Others like Hinge, Tinder, Grindr and Bumble have free versions along with paid tiers or features that banish ads, let users’ message prospective dates before matching or boost one’s profile.
For a monthly or annual fee, there are many dating apps and sites that will give you access to their pool of suitors.
A survey of 644 people from Statisa found only 19 per cent of male and six per cent of female dating app users were paying in January 2018. Twenty-two per cent of men had paid in the past and 12 per cent would consider it in the future, while 15 per cent of had paid for dating services before and eight per cent were open to trying it for the first time.