UrbanSitter: Local Caregiver 4+

Book a babysitter or nanny

UrbanSitter, Inc.

Designed for iPad

    • 4.8 • 13.9K Ratings
    • Free

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Description

Looking for reliable child care? UrbanSitter’s babysitting app has you covered. From full-time to last-minute help, easily book sitters, nannies, and tutors. Trust and safety are our top priorities - all sitters undergo thorough background checks. Pay securely with our easy payment system. Whether you need a nanny with teacher experience to help with distance learning or a learning pod, an after-school sitter, or backup childcare, UrbanSitter’s babysitting app makes it easier than ever to find, interview, book and pay child care.

Are you a caregiver looking for the perfect job? Showcase your skills and experience on UrbanSitter’s babysitting app. Earn great money, choose your own hours, and have fun sitting for families nearby. Join UrbanSitter and take control of your caregiving career today!

Sign up for free on UrbanSitter and connect with millions of caregivers. Gain access to a vast network of child care, senior care, pet care, and tutoring jobs. Join UrbanSitter for a hassle-free child care experience. With UrbanSitter, you have the power to unlock your personal network to book babysitters and nannies you’re connected to through friends, moms groups and parents from your kid’s school.

SIX REASONS TO LOVE URBANSITTER:

FOR PARENTS:
• Find part-time or full-time nannies, tutors, and more
• All caregivers are background checked
• Easy payment system: go cashless and pay by credit card in the app
• Last-minute bookings available
• Plug into your existing networks to find caregivers
• Add preset health screening questions to job posts

FOR CAREGIVERS:
• Great pay & flexible hours. Top UrbanSitter babysitters earn over $1,000/wk
• Keep 100% of what you make with our standard payment setting
• Trust & safety: your safety is our priority. Parents must verify their identity to book
• Browse babysitting jobs, nanny jobs, elderly care jobs, and more
• See how you’re connected to families through other sitters, nannies, families, & groups
• Enter your availability and let UrbanSitter help coordinate the right jobs for you!

Efficient and trusted childcare solutions for all your needs, now and in the future. Find and book sitters hired by people you trust with UrbanSitter, and say goodbye to the stress and hassle of finding reliable sitters.

What’s New

Version 13.5.0

We've updated a few things on the backend to keep the app running smoothly.

Please let us know if you experience a bug or issue! Email us at support@urbansitter.com

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5
13.9K Ratings

13.9K Ratings

Rhaydon47 ,

Lifesaver when I was in college

When I was in college I used UrbanSitter a lot to pick up date night jobs during the weekend and even got a regular mother’s helper job during the week after classes. It was a great way to make extra money completely on my own schedule. You can set your availability for certain days and parents can book you, or you can look at posted jobs and apply for them. I met so many nice families and explored different parts of the city I may have never visited! When you set up your profile, definitely add a video and get reviews from past employers and other parents so you can start off with 5-Star reviews. I’ve seen other sitters complain but honestly if you do a great job babysitting and are professional and reliable (don’t no-show!) you shouldn’t have a problem and you’ll find so much benefit in UrbanSitter. Everyone at support has been helpful too with jobs and payments. I highly recommend you give it a try!!!

Developer Response ,

Thanks so much for the great review! We are thrilled to hear that you have connected with wonderful families and built a successful babysitting business to help support you during college. We appreciate you sharing your positive experiences.

Shoshiety ,

Waste of time and money!

I purchased a one month membership to start for $40-something and posted my part-time job for a babysitter at an average rate. I got a few bites from various people who didn’t read the post and didn’t meet the qualifications m, and many people just couldn’t hold a text conversation or simply never replied to basic interview questions. I sorta wonder if they didn’t get notifications? But also, several people replied 2-3 weeks later saying that they’re not looking for work right now at all. Why am I paying for a matching service that allows inactive users profiles to be shown? Another few people kept on trying to give me their phone numbers so I’d text/call them directly instead of using the app. However, the app automatically deletes those messages that contain phone numbers. It’s kinda unprofessional for a potential job candidate to try and cheat the system of the app their using to get work, but also, it was just annoying because these folks weren’t answering some basic questions about their qualifications and thus I didn’t get to the point for a while. Honestly, it just seems like this app is better for backup babysitters or if you’re in a pinch and need a one-time random person. Rather than looking for a solid commitment, I’d only recommend using this app if you’re out of other options.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your review. We are so sorry to hear about your experience with the app so far in not receiving responses from caregivers and having caregivers who are declining bookings within their availability, but we sincerely appreciate your feedback. This is definitely not the experience we aim to provide families in the community! Our Member Services team would love to help you with your caregiver search to find great childcare in your area. If there are any questions our team can answer or anything we can help with, please do feel free to let Member Services know by emailing support@urbansitter.com. We sincerely hope we can turn your negative experience around! Thanks again.

dee davidson ,

Best Sitter App out there, one major flaw for sitters

I've been babysitting for several years now, and been an US member for about 3 years. I tried 6 different sitting sites and fell in love with this one. My tech friend also confirmed that UrbanSitter has the best security out of the several sites his hiring company has used (data protection is important!!)

Sitters read to the end why this review is 4 stars, and not 5...

Pros
• Very easy/functional app (love this)
• Sitters - autonomy with setting your availability, creating your bio, setting your rate, and accepting/declining job requests (most, but not all sites allow all of these options!)
• Parents - from what I've heard, responsive customer service for families

Cons:
• Parents - Some families have struggled to book interview requests; however, this can be easily navigated by booking a $0/hr job request or using the website messaging system to message a sitter and arrange a chat or in-person meet
• Sitters - POOR customer service. Had a terrible experience where it took me 2 months to get a non-automated response and additional 1.5 months past that to get follow up emails and my problem resolved. Thankfully, I have only needed to use customer service once, but it was incredibly stressful and disappointing.

The other 5 sitting sites I worked with was readily available the same-day to talk with me. This or 2 business days should be the standard like it is for other jobs.

Developer Response ,

Hi Dee, thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear about your experience with support but we sincerely appreciate your feedback. If there are any questions our team can answer or anything we can help with, please do feel free to let our Member Services team know by emailing support@urbansitter.com. We sincerely hope we can turn your negative experience around so you can enjoy the benefits of UrbanSitter as so many sitters do! Thanks again.

App Privacy

The developer, UrbanSitter, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:

  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Location
  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Search History
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Financial Info

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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