Is Chispa safe?

What is Chispa?

Launched Dec 2017 by Match Group and Univision for US Latino singles; separate product from BLK (also Match Group, Black-focused) — not a duplicate. ~8M downloads, ~90% US-based users, 120M+ matches claimed.

Category: Latino/Latina-focused mainstream dating (Match Group) · Most popular in: US/UK

Safety rating: Strong

Inherits Match Group's Trust & Safety infrastructure (Advisory Council with Polaris, RAINN, Thorn, Global Anti-Scam Alliance) though not individually named on Match Group's top-level safety page.

Ratings are qualitative (Strong, Moderate or Basic) and based only on safety features we could verify from the app’s own help pages and reputable reporting. How we rate apps.

Chispa safety features

• Selfie/video verification
• "Are You Sure?" real-time harassment-language intervention prompt
• In-app video chat to verify a match before meeting
• Match Group Advisory Council (external NGO experts) shaping company-wide policy
• Regular internal + third-party security audits

A red cross marks a feature that has ended, is missing or could not be confirmed.

Features and pricing

• Free with optional paid tier; swipe-based with age/gender/proximity filters; bilingual English/Spanish design

How to report a scammer or harassment on Chispa

Report the profile inside the app first, then use Chispa’s own help and safety pages:

• [email protected]
• mtch.com/trust-and-safety/

Screenshot the profile and messages before you block or unmatch, because the conversation may disappear. If you have lost money, contact your bank straight away and report it to the police or national fraud service listed on this page.

Staying safer on Chispa

• Use Chispa’s verification and give more weight to verified matches. Verification confirms a face matches the photos; it says nothing about intentions.
• Keep the conversation in the app until you have met. Scammers push early for WhatsApp, Telegram or text because the app can no longer see or moderate the chat.
• Ask for a live video call before meeting. Repeated excuses, a camera that never works or a face that looks off are all reasons to stop.
• Never send money, crypto, gift cards or a verification code to someone you have only met online, whatever the story.
• Meet somewhere busy and public, arrange your own travel and tell a friend where you will be.

Scams to watch for

Pig butchering

A friendly or flirtatious contact – often on a dating app, social media or a 'wrong number' text – builds a relationship and casually mentions success trading crypto, gold or forex as a 'side job'.

Romance scams

A scammer builds an online relationship using a fake or borrowed identity, often over weeks or months, and invests heavily in attention and affection.

Catfishing and impersonation

Scammers build profiles from photos stolen from real people – often soldiers, professionals or celebrities – and invent a life that explains why they cannot meet: deployed overseas, working on an oil rig, with an international organisation, or too famous.

“Send me the code” account takeovers

A match says they want to 'make sure you are real' and asks for your phone number, then sends you a six-digit code and asks you to read it back.

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