VERDICT
Should I use TutorHunt?
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Depends. A safe, free choice for UK parents hunting a private tutor — 4.7/5 across ~4,200 Trustpilot reviews. Tutors should scrutinise commission terms first; several report fees rising.
Categories
Confidence
Medium. Based on 14 public sources: Trustpilot, Reviews.co.uk, Glassdoor, Reddit, PissedConsumer, Crunchbase and TutorHunt's own site.
Ratings
Pricing
Free
Parents & students
ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
TutorsCommission + fees (unpublished)
Best for
- UK parents seeking private tutors
- Online or in-person home tuition
- Budget-conscious families (free search)
- Independent tutors wanting student leads
Not for
- Tutors averse to commission hikes and booking fees
- Non-UK users needing local coverage
- Schools wanting managed, vetted tutoring programmes
- Buyers expecting salaried, agency-employed tutors
Gotchas - check before you buy
medium
Free for parents, but tutors pay commission — expect that baked into hourly rates.
medium
Reddit threads reference a 'New Booking' fee — check current terms before committing.
medium
No published security page; data-handling practices unclear.
low
Complaint-site users describe chasing support repeatedly for resolutions.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Rated 4.7/5 on Trustpilot from roughly 4,200 reviews
- Completely free for parents and students to use
- Handles the whole booking process end to end
- Covers niche subjects, e.g. information security tutors
- 375 reviews on.uk corroborate the rating
Cons
- Tutors report fees have 'hugely increased'
- Only 58% employee approval on Glassdoor
- Customer service complaints listed on PissedConsumer
- 2019 review title tells students and tutors to avoid entirely
Sources & method
official x1review x7security x1news x1
Key stats
Value for money: 4/5
Rating
Free
Starting price
10
Sources
Analyzed
- Value for money: 4/5. Free for parents; tutor fees griped
- Ease of use: 4/5. Users call it easy to use
- Feature depth: 3/5. Handles booking; no advanced features cited
- Support quality: 3/5. Strong review scores, but complaint-site gripes
- Security posture: 2/5. No security page; no known incidents
- 4.7/5 Trustpilot rating ~4,200 reviews
- Free Parent cost Site is 'completely free' to use
- 375 Reviews.co.uk reviews Independent review site
- $245.1K Crunchbase est. revenue Reported this year
Pricing
Parents & students
Free
- Search and compare tutors
- Booking handled by platform
Tutors
Commission + fees (unpublished)
- Pay per booking
- Fee levels not disclosed in sources
Security
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Users widely praise ease of use and booking, while some tutors and a few detractors complain about rising fees.
“Tutor hunt was so easy to u…”
“DO NOT USE THIS SITE AS A STUDENT OR TUTOR!”
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Full analysis
Based on 14 public sources: Trustpilot, Reviews.co.uk, Glassdoor, Reddit, PissedConsumer, Crunchbase and TutorHunt's own site.
Free, well-reviewed UK tutor marketplace for parents; tutors report rising fees. No security page published.
Methodology
Based on 14 public sources: Trustpilot, Reviews.co.uk, Glassdoor, Reddit, PissedConsumer, Crunchbase and TutorHunt's own site.
Sources
- Tutor Hunt Trustpilot reviews (4.7)trustpilot.comreview
- Tutor Hunt homepage — free to use, booking handledtutorhunt.comofficial
- Tutor Hunt — 375 Reviews.co.uk reviewsreviews.co.ukreview
- TutorHunt Glassdoor reviews incl. fee complaintsglassdoor.comreview
- Glassdoor review: 'DO NOT USE THIS SITE…'glassdoor.comreview
- Tutor Hunt customer service complaintspissedconsumer.comreview
- review
- TutorHunt Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.comnews
- Tutor Hunt security page (none found)tutorhunt.comsecurity
- Tutor Hunt vs Tutorperch: fees and DBS comparedtutorperch.comreview
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