Butterfly review

Paid access starts at $9.99 a month for the VIP subscription, and you choose from VIP weekly, monthly, 3-month, 6-month terms. Billing uses a subscription rather than a credit pack, so there is nothing to top up between renewals. That makes the monthly figure the only line to budget for.

A free account lets you browse and send Flutter messages (Free account: browse and send Flutter messages). That is enough to see how the app feels and to open conversations before you pay. The service is listed as free with a paid subscription layered on top (free).

Subscriptions auto-renew, and refunds are handled case by case (Auto-renews; refunds case-by-case). Turn off renewal before the next billing date if you want to stop, and keep a copy of anything you send. The outcome is not automatic, so plan for a possible charge while a request is open.

Verification is optional and uses a face-liveness photo (Optional face-liveness photo verification). Members choose whether to add it, and profiles without it still appear in the app. Treat a missing check as ordinary rather than as a red flag.

The stated privacy approach is first name only, an approximated location and no date of birth (First name only, approximated location, no DOB). An approximated location means the app does not need a precise address to show people nearby. That keeps the profile data you hand over smaller than on apps asking for a full biography.

It is listed as an app (app), so dating runs from your phone rather than a browser. The App Store rating is App Store (US) 3.1/5 from 22 ratings, which is worth a look before you commit to a subscription.

Support runs on email and community, so email and the community are the listed routes. Email fits billing questions, and the community handles everyday ones. There is no phone line, so voice-only support is not an option.

The audience focus is Trans people; all genders open to dating trans people. In practice it is built for trans adults, and for people of any gender who are open to dating trans people. That focus is what sets it apart from general dating apps.