TrulyAfrican review

Pros and cons

Who it suits

• Adults who want a free account with messaging included and can upgrade later (Free account: profile, messaging, browsing).
• Readers who want a narrow audience focus, African singles worldwide, serious relationships, rather than a general pool.
• People comfortable buying monthly and cancelling through Cancel via 24/7 email or live support.

Who should look elsewhere

• Readers on a tight budget, since Premium starts at $28.95 against a site median of €14; EroFantasie charges €0.67 to €1.50.
• Anyone who wants a phone channel for billing, since support runs on email, chat and help centre.
• Readers who want a general pool, since the audience is African singles worldwide, serious relationships; Senior.dk Dating and BDSM-baari list their own focus.

Pricing and free tier

A free account is the starting point, and it is not a trial stub: Free account: profile, messaging, browsing sets out what a member gets without paying. Paid access sits on top of that in two forms, Free and Premium, monthly, so the free tier and the paid tier are the only two account types here. The paid side starts at $28.95 a month, and that entry price is what a reader budgeting monthly should plan around. Nothing in the listed plans covers a longer billing period, so the monthly figure is the one number that matters for a first commitment. Readers who browse and message for free can decide later whether the paid tier earns its place.

Members and plans

The audience is narrow and stated plainly: African singles worldwide, serious relationships. That focus is the clearest thing separating this brand from general pools, and it shapes who finds the app worth paying for. Size is the other number readers get: More than 190,000 members, which is a substantial pool for a single audience. Plans stay simple, Free and Premium, monthly, with a free account and a monthly paid option and no other structure listed. Nothing in the pack describes tiered membership levels, extra profile fields or paid boosts, so the free and paid split is the whole account story.

How it works

The service runs as an app, which is where members browse, message and manage a profile. The route in is a free account, and Free account: profile, messaging, browsing lists profile creation, messaging and browsing as the free starting set. Around that, African singles worldwide, serious relationships sets who the app is built for, and More than 190,000 members gives the size of the pool a member would browse. Verification is offered rather than required, with photo and ID checks available for members who want them. Nothing in the pack describes matching mechanics, search filters or how a free account is limited once messaging is used, so those details sit outside what is listed.

Privacy, billing and cancelling

Two things matter most here for readers weighing privacy and billing. The privacy position is public by design: Profile made public; hashed email shared for ads states that a profile is made public and a hashed email is shared for advertising. Sharing a hashed address rather than a plain one limits direct identification, but the profile visibility is the wider point to weigh. On billing, Cancel via 24/7 email or live support gives the route out: cancellation runs on email or live support, both open around the clock. No phone line is listed, so a cancellation or billing question is handled in writing or in chat. No licence or certification is listed for the service, so there is no external accreditation to point to.

Who runs it

The operator is a named company rather than an anonymous site. The legal entity is ROMETIC PTE. LTD., registered in Singapore, and the headquarters country listed is SG. Age of the service is worth noting too: 2009 puts it well past the first wave of apps, which is a point in its favour for a brand people pay monthly. Support is the practical face of the operation, and email, chat and help centre covers the routes a member has. Cancellation runs through the same team, so support and billing sit together rather than in separate queues.

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Frequently asked questions

Sources

• apps.apple.com/us/app/trulyafrican-african-dating/id11703... checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Features, App store rating, Pricing model, Plans, Monthly price from

  “trackName=TrulyAfrican - African Dating; sellerName=ROMETIC PTE. LTD.”

• play.google.com/store/apps/details checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: What is free, Headquarters, Legal entity

  “lets you try all of these for free: - Create your profile in minutes - Send and receive messages through instant messaging”

• trulyafrican.com checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Founded, Members, Profile verification, Audience focus

  “Since 2009, TrulyAfrican has a commitment to building serious relationships”

• trulyafrican.com/help/faqs checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Renewal and cancelling, Support channels

  “To cancel your current subscription, you may contact our 24/7 Customer Service through Email or Live Support”

• trulyafrican.com/privacy-policy checked September 26, 2026

  Backs: Privacy and data

  “we may provide a hash of your email address ( no other personal data) to third parties in order to better target our advertising to you”