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PupManager vs Heeldash for dog trainers
This is a fairer fight than most comparisons — Heeldash, like PupManager, is built for trainers rather than borrowed from kennel software, and it tracks session progress. The real question is what your client ends up with, and what happens when your business is more than session notes.
PupManager gives the client a real, trainer-branded app — their dog’s history, homework with video, notifications — not a shared link. And it’s built to carry the rest of the business: group classes, billing, enquiries, the lot.
| Heeldash | PupManager | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for trainers (not kennel software) | Yes | Yes |
| Structured session progress + scoring | Yes | Yes |
| What the client gets | A shared web link / portal | A trainer-branded app (web + iOS) with their dog’s full history |
| Homework that lives somewhere the client returns to | Link-based | In-app, with per-task video and notifications |
| Group-class rosters, attendance, make-ups | Limited | Purpose-built for multi-week series |
| Payments / billing | Not integrated | Stripe-direct billing shipping soon; concierge migration today |
| Branding the client experience as yours | Minimal | Your name and colours throughout the client app |
If you want a lightweight progress log, Heeldash does that. If you want the client to experience your business as a professional, branded thing — and you want one place that also runs your classes and billing — that’s where PupManager is built differently.