UnKibble Vs Just Food For Dogs (2026): Which Is Better?

Last Updated on May 29, 2026 by Kieran Beckles

UnKibble and Just Food For Dogs are two popular alternatives to traditional kibble, but which is better? I compared both to see how they contrast on ingredients, value, convenience, and my fussy Alaskan Klee Kai’s favorite.

There’s no shortage of fresh dog food delivery companies providing dog owners with the chance to ditch kibble or canned food in favor of a fresh food diet using human-grade ingredients.

When Spot & Tango launched their UnKibble range in 2020, I was quick to review it. I’ve tested their fresh dry food every year since their launch.

We like UnKibble’s ingredient transparency and personalization. Not only are they the most affordable dog food subscription brand I’ve reviewed, but they’re the only to provide a custom scooper. Crucially, Copper and Skye enjoy eating UnKibble.

Just Food For Dogs is peerless when it comes to the sheer number of recipes on offer for dog owners. They’ve also got an underlying health aspect to their service. However, they lack the personalization that UnKibble offers.

We’re going to take a close look at UnKibble and Just Food For Dogs, discuss their human-grade dog food, how their subscription plans work, and give our verdict on what we consider the best.

UPDATED: June 2026
We updated this comparison article in June 2026 to reflect the latest pricing updates after we retested Just Food For Dogs and UnKibble. We also added a table comparing Just Food For Dogs and UnKibble. As always, this article follows our dog food testing process to ensure accurate, honest, and experience-based recommendations.

UnKibble Or Just Food For Dogs Comparison Table

UnKibble Or Just Food For Dogs: Our Recommendation

Let’s get right down to business. Do we prefer UnKibble or Just Food For Dogs? Well, I’d go for UnKibble over Just Food For Dogs.

I really like that Spot and Tango offer a customized element to their dog food delivery service, ensuring that Copper and Skye’s daily needs are met.

My Alaskan Klee Kai loves fresh food and seems to enjoy their high-quality dog food, even though they’re picky and sometimes refuse dry food.

It was convenient to use a custom scooper to pour UnKibble directly into their bowls before resealing the bag and putting it in the cupboard. I appreciated that UnKibble took the guesswork out of mealtime with their scooper.

My wife loved not having thawed fresh dog food in the fridge, and it felt great to be feeding high-quality dry food that was fresher and free from nasties, unlike some traditional kibble.

While UnKibble does cost more than traditional kibble, it’s significantly cheaper than most fresh dog food companies. It set me back $139 a month, which is more affordable than fresh dog food subscriptions.

Just Food For Dogs is a trusted dog food company, but it lacks some of the customization and personalization found in typical dog food subscription companies.

If having a wide variety of recipes to choose from is important to you, Just Food For Dogs is a good choice. Or if you want to be able to pick up your food a the pet store, you’ll usually find their meals at most local stores.

However, Just Food For Dogs costs more than UnKibble. We paid around $312.30 a month for Just Food For Dogs, while UnKibble set me back $164.40 a month. That’s a big price difference.

UnKibble

UnKibble is a dry dog food created by the fresh dog food delivery company Spot and Tango. UnKibble was launched by the dog food brand in 2020 to cater to pet owners who prefer to feed dry food.

UnKibble contains human-grade ingredients in limited-ingredient recipes formulated by veterinary nutritionists to ensure your dog eats a balanced, complete diet. They clearly display all the ingredients on the front of the bag. You won’t find any artificial additives, nasties or preservatives.

Spot and Tango have created four fresh recipes – beef and barley, chicken and brown rice, cod and salmon and turkey and sweet potato.

To get started, you need to complete the UnKibble questionnaire to allow Spot and Tango to tailor your pet food to meet your dog’s specific requirements. You’ll get a suggested UnKibble meal plan before Spot and Tango ship the dry food to your door.

When you open your first UnKibble delivery, you’ll find a customized scooper to use with your dog’s fresh pet food, so pet parents can practice portion control before popping the UnKibble bag back in the cupboard.

Typically, I try to avoid dry dog food because I haven’t had much success feeding kibble to Copper or Skye in the past. After all, they do prefer a fresh food diet.

