Pet Sitting and Home Care
Care work booked through an app, where the client is a household rather than a business: dog walking, boarding and drop-in visits, house sitting, babysitting and nannying, senior companionship, and recurring house cleaning. Repeat bookings are what make this pay, so a platform's value is whether the same families come back to you. One-off odd jobs belong in Task and Errand Apps. A good platform brings enough nearby requests to fill a week, screens clients as well as sitters, and carries insurance or a guarantee when a booking goes wrong. We rank on demand in normal American neighborhoods, how much of the fee reaches the person doing the work, and how clearly the app explains its cut and its protection policy.
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Rover connects pet owners with vetted sitters and dog walkers for daily care, boarding, and house sitting across thousands of cities. Build your own client base on a flexible schedule.
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Wag! is a dog care app operating in 5,300 cities nationwide, offering dog walking, drop-in visits, sitting, and boarding through its network of 500,000 caregivers. Set your own rates and pick up jobs on demand.
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Care.com is a two-sided marketplace for household services connecting families with caregivers across childcare, senior care, pet care, housekeeping, and tutoring. Founded in 2006, it serves 45 million households and caregivers.
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Sittercity connects families with babysitters, nannies, pet sitters, and senior companions, operating in 96% of U.S. neighborhoods. Set your own rates and work flexibly across care categories.
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Babysitting and nanny jobs in the US, connecting parents with sitters who set their own rates and keep all earnings. Fast matching, flexible scheduling.
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A franchise network of over 3,000 pet sitters and dog walkers across 134 locations, offering a full range of in-home care including dog walking, pet sitting, overnight stays, and even pet taxi services.
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A nanny matching platform for families to browse profiles, interview childcare providers, and hire directly while the platform handles payroll and paperwork.
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A companion care platform connecting older adults and families with Papa Pals for errands, social support, transportation, and light household tasks.
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Pet sitting and dog boarding marketplace operating in 50 countries, letting sitters set their own rates and connect with pet owners seeking in-home care.
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A global pet-sitting and house-sitting exchange where members pay annual membership to connect sitters with homeowners seeking in-home pet care and access to free accommodation.
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A babysitting marketplace connecting families with sitters and nannies, where sitters set their own rates and Bambino handles booking and payments through its mobile app.
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A babysitting and nanny platform focusing on college-age and younger caregivers with background checks and minimum experience requirements.
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A house cleaning marketplace where customers buy discounted first cleanings and then access ongoing cleanings through a membership discount, working with vetted local cleaners.
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In-home cat sitting app operating for 10+ years in the US, offering drop-in visits and overnight stays with background-checked sitters starting around $20 per visit.
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An international peer-to-peer pet sitting marketplace operating in over 15 countries, connecting pet owners with local sitters for dog sitting, cat sitting, dog boarding, and other in-home pet care.
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An invite-only dog walking and pet care marketplace in Chicago and expanding cities, using selective vetting to limit providers and emphasize quality, with a 10% commission to Tails.