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Comparison of online dating services

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This is a partial, non-exhaustive list of notable online dating websites and mobile apps.

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Name Description Owner Registered users Free All features free Hetero­sexual con­nec­tions Poly­amorous con­nec­tions Free Messaging STD-noti­fica­tion
Adam4Adam Connects gay men "for friendship, romance, or a hot hookup". Yes No No ? Yes Yes[1]
Adult FriendFinder Members can connect with other adult members based on profiles. 30,000,000 as of 2006[2] No No, free users cannot respond to contact and cannot initiate contact. Paid users have added benefits. Yes Yes No
AnastasiaDate Connects Western men with women from Russia and former Soviet Republics – CIS 4,000,000 as of 2013[3] No No Yes ? No
Ashley Madison Members are matched up with other married adult members based on their profiles. 60,000,000 as of February 2013[4] Yes No; Free users can view profiles and respond to contact but cannot initiate contact. Paid users have added benefits. Yes Yes No
Badoo Available in 44 languages on the web and on 12 different mobile platforms. Bumble, Inc. 500,000,000 as of February 2021[5] Yes No; Charge for higher prominence, higher limits, invisibility, etc. Yes ? Partial
BeautifulPeople Dating website where membership is based on a vote in which existing members rate how attractive they perceive prospective members to be. 800,000 as of 2015[6] No No; free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging. Yes ? No
Bumble Dating app where women send the first message (for heterosexual matches) Bumble, Inc. 22,000,000 as of 2017[7] Yes No Yes ? After match; only woman can initiate
Christian Connection For Christian singles from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and Singapore No
 No; Free trial. Free basic profile members can still see photos, edit profiles, search, use discussion boards. Paid members can freely message, start discussion thread, no daily limit of discussion board entries. Basic profile members can only message other users with pre-set replies. Yes Partial
ChristianMingle Dating site that caters to Christian singles. Members may choose whether to specify the Christian denomination to which they belong. Spark Networks Services GmbH 12,000,000 as of 2019[8] No No Yes ? No
Coffee Meets Bagel App providing daily curated matches based on Facebook connections Yes No, "Beans" (in-app currency) unlock extra features, such as matching with users who aren't in your curated list. Premium membership enables activity reports, read receipts, extra beans.[9] Yes Yes
Cupid Dating website NSI Holdings Ltd. No No; Free: registration, profile, search, pictures uploading, send and receive winks, chat rooms, promo activities. VIP users can send and reply to mails, view full-size personal photos Yes No No
DateMySchool Dedicated to verified college students and alumni (via education database). Can block by departments and schools. 179,000 as of 2013[10] No; All users can view profiles. Free messaging and status posting for undergraduates (5 messages/day limit). Alumni cannot initiate or respond to contact or post status updates. All Paid users can message and post and they also have added benefits. Yes ? Partial
DOWN (app) Online dating application for users looking for casual relationships and hookups. Users can swipe up for more serious dating, swipe down for casual hookups. Yes No; More features such as finding out who liked you. Yes After match.
EHarmony Dating site based upon pre-screening using personality tests. ParshipMeet Holding GmbH No No; free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging. Yes ? No
Facebook Dating Digital dating product at Facebook Meta Platforms Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ?
Gaydar Profile-based dating website for gay and bisexual men, women, and couples. Yes No; Chat and search is free. No ? Yes
GayRomeo/ PlanetRomeo Worldwide social network, instant messaging and dating community for gay, bisexual and transgender men. 6,740,000 registered and 1,107,000 active (last 6 weeks[when?])[11] Yes No: Communication, profile and picture views, search engine are free. Video downloads, higher database limits, deactivation of advertising are not. No ? Yes
Gleeden Social network, instant messaging and dating community for extra-marital relationships. No No: Costs credits to send and read messages unlimited number of times to one user and premium gives higher database limits, deactivation of advertising Yes ? No
Grindr Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS for LGBT people. San Vicente Acquisition LLC 3,600,000
daily active users as of 2018[12] 		Yes No No Yes Yes Yes[1]
Her Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS with Facebook integration. Men are not allowed to create profiles on the platform. Yes Yes No ?
Happn Mobile single dating site 50,000,000 registered users as of 2019[13][14] Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Hily Mobile dating site 15,000,000 as of 2020[15] Yes No Yes Yes (but preliminary heterosexual) After match.
Hinge Match Group 20,000,000 people use Hinge (800,000 pay for premium services)[16] Yes No; Free users are able to filter by age location, gender, ethnicity, and religion, and have limited swipes. Premium users can filter by more, including children, politics and drug use. Hinge Premium users are also able to see everyone who has liked them already. Yes ? ?
JDate Dating site that serves people of a Jewish background as well as those interested in them. Spark Networks Services GmbH No Yes ? No
JSwipe Online dating app targeted at millennial Jewish singles. Spark Networks Services GmbH 800,000 as of September 2016[17] Yes No; messaging without match Yes Implicitly discouraged[17] After match
Lovestruck Online dating for single professionals in UK, Hong Kong and Singapore 300,000 registered as of 2012[18] No No Yes ? No
Mamba Social-network-like dating site, primarily CIS/former Soviet Union, but some international presence. Primary language is Russian, but all languages welcome (and searchable). Caters to all audiences. 40,000,000 as of 2019[19] Yes No: Communication, profile and picture views, simpler engine, blogs are free. Additional search criteria and double appearances in others' relevant searches for "VIP membership". Single payments for regional advertising of profile (one-time appearance in scrolling banner for $1 – user picture, link, short text for mouseover; bidding war for stationary second banner + cost of $1/minute). Yes ? Yes
Manhunt Profile-based dating website for gay men Yes No. Messaging, search, 20 profile views per day, video chat is free. Manhunt VIP includes unlimited profile views, view full-sized profile photos, unlimited buddies, unlimited blocks, saved searches No Yes Yes Yes
Match.com Match Group 96,000,000 registered as of 2010[20] 1,377,000 active (2009)[21] No No Yes ? No
Meetic European online dating service Match Group No No Yes No
OkCupid (OkC) Uses answers from user-generated questions to find matches that conform to a user's stated preferences. Match Group 30,000,000+ active as of 2013 Yes No; Free to join, search, messaging, and chat. Phone verification needed in order to register an account or access a pre-existing account. Non-essential features like sponsored profile promotion available for paid "A-List" members.[22][23] Yes Yes After match
Parship Dating site for people looking for a long-term relationship, using a personality test. Available in Europe and Mexico. ParshipMeet Holding GmbH No No; free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging. Yes No
Perfectmatch This dating website is using heuristic algorithms to find matches. No No Yes No
POF (PlentyofFish) Dating site mostly active in United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil Match Group, Inc. 100,000,000 registered as of 2015[24] Yes No; Features such as seeing the date and time a user viewed your profile and allowing you to see whether a user read and/or deleted your message.[25] Yes Yes
Pure (app) Dating site mostly active in United States, Canada and United Kingdom, average user between 25 and 40 Misterico Limited 500,000 registered as of 2021[26] Yes No Yes Yes Yes time-limited
Right Stuff Dating site for graduates and faculty of Ivy League, Seven Sisters, and about 50 similar colleges and universities and medical schools 4,900 No No; $50 fee for 6 month membership, plus $3 for profile of members of interest Yes ? Yes
Scruff Dating app for gay and bisexual men 15,000,000 registered users (2019)[27] Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Sniffies Browser based dating and hookup app for gay and bisexual men Yes No No ? Yes
SpeedDate Former online speed dating site where users meet via text, audio, and video chat - Domain now owned by Match.com - No longer a Speed Dating site Match Group 9,000,000 registered as of 2010[28] Yes No, Premium users can continue communicating after unlimited free speed dates Yes
Squirt.org Cruising and hookup site for men seeking men Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Taimi Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS for LGBTQI+ community. 2,000,000+
as of 2019[29] 		Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Tastebuds.fm Utilizes tastes in music No No; Subscription required to send or receive messages. Yes No
Tinder Mobile single dating site Match Group 75,000,000 active users as of 2021[30] Yes No – premium users get unlimited swipes, can undo a no-swipe, can browse in other locations, in addition to some other preferences and features Yes ? After match
Zoosk Has integration with a Facebook community.[31] Spark Networks Services GmbH 50,000,000 as of 2011[32] Yes No; Searching and viewing partial profiles is included with free account like most dating sites, fee or monthly subscription for full communication with other members.[33] Yes No

