Comparison of online dating services explained

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

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Online dating services

Name	Description	Owner	Registered users	Free	All features free	Hetero­sexual con­nec­tions	Poly­amorous con­nec­tions	Free Messaging	STD-noti­fica­tion
Adam4Adam	Connects men with men "for friendship, romance, or a hot hookup".								^[1]
Adult FriendFinder	Members can connect with other adult members based on profiles.		as of 2006^[2]		, free users cannot respond to contact and cannot initiate contact. Paid users have added benefits.
AnastasiaDate	Connects Western men with women from Russia and former Soviet Republics – CIS		as of 2013^[3]
Ashley Madison	Members are matched up with other married adult members based on their profiles.		as of February 2013^[4]		Free users can view profiles and respond to contact but cannot initiate contact. Paid users have added benefits.
Badoo	Available in 44 languages on the web and on 12 different mobile platforms.	Bumble, Inc.	as of Feb 2021^[5]		Charge for higher prominence, higher limits, invisibility, etc.
BeautifulPeople	Dating website where membership is based on a vote in which existing members rate how attractive they perceive prospective members to be.		as of 2015^[6]		free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging.
Bumble	Dating app where women send the first message (for heterosexual matches)	Bumble, Inc.	as of 2017^[7]
Christian Connection	For Christian singles from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and Singapore				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.
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	as of 2019^[8]
Coffee Meets Bagel	App providing daily curated matches based on Facebook connections				, "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]
Cupid	Dating website	NSI Holdings Ltd.			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
DateMySchool	Dedicated to verified college students and alumni (via education database). Can block by departments and schools.		as of 2013^[10]	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.
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.				More features such as finding out who liked you.			After match.
EHarmony	Dating site based upon pre-screening using personality tests.	ParshipMeet Holding GmbH			free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging.
Facebook Dating	Digital dating product at Facebook	Meta Platforms					?		?
Gaydar	Profile-based dating website for gay and bisexual men, women, and couples.				Chat and search is free.
GayRomeo/ PlanetRomeo	Worldwide social network, instant messaging and dating community for gay, bisexual and transgender men.		registered and active (last 6 weeks)^[11]		Communication, profile and picture views, search engine are free. Video downloads, higher database limits, deactivation of advertising are not.
Gleeden	Social network, instant messaging and dating community for extra-marital relationships.				Costs credits to send and read messages unlimited number of times to one user and premium gives higher database limits, deactivation of advertising
Grindr	Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS for LGBT people.	San Vicente Acquisition LLC	daily active users as of 2018^[12]
Her	Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS with Facebook integration. Men are not allowed to create profiles on the platform.
Happn	Mobile single dating site		registered users as of 2019^[13] ^[14]
Hily	Mobile dating site		as of 2020^[15]				(but preliminary heterosexual)	After match.
Hinge		Match Group	people use Hinge (800,000 pay for premium services)^[16]		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.		?		?
JDate	Dating site that serves people of a Jewish background as well as those interested in them.	Spark Networks Services GmbH
JSwipe	Online dating app targeted at millennial Jewish singles.	Spark Networks Services GmbH	as of September 2016^[17]		messaging without match
Lovestruck	Online dating for single professionals in UK, Hong Kong and Singapore		registered as of 2012^[18]
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.		as of 2019^[19]		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).
Manhunt	Profile-based dating website for men seeking men				. 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
Match		Match Group	registered as of 2010^[20] 1,377,000 active (2009)^[21]
Meetic	European online dating service	Match Group						No
OkCupid (OkC)	Uses answers from user-generated questions to find matches that conform to a user's stated preferences.	Match Group	+ active as of 2013		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]
Parship	Dating site for people looking for a long-term relationship, using a personality test. Available in Europe and Mexico.	ParshipMeet Holding GmbH			free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging.
Perfectmatch	This dating website is using heuristic algorithms to find matches.
POF (PlentyofFish)	Dating site mostly active in United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil	Match Group, Inc.	registered as of 2015^[24]		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]
Pure (app)	Dating site mostly active in United States, Canada and United Kingdom, average user between 25 and 40	Misterico Limited	registered as of 2021^[26]					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				$50 fee for 6 month membership, plus $3 for profile of members of interest
Scruff	Dating app for gay and bisexual men		registered users (2019)^[27]
Sniffies	Browser based dating and hookup app for gay and bisexual men
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	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
Taimi	Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS for LGBTQI+ community.		+ as of 2019^[29]
Tastebuds.fm	Utilizes tastes in music				Subscription required to send or receive messages.
Tawkify	Has human matchmakers who set up matches rather than having users find each other.^[30]				based on user creating activities.
Tinder	Mobile single dating site	Match Group	active users as of 2021^[31]		– premium users get unlimited swipes, can undo a no-swipe, can browse in other locations, in addition to some other preferences and features
Zoosk	Has integration with a Facebook community.^[32]	Spark Networks Services GmbH	as of 2011^[33]		Searching and viewing partial profiles is included with free account like most dating sites, fee or monthly subscription for full communication with other members.^[34]

