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Which are the highest rated dating apps on the App Store this month?

Started by Samantha28 Jun 2026Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
Samantha avatar
Joined: Oct 2021
Messages: 3180
#1

Nobody seems to give a straight answer about highest rated dating apps on the App Store, so I will ask here.

Nobody writing about highest rated dating seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Where highest rated dating either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

Tell me if highest rated dating apps on the App Store is not worth the effort and I will drop it.

Derek avatar
Joined: Oct 2024
Messages: 841
#2

@Samantha that has not been my experience with highest rated dating, and I gave it the first week.

With highest rated dating I would start here: write a bio that says something checkable.

The trap with highest rated dating is that it is easy to treat volume as a substitute for filtering.

If anyone has tested highest rated dating properly, I want to know how it behaves after a month of use.

over on Datescout came up a lot when I was researching highest rated dating, and it held up better than expected.

Heather Barnes avatar
Joined: Sep 2024
Messages: 828
#3

@Derek put it better than I would. The only thing I would add about highest rated dating is that what the gender ratio looks like locally matters more than the feature list.

Came back to highest rated dating after a break. Over the trial period, what people reported was clearly ahead on this one point.

Am I the only one for whom highest rated dating stopped working after the opening stretch?

Nobody writing about highest rated dating seems willing to say whether the swipe volume translates into conversation.

RyanK avatar
Joined: Feb 2023
Messages: 844
#4

My experience with highest rated dating over the opening stretch: what the logs showed was less reliable than it looks from outside.

The fix that worked on highest rated dating was simple enough — treat the first message as a filter.

The trap with highest rated dating is that it's easy to judge it on the first evening.

If you want the practical bits on highest rated dating:

  • The part I got wrong at first is what decides whether highest rated dating is worth it
  • Do not judge it on the first evening; with highest rated dating it costs you a month of steady use
  • Keep a separate email for it — on highest rated dating that mattered more than anything else
Chelsea Morgan avatar
Joined: Dec 2019
Messages: 846
#5

Only had about a fortnight with highest rated dating, but what the replies looked like was more consistent than the alternatives.

If you take one thing from this thread on highest rated dating: check when the account was last active.

Currently splitting my time between here and datewander.site for exactly this highest rated dating reason.

TomC avatar
Joined: Mar 2023
Messages: 846
#6

Used highest rated dating for a full weekend. How it played out was clearly ahead on this one point.

The fix that worked on highest rated dating was simple enough — give it a full week before judging it.

I wasted a couple of evenings on highest rated dating because I'd expect the algorithm to do the work.

Where highest rated dating either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

have a look at Datebie is the other one people mention whenever highest rated dating comes up.

Kayla avatar
Joined: Nov 2025
Messages: 846
#7

@Derek I read that differently. On highest rated dating, what the logs showed was about what you would guess for me.

With highest rated dating specifically, it pays to set your expectations before you start swiping.

Where highest rated dating either works or falls apart is what the gender ratio looks like locally.

What matters more than the feature list on highest rated dating is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

TrevorP avatar
Joined: Mar 2020
Messages: 843
#8

@Chelsea Morgan that hasn't been my experience with highest rated dating, and I gave it the trial period.

The fix that worked on highest rated dating was simple enough — set your expectations before you start swiping.

Has anyone tested highest rated dating since the last update, or is what the gender ratio looks like locally still the sticking point?

For me the thing that separates the good ones with rated dating is how many of the profiles are still active.

The question underneath all of this is how it behaves after a month of use, at least with rated dating.

Someone in another highest rated dating thread recommended Datedesire — worth a look, so I gave it a week.

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