Comparison

SingleDadStrong vs Held

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SingleDadStrong

Connect with a supportive community of single fathers. Share experiences, find local meetups, and access curated resources for co-parenting, legal advice, and financial planning. Built by a single dad for single dads.

Highlights
  • Connect with single dads locally and nationally
  • Find local meetups and family-friendly events
  • Share parenting wins and challenges
  • Access curated resources on legal and financial topics
  • Private messaging for building friendships
  • Supportive community for fathers
Features
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SINGLE FATHERHOOD IS HARD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE. When you're navigating custody schedules, co-parenting challenges, and solo parenting without backup — you need more than advice from Google. You need guys who've been there. Who understand the Friday pickup anxiety, the off-week silence, and the guilt that comes with all of it. SingleDadStrong is the community for single fathers that didn't exist — so we built it. WHAT YOU GET: REAL COMMUNITY Connect with single dads in your area and across the country. Ask questions, share experiences, and get honest advice from fathers who actually understand. No judgment, just support. LOCAL MEETUPS & EVENTS Find family-friendly events, dad meetups, and activities in your city. From sports leagues to museum trips to coffee meetups with other single dads. Currently active in South Florida, Orlando, Tampa Bay, and Atlanta — expanding monthly. CELEBRATE THE WINS Nailed the school morning routine? Cooked a meal your kids actually ate? Share your victories with dads who get why the small stuff matters. VETTED RESOURCES Access guides on custody and legal help, co-parenting strategies, financial planning, and age-specific parenting tips — all curated specifically for single fathers. PRIVATE MESSAGING Build real friendships. Connect with dads near you beyond the public forum. BUILT BY A SINGLE DAD, FOR SINGLE DADS SingleDadStrong was created because single fathers deserve a space of their own. Whether you're newly separated, years into shared custody, or navigating widowhood — there's a seat at the table for you. You're not failing. You're doing the work of two parents. And you don't have to do it alone. Join fathers who get it.

About

Held

Features
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Parenting is more fun with friends. It's time to stop doing it all alone! Join Held to find and create the village every parent deserves to have. Get custom matched with local parents in your area based on your specific time availability and unique set of values as a person and parent. There's a space for every type of parent and parenting style. Regardless, of whether you're a crunchy queen, minimalist mama, single parent, partnered parent, or LGBTQ parent alike. Use held to create weekly mom meetups, dad pals, monthly parents night out, or simply to raise kids in a community and tribe of other parents that get it and get you. Everybody deserves a support system that sees and celebrates them. Join Held to build your village.

Screenshots

SingleDadStrong4 screens
Held4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SingleDadStrong at none against Held's 1. SingleDadStrong also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Held sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SingleDadStrong asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SingleDadStrong ships an update daily, Held fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SingleDadStrong versus Held: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingleDadStrongHeld
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB95 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJonathan JacobsSimone Patricia LLC

In-app purchases

None

SingleDadStrong

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Held

One-time1
  • Raise Kids with a Village$119.00

Questions

Is SingleDadStrong free?
SingleDadStrong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Held free?
Held is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SingleDadStrong or Held have ads?
Held shows ads; SingleDadStrong does not.
Which is updated more often, SingleDadStrong or Held?
SingleDadStrong ships an update daily, and Held fortnightly. Most recently, SingleDadStrong was updated on October 6, 2026 and Held on October 8, 2026.

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