I decided to give UnKibble a try because it’s effectively fresh dog food in a convenient dry food format that still uses human-grade ingredients.

I appreciated the ability to get custom scoopers for my Klee Kai’s healthy dog food because Copper needs to lose weight, and Skye needs to gain some pounds.

My Alaskan Klee Kai enjoyed eating UnKibble’s fresh recipes, especially the beef and barley and chicken and brown rice recipes. I wouldn’t recommend cod and salmon, or turkey and sweet potato, if you’ve got fussy eaters, because Skye wouldn’t eat much of either of these fresh recipes.

I’ve reviewed many dog food delivery companies, but some don’t follow through on the customization despite advertising their tailored approach. So I liked that Spot and Tango went to the effort of providing custom scoopers with their human-grade dog food.

I loved that feeding UnKibble freed up space in my fridge and freezer, didn’t require thawing, was convenient and was less messy.

UnKibble is competitively priced when compared to other dog food brands. I had to pay cost $37 per week or $164.40 per month for their dog food delivery service.

Do you want to learn more about UnKibble?
Read our dedicated review of their dry food.

Just Food For Dogs

Just Food For Dogs is a fresh dog food delivery company based in the USA. While they started as a brick-and-mortar store, they offered a fresh dog food delivery service to pet owners who wanted to try their food but didn’t live near their kitchens. Now, you can find them in local pet stores.

I’ll be taking a look at Just Food For Dogs’ human-grade fresh meals, which you can find in the freezer section at your local pet store. They use only human-grade ingredients in these recipes, but if you buy them at your pet store, they won’t be tailored to your dog’s specific needs. That’s worth remembering.

It’s worth noting that Just Food For Dogs can be purchased directly from its website, too.

There are a few key things to keep in mind about Just Food For Dogs. Their recipes contain what they describe as “human-edible ingredients”, don’t have preservatives, are “proven healthy,” and just need to be thawed and served to your dog.

Just Food For Dogs offers beef, chicken, fish, lamb, tofu and turkey recipes – so there’s a lot of choice if you do have a picky eater.

I popped to my local pet store to pick up some Just Food For Dogs to see if my Alaskan Klee Kai would enjoy eating their meals. I paid around $30 for three meal packets, which I felt was quite expensive, since they would only last me a few days.

Of all the recipes available at the pet store, I opted for beef, chicken and lamb, seeing as these tend to be my Klee Kai’s favorite protein sources.

It was definitely a bit of a faff having to thaw their meals before using half a packet and having to store it in my fridge. I used a container to store the half-open meal pouches to avoid creating a mess in the fridge with thawed fresh food.

You can find a feeding calculator on Just Food For Dogs’ website to help guide dog owners on how much food to give at mealtime. Skye and Copper happily ate their beef recipe, but they weren’t as keen on chicken or lamb.

While Just Food For Dogs was a moderate success, I wasn’t sure it was worth the additional cost, since it didn’t make my life easier as a pet owner.

We ended up paying over $310 a month to provide enough meals for Copper and Skye for a month. While I did like being able to pick up more food at the pet store, I felt it was expensive.

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UnKibble Vs Just Food For Dogs Price Comparison

Wrapping Up

We’ve reached the end of our dog food review, taking a look at UnKibble and Just Food For Dogs.

My recommendation would be UnKibble based on our success in feeding their dog food to our Alaskan Klee Kai.

I was really impressed with their transparent approach and the simplicity of their labeling. I love being able to read each ingredient on the front of the bag.

UnKibble offers unrivaled personalization with their custom scooper, which took all the guesswork out of feeding their fresh dry food to Copper and Skye.

It passed the taste test and all, at a price that can’t be beaten, with regard to the 30+ dog food brands I’ve reviewed on Life With Klee Kai.

While I appreciate Just Food For Dog’s range of recipes, it was much pricier than UnKibble.

Copper and Skye happily ate UnKibble dog food. I liked that UnKibble was cheaper, more convenient and less hassle to feed than fresh frozen dog food.