PackRounds · Software
Dog walking software for independent walkers
In short
PackRounds is dog walking software for one person. It holds your day, your clients, your pets and your payments in one place. It runs in the browser on the phone you already carry. Free covers up to 5 active clients and needs no card. Unlimited clients is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year. PackRounds takes 0% of your bookings.
Start freeFree for your first 5 clients. No card needed.
What you get
Your day, in walking order
Today lists each visit in the order you do them. You see the dog, the address, the gate code and the note about the mail carrier. Nothing to look up at the door.
Every client and every pet
Allergies, meds, the vet, the dog that pulls at squirrels. It is all on the client record. Home access notes stay locked until you open them.
Clients book themselves
Share one link. Clients pick a service and a time that is really open. It lands on your calendar. No back and forth. No double booking.
Card payments and tips
Clients can pay by card when they book. That runs through Stripe, once your Stripe account is linked. They can add a tip too. Or they pay you directly and you mark it paid.
Reminders that send themselves
A confirmation goes out by email. So does a reminder before the visit. Texts go out too, when a client has said yes to texts.
A booking page with your name on it
Your services and your prices, on a page shot for pet work. Swap in your own photos when you have them.
What the software has to do
A walking business is small and busy. You have a route. You have a set of dogs. You have gate codes, a few regular clients, and a phone that never stops. Good software holds all of that in one place. It also stops you typing the same thing twice.
Most tools here were built for firms with staff. They add staff roles, time off requests and pay stubs. You walk the dogs yourself. That is a lot of software wrapped around a short list.
Open on today
A month view is for planning. A walker needs the next four hours. PackRounds opens on Today. It lists your visits in the order you do them. Each one shows the dog, the address and the notes you need at the door. You can read it on a porch with one hand full of leash.
Remember the dog
The part that keeps clients is not the calendar. It is the small stuff. Which dog cannot eat chicken. Which one bolts at the door. Which side gate sticks. PackRounds keeps that on the client and on the pet. Home access notes stay locked until you open them.
Stop working from text messages
Share one booking link. Clients pick a service and a time that is really open. It lands on your calendar. A confirmation goes out by email. So does a reminder before the visit. Texts go out too, when a client has said yes to texts. You get fewer no shows. You send fewer messages.
Getting paid
Clients can pay by card when they book. That runs through Stripe, once your Stripe account is linked. They can add a tip at the same time. Or set your page so clients pay you directly, and mark it paid yourself.
PackRounds takes 0% of your bookings. There is no fee per booking. There is no cut. If a client pays by card, Stripe charges its own fee. We pass it through and add nothing. If they pay you directly, there is no card fee at all.
What it costs
Free covers up to 5 active clients. Bookings and services are not capped. No card is needed. Unlimited clients is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year. A client is a home, not a pet. Three dogs at one house is one client.
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What it does not do
No GPS. No photos after a walk. No staff logins. No pay stubs. No bills and no QuickBooks. No app to download yet. If you need one of those, buy a tool that has it.
Who it is for
One person, walking dogs. Someone who wants the paperwork to take ten minutes a week. Still building the business? Start with how to start a dog walking business and what to charge. The software is the easy part.
Who PackRounds is not for
- A company with several walkers on staff. There are no staff logins, no shift lists and no pay stubs.
- Anyone who needs GPS tracked walks. PackRounds does not record a route or draw a map.
- Clients who expect a photo after each visit. Photo upload is not built yet, and we will not say it is.
- Anyone who needs bills, statements or a QuickBooks sync.
What it costs
Free
- Up to 5 clients
- Unlimited bookings and services
- Your own booking page
- No credit card required
Annual
- Everything in Monthly
- One yearly payment
- Works out at $7.50 a month
A client is a household, not a pet. Three dogs at one address is one client.
Common questions
How much does PackRounds cost?
Free costs nothing and needs no card. It covers up to 5 active clients. Bookings and services are not capped. Unlimited clients is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year.
What counts as a client?
A home, not a pet. Three dogs at one address is one client. So a family with several dogs never costs you more on the Free plan.
Do you take a cut of my bookings?
No. PackRounds takes 0% of what a client pays you. If a client pays by card, Stripe charges its own fee. We pass it through and add nothing to it.
Is there an app I can download?
Not yet. PackRounds runs in the browser on your phone. That is how it is built to be used on the route. There is no App Store or Google Play app today.
Does it track my walks with GPS?
No. There is no GPS, no live map and no route record. If a client pays you for proof of where you went, this is the wrong tool.