Marvellous Babysitting Reviews: Is It Legit?

Marvellous Babysitting
Marvellous Babysitting
Marvellous Babysitting Ltd.

Customer Experience

Positive experience84.2% of reviews
Neutral0.0% of reviews
Negative experience15.8% of reviews

~ Based on 19 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Marvellous Babysitting Safe?

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Is Marvellous Babysitting Legit?

Marvellous Babysitting appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Marvellous Babysitting is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Rubbish

Downloaded this, signed up, message said that I would hear back by two weeks but it’s been over 4 months and haven’t heard anything. Emailed to enquire but again nothing.
Pointless app.

Response from developer

Hi PraAm09, Thank you for your feedback, and we're really sorry to hear about your experience! From what you've described, it sounds as though you may have signed up in an area where we're still growing our coverage. When submitting an application to join Marvellous, we explain that if your application isn't accepted within 2 days, you're automatically added to our waitlist and will be notified as soon as a place becomes available in your area. As we're still expanding, waiting times can vary significantly depending on location, and unfortunately, we're not always able to give an exact timeframe for when a place will become available. We're also really sorry to hear you didn't receive a response to your email. We always respond to enquiries, so it's possible your message didn't reach us. We also have a customer support phone number available if you'd ever prefer to speak to a member of our team directly. We'd love the opportunity to look into your application and provide an update, so please do get back in touch with us. Warm wishes, The Marvellous Team

Good idea, can be improved

App is a good idea especially if you are in a desperate need for a sitter or a nanny and do want to know they are good hands. Having said that,
Areas for improvement:
-There is a flat fee of £30 for all Norlanders no matter the experience whether thats 2 years experience or 20 (except students due to graduate). -
-There are no penalties if a nanny cancels on you 2 hours before a booking but you pay a full price of your booking if you cancel 12 hours before.
-If you make a request 51 hours before your preferred time then you get no choice in a nanny and it gets allocated to you which is not ideal.
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Response from developer

Hi Lewes223, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're pleased to hear you value the concept behind Marvellous and the reassurance of booking qualified, trusted childcare professionals. We did want to clarify a few points, as some of the information shared isn't quite accurate. Nanny Rates: £30 is our highest hourly rate, and only applies to the first hour of a daytime booking with a Fully Qualified Norland Nanny in London. Every subsequent hour is charged at a lower rate, and most of our rates, including evening rates with Norland Nannies, are well below £30 per hour and all in line with market rates. Our rates are set according to qualification level, rather than individual experience, to provide transparency and consistency for families and nannies, while avoiding the undercutting that can occur on other platforms. They're reviewed annually to ensure they remain competitive and are available to view on our website before joining and before making a booking. Cancellations: We take nanny cancellations very seriously. Nannies who cancel at short notice without a genuine reason, or who cancel repeatedly, can face consequences, including removal from the platform. Our 12-hour cancellation policy for families is equally important, as it protects nannies from losing income when they've committed their time to a booking. This is one of the ways we're able to attract and retain high-quality, professional nannies. Express Requests: These are designed for last-minute childcare (within 51 hours) and are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. This avoids nannies having to hold availability while waiting to hear whether they've been selected, potentially just hours before a booking, which could lead to cancellations. Families can still choose their preferred nanny qualification type or use our Rebook feature to request a nanny they've booked previously. For bookings made further in advance, families can review applicants and choose their preferred nanny. We're always looking for ways to improve Marvellous and genuinely appreciate feedback. We hope this helps explain the thinking behind our policies, which are designed to create a fair, reliable and sustainable service for both families and nannies. Warm wishes, The Marvellous Team

James

Absolutely fantastic to be able to book a Norland Nanny so easily. We’ve been using the app for a couple of years now and every nanny we’ve booked has been fantastic! If only we could keep them full time 😎.

