Rover - Dog Boarding & Walking

4.7
32.8K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Editors' Choice
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Rover is the #1 pet sitting and dog walking app. Get trusted pet care in your neighborhood.


The Rover app was created for dog people by The Dog PeopleTM. Through the app, get adorable photo updates, GPS tracking of your dog’s walk, an easy way to message sitters or manage your business, and a secure way to book and pay.


With over 100,000 pet sitters and dog walkers in the U.S. and Canada, Rover makes it easy to book pet care you can trust.


PEACE OF MIND
• 95% of reviewed services receive a perfect 5-star rating.
• Every service booked on Rover is backed by The Rover Guarantee and 24/7 support.


FAST & EASY
• Contact and message sitters and dog walkers, right from the app. Receive messages from sitters when you're on the go.
• Hassle-free and secure payments, every time.
• Get a map of your dog's walk, pee/poo and food/water alerts, and a personalized note from your sitter or dog walker.


FOR PET SITTERS AND DOG WALKERS, TOO
• Send photos, videos, and messages to pet owners with just a few taps.
• Get paid on the go—it’s simple and secure with the Rover app.
• Seamlessly manage your business, even if you're at the dog park.
• Enable push notifications to respond faster than ever to booking requests.
• Create Rover Cards to seamlessly share information with your clients.


IN THE PRESS
Rover has appeared in:
• The New York Times
• The Today Show
• The Wall Street Journal
• USA Today
• ABC News
• And many more!
Updated on
Apr 25, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
32.3K reviews
Emery Volz
February 24, 2024
These guys are lucky that they're basically the only game in town. The app's unintuitive and buggy interface is well-documented in other reviews. As a pet owner, it works well enough for what it is... But if you encounter any form of trouble, things fall apart. The only solve they offer is contacting customer service, which often has a language barrier and can't offer any support other than helping you find another Rover (which isn't much use if the issue is urgent).
52 people found this review helpful
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Rover.com
February 24, 2024
Hi Emery. We appreciate your feedback, and we apologize for any inconvenience you've encountered. We're always actively working on improving our app's interface. Your concerns are valid, and we're committed to ensuring a smoother experience in the future.
Ty Jordan
February 26, 2024
Walker since 2019. App can be difficult to navigate. They've done some updates to the app, but no real improvements, just differences. As a customer, they charged me a 7% booking fee, and as a walker, they take 20% of my earnings. VERY strict against freelancing! Will block you from exchanging numbers and threaten to deactivate your account if they even suspect that you're "stealing" clients. Never discuss private prices through the app. Not even over their confidential phonecall 📞 option.
65 people found this review helpful
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Rover.com
February 26, 2024
Our service fees cover the Rover Guarantee, both our 24/7 Trust and Safety and Customer Service, site maintenance, and product improvements. They also help cover benefits for sitters, including the costs of processing payments and ongoing promotion of sitters on Rover. If you need further clarification, call our 24/7 Rover Support at 888-453-7889.
Jesse Gammons
December 18, 2023
It's a nice concept. They also have emergency support, etc, which is good. A few things that are just absurd: The percentage they take from sitters is just too high. The app has many bugs and no way to report them or any clear assistance. (3rd party sites for background checks that don't work, etc.) No clear way to block crazy people. Every word of a response that they've given me is 100% boilerplate. Yeah, it's probably easier and more lucrative to post on Craigslist.
93 people found this review helpful
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Rover.com
December 18, 2023
Hi Jesse, thank you for your feedback. We’re very sorry to hear this was your experience. While this is not the typical Rover experience, we take feedback seriously and would appreciate the opportunity to look into this further. Please call our Rover Support team at 888-453-7889 and we’d be happy to start an investigation for you.

What's new

Rover is always working on performance improvements and bug fixes (nobody likes fleas) to keep your experience bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.