Pet Health Network is a free utility for pet owners to view medical history and request services from clinics using IDEXX practice management software.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Lifestyle
Sentiment
2.7
158 reviews
Nemesis
Pet Cloud
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of phone-based scheduling and record requests, but persistent launch failures now force users back to the manual calls the app was designed to replace.
For Pet owners receiving care from clinics that utilize IDEXX practice management software.
What does it look like?
Key features
View prescription history, dosage, and appointment history.
Submit requests for appointments and prescription refills.
How much does it cost?
The app functions as a free utility to support the broader IDEXX veterinary software suite.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
Pet Health Network has seen no development activity for 1028 days. The app remains in a zombie state with no feature updates, bug fixes, or operational changes recorded in the last three years. Given the lack of updates since late 2023, there is no evidence of ongoing maintenance or support for the platform.
Who built it?
IDEXX Laboratories
3 apps tracked · Lifestyle
Vet Radar
IDEXX VetConnect® PLUSUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews upset. Users appreciate accessing medical records and requesting medication refills directly saves time compared to calling the clinic, but report the app fails to load or remains stuck on a loading screen following the latest update.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Accessing medical records and requesting medication refills directly saves time compared to calling the clinic
- The app fails to load or remains stuck on a loading screen following the latest update
83 of 83 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Upset overall
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Competitive landscape for Pet Health Network
How's the Lifestyle market?
Pet Health Network maintains a niche position within the Lifestyle category, anchored by its IDEXX integration. The 1.9-star rating on iOS across 78 reviews signals that the current technical instability is significantly undercutting the value of its clinical data access.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Figo Pet Insurance
Pet Cloud competes directly by offering a comprehensive digital hub for pet management that includes insurance integration and live veterinary access, effectively positioning itself as a superior all-in-one alternative to Pet Health Network's limited medical record-keeping.
- Offers integrated pet insurance management, which creates significant user lock-in compared to standalone record-keeping apps.
- Provides 24/7 live veterinary access, addressing immediate pet health concerns that this app cannot resolve.
- Includes physical loss prevention tags, extending the app's utility into the safety and recovery hardware space.
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Key takeaways for Pet Health Network
Where is it heading?
The pet management market is shifting toward all-in-one platforms that offer insurance and live access, leaving Pet Health Network's limited record-keeping utility exposed. Without an immediate fix for the launch and security issues, the app will continue to lose users to more reliable alternatives.
- Persistent launch failures and security-flag warnings are driving users to uninstall, which compounds the existing rating drag.
- The 34-month release gap suggests the app is in maintenance mode, leaving it vulnerable to competitors with active development cycles.
The SWOT
- Verified medical data integration via IDEXX practice management software
- Add custom pet profile notes for dietary preferences
Next best moves
Audit and resolve security-flag triggers because antivirus software is blocking the app → restore install velocity
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest risk is not its lack of features…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Integrated pet insurance management (available in Pet Cloud) +1
Since the last report: Technical decay has accelerated as the app remains unmaintained for 34 months, causing persistent launch failures and authentication loops that further erode user sentiment.
Bottom line
The app is currently non-functional for a significant portion of the user base, and the security-flag issue poses a critical brand risk. Resolving the launch and authentication failures is the only way to prevent total loss of the user base.
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- [1] Play Store listing, source
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