What's the best website or app for getting help with chores?

May 10, 2023 8:43 AM

I'm recovering from an illness, and my mobility is (hopefully temporarily) very reduced. It would be helpful to have someone stop by a couple times per week, for an hour or two, to go down a list of random chores like taking out the trash. What website or app is best for finding someone, these days? I'm not in a major metro area but also not rural.
posted by zeek321 to Home & Garden (4 answers total)

Best answer: If you have a local Facebook group (my local Nextdoor is toxic so I don't use it ymmv), I've found that to be useful and all the pay goes in the person's pocket instead of in fees to an app. Since school is almost out for Summer, you might find a local High School or College student who wants to pick up some work. You could contact schools near you and see if they have a jobs board (or the techy equivalent as I am old).
posted by agatha_magatha at 9:23 AM on May 10, 2023 [2 favorites]

Care.com seems the best thing here. I've hired from there, and most people are careful to have insurance or some other way to ensure credibility.
posted by Dashy at 9:54 AM on May 10, 2023

I've hired college students near me from Task Rabbit. All of us like the app and documentation.
posted by Iris Gambol at 10:07 AM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

I have had good success with using Task Rabbit.
posted by forkisbetter at 12:30 PM on May 10, 2023