A health monitoring collar and a GPS tracker, both with their own mobile connection, side by side.
Both need a subscription, and both give live GPS, safe zone alerts, activity and sleep, and vets in the app, for dogs and cats. The difference is focus. PetPace 3.0 is a health monitoring collar: it measures temperature, pulse, HRV and respiration, and its subscription includes 24/7 vet chat and video. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker adds a touchscreen that shows alerts, training and custom sounds, a light in any colour and a QR pet ID. PetPace states it is available in the US, Canada and Europe.
Ask A Vet GPS Tracker figures come from our product page. PetPace figures are quoted from PetPace’s own pages. “Not listed” means PetPace’s pages do not mention it.
| Feature | Ask A Vet GPS Tracker | PetPace 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | GPS tracker with its own mobile connection and a colour touchscreen | Health monitoring collar with GPS and a built-in eSIM |
| How it finds your pet | GPS, plus Wi-Fi, mobile masts and your phone over Bluetooth when it is nearby | GPS, sending over 4G LTE Cat-M1 or Wi-Fi |
| Updates with no phone nearby | Yes, over LTE-M and NB-IoT where there is coverage | Yes, over 4G LTE Cat-M1, or a known Wi-Fi network |
| Live tracking | Yes, LIVE mode for frequent updates | Yes: Find My Pet mode tracks in real time, pausing health data collection while it runs |
| Where it works | Works in 46 countries. Check yours on the tracker page | Currently available in the US, Canada and Europe |
| Subscription needed | Yes: the Tracker Plan or Premium | Yes: sold with a 1, 2 or 3 year subscription that includes cellular data, GPS and vet access |
| Safe zones and escape alerts | Safe and no-go zones with escape alerts | Safe Zone around home, with an alert as soon as your pet steps outside it |
| Activity and sleep | Steps, calories, activity and sleep | Activity and sleep scores, calories and posture |
| Other health signals | Bark counting and temperature alerts | Temperature, pulse, HRV (stress), respiration and a pain score, with epilepsy and pregnancy programs. The full AI insights unlock over the first 12 weeks |
| Vets in the app | With Premium: unlimited AI Vet chat, 2 certified vet chats a month and discounted telehealth video calls | 24/7 chat and video with licensed vets, unlimited and included in the subscription. With your permission, vets see the collar’s data |
| Screen on the tracker | Colour touchscreen showing steps, activity, sleep and your pet’s ID | Not listed |
| Alerts on the tracker screen | Medication reminders, leaving a safe zone, temperature warnings and a lost-pet alert pop up on the screen with a chime | Not listed |
| Light on the collar | LED light in any colour you choose with the colour picker, solid or rainbow | One LED that shows charging and set-up status |
| Sounds on the collar | Eight tones on the collar, four on your phone | Not listed |
| Custom sounds | Add your own short sounds, such as your voice, and play them on the collar from the app | Not listed |
| Training sounds | Clicker, whistle and Come Back tones played on the collar from the app, for recall, mealtimes and quiet time | Not listed |
| Vibration cues | Three strengths, within Bluetooth range | Not listed |
| ID for whoever finds your pet | Built-in QR pet ID: a finder needs no app, and Lost mode alerts you when it is scanned | Not listed |
| Dogs, cats and size | Dogs and cats over 4 kg | Dogs and cats: Small (also sold as the cat collar), Medium and Large |
| Phones | iPhone on iOS 15.1 or later, Android 7.0 or later | iPhone on iOS 11.0 or later, Android 5.0 or later, and an Apple Watch app |
When a friend, sitter or family member takes the leash, alerts like a medication reminder or leaving a safe zone pop up on the collar, so the information travels with your pet instead of staying on your phone. PetPace’s specifications list one button and one LED, and no screen.
Play a clicker, whistle or Come Back tone on the collar from the app, or a vibration cue nearby, and pair it with recall, mealtimes and quiet time. PetPace’s pages do not list sounds or vibration on the collar.
