Rover – Pet Sitters

Rover – Pet Sitters

Personalized care for your pet

516K ratings
1541 reviews
#43 in free Travel
🌟 Lifestyle
✈️ Travel
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 1, 2018
  • August 11, 2026

Features

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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

26.0805.00

August 11, 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

📉 43-1

Travel

This app dropped -1 position in Travel chart.

Last updated on August 18, 2026.

User reviews

Not user friendly

App needs major improvements. I have a bunch of bookings on my Rover homepage that aren’t showing up in my inbox to archive them. This has led to excessive bookings piling up on my homepage which makes it impossible to find my current bookings. I reached out to customer support who didn’t know how to resolve the problem and disconnected the chat when I asked to speak to a supervisor. I then received an email from rover asking if I needed anything else. I replied telling them what happened and they assured me the problem was fixed. When i checked nothing had changed. Customer support is awful at resolving problems and danced around the issue. The chat relay time is horrible as well. It seems like they are helping multiple customers through chat because they take forever to respond to simple answers like when you reply yes or no to their questions. I spent over 1 hour trying to get something resolved through chat which is ridiculous given that most of the time was wasted on waiting for the agent to reply. I do not recommend this app.
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Difficult to use

Rover is a great concept, however, the user experience on the app is very poor. It makes me not want to use it. It’s not designed like an app and I constantly can’t find what I’m looking for. I would be happy to provide some suggestions!

Not great.

This app is horrible for new users. Trying to get a quick way to get money while having experience taking care of animals and others yet no one even can really see your profile. I can’t even find anywhere to explain how to get any bookings or how to use when new. It’s really frustrating because out of a job and this was supposed to help.
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Waiting and waiting

It’s been 13 days since I paid for the background check and they still haven’t approved my account. I even reached out to their support team and nothing was done 🙁

Sells your data

Was not happy with the flood of “pet services” spam after signing up. I already pay a service fee, Rover has to sell my data on top of that? Not booking again.

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App crashing and freezing issues

Bug

Unreliable push notifications

Bug

Inaccurate pet profiles and information

Bug

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.