Just Single Parents, as the name suggests is an online dating site for single parents looking to meet like minded people in the UK. By offering people with children the chance to meet people in the same situation can take the stress out of online dating for those with kids from previous relationships.
The Good: Niche site specifically for single parents • Free telephone support • Facebook registration and login option
The Bad: Very little! No mobile apps?
Members of Facebook will find registering for this site quick and easy using Facebook Connect to speed up the process. It's also possible to register in the traditional way by setting up an account.
| Login via Facebook | Multiple photos | Video profiles | |||
| Compatibility testing | Photo via webcam | Sign up ~ 3 mins | |||
| Horoscopes | Photo editing |
Searching members is an easy process. You have a basic search option that allows for searching on location and age range. There is also a more detailed search where you can drill down on the specifics including physical attributes and details like drinking habits and smoking preferences.
| Free to search | Advanced search | Save searches | |||
| Find new members | Postcode search | GPS-based search | |||
| Search last login | Gender search |
This site scores well the on Halo front. We award more points for free phone support lines and features that engender trust. We like the feature that allows the user to cancel their membership via the site and we are happy with the terms of the cancellation policy.
| Show last login | Online profile removal | Cancel subs online | |||
| Show who's online | Block / blacklists | ID checks |
Payment for this site is via recurring billing on major credit or debit cards. You also have the benefit of paying via Paypal which gives you more control over re-billing.
| Credit / debit cards | Non-recurring fees | Phone support | |||
| Direct debit / SO's | Cancel subs online | ||||
| PayPal | Mobile payments |
The main means of communication on JustSingleParents is via direct message, effectively a member to member email via the site. You can also virtually wink to other members as an icebreaker to invite someone to visit your profile. As is the case with almost all online sites you will need to pay the membership to access the messaging features.
This site offers a video chat feature for face-to-face webcam chat as another value added feature it's possible to chat privately using their instant messaging client.
| Show who's online | Flirts, kisses, winks | Direct messaging | |||
| Show who's looking | Instant messaging | SMS texting | |||
| Friends list | Video chat |
At the present JustSingleParents does not offer a mobile phone dating application.
| iPhone app | Android app | GPS-based search | |||
| Blackberry app | Nokia app |
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80%
overall review score
our searches on Just Single Parents dating site provides us with a good coverage of results across the country. Naturally not many profiles were returned as you would expect from a mainstream dating site but for a niche site we were impressed.