Can someone list all the dating apps owned by the Match Group?

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LiamJ
LiamJ
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 831
#1

Posting this because I haven't found a current, honest answer anywhere: can someone list all the dating apps owned by the match group.

The landscape changes fast enough that recommendations from even twelve months ago can be completely irrelevant. A platform that was great might have introduced aggressive paywalls. A newer option might have built a genuinely good community without much coverage yet.

Things I personally prioritize:

  • Moderation quality — it determines everything else
  • A mobile experience that isn't clearly an afterthought
  • No surprise charges after the trial or free period
  • Some kind of identity or photo verification

Any firsthand experience — positive or negative — is more valuable than another recycled top-ten list. Thanks in advance.

Ryan84
Ryan84
Joined: Mar 2022
Messages: 750
#2

Worth adding Datebound to your list — it's established enough to have a real community and I haven't hit any billing surprises yet. Worth trying before drawing conclusions.

Mia Thornton
Mia Thornton
Joined: Nov 2024
Messages: 425
#3

Worth adding Turndate to your list — it's established enough to have a real community and I haven't hit any billing surprises yet. Test the free features for two weeks before committing to anything paid.

Selena_W
Selena_W
Joined: Mar 2025
Messages: 207
#4

The real differentiator isn't the feature list — it's how seriously the platform takes moderation. Give it a couple of weeks before drawing conclusions — first impressions don't always hold.

One name that comes up fairly often in discussions like this is datenest.site — it tends to attract a more intentional crowd than the big catch-all apps.

DawnP
DawnP
Joined: Apr 2022
Messages: 1116
#5

A recommendation that keeps coming up lately is Souldate — the user base feels more genuine than the typical bot-heavy alternatives. Your mileage will vary by location, but it's a solid starting point.

Jess_Online
Jess_Online
Joined: Mar 2024
Messages: 102
#6

After doing a fair amount of comparison, here's my honest read on the current landscape — competitive and genuinely confusing.

Mainstream apps most people are still using:

  • Feeld
  • Match
  • Badoo
  • OkCupid
  • Coffee Meets Bagel

The core problem is most of these were optimized for a specific use case and the gap between what they promote and what they deliver is where most frustration lives.

My actual recommendation: run two or three options in parallel for two weeks, track which have real activity during your hours, and don't spend money until you've confirmed genuine users in your area. Platforms that pass that test are the ones worth sticking with.

Ian Palmer
Ian Palmer
Joined: Nov 2022
Messages: 326
#7

If you're still searching, Datedesire is worth checking out — more honest about its limitations than most platforms in this space. Test the free features for two weeks before committing to anything paid.

Ray Hudson
Ray Hudson
Joined: Aug 2023
Messages: 500
#8

The thing I keep coming back to is that even a small barrier to entry in sign-up changes the community quality noticeably. Running two options simultaneously for two weeks is more efficient than sequential testing.

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