I built a private iPhone app to keep my partner and me honest about feeding the dog

After years of "wait, did you feed Luna this morning?" arguments, I built an iPhone app called Petstead to put a single timeline of our pets care in one place.

It's deliberately boring on purpose:

  • Local-first (works without an account)
  • No AI, no care recommendations, no calorie math
  • Just a clear plan, what was Last Done, and a factual receipt when you tap "done"
  • Optional household sharing so my partner can accept coverage requests explicitly

The thing that mattered most to me was corrections don't quietly rewrite history. If I mark breakfast done at 8am but it was actually 7:30, I add a correction and the original fact stays visible.

Currently in TestFlight, free with one pet. iPhone only.

Curious — for the pet owners here, what would actually get you to switch from a notes app or memory to a dedicated tool? Or is "just remember" good enough?

Happy to answer technical questions too. Built it solo in SwiftUI/SwiftData.

Posted Sep 8, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC

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