Comparison

SitterCircle vs Sittership

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

Head to head
About

SitterCircle

Connects parents with trusted babysitters from their existing social network. Sitters can easily post availability and manage bookings, while parents can request sitters through a prioritized system based on trust. Includes integrated directions, Wi-Fi details, and one-tap payment options.

Highlights
  • Request sitters from your trusted network
  • Post sitter availability and manage bookings
  • Prioritized sitter requests based on trust
  • Integrated job details (directions, Wi-Fi)
  • One-tap Venmo payment integration
  • Calendar sync (Google, Apple)
  • Track sitter earnings
Features
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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

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

SitterCircle4 screens
Sittership4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sittership at every 4 days against SitterCircle's every 2 weeks. SitterCircle's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. SitterCircle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Sittership sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SitterCircle against 5.0 for Sittership. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SitterCircle ships an update every 2 weeks, Sittership every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
SitterCircle versus Sittership: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSitterCircleSittership
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBB Dev Studio LLCAtlas Systems

Customer experience

SitterCircle

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sittership

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SitterCircle

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Membership1 Month trial$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Sittership

Subscriptions1
  • Sittership Plus7 Days trial$5.991 Month

Questions

Is SitterCircle free?
SitterCircle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sittership free?
Sittership is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SitterCircle or Sittership?
SitterCircle and Sittership are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do SitterCircle or Sittership have ads?
Neither SitterCircle nor Sittership shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SitterCircle or Sittership?
SitterCircle ships an update every 2 weeks, and Sittership every 4 days. Most recently, SitterCircle was updated on November 9, 2026 and Sittership on October 31, 2026.

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