Best dating apps in Italy

Tinder and Bumble are each named four times on the first Google results page for best dating apps in Italy, and sixteen of the apps reviewed here have an Italy App Store listing (checked November 5, 2026). Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, fined an unnamed dating site 200,000 euros, according to its newsletter headline of February 14, 2024.

At a glance

  • Sixteen of the apps reviewed here have an Italy App Store listing (iPhone lookup, November 5, 2026).
  • The lowest listed iPhone row on the Italy App Store is EUR 0.99 for one Plenty of Fish token; SCRUFF Browsing Pro is EUR 3.99 and Pure Membership EUR 4.99.
  • The Garante's newsletter headline of February 14, 2024 reports a fine of 200,000 euros on a dating site; the operator is not named.
  • AGCOM's age verification rule covers sites and video-sharing platforms that distribute pornography, and its page does not mention dating apps.
  • Yooppe is the one app marked local among the thirteen in the Italy local list.

Which apps have an Italy App Store listing

Six services had no Italy listing in the lookup of the Italy App Store on November 5, 2026: Coffee Meets Bagel, Match, Zoosk, Fling, OurTime and Doublelist. Sixteen reviewed apps did, including Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Feeld and Grindr. Ten smaller services also have a listing: SilverSingles, EliteSingles, Taimi, Hornet, Lex, Hily, 3Fun, Casualx, Wild and The League. The store check for Spain returned the same names in both groups.

Listed in the Italy App Store (26 of the apps we cover): Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Feeld, Pure, HUD, DOWN, Grindr, HER, Badoo, OkCupid, happn, Plenty of Fish, Ashley Madison, eharmony, SCRUFF, SilverSingles, EliteSingles, Taimi, Hornet, Lex, Hily, 3Fun, Casualx, Wild, The League.

Not listed there: Coffee Meets Bagel, Match, Zoosk, Fling, OurTime, Doublelist.

iPhone App Store only, checked November 5, 2026. Google Play and web availability are not covered.

Only the iPhone App Store was looked up. Google Play and web availability by country are not covered, so an app absent above may still serve Italy. AdultFriendFinder, Facebook Dating, NaughtyCharm, KinkyPeopleMeet, SparkMeets, BeNaughty, Flirt.com, Sniffies and Poliamoris are web-first and have no iPhone app, which leaves their Italy status open here. The page on dating sites in a browser covers that group.

Best dating apps in Italy on the first results page

The first Google results page set to Italy for "best dating apps in italy" holds eight results. Two are ranking lists, one result is on an Italian domain, and one is an App Store page. One result is dated 2025 or 2026. Tinder and Bumble are each named four times across the page; Hinge, Grindr and Badoo once each.

The search ran in English, and Italian-language queries were not run. For a ranking with no country filter, see the best dating apps overall; city pages are collected under dating apps by city.

Age verification and the AGCOM resolution

AGCOM resolution 96/25/CONS, adopted April 8, 2025 and published May 12, 2025, requires operators of websites and video-sharing platforms that distribute pornographic content in Italy to verify that users are adults. The deadline was November 12, 2025 for operators established in Italy or outside the EU, and February 1, 2026 for operators in other EU states. After a breach, AGCOM warns the operator to comply within 20 days and can then order the site blocked. The legal basis is article 13-bis of decree-law 123/2023.

AGCOM's page covers sites and video-sharing platforms that distribute pornography. It does not mention dating apps, so whether the rule reaches one is not stated, and it names no app. Search results report that the TAR Lazio court later annulled part of the resolution; that report was not read, so the current state of the rule is unconfirmed.

The Garante's fine on a dating site

According to the headline of its newsletter of February 14, 2024, the Garante fined a dating site 200,000 euros. The headline concerns a dating site, so it is on topic for this page, but the operator is not named, and only that headline on the Garante's online dating page was read. The decision text was not opened, which leaves the grounds for the fine unconfirmed here. Without a name, the headline cannot be matched to any app on this site.

Dating app prices on the Italy App Store

Every price here is an iPhone App Store row for Italy, in EUR, and each app appears at its cheapest listed row. Only Feeld's listing states a billing period.

