Barkeaze is a dog-lover-built pet care app that finds sitters who are genuinely right for your dog — not just nearby. No awkward messages, no crossed fingers. Just the perfect match, every time.
We do the hard work of finding the right sitter before you ever see a result — so you can relax instead of researching.
Other platforms show you a list and leave you to figure it out. We think dog owners — and their dogs — deserve a bit better than that.
From the first update of the day to a live walk on the map, here's what having your dog stay with a Barkeaze sitter looks like.
Throughout every stay, your sitter posts photos and little updates — walks, meals, naps, cuddles — straight to your phone. It's the next best thing to being there.
This is a demo — nothing you post here is saved or shared.
We'd rather show you than tell you. Here's how Barkeaze compares to the big players — honestly and clearly.
| Feature | Barkeaze | Rover | Pawshake | Tailster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compatibility matching | ✓ Unique to us | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✗ None |
| Sitter booking fee | 12% (8% on Pro) | 15% | 19% | ~15–20% |
| Owner booking fee | 7% (max £25) | 15% (max £49) | None | — |
| Paw diary | ✓ Full + AI stories | Basic only | ✗ None | ✗ None |
| Live GPS tracking | ✓ Live map | Basic | ✗ None | Basic |
| Emergency vet alert | ✓ Built in | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✗ None |
| Meet & greet guidance | ✓ Guided flow | Basic | Basic | ✗ None |
| Loyalty rewards | ✓ 4 tiers | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✗ None |
Barkeaze sitters keep 88p of every £1 they earn — 92p on Pro. That's more than on Rover (85p) or Pawshake (81p) — and you get brilliant tools to go with it.
We're hand-picking 30 brilliant sitters in Dorset to help us launch Barkeaze. These aren't just early users — they're the people who'll shape what the platform becomes. In return, they get benefits that will never be available again.
Barkeaze is a family-run business — we're Dave and Mel, and it started with a simple frustration: existing pet-sitting apps treat every dog the same. We didn't think that was good enough — so we built the platform we always wished existed, one that actually reads your dog's profile before it ever shows you a sitter, and does the compatibility thinking so you don't have to.
We're launching first in Dorset, working closely with a small group of Founder Sitters to get everything right before opening up more widely across the UK. If you've got questions, ideas, or just want to say hello, we'd genuinely love to hear from you.
We're going live in Dorset in 2026 — and waitlist members get first access, launch discounts and all the early news. Pop your details in below and we'll keep you posted.