How safe is your dating app?
We checked 67 dating apps against their own safety centres, help pages and news reports: verification, moderation, panic tools, scam detection and how to report a problem. Tap any app for the full review.
BadooStrongMainstream/general, large international base (strong Europe/Latin America)
BumbleStrongMainstream/general, swipe-based, women-first messaging
HingeStrongMainstream/general, algorithm/profile-based, relationship-focused
Match.comStrongMainstream/general, oldest major platform, relationship-serious demographic
HappnModerateMainstream/general, location/proximity-based ("crossed paths")
HilyModerateMainstream/general, AI-matching-focused, smaller/mid-tier
OkCupidModerateMainstream/general, algorithm/questionnaire-based
Plenty of FishModerateMainstream/general, free-first, broad/older demographic
TinderModerateMainstream/general, swipe-based, largest user base
MeetMeBasicHybrid social-discovery/livestreaming, not a pure dating app
ZooskBasicMainstream/general, behavioral algorithm (SmartPicks)
TaimiStrongGeneral LGBTQ+ (explicitly inclusive across the full spectrum)
GrindrModerateGay, bi, trans, queer men (largest app in this space)
HERModerateLesbian, bisexual, queer women (also nonbinary/trans welcoming)
LexModerateQueer women, trans, nonbinary people; text-first personal-ad format
ScruffModerateGay, bi, trans men (historically "bear/scruffy" aesthetic, broadly used)
GrowlrBasicGay/bi men, bear community specifically
Jack'dBasic–ModerateGay/bi men, notably diverse/global user base
Coffee Meets BagelStrongGeneral/curated matching — algorithm-curated daily "Bagels"
MuzzStrongReligious — Muslim dating/marriage-focused (halal-oriented)
BLKModerateEthnicity-focused — Black singles
eHarmonyModerateLong-term/marriage-focused, general population
OurTimeModerateSenior-focused (50+)
SilverSinglesModerateSenior-focused (50+), long-term/marriage-oriented
The LeagueModerateElite/invite-only, career-driven professionals
Christian MingleBasicReligious — Christian, long-term/marriage-focused
Elite SinglesBasicLong-term/marriage-focused, professional/educated singles
Farmers OnlyBasicRural/agricultural — "country lifestyle" singles
JDateBasicReligious/ethnicity — Jewish dating and marriage
RayaBasicElite/invite-only — entertainment/creative/high-profile networking + dating
FeeldStrongNon-monogamy/kink-friendly — open relationships, polyamory, ethical non-monogamy
Ashley MadisonModerateDiscreet affairs / extramarital dating
PureModerateAnonymous/ephemeral, casual/hookup
SeekingModerateSugar dating / transactional-arrangement dating
AdultFriendFinderBasicCasual/hookup, explicit adult social network with live cams
DOWNBasicCasual/hookup — explicit, intent-based
FetLifeBasicNon-monogamy/kink-friendly — BDSM/fetish/kink community (social network, not matching app)
OnceBasicCurated/slow dating (comparison point, not casual/hookup by design)
AisleStrongManually-vetted dating app for serious relationships, India-specific (Asia)
ChispaStrongLatino/Latina-focused mainstream dating (Match Group)
ElitePartnerStrongSerious-relationship matchmaking for educated professionals — distinct from "Elite Singles"
Facebook DatingStrongMainstream, opt-in dating layer inside Facebook (US-strongest, UK next-largest)
MeeticStrongMainstream serious-relationship dating — France's longest-running major dating brand
OmiaiStrongMarriage-focused matching app ("konkatsu"), Japan (Asia)
PairsStrongLarge-scale matching app, Japan's #1 by claimed match rate (Asia)
ParshipStrongSerious-relationship/long-term matchmaking (personality-test-based), German market leader
TrulyMadlyStrongVerified-profile dating app, India-specific (Asia)
WooStrongWomen-first dating app, India-specific (Asia)
AdopteModerateWomen-initiate-contact mainstream dating, culturally distinctive French concept
AmandaModerateBlind-date/matchmaking app, dominant in South Korea (Asia)
BooModeratePersonality/compatibility-based dating and friend-finding
FruitzModerateGen Z-focused intent-based dating (French-founded, now international)
LovooModerateMainstream social-discovery dating with live-streaming — Germany's top domestically-founded app
MomoModerateLocation-based social/dating app, dominant in mainland China (Asia)
SalamsModerateMuslim marriage/matrimony-focused app
SKOUTModerateSocial discovery / casual dating hybrid
TantanModerateSwipe-based dating, dominant in mainland China (Asia)
The Inner CircleModerateCurated/"exclusive" professional dating (invite/approval-gated)
ThursdayModerate"Anti-swipe" app + in-person singles events (UK-founded)
WingmanModerateFriend-matchmaking app — friends build/vet your profile
InstinctBasicCasual dating / open relationships / ENM, LGBTQ+-inclusive
LavalifeBasicMainstream/general, legacy Canadian-founded dating brand
MiCrushBasicLatino-focused dating app, US and pan-Latin-American diaspora (Latin America)
PaktorBasicDating/social app, dominant across Southeast Asia (Asia)
ParPerfeitoBasicSerious-relationship dating platform, one of Brazil's most-used (Latin America)
RSVPBasicMainstream/general — Australia's oldest, largest homegrown dating site
SnackBasicVideo-first, Gen Z-targeted dating ("Tinder meets TikTok")No apps match that search.
How we rate apps
No invented scores. Each rating reflects safety features we could confirm from the app’s own pages or reputable reporting. Anything we could not verify is marked as not publicly disclosed rather than guessed.
Offers photo or ID verification and safety tools beyond block and report (such as share-my-date, emergency help or message warnings) and documented proactive scam or fake-profile detection or transparency reporting.
Some verification or proactive moderation, plus reporting and safety guidance, but missing at least one element of a Strong rating.
Little beyond block, report and general tips, with no verification or documented proactive moderation that we could confirm.
Two things changed recently. Match Group’s background-check partnership with Garbo (Tinder, Match.com, Plenty of Fish) ended in August 2023, so no Match Group app currently offers live background checks. Spark Networks, owner of Zoosk, EliteSingles, SilverSingles, Christian Mingle and JDate, entered preliminary insolvency in Berlin in January 2026, so those brands’ future is uncertain.
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