SitterCircle vs Babysitterly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Babysitterly
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Easily find and book trusted babysitters. Parents post sitting needs, and approved sitters can accept jobs. Includes sitter referrals and notifications for both parents and sitters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Babysitterly at none against SitterCircle's 2. Babysitterly also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 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. Babysitterly asks for nothing beyond the download.
SitterCircle ships an update every 2 weeks, Babysitterly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SitterCircle | Babysitterly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BB Dev Studio LLC | KEVIN LEE VANDEN HEUVEL |
In-app purchases
SitterCircle
- Monthly Membership1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Membership1 Month trial$99.991 Year
Babysitterly
No in-app purchases
Questions
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