There are dozens of dating apps, but they differ on one thing more than any other: who turns the match into a meeting. On most apps, that's you — in chat, often for weeks. A growing group of apps books the date, runs events, or hands the job to an AI matchmaker.
Every app below is tagged with how the meeting happens:
- You arrange — match, chat, and plan it yourselves.
- App plans — the app proposes or books a specific time and place.
- AI matchmaker — an AI (sometimes with humans) picks the person and sets up the introduction or date.
- Events — the app or company runs in-person singles events.
Prices are typical monthly prices for the main paid tier; most big apps price dynamically by age, country and platform, so treat them as a guide. Everything was checked in October 2026.
Apps that plan the date for you
The category to look at if you're tired of chatting. Full guide →
| App | How the meeting happens | Price | Where | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | App plans — compatibility matching, then a date at one of your favourite places; Sunday Drops schedules one for you | Free (1 potential match/day); Premium for more | Every city | Also city events, MSocial (friends), MLife (live venue map) and MReach (networking) |
| Breeze | App plans — both pay, share availability, Breeze books a partner bar; chat opens shortly before | Per date (£9.50 UK token incl. first drink) | NL, BE, FR, DE, UK, US — 94 cities | <1% no-shows (company figure) |
| Amata | AI matchmaker picks time and place | $16 per date | New York | Chat opens 2h before |
| Known | AI voice interview, one match at a time | Free; $15 per confirmed date | San Francisco Bay Area | Launched Feb 2026 |
| Ditto | AI over iMessage proposes a date every Wednesday | — | California campuses (.edu) | $9.2M seed, Feb 2026 |
| Sitch | AI + human matchmaker, group-chat intro | $90–160 per setup pack | NYC, SF, LA | — |
| Overtone | Voice-first AI matchmaker | Not published | Waitlist: NY, LA, SF, Austin | From Hinge's founder; $18M raised |
| Keeper | AI + human matchmakers, no browsing | Men: $50,000 "marriage bounty" | US | Women pay nothing |
| Fika | Membership club: 1:1 dates and groups of six | — | Europe, Asia, US | — |
The big mainstream apps
| App | How the meeting happens | Price (typical) | Where | 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinder | You arrange; Double Date (pairs); Events tab in 26 cities by end of Sep 2026 | Gold ≈ $40, Platinum ≈ $50 / month | Global | Revenue −5% in 2025; DAU decline narrowing |
| Hinge | You arrange; funds community groups via One More Hour | Hinge+ ≈ $30–33, HingeX $50 / month | Global | Revenue +22% Q2 2026 — fastest-growing big app |
| Bumble | You arrange; AI "Bee" replacing the swipe from Q4 2026 | Premium ≈ $55–60 / month | Global | Paying users −16% Q2 2026; 30% staff cut 2025 |
| Badoo | You arrange | ≈ $10 / month | Global; strong in EU & LatAm | Shrinking |
| OkCupid | You arrange; question-based match % | $8–60 | Global | FTC privacy action, Mar 2026 |
| Match.com | You arrange; some local singles events | ≈ $45 / month | US and others | — |
| Plenty of Fish | You arrange; "Share My Date" safety feature | — | US, CA, UK and others | — |
| happn | You arrange — shows people you've crossed paths with | $15–25 / month | ~40 countries, France core | Bought by Hello Group, Sep 2025 |
| Facebook Dating | You arrange; AI assistant; "Meet Cute" weekly surprise match | Free | Many countries | AI features Sep 2025 |
| Coffee Meets Bagel | You arrange; curated daily matches | — | US, Asia | Culture-pass first dates in Singapore |
| Hily | You arrange | ≈ $25 / week | US and others | — |
| Boo | You arrange; MBTI personality matching | — | Global | Dating + friends |
Relationship-focused and curated
| App | How it works | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| eharmony | Compatibility questionnaire | ≈ $19–37 / month on long plans | US, UK, AU and others |
| Parship | Psychological test, matched suggestions | ≈ €30–60 / month | DE, AT, CH and others |
| ElitePartner | Academics and professionals | — | DE, AT, CH |
| Raya | Application-only, iOS-only | ≈ $25; Raya+ ≈ $50 / month | Global |
| The League | Vetted, career-focused | From ≈ $300 / month | US cities |
| Muzz | Muslim, marriage-focused; optional chaperone | Freemium | 160+ countries |
| Meetic | France's generalist leader; runs events | ≈ €20–40 / month | FR, ES, IT and other EU |
| Lexa | Dutch market leader; singles events | — | Netherlands |
| Sympatia | Poland's serious-dating leader | — | Poland |
| Inner Circle | Curated city lifestyle; runs single runners clubs | — | EU cities, US |
LGBTQ+ and alternative
| App | Focus | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grindr | Gay, bi, trans men; location grid | XTRA ≈ $20, Unlimited ≈ $40 / month | AI "wingman" in testing |
| HER | Sapphic and queer women; event listings | From ≈ $15 / month | Bought by Match Group, May 2025 |
| Feeld | Non-monogamy, kink, open-minded | Free core; Majestic paid | 2025 revenue $85M (+31%) |
| Taimi | LGBTQ+ dating and social | — | 36M users (company claim) |
| Lex | Text-first queer social, events | — | Bought by 9count, 2024 |
| Sniffies | Map-based, web | — | Match Group invested $100M (2026) |
Event-first dating
| Company | Format | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Ticketed singles nights, run clubs, trips | London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna and more |
| Jigsaw | In-person singles events (app is a companion) | 30+ US cities, 200+ events a month |
| Timeleft Singles | Singles dinners and coffees | Many of Timeleft's 200+ cities |
| Fate | AI voice app + speed-dating events | London, Manchester |
| Paloma | Text-based matching + "Date Week" events | LA, SF |
| Speed-dating organisers | 8–11 short dates per evening | Every big city — see speed dating guide |
Regional leaders worth knowing
- Germany / Austria / Switzerland: Parship, ElitePartner, LOVOO — plus Tinder, Bumble and Breeze (in Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich).
