Lyka vs Prime100
Lyka (87/100) and Prime100 (78/100), run through the same independent six-pillar, 100-point methodology. Each brand gets credit for exactly the pillars it wins.
Independent scoringNo paid placementUpdated August 2026
- Overall score
- Lyka87/100Prime10078/100
- Pillars led of 6
- Lyka4Prime1002
- Cost per day
- Lyka$2.68–$2.98Prime100$3.20–$4.40
- Retailers in our index
- Lyka0Prime1006
Cost per day is an editorial estimate for a ~15kg adult dog. Retailer counts are the stockists recorded in our index, not a claim about every shop in Australia.
Lyka
Fresh
- Cost per day
- $2.68–$2.98
- Price tier
- $$$$ Super-premium
- Made in
- Australia
Prime100
Air-dried · Fresh · Dry
- Cost per day
- $3.20–$4.40
- Price tier
- $$$ Premium
- Made in
- Australia
Reviewed by the Dog Food Reviews editorial team
Independent scoringUpdated August 2026Not veterinary advice
Lyka
87/100
Prime100
78/100
Lyka wins this head to head overall, taking ingredients, nutrition, transparency and customer sentiment. Prime100 answers where it counts for many owners: it wins the value pillar, wins availability with wide retail stocking, and its single-protein rolls are widely used for elimination-style feeding. It comes down to a premium fresh subscription against a simpler specialist you can buy in-store.
Lyka wins
Prime100 wins
Context
Where these two sit in the whole index
Every brand we have scored on one scale. The shaded band is the middle half of the index, and the rule is the median. Lyka and Prime100 are marked.
- MinMin
- 44
- Q1Lower quartile
- 59
- MedianMedian
- 70
- Q3Upper quartile
- 79
- MaxMax
- 87
| Brand | Overall score |
|---|---|
| Black & Gold | 44 |
| Baxter's | 46 |
| Julius | 48 |
| Woofin' Good! | 50 |
| ProBalance | 54 |
| Leaps & Bounds | 60 |
| The Nosh Project | 62 |
| Providore | 64 |
| Hill's Science Diet | 66 |
| Royal Canin | 68 |
| Ivory Coat | 71 |
| Meals for Mutts | 74 |
| SavourLife | 75 |
| Black Hawk | 76 |
| Prime100 | 78 |
| ZIWI Peak | 81 |
| Petzyo | 83 |
| Frontier Pets | 84 |
| Scratch | 86 |
| Lyka | 87 |
Dog Food Reviews index
The scorecard
Pillar by pillar
All 6 pillars of our published methodology, side by side, with the weight each one carries. Higher is better on every row, and the leader is marked purely by the scores.
Scores checked· Not a live feed
Worth 25 of 100. Price per kg, cost per day, subscription discount, sale frequency and value vs similar formulas.
Worth 25 of 100. Named meat first, protein source quality, wholefoods, fillers, artificial colours/flavours, grain quality.
Worth 20 of 100. Complete & balanced claim, life-stage suitability, protein/fat levels, sensitive-stomach and vet use cases.
Worth 15 of 100. Clear ingredient list, country of manufacture, ownership, feeding-guide clarity, recall visibility.
Worth 10 of 100. Stock availability, delivery options, repeat delivery and retailer availability.
Worth 5 of 100. Review sentiment, repeat complaints and product consistency feedback.
The two formats
One arrives frozen. One comes off a shelf.
The scores are close enough that format decides this for most owners. These are the two objects the decision is actually between.
Brand pack shot
Its two highest pillars
- Transparency
- 91/100
- Ingredient Quality
- 90/100
Brand pack shot
Its two highest pillars
- Ingredient Quality
- 83/100
- Transparency
- 81/100
“It comes down to a premium fresh subscription against a simpler specialist you can buy in-store.”
Side by side
Key differences
The rows where the two brands genuinely diverge. Everything else is a matter of degree.
| Difference | Lyka | Prime100 |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Gently cooked fresh meals, delivered frozen | Single-protein rolls, plus dry and air-dried lines |
| Where to buy | Subscription only, direct from lyka.com.au | Stocked at Petbarn, Petstock, Pet Circle and Budget Pet Products |
| Cost per day | About $2.68–$2.98 a day (editorial estimate, ~15kg dog) | About $3.20–$4.40 a day (editorial estimate, ~15kg dog) |
| Proteins | Six single-protein recipes: chicken, beef, kangaroo, lamb, turkey and goat | Single named protein per recipe; kangaroo leads the SLR rolls and SK-D dry |
| Life stages | Complete and balanced to AAFCO all life stages across the range | SLR rolls are formulated for all life stages; the SK-D dry is adult-focused |
Cost per day
What each costs to feed
Prime100 wins our value pillar, and it still costs more per day than Lyka on both of the products we have priced. Value scoring weighs discounting and format economics too, which is how those two facts sit together.
