Whether you’re looking for a casual hook-up or a lifetime partner, there are more than 1,000 adult dating applications to help you find the right match. Many of them offer privacy and security features to protect your identity.
Tinder is a popular app that allows users to swipe right or left on potential matches. Its user profiles aren’t as extensive as some other apps, but it offers privacy and convenience.
Ashley Madison
Ashley Madison is a hookup site that features real people looking for extramarital relationships. It is a safe and secure community for married men and women seeking sexual connections. It also has a large user base of people who are open to polyamory and other types of discreet relationships.
The website offers a number of privacy features, including an option to hide your profile picture, and allows you to search for matches using flexible filters. You can also view public photos and add profiles to favorites or send winks.
It has a convenient credit system that lets you pay for features piecemeal, rather than a monthly subscription fee. The website also provides safety tips and advice, including social distancing, mental health tips, and strategies for avoiding marital conflict.
Bumble
Bumble has a few features that set it apart from the crowd. One is that women can make the first move in heterosexual matches. It also allows users to verify their identities through a selfie. This helps weed out internet bots and gives users a little blue checkmark of realness on their profile.
The swipe mechanic is similar to Tinder: left to dislike, right to like. Free accounts have 24 hours to message their matches before the match expires unless they receive a message first. Premium members get unlimited swipes and can undo any left swipes they may have made.
Users can also pay to extend their match window for an additional 24 hours if they don’t want their match to disappear. Premium subscribers can also access the Beeline(opens in new tab), which shows who has already liked them.
Zoosk
Zoosk is one of the most widely used dating apps. It has 40 million members and is available in 80 countries. The site is free to use and offers a variety of subscription packages. It also allows users to invite their friends to write testimonials about them, which can be seen by potential matches.
Members can search profiles by their main photos, profile stats, and interests. They can also filter by age range, height, religion, relationship status, and ethnicity. Zoosk also has a fun feature called the Carousel, which lets members swipe through pictures of potential matches. They can then star a member to show their interest and have a limited number of swipes before needing to pay for more with virtual coins.
Unlike more involved sites, Zoosk does not require a lengthy questionnaire. It does, however, ask for basic information such as gender and location.
Hinge
Hinge is a dating app that focuses on serious relationships. It requires more complete profiles than Tinder, asking for photos and answering a number of prompts. Then, once you’ve completed your profile, the app shows you a queue of potential matches. It’s also known for its “Most Compatible” feature, which provides a match each day based on your basic match preferences and the 3 questions and prompts you answered at sign up.
It has a variety of filters for screening your matches, including location, lifestyle habits, and even your alcohol and drug use. It also allows you to classify any of your preferences as dealbreakers, which will prevent the app from showing you any matches who don’t meet your criteria. Hinge also offers an anti-ghosting feature, which reminds you to message a new match before their turn comes up.