How Is Babypool So Affordable? Because Our Costs Are Low.
Finding a babysitter, dog sitter, or someone to help around the house shouldn't cost a fortune.
Some popular care websites charge subscriptions just to contact sitters. Others charge booking fees or take a cut of what sitters earn.
With Babypool, the core features are free, and you can bring your own sitters.
What Does Finding Help Cost?
If you spend $2,000 a year on babysitting or pet care, here's what you could pay in platform fees:
| Platform | Annual fees |
|---|---|
| Popular caregiver website | $~168 |
| Major dog-sitting app | Up to $220* |
| Babypool Free | $0 |
| Babypool Parent Pro | $40 |
Based on advertised fees. The dog-sitting example assumes an 11% customer fee on $2,000 in bookings; actual fees may be capped. Sitter payments aren't included.
Bring Your Own Sitters
Already have a babysitter you trust? Or a neighbor who watches your dog?
Just send them an invite link to join your private pool.
When you need help, choose which sitters to contact. Babypool can send a request to everyone at once or reach out one at a time until someone accepts.
One request instead of texting five different people.
And you're not paying to join a network that might not have anyone you know.
Why So Cheap?
Our costs are low. That's really it.
Babypool is independently built and run. We don't have a big team, expensive offices, or a huge advertising budget.
We also don't process payments or take booking commissions. You pay your sitter directly.
Babypool focuses on coordination rather than offering insurance or booking guarantees.
Whether it's babysitting, pet care, or other household help, you can start for free.
Parent Pro is $40/year. Sitter Pro is $60/year. No booking commissions.
We just want to make getting help easier without making it more expensive.