Defunct sites

• SpeedDate.com
• Yahoo! Personals
• Spoonr
• Spray Date
• Travel Companion Exchange
• True
• Matchmaker.com (Dating service founded in 1986 which had ^[35] users)
• Craigslist (personal ads were removed)

See also

• Timeline of online dating services

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grindr, other dating apps are working to add STD notification features. Rachel. Kraus. May 31, 2018. Mashable.
2. Web site: 'Adult' Dating Sites Are Flourishing . Startup Journal . 28 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060323051540/http://www.startupjournal.com/ideas/hitechonline/20060306-kesmodel.html . March 23, 2006 .
3. Web site: The Mail Order Bride Boom. CNN Fortune. April 9, 2013. April 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131225083057/http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/09/the-mail-order-bride-boom/?iid=SF_F_River. December 25, 2013. dead.
4. Web site: Dodgson . Lindsay . Ashley Madison now has 60 million users. Two men told us why they use it. . 2024-03-06 . Business Insider . en-US.
5. Web site: Official Badoo website. 2018-10-16.
6. News: Dating site for beautiful people kicks out more than 3,000 members for 'letting themselves go'. Daily News (New York). 22 April 2015. 2015-03-05.
7. Web site: Billion-Dollar Bumble: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built America's Fastest-Growing Dating App. Clare. O'Connor. Forbes.
8. Web site: Christian Mingle - Reviews, Cost, all the informations!. Meet Singles in USA. fr. 2019-03-03.
9. Web site: Coffee Meets Bagel launches premium membership for $35 per month . 22 March 2017 . 2017-11-14.
10. Web site: DateMySchool Homepage Count . 2013-01-23.
11. Web site: ROMEO | Gay, Bi and Trans Dating and Chat. ROMEO | Gay, Bi and Trans Dating and Chat.
12. Web site: Grindr defends sharing user HIV status with other companies. CNBC. 2 April 2018. 2018-07-06.
13. Web site: 2019-02-14 . Saint-Valentin : quel bilan pour l'appli de rencontres Happn ? . 2022-07-22 . Les Echos . fr.
14. Web site: Gonzalez . Romain . 2019-03-10 . " Le dating est un fait social reconnu " . 2022-07-22 . Le Point . fr.
15. Web site: Hily Official Website. 2020-05-13.
16. Web site: 2022-03-11 . Hinge Revenue and Usage Statistics (2022) . 2022-10-26 . Business of Apps . en-US.
17. News: JSwipe Right: Fall in Love With the Revolutionary Founder David Yarus . October 7, 2016 . Adkins . Laura E. . . February 7, 2019.
18. Web site: Lovestruck.com . 2012-06-22.
19. Web site: Mamba.ru . 2019-12-16.
20. Web site: How Many Members Do the Top Dating Sites Have?. 2010-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107072313/http://www.confirio.com/blog/?p=19. 2011-11-07. dead.
21. Web site: oktrends . 2010-09-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101006104124/http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/why-you-should-never-pay-for-online-dating/ . 2010-10-06 .
22. Web site: OkCupid Free Features .
23. Web site: OkCupid A-List Features . 2009-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110621224904/http://www.okcupid.com/a-list-extras . 2011-06-21 . dead .
24. Web site: Search for love, the 21st century way. 2017-05-10. 2017-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507044248/http://www.bnewtech.com/pof-search-without-registering/. dead.
25. Web site: Plentyoffish Serious Member Upgrade . 2009-09-27.
26. Web site: Why New Yorkers are joining Pure, the dating app ‘where anything goes’ . 2023-08-10.
27. News: Gay entrepreneur found the road to success full of slurs. 2016-10-21. Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2017-05-29. en-US.
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29. Web site: Sensor Tower Taimi: LGBTIQ+ Dating, Chat - Revenue & Download estimates . 2019-09-23.
30. Biddle, Sam. "The Best Dating Site You've Never Heard of Is Too Smart for Its Own Good", Gizmodo, 29 June 2012. Retrieved on 4 August 2012.
31. Web site: Tinder Revenue and Usage Statistics (2023) . 9 January 2023 . 2023-01-12.
32. http://www.facebook.com/Zoosk "Zoosk Facebook Page"
33. Web site: About Zoosk . 2011-06-05.
34. http://users.coditel.net/info/Zoosk.html "Zoosk Review"
35. Web site: Matchmaker.com – Site Info from Alexa . 2017-09-28 . 2017-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170929161831/https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/matchmaker.com . dead .