The 5 Best Dating Apps in Singapore

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LunchClick-dating-app
Image: LunchClick

With the smartphone revolution, dating apps are now popular in Singapore as people seek to find their lifelong partners or get simple dates. It’s easier to meet new dates right from your smartphone with the aid of these apps.

The apps have different designs and interfaces, but they all try to get you your dream date. One might get confused when selecting one but don’t worry, this list will give you information that will guide you in making a choice.

1. Tinder

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tinder-dating-app
Image: Tinder
  • Target Audience
    Casual fun-seekers
  • Platform
    iOS and Android
  • Website
  • Tinder is the most popular dating app worldwide. The app is well known for its swiping culture. A lot of dating apps have copied the Tinder model with some of them incorporating its swipe feature into their app.

    A number of celebrities have been found using the app. You can also meet with foreigners and not just residents of your country. Tinder is currently popular in Singapore.

    What people like:

    • The foremost dating app: Tinder is the number one dating app in the world. All other dating apps strive to emulate or outclass Tinder. Tinder has the largest population of active users worldwide, so you have access to an extensive database of users.
    • Easy swipe feedback: Tinder has an easy to use interface whereby you swipe right if you like a person’s profile and swipe left if you don’t. The latest update to the app has done a lot to stop those who spam the right swipe motion.
    • Linked Instagram accounts: Users can link their Tinder account to their Instagram account for better authenticity. You can view the Instagram photos of those you fancy and get to know them better.

    HOW THIS APP WORKS
    After downloading the app, you connect to Facebook to create a profile. The app feeds you with potential matches. You swipe right to like the person and left to skip the person. If you like each other mutually, you can start chatting with each other.

    PAYMENT PLANS
    The app is free, but you pay for Tinder Plus, a premium service which allows you to meet international people, get unlimited likes, undo swipes and get access to other features. Tinder Plus costs US$9.99 (S$14.46) for users under 28 years old, while it costs US$19.99 (S$28.93) per month for users over 28. 

     

    2. Paktor

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    Paktor-dating-app
    Image: Paktor
  • Target Audience
    Asians in love with the swiping model of Tinder
  • Platform
    iOS and Android
  • Website
    www.gopaktor.com
  • Paktor is arguably the most widely used dating app in Singapore and Asia as a whole. The app has millions of downloads, with more people signing up daily. The app has grown to include more features like group chat, quizzes and a reward system.

    Users of Paktor swipe left to reject a date and swipe right to approve a match. The app also comes with a leaderboard system.

    What people like:

    • Extensive database of Singaporeans: Access a large database of singles with this app. As the most popular dating app in Singapore, it gives you a wide variety of Singaporean profiles to choose from. Even you are the pickiest of all people, Paktor has the right choice for you. You can also meet people of other nationalities.
    • Group Chat: Users can engage in group chats with other members who share similar interests with them. Interest cards encourage chat communities to form.
    • Reward system: Users of Paktor can earn points for various activities on the app. You can gift these rewards to other users as you wish.

    HOW THIS APP WORKS
    The app works just like Tinder. You sign up with your Facebook account. It feeds you with potential matches. You swipe left to reject and you swipe right to like.

    PAYMENT PLANS
    You can install the app for free, but you need to become a premium member to reply to messages, see who has liked you, unlock filters and other features. If you are a premium member and you do not get a date after three months, you will get a further three months free.

    Premium plans start at S$36.50 a month for a six- month membership plan. A 3-month membership plan costs S$39.66 per month while a month membership plan cost S$47.98 per month.

    TIPS

    • Visit the app daily for Daily Swipe and other rewards
    • Use the filter option to get better matches

    3. LunchClick

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    LunchClick-dating-app
    Image: LunchClick
  • Target Audience
    Professionals looking for a serious relationship
  • Platform
    iOS and Android
  • Website
    www.lunchclick.co
  • This dating app was created by the largest online dating agency in Singapore, which is Lunch Actually. LunchClick has a rigorous registration process with background checks to avoid any deception. The app focuses on getting its members to have an offline date without much small talk as most of its members are working professionals. The app sends one match to its users daily.

