Hello Sitter | Babysitters vs SitterCircle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Sitter | Babysitters
Find verified and trusted babysitters on demand. This app connects families with experienced childcare providers, offering easy booking from one hour to ten days in advance. Smart matching ensures you find the right fit based on your family's needs.
- On-demand babysitter booking
- Verified and experienced sitters
- Smart matching technology
- Sitter profiles with reviews and videos
- Rigorous vetting process
- Easy booking and payment
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Hello Sitter for Parents Finally the babysitting app you love, on iOS! Available in: • New York City • Brooklyn • New Jersey • the Hamptons • New Orleans • Miami • West Palm Beach • Aspen • other locations to come... Why Hello Sitter? • Book childcare in minutes • Available from 1 hour to 1 year in advance • Trusted, thoroughly vetted babysitters • Personalized sitter matching • Parent reviews and introduction videos • Secure booking and payment • Family preferences and household details to help find the right fit • Recurring bookings Questions? Contact us at support@hellositter.com
SitterCircle
Connects parents with trusted babysitters from their existing social network. Sitters can easily post availability and manage bookings within their community. Streamlines the entire babysitting process from request to payment.
- Request babysitters from your trusted network
- Sitters post available hours
- Connects with friends and mutual friends
- Job details and instructions in one place
- One-tap Venmo payment integration
- Calendar sync with Google and Apple
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SitterCircle is a babysitting app built on real relationships. Parents request babysitters. Sitters post their available hours. The app connects friends and mutual friends for babysitting jobs, so every booking comes from your community, not hundreds of strangers in a marketplace. FOR PARENTS Request a babysitter once, instead of sending eighteen "you free?" texts. SitterCircle shares your request in the order you trust. Your regular sitters get first dibs, then your friends' trusted sitters, then sitters in your community groups. Every sitter is connected to someone you already know, and the app shows you exactly how. FOR SITTERS Post the hours you are available, and parents in your network book them directly. Block the time that is already yours, and the app stops asking. When a family connected to you needs a sitter, you are the first to know. Set your rate, pick your families, and track what you earn by week, by month, by year. HOW A JOB WORKS Once a sitter is booked, the app runs the night. Directions to the door, the wifi password, the bedtime routine, all in one place. When it is over, SitterCircle does the math and opens a one-tap Venmo payment to close out. BUILT INTO YOUR LIFE Calendar sync for Google and Apple. Maps and Venmo built in. No new tools to learn. SitterCircle is a babysitting app built on the friends, mutual friends, and community you already have. Not a marketplace of strangers. Not a group chat. Not an agency. Privacy Policy: https://sittercircle.app/#/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sittercircle.app/#/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hello Sitter | Babysitters at none against SitterCircle's 2. Hello Sitter | Babysitters also leads on ratings volume (688 vs 4). SitterCircle's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SitterCircle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hello Sitter | Babysitters asks for nothing beyond the download.
SitterCircle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Sitter | Babysitters has 688 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hello Sitter | Babysitters ships an update every 6 weeks, SitterCircle every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Sitter | Babysitters | SitterCircle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (688 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 688 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hello Sitter LLC | BB Dev Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Hello Sitter | Babysitters
SitterCircle
In-app purchases
Hello Sitter | Babysitters
No in-app purchases
SitterCircle
- Monthly Membership1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Membership1 Month trial$99.991 Year
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