The spread
Lowest to highest, per brand
A single 'from' price hides the spread, so this shows the whole span of every product we have priced for each brand, with the middle figure ruled.
| Brand | Lowest | Middle | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyka | $2.68 | $2.98 | $2.98 |
| Prime100 | $3.20 | $3.80 | $4.40 |
Editorial estimates · ~15kg adult dog
Product by product
All 8 indexed products on one scale
Sorted cheapest to dearest on one shared scale. Every Lyka bowl lands below both Prime100 products on this estimate, and the SK-D dry undercuts the SLR roll per day.
| Product | Cost per day | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Free Range Chicken Bowl (fresh, subscription) | $2.68 | Lyka · Fresh · $8.95/kg |
| Grass Fed Beef Bowl (fresh, subscription) | $2.98 | Lyka · Fresh · $9.95/kg |
| Wild Caught Kangaroo Bowl (fresh, subscription) | $2.98 | Lyka · Fresh · $9.95/kg |
| Grass Fed Lamb Bowl (fresh, subscription) | $2.98 | Lyka · Fresh · $9.95/kg |
| Barn Raised Turkey Bowl (fresh, subscription) | $2.98 | Lyka · Fresh · $9.95/kg |
| Hypoallergenic Pro Goat Bowl (fresh, subscription) | $2.98 | Lyka · Fresh · $9.95/kg |
| SK-D Single Protein Dry Kangaroo 8kg | $3.20 | Prime100 · Dry · $14.88/kg |
| SLR Single Protein Roll Kangaroo 2kg | $4.40 | Prime100 · Fresh · $11/kg |
Editorial estimates · ~15kg adult dog
Availability
Where you can buy each one
Prime100 takes the availability pillar 73 to 62, and this is why: there are shelf prices to record. Lyka has none, because there is no shelf.
| Retailer | SLR Single Protein Roll Kangaroo 2kg | SK-D Single Protein Dry Kangaroo 8kg |
|---|---|---|
 Pet Circle | $21.00 | $115.00 |
 Petbarn | $24.00Member $22.00 | $129.00Member $119.00 |
 Petstock | Not indexed | Not indexed |
 Budget Pet Products | $21.50 | Not indexed |
 PETO | Not indexed | Not indexed |
 Habitat | Not indexed | Not indexed |
Which fits your dog
Choose Lyka or Prime100?
Both cards carry the same weight, including what would make us steer you away. The reasons to skip come from each brand's own entry in our index.
Choose Lyka if
$2.68–$2.98 a day
- You want a human-grade, gently cooked fresh diet with a fuller ingredient and nutrient panel
- Transparency matters: Lyka publishes detailed panels and sourcing and takes that pillar here
- You would rather have portions calculated to your dog than slice rolls by eye
- You are comfortable with a subscription and have the freezer space for frozen deliveries
Skip it if
- You want a budget-friendly everyday feeding cost
- You prefer to buy in-store or have limited freezer space
Choose Prime100 if
$3.20–$4.40 a day
- You are running an elimination-style feeding plan with your vet and want single named proteins that are easy to buy
- You want to grab food at Petbarn, Petstock or Pet Circle rather than wait on a frozen delivery
- Everyday value matters: Prime100 wins the value pillar in this pairing
- You want one simple named protein, with a dry format that undercuts the rolls per serve
Skip it if
- You want value as well as a clean label
- You need a prescription therapeutic diet
Questions
Lyka vs Prime100, answered
Answered from the same index the scores come from. Prices are editorial estimates, and nothing here is veterinary advice.
Prime100 wins our value pillar 72 to 66. On per-day editorial estimates for a ~15kg dog the picture is mixed: Lyka's bowls sit at roughly $2.68 to $2.98 a day, while Prime100 spans about $3.20 a day on the SK-D dry up to $4.40 on the SLR rolls, which carry a premium per kg for a deliberately simple recipe. Value scoring also weighs retail discounting and format economics, not just cost per day. These are editorial estimates; confirm live prices before you buy.
Prime100 is built around it: single named proteins across the rolls and dry lines, clear ingredient lists, and easy retail availability for trialling one protein at a time. Lyka's six recipes are also single protein, including novel kangaroo and goat options, if you would rather run a fresh diet. Elimination-style feeding should be planned and reviewed with your vet; this is not veterinary advice.
Yes, both are made in Australia. Lyka cooks in its own Sydney and Dandenong South kitchens and cites 85-95% Australian sourcing; Prime100 is Australian made with clear ingredient lists across its rolls, dry and air-dried ranges.
Lyka, on our scores: ingredient quality 90 to 83 and nutrition 88 to 79. Prime100 keeps recipes deliberately simple and limited-ingredient, which is exactly the point for sensitive dogs, but the overall panel reads less premium than Lyka's human-grade bowls, and the rolls carry a premium per kg for that simplicity.
Prime100 wins availability 73 to 62 in our index: it is stocked at Petbarn, Petstock, Pet Circle and Budget Pet Products. Lyka is subscription only, delivered frozen direct from lyka.com.au, so there is nothing to grab off a shelf.
Leaning the other way?
The full Prime100 file: scores, recipes and the watch-outs.