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

I used to love Rover, but they recently changed the way they bill for a stay. If ANY part of your booking occurs on THEIR determined holidays, not always on a calender holiday, they cause the whole booking as a holiday. I called customer support and they won't connect you with a manager. Thy said I would receive a call back in 24 hours, it's been a week and no call. If I book a hotel, I don't get charged for a weekend for each day, it's a rip off. Then they won't return calls.

UPDATE: Trash app for pet care, start your own service and save your client the fees. OLD: There is always room for improvement for any app. Overall rover is really good app to use, pretty easy to work with. Getting into setting from app can be a pain at times and I kinda wish referral links be integrated into the app. If you have old clients refer new ones to you, them being able to send a quick link to find you on app would be very helpful to grow clientele

I am a dog sitter/walker. At first this app was helpful and allowed me to find potential clients. However the app is not easy to use. Will not allow me to change dates for appointments or schedule things without having to contact support everytime and it is a slow response. My clients have complained about the inconvenience of the app. I was also unaware of how much they were taking out of my money earned as a "fee" for using the app. It's way easier to have them pay in cash and ditch the app.

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.