Pet-care handoff page for friends and neighbors who pet-sit
Share one link with feeding, meds, vet and house notes; the sitter checks off each visit and sends a photo.
- App
- Health, Learning & Lifestyle
- Easy build
- 3-4 weekends
- Researched by ProjPilot
The problem
When friends or neighbors watch a pet, the instructions live in a long text thread or a note on the counter. Medication times, the vet's number and the sticky back door get lost, and owners away from home can't tell whether the evening feeding happened. Pet-sitting apps are built for paid marketplaces or professional sitters, not for a favor between neighbors.
For: Pet owners who travel · Friends and neighbors who pet-sit · Families sharing pet care
Why now
APPA counted 95 million US households with at least one pet in 2025. Rover's help center says it applies a 20% service fee to each booking made through its marketplace.
Demand signals
Monthly Google searches in the US, pulled 2026-09-24. These are the words people with this problem actually type.
What exists already
- Rover ↗Marketplace for paid sitters and walkers; Rover applies a 20% service fee to each booking.
- DogNote ↗Free family hub for logging a pet's activities; members join through the app.
- PawLog: Family Pet Care ↗New shared dog log with free family sharing by invite code; app-based and dog-focused.
MVP scope
- Care page: feeding, meds with times, vet and emergency contacts, house notes
- Share by link; the sitter needs no account or app
- Visit check-offs with time stamps and an optional photo
- Alert to the owner when a task is missed
- Reusable pet profiles for the next trip
- Printable backup copy for the fridge
How it could make money
- Free for one pet and trips up to 7 days
- $12/year for multiple pets, longer trips and photo history
Suggested stack
- SvelteKit
- Cloudflare Workers + D1 + R2
- Web Push and email notifications
Sources
- U.S. Pet Industry Reaches $158 Billion in 2025, Poised for Continued Growth in 2026 (APPA, Mar 26, 2026) (accessed 2026-09-24)
- What are the service fees? (Rover Help Center) (accessed 2026-09-24)
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