Comparison of online dating services

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

Online dating services[]

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Name Description/Focus License Registered users Alexa ranking Free
 Premium Supports same-sex connections Supports non-monogamous connections Messaging other users STD-notification
Adam4Adam Connects men with men "for friendship, romance, or a hot hookup". 9,829[1] Partial Yes Yes (exclusively) ? Free Yes[2]
Adult FriendFinder Members can connect with other adult members based on profiles. 30,000,000,
as of 2006[3] 		2,944[4] Partial Yes/No; Free users cannot respond to contact and cannot initiate contact. Paid users have added benefits. Yes Yes Non-free
AnastasiaDate Connects Western men with women from Russia and former Soviet Republics – CIS 4,000,000,
as of 2013[citation needed] 		38,225[5] Non-free Yes Yes ? Non-free
Ashley Madison Members are matched up with other married adult members based on profiles. 17,815,000,
as of February 2013[6] 		10,615[7] Partial Yes/No; Free users can view profiles and respond to contact but cannot initiate contact. Paid users have added benefits. Yes Yes Non-free
Badoo Badoo enable users to meet new people in their area for chat, dating or to make new friends. Available in 44 languages on the web and on 12 different mobile platforms. 500,000,000
as of Feb 2021[8] 		1,454[9] Partial Yes/No; Charge for higher prominence, higher limits, invisibility, etc. Yes ? Partial
BeautifulPeople.com 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[10] 		236,914[11] Partial Yes; free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging. Yes ? Non-free
Bumble Dating app where women send the first message (for heterosexual matches) 22,000,000
as of 2017[12] 		19,208[13] Free Yes Yes ? Yes, after mutual match. (In heterosexual matches, messaging can only be initiated by woman.)
Christian Connection For Christian singles from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and Singapore 18,327[14] Partial; Free trial. Free basic profile members can still see photos, edit profiles, search, use discussion boards.
 Yes/No; Free basic profile members can still see photos, edit profiles, search, use discussion board. Paid members can freely message, start discussion thread, no daily limit of discussion board entries. Yes Yes/No Basic profile members can messaging 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. 12,000,000 as of 2019[15] 27,587[16] Partial Yes Yes ? Non-free
Coffee Meets Bagel App providing daily curated matches based on Facebook connections 208,421[17] Free 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.[18] Yes Free
Compatible Partners eHarmony's service for same-sex relationships 434,220[19] Non-free Yes Yes (exclusively) ? Non-free
Cupid.com Dating website for people who are looking for romantic relationships. Cupid.com is owned by NSI Holdings Ltd. 8,000,000
as of 2016[citation needed] 		96,226[20] Partial Yes/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 Non-free
DateMySchool Dedicated to verified college students and alumni (via education database). Strong emphasis on privacy and safety. Can block by departments and schools. Members only see intersection of what they are looking for and what other members are looking for. 179,000
as of 2013[21] 		796,871[22] Partial Yes/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
DNA Romance / SingldOut Web App providing curated matches based on "chemistry attraction", personality compatibility and you also see a photograph. SingldOut has changed its web address DNA-Romance.com. 1,578,369[23] Partial Yes; free profile. Yes; ? Free
eHarmony Dating site based upon pre-screening using personality tests. 21,115[24] Partial Yes; free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging. Yes; via their Compatible Partners brand[25] ? Non-free
Facebook Dating Digital dating product at Facebook ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gaydar Profile-based dating website for gay and bisexual men, women, and couples. 923,130[26] Free: chat and search. Yes/No Yes (exclusively) ? Free
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)[27] 707,590[28] Free: communication, profile and picture views, search engine Yes/No: video downloads, higher database limits, deactivation of advertising Yes (exclusively) ? Free
Gleeden Social network, instant messaging and dating community for extra-marital relationships. 73,043[29] Non-free: Costs credits to send and read messages unlimited number of times to one user Yes/No: Premium gives higher database limits, deactivation of advertising Yes ? Non-free
Grindr Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS. 3,600,000
