Rover—Dog Sitters & Walkers

Rover—Dog Sitters & Walkers

Book local 5-star pet care

⭐️4.9 / 5
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24.0612.00

June 17, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0529.01

June 5, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0515.03

May 29, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0515.01

May 23, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0501.03

May 9, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0501.02

May 7, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0417.02

April 26, 2024

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
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24.0417.00

April 23, 2024

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24.0403.01

April 8, 2024

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24.0320.01

March 26, 2024

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Price History of Rover

Description of Rover

Rover is the #1 pet sitting and dog walking app. Get trusted pet care in your neighborhood. The Rover app was created for dog people by The Dog PeopleTM. Through the app, get adorable photo updates, GPS tracking of your dog’s walk, an easy way to message sitters or manage your business, and a secure way to book and pay. With over 200,000 pet sitters and dog walkers in the U.S. and Canada, Rover makes it easy to book pet care you can trust. PEACE OF MIND 95% of reviewed services receive a perfect 5-star rating. Every service booked on Rover is backed by the Rover Guarantee and 24/7 support. FAST & EASY Contact and message sitters and dog walkers, right from the app. Receive messages from sitters when you're on the go. Hassle-free and secure payments, every time. Get a map of your dog's walk, pee/poo and food/water alerts, and a personalized note from your sitter or dog walker. FOR PET SITTERS AND DOG WALKERS, TOO Send photos, videos, and messages to pet owners with just a few taps. Get paid on the go—it’s simple and secure with the Rover app. Seamlessly manage your business, even if you're at the dog park. Enable push notifications to respond faster than ever to booking requests. Create Rover Cards to seamlessly share information with your clients. IN THE PRESS Rover has appeared in: The New York Times The Today Show The Wall Street Journal USA Today ABC News And many more! Note: Rover uses location information in the background for tracking active services. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Rover: FAQ

Is Rover iPad-compatible?

The Rover software is not compatible with iPad devices.
A Place for Rover, Inc. is the creator of the Rover app.
Your iOS device must have at least iOS 13.0 installed to use the app.
The overall user rating of the Rover app is 4.9.
Rover Relates To The Travel App Genre.
24.0612.00 is the newly released version of the Rover app.
June 30, 2024 is the date of the latest update of the Rover app.
Rover officially launched on February 5, 2023.
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The following list of languages is supported by the Rover app: Dutch, English, French and 5 more.
No, Rover is not featured on Apple Arcade.
Unfortunately, users cannot make in-app purchases within Rover.
No, Rover does not provide support for Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Rover

  • Don’t get your hopes up

    On Rover, pet owners can request a sitter and if the sitter accepts, the pet owner has 3 days to accept it again even though they already requested you. I’ve had multiple owners never accept after requesting me and then letting the 3 days expire before cancelling on me. It is unfortunate that Rover allows pet owners to cancel on sitters even multiple days after booking just because they did not accept it after they already asked you to petsit by requesting you. I’ve lost out on jobs where I’d make hundreds of dollars after an owner decided after 5 days that they actually were going to choose someone else. I’m the one left at a loss here. Rover allows owners to cancel on sitters right before a job is supposed to start without any penalty as long as they don’t accept the job. Requesting a sitter should be a binding agreement after the sitter approves. I will rearrange my plans for owners who end up cancelling on me. This is very annoying because owners are not able to post jobs and allow sitters to claim them. Sitters have to wait until someone selects them. If no one chooses them, then they will have zero clients. I’ve had this app for a month now and I haven’t even made the money back that I paid for the mandatory background check. I have had zero successful jobs and that’s not because of anything on my part. I always accept job offers and respond quickly just for them to be able to find someone else.

    Developer Response

    We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that this has been your experience. Pet owners can contact multiple sitters at a time to find a sitter who best meets their pet's care needs. We recommend pet owners and sitters have a meet and greet before confirming bookings to ensure the best possible fit for the care needed. For tips on increasing your sitter profile views, you're welcome to visit rover.com/help for helpful articles. All the best, Jeffrey.
  • Used to be Better

    I’m a sitter and have been on the platform since 2016. It used to be a great way to connect with clients. Unfortunately, I would say the app has gotten worse with time. There’s not as many rules for clients. They don’t even have to fully fill out their profile with all the pet info, leaving sitters to ask basic questions to see if it’s a good fit. I mostly do housesitting so I can’t take multiple clients at once. But sometimes clients reach out to me without actually needing care for the dates listed which drops my booking score. Since Rover encourages them to reach out to multiple sitters at once it happens quite a bit.

    However, due to the star sitter program, if your booking rate isn’t high enough you don’t receive a star sitter badge. Since this program was implemented , I’ve seen a drastic change in my profile views and bookings. This is disappointing since nothing on my end has changed and I always strive to give my clients the best experience. I have numerous 5 star reviews and I am a good sitter. Unfortunately, I am being penalized for not taking each and every job no matter what. I don’t believe this is safe and shouldn’t be encouraged by Rover. I am putting more time and energy into my private business. I hope rover takes these concerns seriously as it harms their business on both ends.

    Developer Response

    We're sorry to hear about your experience. We appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns regarding clients not fully filling out their profiles. We are constantly working to improve our platform and will take your feedback into consideration to provide a better experience for both sitters and clients.
  • Pretty good

    App works pretty well, but sometimes can be quite glitchy. Bare spots on the map on the walk route card, even with location always on for the app. Sometimes Rover card fails to send for a long time even when all my other apps are working (so it’s a Rover issue not connectivity issue). The worst thing is that they take 20% of your pay in an already kinda low paying job. I get 20% or even more for the first job, because they help you find the client, but 20% each time is such a ripoff. The client is staying with me because of me, not because of Rover, and I have my own insurance so it’s not doing me any services. In fact the jobs I take outside of Rover are less work - texting my clients photos and updates is easier than dealing with the app. Rover needs to lower the cut they take after the first job with a new client to 5% or less.

    ALSO - Pet owners that want to hire someone on Rover should also have background checks or at least reviews available for sitters to see. Sitters get background checks but owners don’t and it can be dangerous entering a total stranger’s home. I don’t take any overnight jobs on Rover because I feel like that would beincredibly unsafe. And also because 20% of a house sitting fee is huuuuge and makes the job not even worth it.