A UK-built Time To Pet alternative
Time To Pet is a well-established pet sitting and dog walking platform used by a lot of businesses, mostly in the US. PawLoop is a smaller, UK-first alternative built around how independent walkers here actually work. Here's an honest comparison so you can pick the right one.
We only state facts about PawLoop and publicly published facts about Time To Pet. Check their site for their current pricing and feature list before you decide — it changes, and ours isn't the place to trust for it.
Who each one suits
Time To Pet is a mature, feature-broad platform aimed at pet care businesses of all sizes, with a large US client base and pricing published in US dollars on timetopet.com.
PawLoop is built for UK dog walkers and small walking teams: pounds throughout, UK date formats, UK council licensing and Making Tax Digital context in the content, and a feature set deliberately kept to what a walker uses every day rather than everything a multi-service pet care company might need.
- Solo walker or a team of a few — PawLoop is designed for exactly that
- Large multi-service pet care operation — an established platform like Time To Pet will likely cover more edge cases
Recurring walks without re-entry
Most UK walkers run the same weekly loop: the same dogs, the same days, the same times. PawLoop treats that as the default. Set a recurring loop once and it fills the calendar forward, with one-off changes made on a single day without breaking the pattern.
The calendar is a real day and week time grid with per-walker colours, dog photos and grouped concurrent walks, so a busy morning reads at a glance.
Invoicing and payments in pounds
Invoices are built from completed walks and boarding stays, branded with your logo, sent by email, and when you mark one paid every linked booking updates with it. Payments tracking splits pending, due and paid work so you can see what's actually outstanding.
Pricing is per dog with per-client overrides, and a company billing day of the month drives the invoicing cycle — the way most UK walkers already bill.
Xero bookkeeping is in build and not live yet. We'd rather say that than imply it's there.
Walkers, roles and permissions
Invite walkers, assign them to bookings, and control what each role can see with granular permissions — a walker sees their own schedule, not your revenue. Every change is recorded in an audit log with who made it and when.
What PawLoop deliberately doesn't do
There's no client-facing mobile app for booking requests, no GPS walk tracking, and no card payment collection from your clients inside the product yet. If those are essential to how you operate, a larger platform will serve you better today.
What we do have is a public roadmap, and our members shape what gets built next.
What it costs to try
PawLoop is free to start — every feature, no client limits, no payment card required. Starter is free forever for up to 10 clients, and Solo and Team are £18 and £25 a month. Nothing to lose: your data is yours and you can leave.
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