Launched this week
OkTreat makes pet care reciprocal: care for another member’s pet, earn TreatCoins, and use them to book care for your own. Chat and meet before booking. We’re also developing AI-assisted pet sitter matching and Pals, a preview of interest-based community profiles and area browsing.
A month of dog sitting could cost me $1,800. And I hadn’t even paid for the trip yet.
I love my dog, and I want someone I trust looking after him while I’m away. But once I added up the flights, accommodation, and pet care, I started wondering whether I could afford to go at all. I also kept thinking about all the times I could look after someone else’s dog when I was home. Why couldn’t doing that help me cover care for my own dog next time?
That’s why I built OkTreat. When you look after someone’s pet through the app, you earn TreatCoins. When it’s your turn to travel, you can use those credits to book care for your own pet. You can earn from helping one owner and use what you earned to book with another. That makes it easier to find care that fits your dates and your dog.
Once I’d thought about what happens at home while I’m away, I started thinking about the trip itself. I enjoy travelling solo, but some days I’d love to have someone to share a meal with or explore a new neighbourhood together. That’s where OkTreat PALS comes in. You can find other solo travellers and make plans, whether you’re travelling with a pet or on your own.
I wanted people to feel comfortable deciding who they meet. PALS is for adults, and a chat opens only after an invitation is accepted. The safety features include identity checks before meetups, approximate locations to protect your privacy, and tools to block or report someone. We encourage first meetups in public places, even for something as simple as coffee.
If you’ve ever looked at the cost of a trip and thought, “How am I going to afford care for my dog too?” that’s the feeling that started OkTreat. I built it for people like me who want to travel and feel good about who’s looking after their pet back home.
Interesting idea! Could I earn TreatCoins by walking someone’s dog, then use them for boarding when I travel? That flexibility would make the exchange useful even for people who can’t host pets at home.
Thanks, Carrie! Yes—that’s exactly the idea. You can earn TreatCoins through completed dog-walking bookings, then use them to request boarding with another community member when you travel. You don’t need to host pets at home or exchange care with the same person. Rates and sitter availability vary, and you can chat and meet before booking. 🐾
A question from me as the founder: what would help you feel comfortable trusting someone new to care for your pet? 🐾
With OkTreat, you can give care, earn TreatCoins and use them with a different community member. You can also chat and meet before booking.
Would you try this kind of exchange? I’d love to hear what feels useful, what is unclear and what you would want us to improve. — Patrick