Sittr
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Prices are current as of 11 Sept 2026.
Sittr has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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| Sittr |   Airtasker |   SleepWellBaby: Support & Tips |   Butter: the IRL app |   Helpr: Child & Adult Care |   City of Sydney Library |   Northern Beaches Library |   Libraries Victoria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating / 5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 1.7K | 261K | 683 | 68 | 61 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| Released | 2015 | 2012 | 2019 | 2024 | 2015 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 |
Sittr reviews
4.7 out of 5, based on 1,738 reviews.
What people like
- Background checks make parents feel safe
- Easy to book last minute
- Sitters earn extra money easily
- Rates set automatically by app
What they complain about
- Support never actually helps
- App crashes and glitches often
- Carers get paid unfairly low
- Charged twice with no refund
Sittr.com Peace of Mind Childcare
As a privileged and educated Carer with 8 years patronage I can vouch for valid and sound services for your family and children with Sittr.com
Scam app do not use!!! Support non existent!
This app is quite the scam, did a couple of bookings. I needed invoices for these bookings, the FAQs say they provide invoices, but there is no way to access them. I’ve messaged support and no one replies at all. I event went as far as searching up the employees on LinkedIn and messaged them, no one replied! This is some sort of scam company with fake employees or something. If you can’t do something as basic as a receipt or invoice, then don’t trust them with the care of your children. AVOID AT ALL COSTS Use Kiddo instead, they’ve been great and support replies the same day.
Liz (Sitter)
I find Sittr a great site to source babysitting. I have been on the site now for over 7 years. The families I have meet are wonderful people and some have made me a part of their family. It’s appeal to me is the couples that have me look after their treasures want to use a site that give them a high calibre of babysitters.
Great service, truly terrible app
Love the ability to book a verified babysitter quickly. The carers I’ve booked have all been lovely, reliable, and experienced. The app design itself though - my goodness what a mess. It constantly shows that there are notifications for messages or bookings to be viewed, yet there’s nothing there. The whole thing is clunky and difficult to use. Very, very frustrating - but if you can endure the app itself, the service is worthwhile.
Sittr
Great app for carers to earn extra money but issues with my profile and unable to receive emails of jobs posted, no communication from support
Scammers
They don't reply to emails or messages and haven't replied to pay me for a job I done. Still unpaid and not replied to 20 days later. Seems like a scam of an app.
How does one make contact with a human?
I recently have been going through the sign up process but have come across a few issues. Sadly there seems to be no real way to contact an actual person in order to sort out the issues is there some phone no. Where I can talk to a person to get the issues resolved
Low rate for babysitters
Overall the app is good, mainly for the parents. The rate paid for nannies/babysitters is below the Australian minimum wage and there is no variation if it’s a holiday or more than one kid, which it’s not realistic at all for who is looking after the kids.
Great service
Always able to find a highly qualified babysitter at late notice. Like the background checking and that rates are set by the app removing the need to negotiate.
Not working
I’ve been using the app for two years already. I haven’t been able to ever receive a payment through the app, so all the bookings had to be cancelled and issued outside of the app. This is tolerable, but today a family changed the booking and the app doesn’t let me to accept nor cancel the new booking. I can’t even send messages to them. I tried deleting the app and installing it over again, but this was a huge mistake. Now it seems like loading for ever and I can’t even log in. Thanks to this I will leave this family standing up.
Great app
this is a great app for parents however there is a glitch which means you can't read the Sittr's full biography/profile. when you press 'read more' it cuts off the text.
Hard to find work
Sittr seems to be very much geared in favour of families. I have been using Sittr for almost three months now and have not been able to book a single job. It would be helpful if declined applications came with an explanation.
Reliable, easy to use
I’ve used this app a number of times now, and it’s reliable and easy to use. The sitters have all been lovely, and I appreciate that I can post a job last minute and still find someone great. I like the security of payment and messaging.
I’m totally disappointed
I'm a nanny, when I found this application I loved it, but a dad canceled me before the time making me leave in the middle of the morning, after that my payment was never processed, I've been writing for 3 weeks and they have never responded, so far I already have 4 pending payments! I've sent emails, I've sent messages and they don't even give me an answer, what a disappointment I feel cheated 🥲
Great app, and easy way to find a sittr
Really easy to use, a pleasure to find great baby sitters. Please can you fix an issue where there is a long bio of a sittr - it says 'read more' and tries to show the rest of the bio but it cuts off several lines so the additional lines can't be read.
