9 Best Free Dating Apps
The Best Free Dating Apps to Download in 2024
Bumble
While dating apps are great in terms of controlling who you connect with, unsolicited messages and troublesome encounters can ruin the experience. Bumble seeks to solve this problem by giving women the upper hand. On the app, women make the first move and swipe through profiles to find their perfect match. (With the new "Opening Moves" feature, however, Bumble users can allow men to make the first move, if they select that option in the app.) Once matched, users have 24 hours to message their potential date before the connection disappears.
Bumble is free to use and has different versions — such as Bumble BFF or Bumble Bizz — depending on what you're looking for, but you can also upgrade to Bumble Premium for $20 per week. Though expensive, Bumble premium offers unlimited likes, the ability to see who has liked your profile first, the ability to swipe in any location, and more.
