On-device · Bark, mood, breed, and coaching

Bokedex

A practical iOS companion for dog owners: local bark context reads, visual mood hints, likely breed matches, breed lookup, and short reward-based coaching.

On-device first Dog photos, bark clips, camera frames, and coaching records stay local for the main app experience.
Context, not certainty Results are framed as signals that should be checked against the real dog and setting.
Reward-based Coaching uses short sessions, clear criteria, and reinforcement your dog values.
Bokedex mascot
Best match
Papillon
97% · Toy
Mood hint
Happy / upbeat
Bark context
Play / excitement
6 barks · low noise risk
Today’s lesson
Engagement · 2-4 min
Step 3 of 6 · Puppy foundations

App overview

One calm place for everyday dog context.

Bokedex is built for quick owner decisions: capture a moment, read it locally, and choose a thoughtful next step without pretending one model output explains the whole dog.

Bark Context

Record or import a short clip, choose the closest scene hint, and get a broad local context read with uncertainty when the audio is weak.

Mood Scan

Use a dog photo or live frame for an experimental visual mood hint that stays separate from bark analysis.

Breed Scan and Lookup

Compare likely visual matches and search a bundled local breed catalog for facts, care traits, and family notes.

Coaching

Build short reward-based sessions for practical home skills, with measured support for narrow drills where the camera can observe the target.

How the app works

Capture, read, act calmly.

The app’s pattern is intentionally restrained. It helps collect a cleaner signal, shows the local read, and nudges owners toward small, humane next steps.

1

Capture

Record a bark clip, choose a dog photo, open a live camera flow, or search the breed catalog directly.

2

Read locally

Bark, photo, breed, and coaching flows use bundled on-device models and app-side thresholds.

3

Use context

Results point to practical owner actions: rescan, manage the setup, check the guide library, or run a short coaching session.

Bark Context

Broad bark context, not a literal dog-language read.

Bokedex analyzes short bark clips on device and can surface alarm or alert, attention or contact, food or begging, play or excitement, non-target or other, and uncertain or mixed.

  • Use the session rollup across several clips instead of over-weighting one thin sample.
  • Check dog-vocal support and noise risk separately from the final context read.
  • Treat TV, people talking, traffic, and overlapping dogs as confounders.
Bark context
Attention / contact
72% signal
Drawn scanner-style bark waveform panel for an attention or contact context read
Mood scan
Visual mood hint
Photo hint
Drawn scanner-style dog photo panel for a visual mood hint

Mood Scan

A visual mood hint from a photo or live frame.

Mood scan is experimental and intentionally separate from bark analysis. It can lean angry or tense, happy or upbeat, relaxed or calm, sad or low, or uncertain.

  • Use clear lighting and one visible dog.
  • Retake if the photo is blurry, heavily cropped, or backlit.
  • Read the result alongside posture, movement, sound, and recent context.

Breed Scan

Likely breed matches from a dog photo.

Breed scan compares visual cues against a local breed model and surfaces top matches, mixed-family hints when appropriate, and a lighter result screen before deeper facts.

  • Use a full-body photo when possible.
  • Compare top matches when similar-looking breeds are close.
  • Use family hints as softer context for mixed-breed photos.
Breed match
Top visual match
91% top
Drawn scanner-style breed match panel with an Afghan Hound visual match

Breed Lookup

Search the local breed index.

Breed lookup lets owners open local breed dossiers without running a photo scan first. Facts are presented as practical context for care, grooming, activity, and training questions.

  • Golden RetrieverSporting
  • Labrador RetrieverSporting
  • Border CollieHerding
  • Shih TzuToy
  • German ShepherdHerding

Local breed card

Golden Retriever

A sporting and gundog breed commonly associated with sociable work, carrying games, active routines, and reward-based training that pays attention and calm resets.

FamilySporting / gundog
Care readoutExercise, grooming, shedding, trainability
Health noteScreening questions for a veterinarian
Owner useContext, not a personality verdict

Coaching

Short reward-based sessions for real home skills.

The coaching ladder is built around one skill at a time: name recognition, engagement, house training, sit, down, quiet at home, stay, recall, leash, place, leave it, drop it, door boundaries, crate rest, greeting neutrality, and handling.

Today’s lesson

Engagement

Offer attention and easy follow movement before any extra cue pressure. Keep the session short and end while the dog can still recover easily.

Session3-4 min
Target4-6 clean check-ins
Reward planMark, then feed close
ResetLower distraction

Reward-Based Coaching Philosophy

Clear criteria, short reps, kind resets.

One criterion

Change duration, distance, distraction, or realism one at a time so the dog can understand the job.

Short sessions

Most lessons use a few minutes and a small success target instead of long repetitive drills.

Stress checks

If the dog stops eating, hardens, hides, freezes, or cannot recover, the next step is easier or professional support.

Dog Owner Guide Library

Guides for calmer dog decisions.

Practical articles explain how to capture better clips and photos, read app outputs responsibly, and practice foundation skills without overreaching.

Bark Context8 min

Understanding Bark Context Without Over-Interpreting It

Use bark context reads as broad signals, then check them against the dog, the setting, and what happened next.

Read guide
Bark Context7 min

How to Record Cleaner Bark Clips

Cleaner clips help the on-device bark flow separate dog vocal bursts from room noise, overlap, and scene confusion.

Read guide
Photo Scans7 min

How to Take Better Breed and Mood Photos

Photo quality matters for both likely breed matches and visual mood hints, and each result needs conservative reading.

Read guide
Breed Lookup8 min

How to Read Breed Facts Responsibly

Breed facts are useful background for owner questions, not a verdict on the dog in front of you.

Read guide
Coaching11 min

Reward-Based Training Basics

Bokedex coaching uses short sessions, clear criteria, humane resets, and rewards the dog actually values.

Read guide
Coaching10 min

The New Adoption Reset

A newly adopted dog needs decompression, predictable routines, and gentle wins before harder training.

Read guide

Privacy / On-Device Trust

Your dog’s clips, photos, and coaching records stay on your iPhone.

Bokedex is designed to keep the main dog analysis experience local. The current app does not use analytics SDKs, advertising SDKs, or a remote account system for those features.

Bark clipOn device
Dog photoOn device
Camera frameOn device
Breed lookupBundled catalog
Coaching recordOn device

Free vs Premium

Start free, unlock Premium for $9.99/year.

Bokedex keeps a usable free tier. Premium is listed in the US App Store at $9.99/year, with regional pricing, taxes, renewal, and cancellation handled by Apple.

Free

$0

Starter access for one active dog and limited monthly scans.

  • 1 bark scan each month
  • 1 mood scan each month
  • 1 breed scan each month
  • 1 active dog in coaching
  • 1 coaching skill

Premium

$9.99/year

Full access for owners who want the complete Bokedex toolkit.

  • Unlimited bark, mood, and breed scans
  • Unlimited dogs in coaching
  • Every coaching skill
  • Subscription handled by Apple

Start with one moment, then make the next step calmer.

Capture a bark clip, scan a photo, look up a breed, or run a short reward-based lesson. Bokedex helps you stay practical about what the app can and cannot know.