AppPrice (Italy)

Ashley MadisonEUR 29.99
Lowest listed plan
Ashley Madison Preferred
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
BadooEUR 2.99
Lowest listed plan
Super Poteri
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
BumbleEUR 7.99
Lowest listed plan
Bumble Boost
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
DOWNEUR 19.99
Lowest listed plan
Down VIP
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
eharmonyEUR 29.99
Lowest listed plan
eHarmony Basic
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
FeeldEUR 7.49
Lowest listed plan
Membership
Period
1 week
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
GrindrEUR 8.99
Lowest listed plan
XTRA
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
happnEUR 10.99
Lowest listed plan
happn subscription
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
HEREUR 13.99
Lowest listed plan
HER Platinum
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
HingeEUR 14.99
Lowest listed plan
Hinge+
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
HUDEUR 14.99
Lowest listed plan
Hud 1 settimana Premium
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
OkCupidEUR 7.99
Lowest listed plan
OkCupid Premium
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
Plenty of FishEUR 0.99
Lowest listed plan
1 Gettone
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
PureEUR 4.99
Lowest listed plan
Pure Membership
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
SCRUFFEUR 3.99
Lowest listed plan
Browsing Pro
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)
TinderEUR 8.99
Lowest listed plan
Tinder Plus
Period
Period not stated
Billed through
iPhone (App Store)

On the Italy App Store, Plenty of Fish's cheapest row is a single token, "1 Gettone", at EUR 0.99, and Badoo's is "Super Poteri" at EUR 2.99. SCRUFF Browsing Pro is EUR 3.99 and Pure Membership EUR 4.99 on the Italy App Store. Bumble Boost and OkCupid Premium are EUR 7.99 each on the Italy App Store, Tinder Plus and Grindr XTRA EUR 8.99 each, and happn's "happn subscription" row EUR 10.99. None of these rows states a period.

Hinge+ and Hud are both EUR 14.99 on the Italy App Store. Hud's row is named "Hud 1 settimana Premium", which reads as one week, although the listing states no period. On the Italy App Store, Down VIP is EUR 19.99, and Ashley Madison Preferred and eHarmony Basic are EUR 29.99 each. Feeld Membership is the only Italy row with a stated period: EUR 7.49 for 1 week on iPhone.

Set against the Spain App Store, Feeld Membership is EUR 1.00 higher here (EUR 6.49 for 1 week in Spain), Grindr XTRA is EUR 1.00 higher (EUR 7.99 in Spain), and Hinge+ is EUR 4.00 higher (EUR 10.99 in Spain), the last two with no period stated in either store. Tinder Plus, Bumble Boost and OkCupid Premium carry the same prices on both. The Spain figures are on the page for dating apps in Spain. Google Play and web prices are not covered, and more price pages sit under what dating apps cost.

Local apps on the Italy App Store

The Italy local list holds thirteen apps: one marked local and twelve marked international. The local one is Yooppe - App d'incontri single, with 13,795 ratings on its Italy listing, the fourth-highest count in the list. LOVOO leads with 29,198, followed by Flava: Casual Dating & Chat at 28,203 and Meetic - Relationship and Love at 18,623. Instinct shows 3,545, Bumpy 2,277, Kasual 1,430 and FET 232, and five listings show no rating count: Inner Circle, Eden, Kismia, iris Dating and Muzz.

Yooppe's title is in Italian. The pages checked say nothing further about what it offers or costs. LOVOO, Inner Circle, Kismia and iris Dating show Spanish titles on their Italy listings, and Eden's title is Portuguese.

Italy dating app questions

FAQ

What is the best dating app in Italy?

Tinder and Bumble are named most often on the first Google results page set to Italy for "best dating apps in italy": four times each, against one each for Hinge, Grindr and Badoo. That page holds eight results, two of them ranking lists, and Italian-language searches were not run.

Do dating apps in Italy need an age check?

AGCOM resolution 96/25/CONS requires age verification from operators of websites and video-sharing platforms that distribute pornographic content in Italy, with deadlines of November 12, 2025 and February 1, 2026 depending on where the operator is established. AGCOM's page does not mention dating apps, and a report that TAR Lazio annulled part of the resolution was not read.

Has an Italian authority fined a dating site?

The Garante's newsletter headline of February 14, 2024 reports a fine of 200,000 euros on a dating site. The operator is not named and the decision text was not opened.

How much is a dating app subscription in Italy?

On the Italy App Store the lowest listed iPhone rows run from EUR 0.99 for one Plenty of Fish token to EUR 29.99 for Ashley Madison Preferred and eHarmony Basic. Feeld Membership is EUR 7.49 for 1 week on the Italy App Store, the only row there that states a period.

Does Italy have its own dating app?

One of the thirteen apps in the Italy local list is marked local: Yooppe - App d'incontri single, with 13,795 ratings on its Italy listing. The other twelve are marked international.

Which dating apps are missing from the Italy App Store?

The November 5, 2026 store check returned no Italy listing for Coffee Meets Bagel, Match, Zoosk, Fling, OurTime and Doublelist. Android and web availability were not checked.

Sources

AGCOM: age verification, resolution 96/25/CONS · Garante: online dating page, newsletter of February 14, 2024 · Google results page for best dating apps in italy, set to Italy · Yooppe on the Italy App Store · LOVOO on the Italy App Store · Flava on the Italy App Store · Meetic on the Italy App Store