Qallak review

Pros and cons

Who it suits

• Adults in Addis Ababa and the Ethiopian diaspora who want casual dating
• Readers who want chat and matching without paying anything
• Anyone who values selfie based profile checks on a dating account

Who should look elsewhere

• Readers who want a phone number for support, since support runs on email, help centre and community only
• Anyone outside the Ethiopian market, as the audience is a single focus
• Readers who want a low EUR starting price, since the entry plan is quoted in ETB while EroFantasie starts at €0.67 to €1.50

Pricing and free tier

Qallak keeps the core loop free. Matching, chat, debates and Buna tables are free, which covers the parts of a dating service most readers reach for early. Paid access starts at ETB 99 per month, and the plan list reads Free, Light, Gold and Premium. That ladder is easy to read, so a reader can see the step up without guessing. The trade-off is that the listed price is in ETB, so readers budgeting in EUR or DKK have to convert, and the cheapest EUR entry points in this comparison sit on EroFantasie at €0.67 to €1.50 and BDSM-baari at €0.83 to €2.50.

Privacy, billing and cancelling

Personal data is not sold, and deleting scrubs the profile rather than hiding it, while logs are kept for a limited period. That is a clean commitment to erasure, and it suits readers who want to leave without a lingering profile. Billing is monthly and auto-renewing, and cancellation is handled in app settings. The only route to stop a renewal sits inside the app, so a reader who removes the app without changing the setting can still be billed until the setting is changed.

Members and plans

The audience is specific: Ethiopian youth, adults only, centred on Addis Ababa and the diaspora. A single market focus makes matching more direct for people inside that community and thinner for everyone else. Plans read Free, Light, Gold and Premium, so the ladder has a free entry point with paid steps above it. Verified profiles are a listed feature, and the check behind the badge is a live selfie with face match, which is stricter than a self declared photo.

Who runs it

Qallak is based in Ethiopia, which matches the market it serves and the ETB price list. Support runs on email, help centre and community. There is no phone number listed, so any question about a charge or a cancellation goes through email, the help centre or the community channel, which is a slower route than calling. For a service that bills in a local currency, having the operator in the same country is worth weighing against the narrower support hours that come with email and community only.

How Qallak compares

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Frequently asked questions

Sources

• qallak.com checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Features, What is free, Pricing model, Plans, Monthly price from

  “Live selfie checks and face matching keep catfish out. Verified members carry the badge.”

• qallak.com/about checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Audience focus, Headquarters

  “We're a small team in Addis Ababa building for Ethiopian youth everywhere: at home and across the diaspora.”

• qallak.com/faq checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Categories, Support channels, Profile verification

  “Who can join? Anyone 18 or older.”

• qallak.com/privacy checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Privacy and data

  “Qallak does NOT sell your personal data to advertisers.”

• qallak.com/terms checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Renewal and cancelling

  “Subscriptions renew automatically on a recurring monthly basis until cancelled. You can manage or cancel your subscription directly from your mobile application platform settings”