    What people like:

    • Meticulous registration process: When signing up, users will have to answer a lot of questions. The LunchClick staff will also run a background check before confirming your registration. This process ensures that all profiles are as real as possible and it diminishes lies and fake profiles that users of other dating apps encounter.
    • Pool of serious professionals: Most users of LunchClick are professionals who want a serious relationship. They are mostly straight to the point, not some bored people looking for a quick chat. There is no chat or swipe function in the app in order to discourage unnecessary chitchat.
    • Love assistants: LunchClick has a dedicated team of love assistants you can chat with that can give you advice on anything. The love assistants also provide other services like manual matchmaking, profile analysis etc.

    HOW THIS APP WORKS
    You download the app and fill in a lot of vital information. You then wait for some hours while a background check on you is run. After your profile is approved, you get one potential match daily. You can choose to accept or reject the match. When you accept a match, a date is set up between both of you in a physical location.

    PAYMENT PLANS
    Ordinary users get a free daily match while premium users get two matches sent to them daily for one week. Premium features start at US$6.99 (S$9.42) while other packages are available from S$109 to S$269. These other packages include features like three daily dates, dating consultants etc.

    4. Coffee Meets Bagel

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    Coffee-Meets-Bagel-dating-app
    Image: Coffee Meets Bagel
  • Target Audience
    People with little time to swipe or check out tons of profiles
  • Platform
    iOS and Android
  • Website
    www.coffeemeetsbagel.com
  • Founded by three Korean-American sisters, Coffee Meets Bagel is relatively new in Singapore, but it is already making headway. Over 2.5 million introductions have been made among Singaporean singles with the app in just one year. This shows that it is getting more popular.

    The app does not involve swiping like other dating apps. It gives users custom matches based on their profile information using some algorithms. Once users like each other, a temporary chat room is open for both of them. The chatroom expires within 8 days.

    What people like:

    • A gifted choice for ladies: Coffee Meets Bagel has a new model targeted at ladies. Most dating apps are focused on men but the new model called Ladies Choice is fully customized for women.
    • Stringent matchmaking: Most dating apps give their users hundreds of matches but Coffee Meets Bagel gives men 21 matches and ladies 6 matches at most daily. The app sifts through your interests, demographic data, social network and other details to give you matches.
    • Matchmake your friends: You can suggest a not-your-right match to your friends. This will earn you points. This is good for helping your friends get matched with whom you think will be perfect for them.

    HOW THIS APP WORKS
    You sign up through Facebook. After creating your profile and stating your preferences, you get one free match (bagel) daily. You have a day to like or reject the bagel. Once you like each other mutually, a temporary chat box is open for both of you to get to know each other. The chat box expires after some days so you must have exchanged contacts if you like the match. You can rematch with bagels or pass them on to friends.

    PAYMENT PLANS
    Sign up is free with a free daily match but there is an in-app currency of coffee beans. The “beans” are used to unlock other features like mutual friends and getting a second chance with those you have previously skipped. Coffee beans cost US$1.99 (S$2.88) to US$24.99 (S$36.17)

    5. Mat & Minah

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    Mat-&-Minah-dating-app
    Image: Mat & Minah
  • Target Audience
    Muslims
  • Platform
    iOS & Android
  • Website
    www.matnminah.com
  • Mat & Minah is a Muslim-focused dating app. The app targets Muslim men and women who want to socialize privately. The creators of the app developed it due to a shortage of dating options for Muslims. They felt a lot of Muslims are not of the sociable type and matchmaking shouldn’t be left to the parents alone these days.

    Users can view images and other profile information for other users. You can then swipe the phone screen left to reject and right to like a person.

    What people like:

    • Muslim focus: If you are a Muslim looking towards dating fellow Muslims, go to no other app than Mat & Minah. The app is exclusively for Muslims, and you will find like-minded Muslims on the platform.
    • Serious daters: Most users of the app are those looking towards a serious relationship and not just a casual fling. Only users that matched with each other will be able to have a chat privately and securely.
    • Other sections beyond dating: There are other sections available on the Mat & Minah app. Users can buy and sell items. An event calendar is also available.

    HOW THIS APP WORKS
    Users signup with Facebook and fill in their basic information. It has a swiping pattern similar to a lot of other dating apps. Users swipe left to reject and right to like a person.

    PAYMENT PLANS
    There are paid subscription options if you want to subscribe to the “Peek & Seek” features of the app. This allows you to find out the users that liked your profile. Peek & Seek costs S$6.98 for a week’s subscription, S$14.98 for a month, and S$44.98 for a year.

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