OkCupid: OkCupid is for people who are looking for romantic relationships, but also for those who want to meet friends or network with others.Ĭoffee Meets Bagel: This is a service that is geared toward people who are looking for love and serious relationships. It requires people who use the app to answer prompts about their interests, lifestyle, and relationship goals.įeeld: This app is for couples and singles looking to explore alternative relationship structures such as ethical non-monogamy. Hinge: This app is geared toward people interested in more serious relationships. Her: Similarly, Her is an app for lesbian, trans, bi, and queer women.ĭig: If 'must love dogs' is one of your criteria, Dig is known as 'the dog person's dating app' for the people who love dogs to find each other.īLK App: This app is for Black singles interested in dating each other-especially since many Black women don't feel safe dating on other mainstream apps. Grindr: This app is for gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people to connect with each other, used predominantly by those who are male-identifying. Users like it for its simplicity, though it is sometimes synonymized with more casual, hook-up relationships.
Tinder: One of the first to introduce the swipe-right format. For same-sex couples, either party can message first.
Bumble: Women are in the driver's seat for this one-they are the ones to message first.
