For families

Your village is ready.
Are you?

Ringlet helps parents coordinate childcare, plan get-togethers, and stay close to the people who show up. Stop texting ten people at once — see who's free and make things happen.

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Hundreds of families already in their village

Get Ringlet

Bring your village together — free to join. Keep a private Ring just for you (like "my backup sitters") or start a shared Group everyone in it can see (like "The Alvarez Family" or a neighborhood swap).

Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play

Free to download. Invite your first people in minutes.

Bring a sitter co-op to your community

Love the idea of a modern-day, community-centered babysitting club near you? You don't have to be the one to run it — tell us about your community and, if it looks like a good fit, we'll set up a short call to help figure out what it could look like as a Ringlet Organization.

We'll never share your information. It just helps us know where interest is growing.

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Thanks for letting us know!

We've noted the interest in your community. Someone from the Ringlet team will follow up to schedule a short call and talk through what a sitter co-op could look like nearby as a Ringlet Organization — you don't need to be the one to run it.

As seen in

"The app process is easy and it's such a cool idea. I have faith that it will work because parents are frequently looking for sitters."

TribLive, Oct 2025 →
Why Ringlet

Childcare shouldn't feel like a second job

The people in your life want to help. Ringlet makes it easy to ask, coordinate, and actually follow through — without the group text chaos.

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Free help first

Ask the people who already offered — grandparents, friends, your co-op — before you pay for anything. Ringlet widens to sitters only if you still need someone.

See how it works →
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Ask privately

Ringlet is invite-only, and your asks stay that way too. Unlike posting to a Facebook group, other parents never see your request — only the sitter or provider who's actually free does, and it disappears once someone's confirmed.

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One app for the whole village

The people who cover Friday night are the same ones you want at the park on Saturday. Line up care and plan the playdates, dinners, and nights out in the same place.

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"I have had friends sometimes tell me they can't go out because they can't find a sitter and I have almost never had to say that."
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Darla W.
Mother of three, Sewickley PA

As featured in TribLIVE / Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Every stage

A village that grows with your family

The people you lean on change as your kids grow. Ringlet works at every stage, from the first sleepless weeks to getting your own social life back.

  1. The newborn weeks

    Lean on your inner circle

    Everyone says "let me know if you need anything." A private Ring shows you who actually means it, and turns those offers into real help from the people you trust most: an extra set of hands, a nap shift, someone to hold the baby while you shower.

    Start a Ring
  2. Toddler & preschool years

    Collect your new crew

    Just because your kids are on the same slide doesn't mean you've got the same vibe. When you truly hit it off with another parent at the playground or at pickup, add them to a Ring or start a shared Group and make the next park day more fun.

    Start a Group
  3. Ready for a sitter

    Bring in more hands

    When you're ready for a babysitter, or baby #2 arrives, a local sitter Organization connects you with sitters your community already trusts. You can book them without posting your request to a Facebook group of 10,000 strangers.

    Join an Organization
  4. The big-kid years

    Make room for you again

    Once the kids need less hands-on care, Ringlet helps you reconnect with friends whose plans don't revolve around the kids, whether that's a dinner crew or the one friend you keep meaning to go deep with over coffee.

    More on staying connected → Start a Ring or Group
How it works

Up and running in minutes

No complicated setup. Just you, your people, and a place to coordinate.

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Create your Ring or Group

Download the app and start free — a private Ring just for you, or a Group shared among members. Running something bigger? Apply to start an Organization instead.

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Invite your village

Send invites to family, friends, and neighbors. They join in one tap — no friction.

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Coordinate with ease

See availability, make requests, and plan hangouts — privately, without broadcasting it to the whole group text.

Invite Actions

Ask your village first.

Post a care request to the people you'd call anyway. Then schedule Invite Actions to widen the circle — a Group, your go-to sitters, a local Organization — only if you still need someone.

Example planWatch Ava · Friday, 6–11 PM1 sitter needed
Mon · Plan posted

Start with family

Shown only to the people you pick.

In-laws
Reach
Free
Tue · Invite Action

Widen to friends & co-op

Add a shared Group plus a couple of friends.

North Side Parent Co-Op+ 2 friends
Reach
Free
Wed · Invite Action

Add sitters you know

Open it to your private Ring of go-to sitters.

Favorite Sitters
Reach
Paid
Thu · Invite Action

Bring in an Organization

Invite a babysitting Organization to co-host — their sitters are invited.

North Side Sitters
Reach
Paid · Organization-vetted ✓ It's on · Maya R. is in

Invite Actions only run if the plan still has an open spot. If Grandma says yes on Monday, nothing else goes out — and nobody else ever sees the request.

No sitter Organization near you yet? Tell us about your community →

"To take something like this and give us the opportunity to schedule jobs… will help us keep this going."

Mia F. — Founder, Sewickley Valley Sitters
The sitters' side

Ready to activate your village?

It starts with one download and one Ring or Group. Your people are already out there — Ringlet helps you bring them together.

Get started now