All reviews

Every option in our Best Dating Site Reviews ranking, reviewed on its own terms.

• #1 LuluDate 8.7/10

  Built for cross-border introductions and charges per interaction, so there is no subscription renewing behind you. The trade is real and we state it: credits make your total spend unpredictable, and the operator earns per message rather than per outcome - set a budget before your first one.

• #2 Bumble 6.3/10

  Free matching and messaging with photo verification, and paid tiers that buy reach rather than access. A domestic app used abroad rather than a cross-border product.

• #3 OkCupid 6.2/10

  The most usable free account here - browse, match and message without paying. Nothing about it is built for matching across borders.

• #4 Hinge 6.0/10

  Designed for fewer, slower conversations, with selfie verification and a free tier that lets you actually talk. Domestic in design.

• #5 InternationalCupid 5.7/10

  Genuinely aimed at cross-border matching with over four million claimed members, and almost nothing published about what it costs or how it bills.

• #6 Match 3.3/10

  The largest paid pool here and the longest history of billing complaints. Auto-renewing by default, with no price visible before you register.

• #7 EliteSingles 3.3/10

  Aimed at graduates and professionals, with the same pattern as the rest of the subscription tier: no price up front, no messaging without paying.

• #8 eharmony 3.2/10

  A long questionnaire and a matching algorithm, then a paywall before you can say anything to anyone it matches you with.