Problem signing up via Facebook
Problem signing up using he Facebook option. The app just hangs there. Disappointing start.
Overall good
We had a last minute booking, so it was very helpful app for parent. I know to Babysitters it’s under paid, but for us parents we think it’s a bit expensive, and that’s why it hasn’t been a lot of traffic. When I first downloaded this Application, I immediately delete it due to the high price, there are a lot of babysitters willing to accept $20 or less / hour rate. Especially for kids who only require simple help and some night time watching after they sleeping. Maybe Sittr should reduce profit to get more customers. Or the babysitters should expect less than a full time job income, it’s more like a great opportunity whenever you have time to make additional income.
OVERCHARGED
While I was very happy with the booking process and my sitter was great, I was charged twice and have emailed and used chat function multiple times without a response. It’s been over three weeks now. Disappointed.
Love this app!
The only issue were some technical difficulties around payments, but these were resolved fairly promptly.
Use of Sittr
I’ve been using this app for quite a few months now. Initially I found the opportunities few and far between. Since I’ve been accepted for jobs, and had a few more reviews done, the job opportunities just keep rolling in 👍💜😁 It would be nice if the sitters received a more wage appropriate amount. Thank you Sittr for making this fun experience easy.
Great app, but no tech support or troubleshooting
Honest this app is great. Very good for babysitters and parents alike to find each other. My biggest gripe however is the lack of tech support. The app asks for background check for carers such as WWC etc. mine recently expired so I obtained a new one and submitted it for review. Nothing happened. I’ve sent off so many messages to the built in support system and have never heard a response. Looking back I haven’t been able to reach tech support for 3 years. So the app is great if it works. But if you run to to a problem you are far out of luck. I can’t even begin to calculate how many postings I have missed out on because I simply can’t get this issue resolved.
Great App!
First time user & it’s a winner so far. Look forward to writing great reviews against the sitters we encounter.
Amazing babysitters, poor service
I have used Sittr a number of times and previously had been a huge advocate, recommending it to other parents for the ease of connecting with babysitters you can trust. However I was charged to my credit card twice the last time I had a sitter, and have not been able to get in touch with anyone to organise a refund. I’ve emailed customer service at least twice and used the chat function in app to prompt contact multiple times and there’s been nothing back. It’s so frustrating. Hoping this review helps me get some traction!
Just discovered
Great for carers and parents alike. I’m impressed and glad to have found this platform! Thanks Sittr!
Booking cancelled no notice
Friday evening and the carer cancels the booking with no notice. Won’t be using again
Families be warned. This app is the real deal
I am a Sittr. I have had many jobs. I have been paid for cancelled jobs and full pay for parents who have come home early. This service looks after BOTH parents and carers. My account was suspended when my first aid ran out. Was I upset ? No. It assured me this Company knows what they’re doing. Protecting families. I did have notice too so I renewed my certification and back on again for work. I know when I need my own Sittr, I will have 100% satisfaction in knowing the carer will have the utmost experience and qualifications to look after my children. Great job guys.
Bug
App keeps crashing, please update or fix it
Best app I’ve used yet!
After doing lots of research and looking at different agency’s, websites, groups and so on, Sittr is the first app I have found that was free for me to use and also provided the security I was wanting ensuring the care provided to my kids was through safe and reliable people with all the references and check needed to be confident. I love being able to see the reviews from past family’s, and also see that they had a social media check also! I’ll be sure to let all my friends and family know about this site !
Terrible babysitters, no app support.
Do not bother with this amateurish, untrustworthy app. Whenever I experienced problems with babysitters I was unable to write negative reviews, thereby undermining trust in its review system. I sought in-app customer support but never got replies. Terrible experience.
Sittr FAQ
- Is Sittr free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 148 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Sittr have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Sittr?
- Airtasker (4.9 from 260,576 reviews), SleepWellBaby: Support & Tips (4.5 from 683 reviews) and Butter: the IRL app (4.1 from 68 reviews).
Sittr download
Last updated 4 months ago.
Sittr sells in 148 countries. It was released 10 years and 11 months ago, on 23 Oct 2015. It holds a 4.7 rating from 1,738 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Sittr make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.