Time To Pet is a genuinely good product. For dog walkers and pet sitters who need GPS check ins, visit tracking and slick client messaging, it is one of the strongest options on the market. This comparison is written to be fair, so we will start there. Then we will explain where a UK daycare business tends to be better served by Genera.
Where Time To Pet is strong
- Built around mobile visits, with GPS check in and check out
- Excellent client communication, photo updates and report cards
- Month to month pricing and support from people who know pet care
If your business is mainly walking and sitting, Time To Pet deserves a place on your shortlist.
Where Genera fits a UK daycare better
Daycare and transport, not just visits. Time To Pet is designed around a walker or sitter going to the dog. A daycare brings dogs in, often runs collection and drop off routes, manages capacity per day and handles trials and packs. Genera is built for that model, with route planning, live availability and capacity controls at its core.
UK payments and pricing. Time To Pet prices in US dollars and processes payments in a US first way. Genera is priced in pounds and built around UK Direct Debit through GoCardless, which is how most UK daycares actually want to collect recurring payments.
UK compliance built in. Genera keeps vaccination records, emergency contacts and attendance in a form that maps to DEFRA animal activity licensing and inspections. That is not something a US built tool is designed to do.
Built by an operator. Genera is built by Duncan, who has run Duncan's Doggy Daycare for 15 years. The product is shaped by 15 years of running the exact business you run.
Honest summary
For pure dog walking and pet sitting, Time To Pet is a strong choice. For a UK daycare that takes dogs in, runs routes, manages packs and collects by Direct Debit, Genera fits the shape of your day far more closely. Try it with your own data and see.