Glossary

App store rating

The star score and review count shown in the app store, with the store and date included.

Audience focus

The kind of adult a site is built to serve, which shapes who you will find there.

Categories

The labels a site uses to sort members by the kind of arrangement they want.

Credit system

Spending on top of a subscription through coins, tokens or points for single purchases.

Features

What a dating site lets you do beyond sending messages, and which brands put the basics in an app.

Founded

The year a company started, which gives a rough read on how long it has been running.

Headquarters

The country of the head office that sits behind a dating site.

ISO 27001

An international standard for information security management, sometimes named in a privacy policy.

Members

How many people a brand says use it, and why the claimed figure deserves a date.

Monthly price from

The lowest monthly figure a brand advertises, which depends heavily on how long you commit.

PayPal

A wallet payment provider, used on some sites for small charges such as identity checks.

Plans

The paid tiers a site sells, and how length of membership changes what you pay.

Pricing model

Whether a site runs on a free tier alone or adds paid membership on top.

Privacy and data

What a dating site collects about you and which tools hide your activity.

Profile verification

How a site checks that signups are genuine and that members are adults.

Renewal and cancelling

Whether a plan renews on its own, how to cancel, and any refund window.

Stripe

The payment processor behind many subscription checkouts, and often the place to cancel.

Support channels

The ways to reach a person when a charge, a lock or a rejected photo needs fixing.

What is free

Everything you can do on a dating site without paying, from registration to messaging.