DArnTech / Bookings / for pet sitters
Booking for the indie pet sitter who's outgrown spreadsheets but won't pay $55+ for Time To Pet.
Time To Pet is the dominant pet-sitter tool at $55–195/month. If you're a solo sitter with 10–25 recurring clients, that price doesn't pencil. DArnTech Bookings is the focused recurring + per-visit photo + vacation-coverage piece, on your subdomain, $29/month.
Who this is for
- Solo sitters / dog walkers with 10–30 recurring clients · currently on spreadsheets, paper, Square Appointments, or Precise Petcare
- Sitters with 1 assistant doing more volume · multi-walker scheduling
- Vacation-coverage focus sitters doing twice-daily visits during 1-2 week vacation windows
Honest pricing-validation gate: pet-sitter ARPU runs lower than other verticals. $29/month is our floor (matches Time To Pet entry tier on price, wins on focus). If you're at 5-10 clients earning $200-500/month gross from pet-sitting, the math may not work for either tool — and that's an honest answer.
Features built for the pet-sitter shape
Recurring schedules
Every-Monday-Wednesday-Friday dog walks. Auto-rebooks, customer can pause for travel, change frequency.
Multi-pet per customer
Smith family has Rex + Buddy + 2 cats. All on one client record. Per-pet notes, per-pet medical/feeding instructions, per-pet emergency contact.
Tier menus (visit type)
15-min walk $20, 30-min walk $30, feeding visit $25, overnight $75. Your menu, your prices. Picklist booking.
Per-visit notes + photo
After each visit, you post a quick "Rex was great, walked 1.5 miles, ate breakfast, here's a photo" — customer gets accessible delivery link. The check-in customers love and pay extra for.
Vacation-coverage scheduling
Block of dates, multiple visits per day (morning + evening + late-night for the dog), package pricing. The shape that breaks generic scheduling tools.
Emergency contact + vet info
Vet name, vet phone, emergency contact per pet. Saved to the customer record so you have it on your phone when something happens at 11pm.
Honest comparison
| Tool | Monthly | Honest take |
|---|---|---|
| DArnTech Bookings | $29 (solo) · $49 (with assistant) | Focused on recurring + photo + vacation-coverage. Self-hosted. |
| Time To Pet | $55–195 | Dominant tool. Full feature set. Built for crews larger than you. |
| Scout for Pet Sitters | $25–50 | Closer to focused booking. Vertical-specific. |
| Precise Petcare | $24–65 | Vertical-specific, comparable pricing. |
| Square Appointments | $0–69 | Free tier exists. No multi-pet records, no per-visit photo, no vacation-coverage shape. |
This vertical is queued
Pet sitters are Vertical 7 in the DArnTech Bookings roadmap. Sequenced after Vert 1 (mobile detailers) lands customer #1. Estimated launch ~5-7 months out. ARPU validation is honest cycle-41 finding: if first 3 conversations reject $29/month, the vertical may shift. Reach out if interested — email d.arney@darrenarney.com.