Pick any colour for the collar light with the colour picker, and add your own short sounds, such as your voice, to play on the collar from the Ask A Vet app. PetPace’s collar has one LED, which shows charging and set-up status.
The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker has a built-in QR pet ID. A finder scans it with a phone camera, no app needed, and Lost mode alerts you when it is scanned. PetPace’s pages do not list a finder ID.
The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker works in 46 countries across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Japan among them. PetPace states its collar is currently available in the US, Canada and Europe.
You want vital signs
PetPace 3.0 measures temperature, pulse, HRV, respiration and a pain indicator, and alerts you when they change from your pet’s own normal. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker does not measure vital signs.
You want unlimited vet chat and video
PetPace states its subscription includes unlimited 24/7 chat and video with licensed vets. Ask A Vet Premium includes unlimited AI Vet chat, 2 certified vet chats a month and discounted telehealth video calls.
You are managing epilepsy or a long-term condition
PetPace’s app has seizure tracking built in, its pages list epilepsy and pregnancy programs, and your own vet can view the collar’s data on the PetPace Veterinarian Platform. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker does not track seizures.
If a screen that shows alerts to whoever has the leash, training and custom sounds, a QR pet ID or coverage beyond the US, Canada and Europe matter more to you, the Ask A Vet GPS Tracker is the better fit.
Answers about PetPace are taken from PetPace’s own pages, read on 27 October 2026.
PetPace states its collar is currently available in the US, Canada and Europe. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker works in 46 countries: check yours on the tracker page.
Yes. PetPace sells the collar with a 1, 2 or 3 year subscription that includes cellular data and GPS services, unlimited 24/7 vet access and its health monitoring. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker needs Ask A Vet’s Tracker Plan or Premium, and Premium adds vet chat and discounted telehealth video calls.
Yes, and they cover different things. PetPace’s pages list unlimited 24/7 chat and video with licensed vets in its subscription, for general guidance rather than diagnosis, and vets can view the collar’s data with your permission. Ask A Vet Premium includes unlimited AI Vet chat, 2 certified vet chats a month and discounted telehealth video calls.
No. PetPace states its collar measures temperature, pulse, HRV and respiration and gives a pain score, with the full AI insights unlocking over the first 12 weeks. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker tracks activity, sleep and barking, and alerts you to hot or cold conditions around the collar, not body temperature. With Premium you can ask a vet about anything you see.
Yes. PetPace states its collar is designed for both dogs and cats, and sells its small size as a cat collar. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker is one tracker for dogs and cats over 4 kg.
PetPace’s specifications list one button and one LED, which shows charging and set-up status; they do not list a screen. The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker has a colour touchscreen: when a friend, sitter or family member takes the leash, a medication reminder, leaving a safe zone, a temperature warning or a lost-pet alert pops up on it with a chime. It also shows daily stats at a glance, from steps to sleep.
The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker plays training tones on the collar from the Ask A Vet app, such as a clicker, a whistle and Come Back, and gives vibration cues in three strengths within Bluetooth range. Pair them with routines like recall, mealtimes and quiet time; cues help build routines and are not a substitute for professional training. PetPace’s pages do not list sounds, vibration or training cues on the collar.
The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker has a built-in QR pet ID: a finder scans it with a phone camera, no app needed, and Lost mode alerts you when it is scanned. PetPace’s pages do not list a finder ID on the collar. Either way, keep your pet microchipped and wearing an ID tag.
Set up the Ask A Vet GPS Tracker in the Ask A Vet app: it pairs over Bluetooth, then you add your pet and choose a plan. Your PetPace data and Safe Zone do not move across, so draw your safe zones again. Cancel your PetPace subscription with PetPace.
The Ask A Vet GPS Tracker works with the Ask A Vet app on a Tracker Plan or Premium. Check it works in your country on the tracker page before you buy.
Ask A Vet GPS Tracker figures come from our product page. PetPace figures come from these pages, read on 27 October 2026:
Specifications change, so check PetPace’s current pages before you buy. PetPace is a trademark of its owner. Ask A Vet is not affiliated with PetPace.
