Rover – Pet Sitters

Rover – Pet Sitters

Personalized care for your pet

516K ratings
1600 reviews
#58 in free Travel
🌟 Lifestyle
✈️ Travel
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 9, 2012
  • September 21, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

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About

Find trusted local pet sitters and dog walkers for your furry friends. The app offers photo updates, GPS tracking for walks, and secure booking and payment. It also provides tools for pet care providers to manage their business and communicate with clients.

✓Book local pet sitters and dog walkers
✓GPS tracking of dog walks
✓Photo and video updates from sitters
✓Secure in-app messaging
✓Hassle-free secure payments
✓Tools for pet sitters and dog walkers
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What users say

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What's New in Rover

26.0916.01

September 21, 2026

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

Charts

Top Free

📉 58-1

Travel

This app dropped -1 position in Travel chart.

Last updated on September 28, 2026.

User reviews

disgusting company

awful support and only care about money do not use

As a sitter I sometimes feel unsafe

I’ve been pet sitting for over six years now, most of that being on Rover, and sometimes I feel unsafe meeting strangers. The people requesting my services are not required to have photos or any info about them or their pets. I have to do a background check and have all this info about me which makes sense, but it feels very one sided. I have no idea what sort of situation I am walking into half the time. There should be more safety measures for the sitters as well as the clients.

Also, they cancelled a payment without notifying me. The Rover company is feeling more and more unprofessional.
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Sitters? Where?

This app would be good if people actually were on here to actually watch some pets. Maybe others had an amazing opportunity with it 3 to 4 people in and nothing and then somewhat $100 a day $200 a day no thank you I’ll pass.

Would never recommend this app

Would never recommend this app to anyone, if your dog is hospitalized or receives and emergency care while with one of their sitters, good luck trying to get reimbursed. Speaking from experience of watching my perfect health dog, go through $15k worth of medical bills, with no solution

Scheduling issues

Suggestion: Please add a stronger block or warning to prevent booking requests during dates marked unavailable, so pet parents and sitters on Rover don’t run into avoidable scheduling issues.

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App crashing and freezing issues

Bug

Unreliable push notifications

Bug

Inaccurate pet profiles and information

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Ability to block unreliable sitters/owners

Feature

More customization options for sitter profiles and availability

Feature

Improved calendar and scheduling features

Feature

Better communication tools between sitters and owners

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FAQ

What does the Rover app do?

The Rover app connects pet owners with local, trusted pet sitters and dog walkers. It facilitates booking, secure payments, and communication, offering features like GPS tracking for walks and photo updates.

What are the key features of Rover?

Key features include the ability to book local 5-star pet care, receive photo updates and GPS tracking of walks, message sitters directly, and make secure payments. It also offers tools for pet sitters to manage their business.

Is Rover free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use for booking services. While the description doesn't explicitly detail transaction fees for sitters or owners, the model suggests a platform fee or commission is likely involved in the booking process.

Who is Rover for?

Rover is designed for pet owners who need reliable pet sitting or dog walking services, and for individuals who want to offer these services as sitters or walkers.

How does Rover ensure peace of mind for pet owners?

Rover provides peace of mind through features like 95% of services receiving 5-star ratings, the Rover Guarantee, and 24/7 support. Owners also receive photo updates, GPS tracking, and alerts during services.