Wonderful App and brilliant service

The app is clear, easy to use and make bookings. It really reassuring that Marvellous is partnered with Norland College, as all nannies are highly trained and vetted. In addition to the brilliant nanny service, there's a host of useful content when looking for recipie ideas, games to play or general advice. Great comms with founder Ella, who is super responsive and on hand if you have any questions.
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Great app

Love this app, helps me find I can trust at short notice

Outstanding service from beginning to end

We used the Marvellous nanny app to enable trusted care whilst we traveled internationally to London.
The whole process was seamless and there was help provided to ensure that my unique situation, coming from overseas, did not hinder the ability to use the platform and book excellent Nannies. The app functionality is personalised and the support using the app was outstanding.

The two Nannies we used were both professional, caring and conscientious. We could tell they had experience and training to a very high level. It provided a great sense of ease and enjoyment to our trip.

I highly recommend this app and we will use it again without any question or doubt.
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App super glitchy

The app is really glitchy, couldn’t sign up, error message at photo upload, had to reinstall a few times to get it to work. It loads very slowly and it feels like the app hasn’t been updated recently, it’s a great idea but really need to improve the tech. Annual fees are high but I guess that’s also the barrier to keep it more exclusive.
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Response from developer

Hi Jules042, Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback, we are really sorry you have found the app experience less than excellent.  We are not aware of any specific issues related to photo upload or signup, but will double check these features before our next release. If you have time, we would really appreciate you contacting us via our support section in the app so that we can address any issue you have.  Ella and the team are working really hard to make the nanny booking experience the best in the UK, we are always here to help. Thank you, Marvellous Team

Fantastic

Fantastic app and only one I will trust now in London! Consistently good Nannie’s, extremely supportive app owner Ella, 10/10 would recommend.

Norland nanny review

I love this app! Only wish I could simultaneously use it as both a Norland nanny and as a now new parent!

Fantastic App

This app works brilliantly! I’m a Norland Nanny and it’s very easy for me to use and laid out clearly with the families and the jobs to choose from. I’d definitely recommend this to Norlanders to use and for family to sign up.

Review by a Norlander

I’m absolutely loving this brilliant app. I’ve met so many really wonderful families. It’s a great concept where I can pick and choose jobs that work for me, around my own family. I’m loving the variety of ages I’m working with and bringing all of my years of childcare experience as well as motherhood experience together. Ella (founder) definitely has the best interest of both the Nannie’s and families at heart and has great ideas in the pipeline to make this app even more marvellous in the future.
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The World’s Best Babysitters!

Marvellous Babysitting was a life saver for me in my family’s trip to London! Their babysitters are truly outstanding - reliable, trustworthy, and beloved by my children as well. The app makes booking super convenient. I highly recommend booking with Marvellous Babysitting!

Amazing App

I love using the marvellous babysitting app - I have met some wonderful families along the way. The app is really easy to use and I recommend it highly to both Norlanders and families.

Great app

Brilliant app, was so easy to work through jobs and customer support is 10/10

Excellent service

Such an incredible resource. High quality, trustworthy, reliable and friendly childcare made easily available via this app. Helpful, polite and efficient customer care too. It has saved our last minute childcare requirements on a number of occasions now and I won’t use anyone else.

The best, most reassuring, reliable and quality babysitting service!!!

I cannot recommend Marvellous Babysitting enough. I have told all of my friends how wonderful and trustworthy this service is. Super nannies. Punctual, polite, genuinely passionate about babies/children and just so reassuring the quality and calibre of nannies. Will not use anyone else. Fabulous. 5 star.
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Great App

Really great service - it gave us such peace of mind to be able to book a Norland nanny to babysit our 5 month old on our first evening away from him. The app itself is intuitive and easy to use, and the customer support has been fantastic.

Brilliant Customer Support

I had tried for a longtime to arrange childcare but Marvellous Babysitting went out of their way and actually found someone where other apps had failed. It’s nice to know that all nannies will be highly trained professionals as well.

Superb

Brilliant app for a brilliant service! Easy to use and excellent babysitting service