Best dating apps for relationships and casual dating

Hinge is the relationships-first pick. The App Store listing says "Hinge is the dating app for people who want to get off of dating apps", and the app sends a follow-up survey after a first date. Every match begins when someone likes or comments on a specific part of your profile. The app says it learns your type from your prompt answers and photos, and from the profile fields you fill in.

The app is free to use. Hinge+ adds seeing everyone who likes you and sending unlimited likes, and HingeX adds priority likes and upgraded recommendations. The listings do not say whether messaging between free accounts has limits, and incognito mode, private photos and a web version are not confirmed. The iPhone listing appears in 32 of the 45 storefronts checked, and Japan, South Korea and Colombia are among the 13 without it.

Bumble calls itself women-first. Its Google Play description starts from two aims, to "find the one" or to "date for fun", and matching runs on Intentions, Looking For and Interest Badges. Matches can expire. Premium offers to "Extend your matches by 24 hours" and to rematch with expired connections, and the current listings do not say who has to send the first message.

Chat, video chat and picture sharing with matches are free, along with ID Verification, Snooze Mode, Spotify linking and a way to share meetup details with a trusted person. Incognito Mode lets you browse anonymously and be seen only by the people you pick. Boost, Premium and Premium+ are the paid upgrades. There is a web version, and the iPhone listing appears in every storefront checked.

Tinder is the swipe app, and its listing puts the rule plainly: "You can only match and chat when both people are interested." Google Play shows 500M+ downloads (an Android install count, not active users), the largest figure of the ten, and the purpose is mixed, with a date, a serious relationship or new friends named together. Double Date lets you bring a friend, and Events run in selected cities.

Free accounts can send Likes, match and chat. Tinder's subscriptions add unlimited Likes, weekly Super Likes, compliments before a match, unlimited Rewinds and monthly Boosts. Google Play names Incognito Mode and Photo Verification, and the Terms of Use count Tinder.com as part of the service. The pages checked do not confirm casual dating as an intention, and the listing gives no distance precision.

OkCupid sorts people by what they answer. Members respond to questions (500+ in the app, 15 required at sign-up) and set preferences, and the algorithm turns what each person wants and their answers to shared questions into a Match % score. Cupid's Picks gives a daily selection. Google Play puts casual dating next to a serious relationship, and its description calls OkCupid "an LGBT dating app"; LGBTQ dating app picks compares the field.

The help center says using OkCupid is completely free: create an account, answer questions, match and message. Paid plans add seeing who has liked you, unlimited Likes and Dealbreakers, and Incognito Mode is a paid upgrade. Photo Verification is a video selfie with a Liveness Check and 3D Face Authentication. No official page read says how the app handles non-monogamy, and open relationship apps ranks the ones that do. The iPhone app is listed in 44 of 45 storefronts, missing in South Korea.

Coffee Meets Bagel is the narrow pick. The homepage headline reads "For serious daters", and the app says it is not for casual dating. A batch of profiles called Suggested arrives around noon each day, both sides like or pass for free, and a mutual like is a match. Discover lets you browse more profiles and send flowers bought with beans, and Likes You collects the people who liked you.

Free members get the daily batch, likes and passes, matches and chats, and preferences for gender, age, distance, ethnicity, religion and relationship goals. Paid plans add all your likes, Bonus Bagels, flowers, Boosts and more, and incognito mode is part of CMB Platinum. Reach is the limit. The iPhone listing appears in 2 of the 45 storefronts checked and is marked "(*North America & Caribbean)", the Android description carries the same note, and the UK, Australia, Germany and France are not listed. A web version is not confirmed.

Match is the long-running dating app and website for singles who say they want a relationship. The App Store listing calls it "the Dating App for Real Relationships and Real People", and the help center requires members to be single or separated from a spouse. Curated picks arrive daily, chosen from compatibility and shared details, and a Recommended stack of profiles is rated yes or no. A Dating Intention filter and a Core Values feature show shared goals, and Super Likes give priority placement.

It is free to download and start. Free members can create a profile, rate up to 50 recommended profiles a day, explore curated profiles and join virtual or in-person events. On messaging the help center says "All of our free members are now able to chat with every match." Boosts and Super Likes can be bought without a subscription, and Private Mode is a paid add-on. Fewer storefronts carry it: the iPhone listing appears in 15 of the 45 checked and is missing in the UK, Ireland, Germany and France. The website has sign-in and registration.

Plenty of Fish is a Match Group app that pairs swipes with search. In Meet Me a mutual right swipe is a match and opens chat, Interested in Me shows who liked or viewed you, and filters, Likes and recommendations also drive discovery. The pages checked frame it as general dating and name no casual or relationship focus.

Free members can filter searches by gender, location, age, distance, religion and more, Like members in Meet Me, and see and message Mutual Matches. Paid tiers add unlimited Likes, no ads and more, and Incognito belongs to the Plus, Premium and Prestige tiers. Selfie Verification matches a video selfie to the main profile photo. Two US App Store rows state a period: a subscription at USD 19.99 for 1 week and another at USD 29.99 for 1 month. The iPhone listing appears in 36 of 45 storefronts, and the help center describes web steps for Incognito.

eharmony starts with a Compatibility Quiz that builds a personality profile. Its algorithm matches members and shows partner recommendations with a compatibility score, members send Likes or Smiles, and a mutual Like is a Match. The US terms describe "a Service for single people seeking romantic relationships". Premium members can also search by criteria.

Basic membership is free with no time limit. Basic members can take the quiz, fill in a profile, see their Discover list, view profiles, send and receive Likes and a first message, and see who visited their profile. Photos of others are generally blurred and personalized messaging is limited, so eharmony is the one pick where free messaging is marked no. US App Store rows run from USD 59.99 to USD 349.99 with no period stated, which leaves the length each covers unknown. SMS verification is optional and adds a badge, a Profile Visibility slider controls who sees you, and the iPhone listing appears in 23 of 45 storefronts.

happn builds the feed from proximity. Profiles of people you have crossed paths with appear first, and AI systems also select profiles from your search preferences, favorite places and activity. A Like stays secret unless the other person likes you back, which creates a Crush and opens chat. The terms add a free Shortlist of three recommended profiles a day from the third day of activity.

Free members can send a limited number of Likes, message and send voice messages after a Crush, see crossing points on a map, play CrushTime, set search criteria, and block or report. A free SuperCrush pack comes at registration. Profile Certification gives a Certified Profile badge after a video check. The pages checked found no incognito or hidden-profile mode. The app runs on the web at app.happn.com and is listed in all 45 storefronts checked.

Badoo comes from the Bumble group and mixes intentions. The App Store says "Whether you want to date, make new friends or just casually chat", and Google Play says "date around for a while, or just have good conversations". Encounters shows one profile at a time, with a heart to like and a cross to pass, and a match opens chat. Discover lets you browse nearby profiles and a For You list, and shared Intentions, filters and interests narrow the field.

Chat and chat-before-match sit in the base feature list on Google Play, so free accounts can browse, match and chat. Premium, Extra and credits add more. Invisible Mode, named on the App Store, controls who sees your profile, and photo verification means taking a selfie that copies a gesture, reviewed by automation and humans. The help center covers the web version, and the word hookup does not appear in the store listings or on the homepage.