Meowtel: In-Home Cat Sitting

Name: Meowtel: In-Home Cat Sitting
Rating: 4.8 (3677 reviews)
Author: Meowtel Inc.

Book a loving cat sitter

Only for iPhone

Free · Designed for iPhone

3.7K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

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Developer

Meowtel Inc.
Language

EN
English
Size

100.8
MB

iPhone

Find a loving and patient cat sitter with Meowtel. At Meowtel, we specialize in providing the highest quality in-home cat sitting services through our nationwide network of compassionate kitty experts! Whether you’re away on vacation or just out for the day, our fully vetted cat sitters provide thoughtful, reliable care backed by Meowtel’s protections and support to help ensure your kitty receives terrific care while in the comforts of their home. Why Choose Meowtel? - Tailored Cat Care: We exist to serve all kitties - including kittens, seniors, even special needs cats who may need medications or diabetic monitoring. Our cat sitters provide purr-sonalized care to suit your cat’s individual needs. Services include feeding, refreshing water, litter box maintenance, medication administration (if required) and lots of cuddles, playtime, and company! - Secure & Trustworthy: Each sitter undergoes a rigorous vetting process, including background checks and reference verifications, ensuring the safest care for your pets. - Stay Updated: Enjoy peace of mind with regular text updates, photos, and videos from your sitter, keeping you connected to your cat's activities and well-being. Booking a Reservation is Easy: - Choose a sitter who matches your cat’s specific needs and enjoy a seamless experience. - Once your request is confirmed by the sitter, every reservation comes with a free Meet & Greet to discuss care instructions and home logistics, so you know it’s a purr-fect match. - If it’s not the right fit, reach out to our Bellhop Support for our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, and assistance with rebooking. Become a Meowtel Cat Sitter: Interested in joining our sitter community? Start your journey as a professional cat sitter for free! Begin with the pre-screen questionnaire - followed by a reference check, video interview, listing set up, and a background check - all reviewed by our Onboarding Team. Your cats deserve the best. Download Meowtel today to meet your next compassionate care provider who truly understands cats!

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

3.7K Ratings

High Quality Cat Care
10/13/2021

etd21
Love that there is a high quality pet-sitting service dedicated specifically to felines, with sitters who are fully vetted and background checked and who specialize in the art of cat-care. The best cat-caregivers possess a combo of skills and traits that cater to cats’ unique sensibilities (including a calm, patient demeanor) with the ability to gain their trust and put both felines and their humans at ease…as a cat-mom, communication is key when I’m away so knowing you can count on updates with pictures / videos during each visit goes a long way. Meowtel sitters are held to a very high standard in order to maintain a 5-star rating, and you can read reviews from each sitter’s previous clients to get an even better sense of the quality of care you can expect to receive. They have a genuine love of felines, are detail-oriented, possess a high level of emotional intelligence and an innate ability to read feline body language and behavioral cues, with years of hands-on experience. Would highly recommend.

Developer Response
Meows to you, etd21! Thanks so much for this meowvelous review and you sure nailed it: catering to each kitty and bringing the feline love to our clients is what our sitters do best. We hope to see you on Meowtel soon!
High Quality Cat Care
10/13/2021

etd21

Love that there is a high quality pet-sitting service dedicated specifically to felines, with sitters who are fully vetted and background checked and who specialize in the art of cat-care. The best cat-caregivers possess a combo of skills and traits that cater to cats’ unique sensibilities (including a calm, patient demeanor) with the ability to gain their trust and put both felines and their humans at ease…as a cat-mom, communication is key when I’m away so knowing you can count on updates with pictures / videos during each visit goes a long way. Meowtel sitters are held to a very high standard in order to maintain a 5-star rating, and you can read reviews from each sitter’s previous clients to get an even better sense of the quality of care you can expect to receive. They have a genuine love of felines, are detail-oriented, possess a high level of emotional intelligence and an innate ability to read feline body language and behavioral cues, with years of hands-on experience. Would highly recommend.
Developer Response 10/20/2021
Meows to you, etd21! Thanks so much for this meowvelous review and you sure nailed it: catering to each kitty and bringing the feline love to our clients is what our sitters do best. We hope to see you on Meowtel soon!
Trying to be an alternative, but failing
11/23/2021

