Pet sitting app vs the manual way
Most pet sitters run on texts, intake forms, group chats, sticky notes, and memory. It works until a detail slips or a client asks what you did. Here's how that compares to running every client in one app.
| What you're juggling | The manual way | With Collie |
|---|---|---|
| Getting the client's info | Scattered across texts, a form they half-filled, and a group chat | Set up once by the family: pets, feeding, meds, vet, home notes |
| During the visit | Scroll back through messages to check which pill, which meal, which door | A checklist for the visit that you tick off in order |
| Proof for the client | You text updates, or they just have to trust it happened | Every task logs with your name and the time, plus one update with notes and photos |
| Multiple clients | A separate thread and a different system for each home | One account, every home separate, switch in a tap |
| Cost | Free, but it costs you time and missed details | Free for sitters, with no limit on visits or homes |
Getting the client's info
The manual way
Scattered across texts, a form they half-filled, and a group chat
With Collie
Set up once by the family: pets, feeding, meds, vet, home notes
During the visit
The manual way
Scroll back through messages to check which pill, which meal, which door
With Collie
A checklist for the visit that you tick off in order
Proof for the client
The manual way
You text updates, or they just have to trust it happened
With Collie
Every task logs with your name and the time, plus one update with notes and photos
Multiple clients
The manual way
A separate thread and a different system for each home
With Collie
One account, every home separate, switch in a tap
Cost
The manual way
Free, but it costs you time and missed details
With Collie
Free for sitters, with no limit on visits or homes
The bottom line
The manual way is free but leaks time and details, and leaves clients with no record. An app keeps each home's plan in one place, gives you a checklist, and shows the family the work as it happens. Collie does all of this, and it's free for sitters.