Experience
What is Village App?
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Village App is a community-based babysitting exchange platform designed to make casual, trusted childcare easy and accessible.
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Instead of paying in cash, members earn and spend points within their trusted group
— creating a modern, fair, and mutually supportive way to manage babysitting needs.
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This is not a public babysitting marketplace.
Village App operates as a closed-loop system — where friendship, trust, and connection are the foundation.
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Members typically know each other already (or are just 1–2 degrees of separation apart),
creating a high-trust environment more akin to a WhatsApp parenting group than a commercial service.
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The app is inspired by the original model used by the founders in-laws and their friends: a spreadsheet, a calling tree, and a shared understanding of fairness, safety, and mutual support.
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Village App brings that model to life for today’s parents, powered by technology but rooted in timeless values.
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If I need a babysitter next Friday night, I simply create a babysitting request inside the app, entering the date, time, and a short note.
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That request is instantly shared with everyone in my Hub — the trusted circle of parents I’ve joined or created.
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Anyone in my Hub can accept the gig and earn points in return for helping out.
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If no one responds straight away, I can send a DM to a few members and ask personally.
The tone is casual and familiar — like messaging a friend in a WhatsApp group — but with all the requests and points tracked in one place.
If no one in my Hub is available that night, I know early on and can plan accordingly. It’s transparent, respectful of everyone’s time, and built on real relationships.
The Experience for Parents
A First-Person Flow
As a parent, here’s how I use Village App:
Emotional & Lifestyle Value
Guilt-free time off knowing you're not spending money, but participating in a give-and-take system
Built-in social trust (you’re not hiring strangers — you're part of a trusted network)
Friendship and community – much like informal groups like “Yummy Mummy’s” or “Dad Bod Squad” on WhatsApp, connections are strengthened through mutual support
More quality time for self-care, couple time, or errands — without childcare costs
Your Place in the Hub
Lean on your friends, and their friends, to build a safe, trusted network.
