For families
Browse every sitter profile — names, photos, real reviews
Message sitters before booking
Every sitter identity-verified; background checks on profiles
Pay securely in-app only after a completed booking
The math, in the open
Every dollar you could ever pay us, stated up front. No hidden markups, no surprise charges.
Families pay
- Browsing & messaging sitters$0
- Booking fee, per completed booking$5
- Priority concierge ("find me one tonight")$19 optional
- Monthly subscriptionsNever
Sitters pay
- Joining, listing & appearing in search$0
- Commission, on completed bookings only15%
- Rate markup shown to familiesNone
Example: a $100 babysitting session → family pays $105, sitter keeps $85, we keep $20. That's the whole model.
How we stack up
The Sitter App vs. the big names in care — using their own published pricing.
Competitor figures from care.com and rover.com published pricing, and the FTC's August 2024 order against Care.com. Their prices may change; ours won't hide.
One date night a month, for a year
Same $100 babysitting session each month — what that family actually pays.
The Sitter App
$1,260
$100 + $5 fee × 12 — nothing in months you skip
Rover-style fees
$1,332
~11% service fee added to every booking
Care.com Premium
$1,355–1,470
Billed every month — even months with no booking
For babysitters: $0 to join, always
No listing fees, no membership tiers to appear in search. You set your rate, keep your clients, and pay a small commission only on bookings you complete. Bring your existing private clients with your personal booking link — those bookings keep your relationship exactly as it is.