KynosaskKynos™by Artemis Petconnect, Inc.

For pet sitters

Meet your new coworker.

Kynos helps you start every stay knowing the pet — their routine, medications, personality and the little things an owner would normally have to explain from scratch.

You bring the care. Kynos helps you bring the understanding.

Free to download · Keep 85% · Paid in 48 hours · No exclusivity

Kynos, the askKynos companion, ready to help pet sitters

A platform that works differently

Your experience should help you get found. Not buried.

Smart Match is about fit. If you're great with senior pets, medications or pets who need a little more patience, that experience matters when the right owner is looking.

Surfaced by fit

You won't get buried.

Owners aren't just handed the nearest profile. askKynos is designed to connect pets with sitters whose actual strengths fit what that pet needs.

Your expertise becomes part of the match — not something hidden below a star count.

Kynos with a clipboard, ready to verify an experienced sitter

Fast-Track for experienced sitters

Don't start over.

If you've already built a 4.8★+ reputation on another platform, that work shouldn't disappear just because you're trying something new.

Fast-Track lets qualified experienced sitters share the record they've already earned and move through verification faster.

15%Sitter service fee. One number.
NeverExclusivity required
6 hoursFast-Track if you're 4.8★+
First 1,000Earn the Founding Sitter badge
Kynos beside growing stacks representing sitter earnings

Straightforward economics

Keep more. Make more.

Your clients picked you. Bring them with you.

You set your rates. The sitter service fee is 15%, so you keep 85% of each completed booking. No exclusivity — askKynos is something you can add to what already works for you.

Free to download. New sitters pay a one-time $35 onboarding fee for their background check. Experienced sitters approved through Fast-Track pay nothing.

85%You keep
Your ratesYou set them
NeverExclusive

Founding Sitters

Only 1,000 Founders.

Join early. Help shape what pet care should become. And be recognized for being here from the beginning.

01Provide Exceptional Care Treat every pet with the attention and care you'd give your own.
02Support Community Help create a welcoming community for sitters and families.
03Give Honest Feedback Help us continuously improve.
04Uphold Trust Follow our standards and act with integrity and transparency.

The Founding Sitter badge is permanent — and deliberately carries zero ranking advantage. It recognizes that you were here first and committed to a standard.

Only 1,000 askKynos Founding Sitter spots

What you'll be able to offer

Three services today. Five as we grow.

Boarding, dog walking and pet daycare are live. House sitting and drop-in visits are coming soon — more ways to fill your calendar without adding another platform.

  • Boarding — Overnight at a sitter's homeLive now
  • Daycare — Daytime at your home or businessLive now
  • House sitting — Overnight at the owner's homeComing soon
  • Drop-in visits — Short visits at the owner's homeComing soon
  • Dog walking — Walks from the owner's homeLive now

Ready to move?

Here's how.

Most sitters are set up in an afternoon. Fast-Track sitters can be approved within 6 hours.

  1. Create your profile

    Open it in your browser or get the app. A few minutes to set up, and you decide what you offer and what you charge.

  2. Get verified

    Already rated 4.8★ or better on an established platform that runs its own background checks? Fast-Track recognizes the reputation you've earned. Upload your profile link or a screenshot and a copy of a valid driver's license; our team reviews it personally and approves qualified sitters within 6 hours. Everyone else completes a background check. Verification is why the badge means anything.

  3. Take the Founding Sitter Pledge

    Four standards: provide exceptional care, support our community, give honest feedback, uphold trust and safety. Take the pledge and the Founding Sitter badge displays publicly on your profile — permanently.

  4. Bring your people with you

    Your referral code, their discount. Your first askKynos booking can be someone who already trusts you.

A Founding Sitter with a dog beside the askKynos Founding Sitter Pledge

Where trusted pet care begins

The Pledge.

We're not just filling a directory. We're building a community of sitters who go above and beyond — and the people who join early help set that standard.

Proud to be building this with our Founding Sitters.

Join early. Be recognized. Help shape the future.

Pet sitter. Pet parent. Or both.

The same understanding can come home with you.

If you use askKynos while caring for clients' pets, you can use it for your own pets too. Add their stories, ask health and care questions with their context already there, and switch between Sitter and Parent mode in the same account.

And it works the other direction: pet parents who know animals well can choose to become sitters and earn additional income caring for the kinds of pets they're comfortable with.

askKynos app showing the Parent and Sitter mode switch
Two roles. One account. Switch whenever you need to.

Built for real-world trust

We didn't take shortcuts with the trust pieces.

Payments run through Stripe. Sitter background checks run through Checkr. We built and tested those systems before asking anyone to trust askKynos with a pet, a payment or a booking.