daily active users as of 2018[30] 		77,133[31] Free Yes Yes (exclusively) Yes Free Yes[32]
Her[33] Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS with Facebook integration. Men are not allowed to create profiles on the platform. 9,365,703[34] Free Free Yes (exclusively) ?
Hily 15,000,000
as of 2020[35] 		255,415[36] Free Yes Yes Yes (but preliminary heterosexual) Yes (after the match)
JDate Dating site that serves people of a Jewish background as well as those interested in them. 107,452[37] Non-free Yes ? Non-free
JSwipe Online dating app targeted at millennial Jewish singles. 800,000
as of September 2016[38] 		1,432,932[39] Free Yes Yes Implicitly discouraged[38] Yes, after mutual match. Otherwise, premium-only feature.
Lovestruck.com Online dating for single professionals in UK, Hong Kong and Singapore 300,000 registered
as of 2012[40] 		1,041,667[41] Non-free Yes Yes ? Non-free
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[42] 		4,264[43] for named portal; also 3-5% of mail.ru (#31) and rambler.ru (#191), which offer access to the same services and communication with the entire user pool through love.mail.ru and love.rambler.ru subdomains Free: communication, profile and picture views, simpler engine, blogs Yes: Premium content like 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 ? Free
Manhunt Profile-based dating website for men seeking men 28,291[44] Free: Messaging, search, 20 profile views per day, video chat. Yes/No: Manhunt VIP includes unlimited profile views, view full-sized profile photos, unlimited buddies, unlimited blocks, saved searches Yes (exclusively) Yes Free Yes
Match.com 96,000,000 registered;
as of 2010[45] 1,377,000 active (2009)[46] 		2,113[47] Non-free Yes Yes ? Non-free
Matchmaker.com Dating service founded in 1986 259,771[48] Yes ?
Meetic European online dating service owned by IAC 42,000,000 registered
as of 2011[49] 		67,919[50] Non-free Yes Yes
Moonit Offers compatibility match according to user' birthdate. 2,000,000 registered;
as of 2014[51] 		747,471[52] Partial Yes Yes ? Partial
OkCupid (OkC) Uses answers from user-generated questions to find matches that conform to a user's stated preferences. 30,000,000+ active
as of 2013 		1,519[53] Free Yes/No; Free to join, search, messaging, and chat. Non essential features like sponsored profile promotion available for paid "A-List" members.[54][55] Yes Yes Yes, after mutual match.
Parship Dating site for people looking for a long-term relationship, using a personality test. Available in Europe and Mexico. 224,512[56] Partial Yes; free profile but subscription required for most features including messaging. Yes Non-free
Perfectmatch.com This dating website is using heuristic algorithms to find matches. 2,300,989[57] Non-free Yes Yes Non-free
POF (PlentyofFish) Dating site mostly active in United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil 100,000,000 registered
as of 2015[58] 		2,670[59] Free Yes/No; While it is free to use, POF offers premium services as part of their upgraded membership, 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.[60] Yes Free
Right Stuff Dating site for graduates and faculty of Ivy League, Seven Sisters, and about 50 similar colleges and universities and medical schools 4900 4,522,502[61] No $50 Fee for 6 month membership, plus $3 for profile of members of interest ? ? Free
Scruff Dating app for gay and bisexual men 10 million registered users (2016)[62] 339,730[63] Free Yes Yes (exclusively) Yes Free Yes
SpeedDate.com 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 9,000,000 registered
as of 2010[45] 		299,586[64] Partial Premium users can continue communicating after unlimited free speed dates Yes
Taimi Geosocial networking application based on Android and iOS for LGBTQI+ community. 2,000,000+
as of 2019[65] 		342,235[66] Free Yes Yes Yes Free
Tastebuds.fm Utilizes tastes in music 115,370[67] Non-free (As of 2014) Yes; Subscription required to send or receive messages. Yes Used to be free and is free for users that joined before it became non-free. Not free for new users
Tawkify Has human matchmakers who set up matches rather than having users find each other.[68] 169,895[69] Non-free Non-free based on user creating activities. Yes Non-free
Tinder Mobile single dating site 50,000,000 registered;
as of 2015[70] 		14,870[71] Free Yes – premium users get unlimited swipes, can undo a no-swipe, can browse in other locations, in addition to some other preferences and features Yes ? Yes, after mutual match.
Zoosk Has an integration with Facebook community.[72] 50,000,000
as of 2011[73] 		5,153[74] Partial 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.[75] Yes Non-free

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See also[]

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