# Crowdsourced Canine Apps BarkHappy is a Socially Focused Smartphone App For Dog Owners By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-06-09 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/BarkHappy References: [businesswire](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160608005929/en/BarkHappy-Mobile-App-Dog-Owners-Launches-Nationwide) & [cts.businesswire](http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://www.barkhappy.com&esheet=51358125&newsitemid=20160608005929&lan=en-US&anchor=www.barkhappy.com&index=1&md5=50db4f5df5130919ca48aa356f1495e0) BarkHappy is a crowdsourced and location-based smartphone app for dog owners that is designed to make it easier for people and their dogs to discover canine-friendly places, people and activities around them. The app offers a wide variety of innovative features that mark it out as the best app for dog owners. For one, it features an intricate map that lists over 20,000 [dog-friendly places](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petdiary) around the country, including restaurants, parks, hotels and more. Listings come with detailed information so that you can figure out if a particular place is right for you and your pet. The map is crowd-sourced, so there's no limit to its growth. Additionally, the app also allows dog owners to crowd-source help in locating their lost dogs, and connect with dog owners to plan activities. Dogs are social animals, while dog owners are usually a social bunch that like being connected to other dog owners. BarkHappy keeps canine and owner happy by using the power of crowd-sourcing to improve access to information and activities. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Location-based Pet Apps:** As the popularity of location-based apps grow, there is a clear demand for apps optimized for pet owners, something BarkHappy has successfully done. - **Crowdsourced Services:** BarkHappy's crowdsourced approach to mapping dog-friendly locations and crowdsourcing lost dog help offers an opportunity to innovate in other industries through crowdsourcing. - **Socially-focused Apps:** BarkHappy's app provides a clear opportunity for other apps to focus on social relationships between individuals, families and their pets. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Pet Industry:** BarkHappy is a prime example of how mobile applications can tap into pet owners' desire for convenient pet-related services. - **Hospitality Industry:** BarkHappy's detailed map of dog-friendly hotels and restaurants creates new opportunities for the hospitality industry to cater to pet owners. - **Technology Industry:** BarkHappy successfully utilized a crowdsourced model to gather and report information, demonstrating potential disruptive innovation opportunities for other technology industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Canine-Centric Meetup Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canine-centric-meetup-app.md) - [Expert-Led Dog Training Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/expert-led-dog-training-app.md) - [Pooch-Preferring Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dating-app-for-dog-lovers.md) - [Community-Driven Public Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-face-local-updates.md) - [Dog-Friendly Dating Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dog-friendly-dating.md) - [Pet Health Support Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buddydoc-app.md) - [Dog Matchmaker Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pegada.md) - [Dog Training Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puppyclicks.md) - [Pet Community Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petdiary.md)