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kraus, Rachel (May 31, 2018). "Grindr, other dating apps are working to add STD notification features". Mashable.
  2. ^ "'Adult' Dating Sites Are Flourishing". Startup Journal. Archived from the original on March 23, 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ "The Mail Order Bride Boom". CNN Fortune. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  4. ^ Dodgson, Lindsay. "Ashley Madison now has 60 million users. Two men told us why they use it". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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  6. ^ "Dating site for beautiful people kicks out more than 3,000 members for 'letting themselves go'". Daily News (New York). 2015-03-05. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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  9. ^ "Coffee Meets Bagel launches premium membership for $35 per month". 22 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  10. ^ "DateMySchool Homepage Count". Retrieved 2013-01-23.
  11. ^ "ROMEO | Gay, Bi and Trans Dating and Chat". ROMEO | Gay, Bi and Trans Dating and Chat.
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  13. ^ "Saint-Valentin : quel bilan pour l'appli de rencontres Happn ?". Les Echos (in French). 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  14. ^ Gonzalez, Romain (2019-03-10). "" Le dating est un fait social reconnu "". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  15. ^ "Hily Official Website". Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  16. ^ "Hinge Revenue and Usage Statistics (2022)". Business of Apps. 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  17. ^ a b Adkins, Laura E. (October 7, 2016). "JSwipe Right: Fall in Love With the Revolutionary Founder David Yarus". The Forward. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  18. ^ "Lovestruck.com". Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  19. ^ "Mamba.ru". Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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  25. ^ "Plentyoffish Serious Member Upgrade". Retrieved 2009-09-27.
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  31. ^ "Zoosk Facebook Page" – June 2, 2011
  32. ^ "Zoosk Help". Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  33. ^ "Zoosk Review" Archived 2012-08-08 at the Wayback Machine – July 3, 2012
  34. ^ "Matchmaker.com – Site Info from Alexa". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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