dua.com review
Updated September 28, 2026 · FlingCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
dua.com suits adults who want a free-first dating app with a defined Albanian audience and are comfortable paying for a premium tier later.
Key facts
- Best for
- Free-first dating for Albanian singles abroad, with a defined diaspora focus rather than a general audience pool.
- What is free
- Free plan: likes, matches and chat (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Profile verification
- Photo verification via verification selfie (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Audience focus
- Albanian singles worldwide, Kosovo and Albania (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Plans
- Premium I 1 month, II 3/6 months, III 12 months (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Members
- 1.1M+ users; 5M+ registrations (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Renewal and cancelling
- Auto-renews; cancel in app store settings, no refund (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Privacy and data
- GDPR-style privacy policy, Swiss law (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- App store rating
- App Store (US) 4.2/5 from 1,174 ratings (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Categories
- Casual, Mature (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- dua AG (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Switzerland (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 2019 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Pricing model
- Free
- Features
- Mobile app
- Official website
- dua.com
Apps and profiles
- Get the app
- App Store
- Elsewhere
- Xhelp.dua.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Likes, matches and chat are on the free plan, so a reader can judge the app before paying (Free plan: likes, matches and chat)
- Photo verification is offered through a verification selfie, which adds a check on profiles (Photo verification via verification selfie)
- Privacy follows a GDPR-style policy under Swiss law, with dua AG named as the operator (GDPR-style privacy policy, Swiss law)
Cons
- Paid access auto-renews, and cancelling means changing settings in the app store rather than the app (Auto-renews; cancel in app store settings, no refund)
- Support runs on email and help centre only, and phone or live chat are not among the listed channels
- The audience is limited to Albanian singles worldwide, Kosovo and Albania, so anyone outside that focus works with a thinner pool
Who it suits
- Albanian singles living abroad who want a home-country focus rather than a general pool (Albanian singles worldwide, Kosovo and Albania)
- Anyone testing a dating app before subscribing, since chat is already on the free plan (Free plan: likes, matches and chat)
- Readers who prefer to manage billing themselves, given the auto-renewal terms and app store cancellation (Auto-renews; cancel in app store settings, no refund)
Who should look elsewhere
- Senior.dk Dating, where Free signup and browsing; contact needs paid VIP, suits readers who browse for nothing and pay only to make contact
- EroFantasie, with Registration free, first message free, suits readers who only want to send an opening message and never subscribe
- BDSM-baari, where Forum use is free of charge, is a forum for a specific interest rather than a mainstream dating app
What is free and what costs
The free plan is the entry point: likes, matches and chat are included, so a reader can judge the app before spending anything. Paid access is tiered as Premium I 1 month, II 3/6 months, III 12 months, which sets length of term rather than separate feature sets. Anyone who subscribes is buying a longer stretch of access rather than a single unlock.
Using the service
The audience is stated as Albanian singles worldwide, Kosovo and Albania, so the pool is built around a single diaspora rather than a general audience. That focus is the practical point for a reader: the pool already matches the same language and background. Size is the other side of it, and the brand puts its reach at 1.1M+ users; 5M+ registrations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is free on dua.com, and what do I pay for?+
The free plan covers likes, matches and chat, which is the core loop of browsing, liking and replying. Paid access is sold as Premium I 1 month, II 3/6 months, III 12 months, set by length of term rather than by individual unlocks. A reader can stay on the free plan as long as they like without entering a payment method.
How do I cancel a paid plan, and where is billing handled?+
The terms read Auto-renews; cancel in app store settings, no refund. Because cancellation sits in app store settings rather than inside the app, the renewal is switched off in the store account used for payment, ahead of the next renewal date. That same store account is where the charges appear.
Who runs dua.com, and how is my data handled?+
The service is operated by dua AG, listed in the headquarters country CH, and its terms are written under Swiss law. The privacy policy is GDPR-style, so access and deletion requests follow an EU-style pattern. The brand was founded in 2019.
Are profiles on dua.com verified?+
Verification is photo-based: Photo verification via verification selfie. A profile can be checked against a verification selfie, and the help centre explains why a verification request can be turned down. The check is requested rather than guaranteed, so a clear and current photo is what counts.
Who is on dua.com, and how large is the community?+
The audience is Albanian singles worldwide, Kosovo and Albania, which makes an Albanian user abroad the case the product is built around rather than a side case. Reach is stated as 1.1M+ users; 5M+ registrations, a figure that counts registrations alongside current users, so the registration total and the user total are not the same measure.
Is dua.com an app, and what does the store rating say?+
The service runs as a mobile app, and the store listing shows a public score of App Store (US) 4.2/5 from 1,174 ratings. Read that as a single pool of opinion on a single storefront rather than a verdict, and note that the app format ties access to a phone and a store account.
How do I get help, and can I reach a person?+
Support runs on email and help centre, so the routes are written: a help centre with self-serve articles plus an email channel for what those articles do not cover. Phone and live chat are not among the listed channels, which matters for a billing question that needs a fast answer.
Sources
- apps.apple.com/us/app/dua-com-albanian-dating-app/id14822... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Features, App store rating
“trackName=dua.com - Albanian Dating app; sellerName=dua AG”
- help.dua.com/hc/en-us checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Submit a request ... Contact”
- help.dua.com/hc/en-us/articles/19177812396178-Why-has-dua... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Profile verification
“The verification selfie does not match your profile picture.”
- dua.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Members
“#1 Albanian Dating App | 1.1M+ Users ... Join over 900,000 Albanians worldwide”
- dua.com/about-us checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Legal entity, Audience focus
“Eight years later, in 2019, Valon revisited his vision and created dua.com”
- dua.com/premium checked September 26, 2026
Backs: What is free, Pricing model, Plans
“Free | Premium ... See who likes you X ... Unlimited likes X ... Daily InstaChats X”
- dua.com/terms-and-conditions checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Renewal and cancelling, Categories, Privacy and data
“automatically renew ... you will not receive a refund for that period”
Compiled from 7 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
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dua.com
Free-first dating for Albanian singles abroad, with a defined diaspora focus rather than a general audience pool.