Applaws vs Different Dog
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Different Dog's typical meal rating is 96/100 across 14 rated meals.
| Applaws | Different Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 6 | 24 |
| Rated meals | 0 | 14 |
| Median meal rating | - | 96Good |
| Recipe (median) | No scored meals | 96 |
| Nutritional (median) | No scored meals | 100 · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | No scored meals | 60 |
| Safety (median) | No scored meals | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | No scored meals | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | - | 90 to 97 |
| Complete recipes | 0 of 6 | 14 of 24 |
| High-meat recipes | - | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | - | 100% |
| Formats | Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Freeze Dried, Fresh Frozen |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 0 rated meals for Applaws and 14 for Different Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
Top-rated products
Different Dog
Visit Different DogComforting Chicken
97Fresh Frozen
Chicken Casserole
96Fresh Frozen
Braised Beef
96Fresh Frozen
Frequently asked questions
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Different Dog has 14 high-meat recipes (at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis); Applaws has no rated recipes meeting that bar.
How are these ratings calculated?
Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.