanced tricks, taught with positive reinforcement.
• Expert help. Premium members can chat with professional trainers about problems such as nipping, jumping, leash pulling, potty training and separation anxiety.
• Training tools. A built-in clicker, progress tracking and badges that make practice feel like a game.
• iPhone today. Puppr is on both the App Store and Google Play now.

What DogsLife does better

• Seeing the routine. Sleep, potty, walks and meals sit side by side on one day view, so you can spot patterns, like how long after a nap your puppy needs to go out.
• More in the free version for logging. Sleep, pee and poo, GPS walks, the journal and data export are free for one dog, with no ads.
• Predictions and insights. After 30 logged days, DogsLife Plus shows when the next nap, meal, walk or pee is likely due, with week-by-week and month-by-month trends.
• Health and sharing. Vet visits, vaccines, weight, medicine and booster reminders, and a dog that the whole household or a dog walker can log.
• Price. DogsLife Plus costs less than Puppr Premium at the US prices listed on the date checked.

Bottom line

If your question is "how do I teach my dog this?", Puppr is built for that. If your question is "when does my dog sleep, go and need a walk, and is that changing?", DogsLife is built for that. For a new puppy, the two fit together: practise with the lessons, and log the days so you know when to practise and when to take them out. To start on the routine side, try the free puppy potty schedule.