Payments powered by Stripe

Payment processing is handled through Stripe's infrastructure rather than askKynos storing raw card details. Our booking flows also support the cancellation and refund policy selected for each sitter.

Background checks through Checkr

Sitter screening is integrated through Checkr. Every sitter is background-checked or verified through Fast-Track before they're matched with your pet.

Sitter questions

What sitters ask us first

Straight answers about joining, verification, matching, earnings and the Founding Sitter Pledge.

Can I keep my own clients?
Yes. Your clients are yours. Bring them onto askKynos and you keep the relationship — we don't insert ourselves between you and the people who already trust you. That's the premise the whole platform is built on.
Do I have to leave the platforms I'm already on?
No. askKynos is non-exclusive by design — not as a trial period, but permanently. Keep every platform that's working for you and add askKynos alongside them. There is no penalty of any kind for working elsewhere.
What does askKynos cost sitters?
No subscription. New sitters pay a one-time $35 Sitter Onboarding fee that covers their Checkr background check; sitters approved through Fast-Track pay nothing. After that, a 15% sitter service fee applies to completed bookings — so you keep 85%. Clear numbers, disclosed up front, with no ranking penalties or hidden deductions.
How fast can I start taking bookings?
If you're rated 4.8★ or higher on an established platform that runs its own background checks, Fast-Track lets you upload your profile link or a screenshot and a copy of a valid driver's license. Our team reviews it personally and approves qualified sitters within 6 hours as a Verified Experienced Sitter. Finish your profile and payout setup, and you're ready to book. Your license is used only to confirm you're the person behind that profile, then deleted. We don't keep it. Everyone else goes live once the standard Checkr background check completes.
What happens to the reviews I've earned elsewhere?
They're how you get in. Fast-Track uses the rating you've already built to verify and approve you quickly, and your profile carries the Verified Experienced Sitter badge. Your outside reviews are used only to verify and approve you. They never appear on your askKynos profile, where reviews come from your askKynos bookings.
How does matching work for sitters?
Smart Match pairs you with pets that fit your actual strengths — the medication cases, the seniors, the reactive dogs, whatever you're genuinely good at. Instead of competing on proximity against everyone nearby, you're surfaced to the owners whose pets you're best equipped to care for.
Can I set my own rates?
Yes. You set your nightly and per-service pricing, and you see exactly what you keep before accepting any booking.
When do I get paid?
Payouts release 48 hours after each booking completes, through Stripe, directly to your bank account.
What is a Founding Sitter?
The first 1,000 sitters who take the Founding Sitter Pledge carry a permanent Founding Sitter badge on their profile. It never expires and it can't be earned later. The Pledge is a commitment to four standards: provide exceptional care, support our community, give honest feedback, and uphold trust and safety.
Does the Founding Sitter badge get me more bookings?
No, and that's deliberate. The badge carries zero weight in Smart Match. Visibility on askKynos isn't for sale — not to sitters, not to anyone. If badges bought placement, no badge here would be worth having. What the Founding Sitter badge means is that you were among the first and you committed to a standard.
Do I need a background check?
Yes, unless you're approved through Fast-Track. Every other sitter completes a Checkr background check before going live. Fast-Track sitters are verified through the 4.8★+ record they've already earned on an established platform that runs its own background checks, plus a valid driver's license, and carry the Verified Experienced Sitter badge.
Do I need my own insurance?
Yes. Every sitter carries their own individual insurance, and you can show proof of coverage in the app.
What services can I offer?
Boarding, dog walking and pet daycare are available now. House sitting and drop-in visits are coming soon. You choose which services you provide and set separate rates for each.
What happens if an owner cancels?
You choose your own cancellation policy — Flexible, Moderate, or Strict — and it's shown to every owner before they book. Payout on an owner cancellation follows the tier you set.
What tools do I get for running my business?
Bookings, scheduling, messaging, and payments in one place. The Pet Graph gives you each pet's full record — medications, conditions, fears, routines — before the stay starts, so you're not guessing on day one. The Vet Assistant answers health questions mid-stay using that pet's own history. And PetCoins accrue as you work.
Can I be a sitter and a pet parent on the same account?
Yes. One account, both roles, switchable in the app. PetCoins you earn sitting can fund care for your own pet.
Who built askKynos?
Artemis Petconnect, Inc. — a four-person, family-founded company. Two of the four founders spent two years as pet sitters on other platforms before we decided to build askKynos. We had been on both sides of the handoff and kept running into the same problem: no real way to pass along what actually matters about an animal.

Free to download. No exclusivity, ever.

Keep every platform you're on. Keep your clients. Keep 85%.

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The first 1,000 sitters to take the Founding Sitter Pledge earn the badge permanently.