Best Dating Apps — every ranking, by use case and budget
We used every app here as a real single person would, for a month each, and paid for the tier that removes the main limit. Scores are locked before any affiliate link is added.
Bumble
Very Good
8.5
OkCupid
Fair
7.9
By use case indexed
In-depth dating apps reviews
Hinge
Prompts instead of swipes, a like that has to be about something, and the most first dates per match of any app we tested
Read Hinge ReviewBumble
Women set the tone with Opening Moves, the best safety tooling in the test, and modes for friends and networking in the same app
Read Bumble ReviewOkCupid
Thousands of match questions, the most inclusive gender and orientation options, and a genuinely free experience
Read OkCupid ReviewMatch
The original, with detailed profiles, a Dating Expert on the phone and an older, more intentional user base — subscription required to message
Read Match ReviewCoffee Meets Bagel
A handful of curated matches at noon each day and nothing to swipe — the app that stops you doomscrolling
Read Coffee Meets Bagel ReviewTinder
The largest pool by far and the most matches in our month — and the fewest that turned into dates
Read Tinder RevieweHarmony
An 80-question compatibility quiz, curated matches instead of a feed, and the most marriage-minded users — at the highest price
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