BarkBus vs Time To Pet: an honest comparison.
Time To Pet is a long-running product for pet sitters, walkers and facilities of every kind. BarkBus is built for dog walkers, daycares and pack schools, from the morning pickups to getting paid. It is made by Tim and Lu, who run their own dog walking business on it every day. Here is how they line up.
| BarkBus | Time To Pet | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Dog walkers, daycares and pack schools, built around the run: pickups, pack walks and the day's dogs. | Pet care businesses: one-person companies, teams, and pet care facilities. |
| How it is priced | One simple price by vans, from $29 a month (NZD). Every feature on every plan, unlimited staff logins, no charge per staff member. | By plan and staff: Lite $25/mo, Solo $50/mo, Team $40/mo plus $16 per active staff member, Facility $79/mo (USD). |
| Free trial | A whole month free, no card. | 14 days free, no card. |
| Scheduling | Set up the week once: dogs, days, packs and vans. The run builds itself every morning, in pickup order. | Client service requests, templates, schedule blocks and bulk scheduling. |
| Owner / client portal and app | Owners get a ping as their dog is picked up, and book, mark absences and see their account from their phone. | Client portal and app, conversation feed, and a staff app. |
| Invoicing and payments | Every pickup charged automatically, invoices sent to owners, and payments matched to the right owner. | Invoicing, automatic charging, and Time To Pet Payments (card, ACH, Google and Apple Pay). QuickBooks Online and Zapier. |
| Bank reconciliation | Built in: connect a live bank feed or upload a statement, and each payment lands on the right owner. | Not on their pricing page. |
| GPS and visit updates | The whole run on a map, turn by turn, with owners pinged as each dog gets in. | GPS for check-in and check-out, or the full visit. |
| Homestay or facility | Homestay bookings, included on every plan. | A Facility plan for daycare and boarding. |
Prices checked 19 Oct 2026, from each product's own pricing page.
Who each one suits
Time To Pet suits pet sitting businesses that want card and ACH payments in US dollars, a QuickBooks connection, or a plan for a facility.
BarkBus suits dog walkers, daycares and pack schools that want the morning run planned for them, owners kept in the loop without a single text, payments that match themselves, and one price with every feature that does not go up as the team grows.
Try BarkBus on a real morning.
First month free, no card.