dudefloss
I tags to say, tye good thing about this app is that it inspired me to connect with other local pet sitters and work together , because this is just another exploitative app designed by people who don’t know how to design apps, banking on being the combo McDonalds/Uber of catsitting.As a sitter…this app takes 30%, which means if you don’t want to drastically underprice/undervalue your labors and experience to get clients through this app, good luck. I’ll stick to my local clients through word of mouth rather than offering poverty level rates to compete with unskilled sitters who are undercutting actual professionals.The onboarding experience is ridiculous. They want you to give several references, but not personal ones. I gave professional pet sitting references and they asked them questions like “if this person lost your keys, what would they do?” and asked them what else I do for a living…why would a professional client know that???When it came time for my final zoom onboarding with Meowtel, my attempts to log in got me “host not ready” messages…then I got an auto email saying I wasn’t approved because I didn’t make the meeting. LolololIf you want a good cat sitter…reach out locally. Talk to your neighbors. If you find someone through this app, they are getting ripped off trying to offer your kitties care. Everyone deserves better than this.

Developer Response
Meow there, dudefloss! We’re sorry that you weren’t selected to join our sitter community. As we mention on our website, we accept less than 10% of our applicants. We will be in touch if we decide to open up applications to 2nd time candidates.
Trying to be an alternative, but failing
11/23/2021

dudefloss

I tags to say, tye good thing about this app is that it inspired me to connect with other local pet sitters and work together , because this is just another exploitative app designed by people who don’t know how to design apps, banking on being the combo McDonalds/Uber of catsitting.As a sitter…this app takes 30%, which means if you don’t want to drastically underprice/undervalue your labors and experience to get clients through this app, good luck. I’ll stick to my local clients through word of mouth rather than offering poverty level rates to compete with unskilled sitters who are undercutting actual professionals.The onboarding experience is ridiculous. They want you to give several references, but not personal ones. I gave professional pet sitting references and they asked them questions like “if this person lost your keys, what would they do?” and asked them what else I do for a living…why would a professional client know that???When it came time for my final zoom onboarding with Meowtel, my attempts to log in got me “host not ready” messages…then I got an auto email saying I wasn’t approved because I didn’t make the meeting. LolololIf you want a good cat sitter…reach out locally. Talk to your neighbors. If you find someone through this app, they are getting ripped off trying to offer your kitties care. Everyone deserves better than this.
Developer Response 12/10/2021
Meow there, dudefloss! We’re sorry that you weren’t selected to join our sitter community. As we mention on our website, we accept less than 10% of our applicants. We will be in touch if we decide to open up applications to 2nd time candidates.
The app takes a large percentage from sitters
11/08/2022

carrotsRgud
The percentage they take from sitters is higher than on other apps. The tier system allows you to make more *WITH THE SAME CLIENT*- you make more if the same person books multiple appointments, from my experience most people go with new sitters each time. As far as I know there is no effort on the side of the app to refer clients back to the same person. I’m sure the app creators would say that it’s likely based on availability, but the app should suggest to client that if you liked the person who cat sit for you before you should message them to see if their availability is flexible. A lot is put on the sitter when they only make their set price for visits, you don’t make anything for corespondents or for initial meet ups(or key hand off and returning). You “make your own prices” but you have to be on par with other sitters on the app, personally I think we are all undercutting ourselves based on the percentage taken out of our pay. Also unless you only want your cat fed and litter cleaned, book more than a 20 minute visit- that is not enough time for every(most) cats to get comfortable enough to play.

Developer Response
Meow there, carrotsRgud ! Thank mew so much for taking the time to share your valuable comments. Should you have any further feedback, please feel free to email us at bellhop@meowtel.com.
The app takes a large percentage from sitters
11/08/2022

carrotsRgud

The percentage they take from sitters is higher than on other apps. The tier system allows you to make more *WITH THE SAME CLIENT*- you make more if the same person books multiple appointments, from my experience most people go with new sitters each time. As far as I know there is no effort on the side of the app to refer clients back to the same person. I’m sure the app creators would say that it’s likely based on availability, but the app should suggest to client that if you liked the person who cat sit for you before you should message them to see if their availability is flexible. A lot is put on the sitter when they only make their set price for visits, you don’t make anything for corespondents or for initial meet ups(or key hand off and returning). You “make your own prices” but you have to be on par with other sitters on the app, personally I think we are all undercutting ourselves based on the percentage taken out of our pay. Also unless you only want your cat fed and litter cleaned, book more than a 20 minute visit- that is not enough time for every(most) cats to get comfortable enough to play.
Developer Response 01/05/2023
Meow there, carrotsRgud ! Thank mew so much for taking the time to share your valuable comments. Should you have any further feedback, please feel free to email us at bellhop@meowtel.com.
Scam
12/07/2024

