Rover – Pet Sitters

Rover.com

About this app

Looking for trusted pet care in your neighborhood? Rover helps you find local pet sitters and dog walkers near you for both dogs and cats. Whether you’re looking for dog boarding, cat sitting, dog walking, or drop-in visits, there’s a sitter on Rover to meet your pet’s unique needs.

HIGH-QUALITY, TRUSTED CARE
Millions of pet parents worldwide agree—Rover is a trusted source for local pet care. Sitters on Rover provide personalized care for your unique pet, whether it’s giving your pet medicine, feeding them specialized food, or working with their behavioral quirks. Your and your pet’s safety is our top priority.

A SERVICE FOR EVERY PET
Whether you need daytime or overnight care, there are services to fit your pet’s unique needs and your schedule on Rover. Try drop-in visits (for both dogs and cats), dog walking, doggy day care, or, if you’re looking for overnight care, book a pet sitter for house sitting or boarding.

SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
Every sitter joining Rover’s platform Rover is background-checked and their profile is verified for your peace of mind. With high, 5-star ratings for most sitters, you can rest assured your unique pet is in good hands. All stays are backed by the Rover Guarantee, which includes up to $25,000 in vet care for eligible claims, plus you get 24/7 support and can make secure payments. Book a trusted dog walker or sitter on Rover with confidence.

ENSURE EACH SITTER IS A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR PET
Connect with pet sitters in-person before you book, so you can make sure it’s a good fit for your pet. Sitters can learn about your pet’s unique quirks, their eating and sleeping habits, as well as get to know your pet before they begin caring for them.

PEACE OF MIND WHILE YOU’RE AWAY
Get extra peace of mind while you’re away with video and photo updates about your pet, so you’ll always know how things are going. Real-time messages and in-app chat with your sitter help you easily stay connected. Dog walkers on Rover can send detailed walk reports via report cards, which include GPS routes, walk details, and more for extra reassurance that your dog is out enjoying themselves. It also makes it easier to track dog walks and see how far your dog goes each time.

A HASSLE-FREE BOOKING EXPERIENCE
Booking new services and making recurring bookings is easier than ever with the Rover app. Find trusted sitters, make bookings, and pay with secure payments and saved payment methods. With over 200k+ sitters to choose from (and over 95% with 5-star ratings and reviews), you can read real reviews from pet parents and book the perfect sitter for your unique pet.

Ratings and reviews

Forced to use this app as an alternative to cat in a flat. I can no longer quickly view my inbox with ease and see dates and earnings of bookings as an overview. Now I have to sift through 100 conversations to find the booking. USELESS! Prices are much higher and charge per cat on top of visit with an extra random charge for clients. Greedy and rubbish changes. At least change the layout back for the sitters.

I was trying to find a sitter but the app gives really restrictive options on times and options and forces you to make a booking rather than contact the sitter and see if they're available. As I first time user, I didn't get this and then when I saw the cost, tried to immediately cancel but you can't. Despite the sitter saying they can't do the times (thankfully) i can't seem to cancel it, nor can I delete the profile / account. Far too linear and doesn't allow for a simple exchange.

Like many others, I've been forced to use this app since they bought out Cat In A Flat. It's very clearly not geared towards cats and cat sitting services, the fees are extortionate and very unclear (plus, not worth the support they supposedly pay for), the interface is not user-friendly at all, and communication about this "merger" has been appalling. Some regulars have already asked me to move off the app because of how unclear and confusing everything is... Congrats!! 👏

What’s new

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.