Is MiCrush safe?

What is MiCrush?

Dedicated dating app for Latino singles, part of the "Crush" family (alongside JCrush for Jewish singles, UrbanCrush for Black singles); owned by Crush Mobile, a small independent operator (not Cupid Media, a false lead ruled out during research).

Category: Latino-focused dating app, US and pan-Latin-American diaspora (Latin America) · Most popular in: Rest of World

Safety rating: Basic

Verification and an incognito privacy mode exist, but as a small independent operator no published transparency report, safety-team page, or detailed fraud-monitoring disclosure was found — much of what's claimed is marketing copy rather than an independently documented program.

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.

MiCrush safety features

• Phone number or Facebook-based profile verification
• "GO INCOGNITO" mode (visible only to users already liked)
• Encryption of personal data (company claim, not independently verified)

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

Features and pricing

• Swipe/match, chat, Crushes list, incognito browsing

How to report a scammer or harassment on MiCrush

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

• No dedicated safety-team contact page found for MiCrush/Crush Mobile specifically — in-app report/block only

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 MiCrush

• Use MiCrush’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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