Comparison

Huddle Sitters vs Sittership

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Huddle Sitters

Easily book trusted babysitters or find flexible childcare jobs. Connect with families and sitters through your existing network for secure and convenient scheduling. Manage availability, rates, and bookings all in one place.

Highlights
  • Effortless booking for parents
  • Flexible job opportunities for sitters
  • Connect through existing networks
  • Integrated schedule management
  • Real-time availability
  • Automated confirmations and reminders
Features
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Huddle is Seattle's trusted babysitter network. Parents find babysitters through friends, neighbors, and school families they already know. Babysitters get access to local jobs with great Seattle families. Free for everyone. FOR PARENTS The easiest way to find, book, and manage trusted babysitters in Seattle. • Grow your list of go-to babysitters through people you know. Discover new babysitters through friends, neighbors, daycare families, and school families. See how you're connected before you ever book. • Last-minute care, fast. When your go-to babysitter isn't available, find a trusted backup babysitter in minutes. 99% of jobs posted on our job board get filled. • Book babysitters without the back-and-forth. See real-time availability. Request and confirm in the app. Calendar invites and reminders go out to everyone automatically. • One calendar view. See all your go-to babysitters' availability in one place — no more group texts just to find out who's free. • Private by design. Job posts only go to our trusted babysitter network. • Free for everyone. No subscription, no fees. Download and find your babysitter. FOR BABYSITTERS The easiest way to find babysitting jobs with great Seattle families. • More jobs, less effort. Post your availability once and let Seattle families reach out. No cold pitching, no public forum posts, no chasing. • Set your own rates upfront. Families see your rate and specialties before they ever contact you. • Apply to jobs in a few taps. Browse the job board and land gigs fast. • Manage every job, every family, all in the app. Bookings come through the app and automatic reminders get sent. • Get paid your way. Cash, Venmo, Zelle — whatever works. No payment processing through the app. • Free to join. No subscription, no fees. Download and start getting babysitting jobs. • Seattle-only by design. Huddle serves Seattle families and babysitters exclusively. Your network stays local, trusted, and real. **** FAQs • Why should I trust this app? Huddle is built on real connections — not a public marketplace. Babysitters in your network come recommended by friends, neighbors, and school families you already know. You can see exactly how you're connected to every sitter before you book. • How is this different from Care.com or Facebook groups? Care.com connects you with strangers. Facebook groups mean public posts, scattered DMs, and no organization. Huddle is different — babysitters come through your trusted network, job posts go to vetted sitters, and everything from booking to reminders is managed in the app. • How do I find a babysitter? Post a job and send it to trusted babysitters in your network. You can also browse sitter availability and book in a few taps — no back-and-forth texting required. • Is it free? Yes. Huddle is free for both families and babysitters. No subscriptions, no platform fees. • Is it only for Seattle? Yes — Huddle is Seattle-only by design. Keeping it local means a tighter, more trusted network for everyone. Love Huddle Sitters? Follow us on Instagram @huddle.sitters Like us on Facebook: @huddle.sitters Having questions for Huddle Sitters? Send us an email at hello@huddlesitters.com

About

Sittership

Easily coordinate childcare with your trusted babysitters. Post needs, manage bookings, and communicate privately within your pre-approved circle. Sitters use the app for free.

Highlights
  • Post childcare needs in one tap
  • First sitter to accept gets booked
  • In-app messaging for requests
  • Build and manage your trusted sitter bench
  • Book open sitter availability
  • Set up recurring childcare needs
  • Centralized booking calendar
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Sittership — your private circle of trusted babysitters. Sittership is a calm, private way for families to coordinate childcare with the sitters they already know and trust. It's not a public marketplace: there's no browsing strangers, no public profiles, and no ratings. You build your own bench of approved sitters, post a need once, and the first sitter to accept is booked. No group texts, no double-booking, no back-and-forth. WHY FAMILIES LOVE IT - Post a need in one tap: notify every approved sitter at once instead of a dozen separate texts. - First to accept gets booked: no double-booking and no chasing replies. - Message in-app: sort out bedtime, routines, and last-minute details with your sitter, right on the request. - Build your trusted bench: invite and approve only the sitters your family already knows. - Book open availability: grab the times your sitters post, straight from your bench. - Recurring needs: set up repeating sits (weekly date night, school pickups) and they're posted to your sitters automatically. - One calm calendar: see every upcoming and past booking in one place. - Endorse your favorite sitters and recommend them to friends' families. - Stay in the loop: push notifications when a sit is claimed, changed, or coming up. FOR SITTERS - See open requests from the families who've approved you and accept the ones that work. - Post your availability: share open times and let your families book them. - Keep all your families and upcoming sits organized in one place. - Track your hours and pay at a glance, set a monthly earnings goal, and leave a quick recap after each sit. - Core sitting features are free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Households approve their own sitters. Sittership does not vet, screen, or background-check anyone. You decide who you trust with your family. Children never create accounts; care details are entered by a household adult to coordinate care. You can report or block within any conversation, and remove a sitter at any time. SITTERSHIP PLUS Running a household in Sittership (posting needs, building your bench, managing recurring sits) is part of Sittership Plus. - Sittership Plus (Monthly): auto-renewable subscription - Length: 1 month - Price: $5.99 USD per month, after a 7-day free trial - Core sitting features are free. SITTER PRO Sitters who want to grow their sitting business can upgrade to Sitter Pro: a verified public sitter card to share, unlimited family intros, an earnings export for taxes, a calendar subscription, and one-tap payment reminders. - Sitter Pro Monthly: auto-renewable subscription, 1 month, $4.99 USD per month - Sitter Pro Annual: auto-renewable subscription, 1 year, $39.99 USD per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://sittership.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions? Visit https://sittership.app/support

Screenshots

Huddle Sitters4 screens
Sittership4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Huddle Sitters at none against Sittership's 1. Huddle Sitters also leads on ratings volume (56 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sittership sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Huddle Sitters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Huddle Sitters against 5.0 for Sittership. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Huddle Sitters has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Huddle Sitters versus Sittership: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHuddle SittersSittership
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (56 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuddle SittersAtlas Systems

Customer experience

Huddle Sitters

All ratings57 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sittership

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Huddle Sitters

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sittership

Subscriptions1
  • Sittership Plus7 Days trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Huddle Sitters free?
Huddle Sitters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sittership free?
Sittership is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Huddle Sitters or Sittership?
Sittership is rated higher. Huddle Sitters averages 4.9 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Sittership averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Huddle Sitters or Sittership have ads?
Neither Huddle Sitters nor Sittership shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Huddle Sitters or Sittership?
Huddle Sitters ships an update every 4 days, and Sittership every 4 days. Most recently, Huddle Sitters was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sittership on October 7, 2026.

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