DOGSY compared with Dogorama
Dogorama is a large dog community with a feed, groups, a map and alerts. DOGSY covers the same community side and adds care and dogsharing – in more languages. We are not running this comparison on size.
Details checked on 08/28/2026
What the platform costs sitters
The difference that matters most to sitters – which is why it comes first.
At DOGSY
0.–
No commission, no booking fee, no subscription. DOGSY does not process payment for care: price and payment are agreed directly between the people involved. DOGSY is explicitly not an employer; taxes, contributions and insurance remain with the people involved.
At Dogorama
Does not arrange care. Parts of the app sit behind a subscription.
Source: dogorama.app (retrieved 08/28/2026) · App Store Schweiz – Dogorama, In-App-Käufe (retrieved 08/28/2026)
Features side by side
| Feature | DOGSY | Dogorama |
|---|---|---|
| Arranging care and dog walking | available | not found in our review |
| Messages between owners and sitters | available | available |
| Audio and video calls | available | not surveyed |
| Live location during the walk | available | not found in our review |
| Dogsharing – sharing a dog | available | not found in our review |
| Create and share a dog record | available | available |
| DOGSYgram – the community photo feed | available | available |
| Packs, meet-ups and events | available | available |
| Poison bait and hazard alerts | available | available |
| Missing dog reports | available | available |
| Guide and knowledge articles | available | available |
| Places map: vets, dog meadows, dog schools | available | available |
| Interface in 44 languages | available | not found in our review |
The table lists DOGSY features. Green means: available at DOGSY. A grey tick means: the other provider has it too. A red cross means: not found in our review – not «does not exist». A dash means: not surveyed.
Languages
In our review of 28 August 2026, Dogorama appeared in two languages: German and English. For Switzerland that means French-speaking Romandy and Italian-speaking Ticino are left out. The DOGSY interface exists in 44 languages, and for Switzerland throughout in German, French, Italian and English.
Source: dogorama.app (retrieved 08/28/2026) · dogsy.ch (retrieved 08/28/2026)
Care and dogsharing
Care placement and dogsharing were not findable at Dogorama in our review of 28 August 2026 – precisely the two areas in which owners help each other out in practice: taking the dog when someone has to work, and keeping a dog together. At DOGSY these are core functions.
Source: dogorama.app (retrieved 08/28/2026) · dogsy.ch (retrieved 08/28/2026)
Support in everyday life
At DOGSY the live location during the walk and audio and video calls between users are part of the package. At Dogorama neither function was found in our review of 28 August 2026.
Source: dogorama.app (retrieved 08/28/2026) · dogsy.ch (retrieved 08/28/2026)
What costs money
At Dogorama, club content, courses and the poison-bait insurance sit behind a subscription. On 28 August 2026 the Swiss store listing named roughly 8 to 10 francs a month for the club, 50 francs for the anti-poison-bait course and 2 francs a month for ad-free use. The corresponding DOGSY functions are free for owners; DOGSY is funded by business profiles that pay per click.
Source: App Store Schweiz – Dogorama, In-App-Käufe (retrieved 08/28/2026) · dogsy.ch (retrieved 08/28/2026)
Which one fits whom
Dogorama is the bigger community, DOGSY the broader platform in more languages. If you are mainly after exchange with others, you will find it at Dogorama. If you also need care, dogsharing and support in everyday life – or if you do not read German or English – DOGSY is the place. Using both side by side is entirely normal.
Common questions
Is Dogorama available in French or Italian?
Not in our review of 28 August 2026. German and English were listed.
Can I find dog care through Dogorama?
No care marketplace was found in our review of 28 August 2026. Dogorama is focused on community, knowledge and alerts.
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How this comparison was made
- We reviewed the publicly available websites and apps, and every page states the date we checked.
- What we did not find is called «not found in our review» – not «does not exist». A search without a hit proves nothing.
- We only quote figures that are documented. Where only third-party numbers exist, we say so.
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