- UK: Tinder (1.9M users), Hinge (1.4M), Bumble (1.1M) per Ofcom; plus Feeld, Muzz, Breeze and event formats.
- France: Meetic, adopte, happn, Fruitz.
- Netherlands: Breeze is the third most popular app; Lexa and Inner Circle are home-grown.
- Poland: Sympatia.
- Czechia: Tinder, Bumble, Badoo and Hinge lead the app stores; classic sites like Seznamka.cz and Rande.cz still serve older users.
Shut down or pivoted (2023–2026)
| App | What happened |
|---|---|
| Thursday | Closed the app in Jan 2025 citing "rapidly declining consumer interest"; now runs events |
| Archer | Match Group's gay dating app, shut 17 June 2026 |
| Fruitz / Official | Closed by Bumble in Feb 2025; Fruitz bought back by its founders in July 2025 |
| EliteSingles | Reportedly closed 30 April 2026 |
| Once | Moved from "one match a day" to a chat platform |
| Volar | AI "pre-dating" avatars; shut for lack of funding |
| IRL | Social events app shut in 2023 after admitting ~95% of users were bots |
How to pick in 30 seconds
- Hate chatting? → an app that plans the date: M (anywhere), Breeze (its six countries), Amata or Known (US cities).
- Want the biggest pool? → Tinder or Hinge — then propose a specific date within days.
- Want something serious? → Hinge, eharmony, Parship, or an AI matchmaker.
- Want to meet lots of people in one night? → speed dating or Thursday events.
Questions people ask
Which dating apps arrange the date for you?
Breeze (NL, BE, FR, DE, UK, US) books a partner venue after you both pay; M plans the date at your favourite places in any city and runs Sunday Drops, where it schedules a date for you; Amata (NYC), Known (SF) and Ditto (California campuses) use AI to propose a specific date.
Which dating app is growing in 2026?
Among the big apps, Hinge — revenue up 22% year on year in Q2 2026, while Tinder and Bumble lost paying users. Feeld grew revenue 31% in 2025.
Are dating apps declining?
Global dating-app revenue fell for the first time in 2025, by about 2% to roughly $6 billion (Business of Apps). In the UK, Tinder, Bumble and Hinge lost a combined ~1.1 million users in a year (Ofcom).
Which dating apps have shut down recently?
Thursday closed its app in January 2025 (now events only), Bumble closed Fruitz and Official in February 2025 (Fruitz was later bought back by its founders), Archer shut on 17 June 2026, and EliteSingles reportedly closed on 30 April 2026.
Sources
- Match Group Q2 2026 results (SEC 8-K)
- Bumble Q2 2026 results (SEC 8-K)
- Tinder — Events launch (Mar 2026)
- TechCrunch — Tinder's IRL events expand (Aug 2026)
- TechCrunch — Bumble introduces AI assistant Bee (Mar 2026)
- Hinge — One More Hour
- Breeze — Wikipedia
- Business Wire — Breeze launches in NYC (Mar 2025)
- Global Dating Insights — Amata launches with $6M
- SFist — Known (May 2026)
- Fast Company — Overtone waitlist
- Wikipedia — Ditto (dating service)
- TechCrunch — Sitch
- AlleyWatch — Keeper
- Wikipedia — Jigsaw (dating app)
- Global Dating Insights — Feeld revenue 2025
- Global Dating Insights — happn acquired by Hello Group
- FTC — Action against Match/OkCupid (Mar 2026)
- TechCrunch — Facebook Dating AI assistant
- Online Personals Watch — Archer shut down
- Maddyness — Fruitz bought back by its founders
- Business of Apps — first annual decline in dating-app revenue
- Ofcom — UK online dating trends