LibertadMFM
I was scammed out of $28 using this app. I know it’s not much…it’s the principle though. This app gave a cat sitter the platform to scam me and get paid for work she didn’t do. (I initiallyBooked for 5 visits and only needed 3 but ended up paying for 4.5 visits) When I reached out to customer support about the issue, they said due to their policies they could not help and gave the full discrepancy to the cat sitter who lied on about what we agreed on and successfully scammed me out of my money. The cat sitter was aware that I was attempting to make the request to modify and agreed to clarify anything further with the app. However, it wasn’t working and she wasn’t seeing the request on her end. At this point of the conversation, it was neither of our faults that we were attempting to modify before the reservation started but it wouldn’t let us. Silly me to think people would hold true to their word. Their “policies” were that the modification was not made through their app. It was. I tried to. The modification request got lost in the ether and somehow it’s my fault. Then the person that made a verbal agreement with me went back on their word and I wasn’t shown any support as the customer. Bad business. Don’t support them. There are better options with support for the customer not just for the sitter.

Developer Response
LibertadMFM, Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration and would like to clarify the situation.As we discussed, and as outlined in our policies, modifications to reservations must be made through the Meowtel app (rather than verbal agreements) to ensure proper processing. Only future visits can be removed. Unfortunately, no modification request was sent to the sitter, leaving the original reservation terms intact. While all modifications are at the sitter’s discretion, your sitter kindly authorized a 25% refund for the unused visits. Additionally, Meowtel Support issued a courtesy bonus to your account for future use.We understand there may have been some confusion about the modification process, yet please know we're always here to help in these situations. Our goal is always to provide the best experience possible for our clients and their kitties. Thank you for your understanding.
Scam
12/07/2024

LibertadMFM

I was scammed out of $28 using this app. I know it’s not much…it’s the principle though. This app gave a cat sitter the platform to scam me and get paid for work she didn’t do. (I initiallyBooked for 5 visits and only needed 3 but ended up paying for 4.5 visits) When I reached out to customer support about the issue, they said due to their policies they could not help and gave the full discrepancy to the cat sitter who lied on about what we agreed on and successfully scammed me out of my money. The cat sitter was aware that I was attempting to make the request to modify and agreed to clarify anything further with the app. However, it wasn’t working and she wasn’t seeing the request on her end. At this point of the conversation, it was neither of our faults that we were attempting to modify before the reservation started but it wouldn’t let us. Silly me to think people would hold true to their word. Their “policies” were that the modification was not made through their app. It was. I tried to. The modification request got lost in the ether and somehow it’s my fault. Then the person that made a verbal agreement with me went back on their word and I wasn’t shown any support as the customer. Bad business. Don’t support them. There are better options with support for the customer not just for the sitter.
Developer Response 12/13/2024
LibertadMFM, Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your frustration and would like to clarify the situation.As we discussed, and as outlined in our policies, modifications to reservations must be made through the Meowtel app (rather than verbal agreements) to ensure proper processing. Only future visits can be removed. Unfortunately, no modification request was sent to the sitter, leaving the original reservation terms intact. While all modifications are at the sitter’s discretion, your sitter kindly authorized a 25% refund for the unused visits. Additionally, Meowtel Support issued a courtesy bonus to your account for future use.We understand there may have been some confusion about the modification process, yet please know we're always here to help in these situations. Our goal is always to provide the best experience possible for our clients and their kitties. Thank you for your understanding.

This release brings some enhancements to make your experience even better. Plus, we’ve squashed some bugs to keep things purrfect. Need help or found any bugs? Call us at 844-636-9835 or email bellhop@meowtel.com.

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