16 Dating Apps for Singles 50+

Dating Apps for a General Audience

4. Bumble

This dating app launched in 2014, promoting itself as a dating app that gives women all the power to make the first move. That changed last year with Bumble’s introduction of “Opening Moves” — which gives women the option of adding a prompt to their profile that potential matches can respond to. Bumble offers a number of questions to choose from, including “What’s your karaoke song?” and “What’s your favorite aisle in the grocery store?” and you can also write your own. Bumble is swipe-based, so users swipe right on profile photos they like. If a woman swipes on a man and he swipes on her as well, it’s a match. In heterosexual matches, women have 24 hours to message their match before the connection expires. In same-sex matches, either party has 24 hours to message, and then the other has another 24 hours to respond before the connection expires. 

Bumble also offers Bumble BFF, a friendship matchmaking site, as well as Bumble Bizz for networking. Bumble is free to download and free to use core features, but upgrades — like spotlight or “superswiping” your profile so more local singles see it — come with a fee. 

Upgraded plans include Bumble Boost, which allows one spotlight per week and five weekly superswipes, and lets someone know you are especially interested in them, as well as rematching with expired matches and extending matches by another 24 hours. 

Bumble Premium has features that allow you to see who swiped on you before you swipe on them, a travel mode that lets you look for people when you travel and offers an incognito mode, which hides your profile until you swipe on someone (nice if you don’t want your ex or your boss to see you on there).

Finally, Bumble Premium+ offers exclusive photo insights, profile boosting and lets you fast-track your likes so you’re seen sooner by people you’ve liked.

5. Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB)

CMB was created in 2012 as a dating app for “serious relationship-seekers.” The app encourages users to make real connections by limiting the number of profiles they can like per day. If both users like each other’s profile, it’s a match, and the two can start a conversation in CMB’s chat section. But the chat is only open for an initial seven days, although it will remain open as long as there is an active conversation. This helps prevent ghosting or having someone stop responding to messages.

Coffee Meets Bagel says it handpicks suggested profiles for viewing each day based on its algorithm. The algorithm also learns from your likes and passes and continues to curate your matches with greater accuracy over time.

Like most of the dating apps, it’s free to download and use the basic services, but you can upgrade to a Premium subscription to see who likes you, get access to additional matches and “extra flowers” (likes) to give to matches, and one profile boost per month. Alternatively, you can opt for the Platinum subscription. This tier lets you control who sees you, gives you priority likes and offers you infinite profile boosting. Coffee Meets Bagel uses “beans” to purchase profile upgrades. You can also earn free beans for various activities on the app, including inviting or following people.

6. eHarmony

A classic, trusted dating site for users of all ages. The sign-up process includes an 80-question compatibility quiz, which takes roughly 20 minutes to complete. This quiz is designed to help match users with a compatible partner for a lasting connection.

You can take the compatibility quiz and start using eHarmony for free, but there are premium plans available — and the site is remarkably cagey about how much these plans cost and what the specific benefits are for each one. 

Another benefit of eHarmony is its subsites, including two specifically for older adults. . 

7. Facebook Dating

Facebook may be the last place you’d think of looking for love, but Facebook Dating lets you find a date without downloading a new app, while offering some additional online safety to boot.

To start your Facebook Dating journey, you’ll need to use the Facebook app. It’s not available on the desktop site. Your dating profile doesn’t display on your personal Facebook page since you’ll create an entirely separate profile. But to make things easier, the platform helps you create a suggested profile by pulling photos and information from your personal page and highlights users who have groups and events in common with your own. If you agree to accept matches from friends of friends, the app will also tell you if you have contacts in common. This can be a useful feature if you’d like to ask a real-life friend about someone.

Another fun feature is the “secret crush.” When you send a crush to a Facebook friend, they will receive a notification that an anonymous user has a crush on them — unless they have also sent you a crush, at which point you will both be matched.

For now at least, Facebook Dating is free and doesn’t have ads.

8. Hinge

Hinge’s motto, “designed to be deleted,” makes it clear that it’s aiming for those who are seeking a relationship rather than a hookup — and the philosophy is about more than just long-term, romantic relationships. Hinge wants to inspire in-person connections, matching users based on hobbies, interests and authenticity. The company even published research in October 2025 on how small intentional interactions, like getting coffee with a friend, reduce loneliness. Instead of swiping, Hinge also features an “x” or “skip” button at the bottom of each profile, making accidental profile rejections less likely. Hinge+ allows users to send unlimited likes, to see everyone who likes them, and to set extra preferences. HingeX provides priority likes, enhanced match recommendations and skip-the-line profile boosting.

9. Match

Originally launched in April, 1995, Match is the granddaddy of digital dating services. But despite its long and storied history, Match is no one’s outdated dinosaur. Modern singles can find love via Match’s downloadable mobile app or on its still robust browser-based platform.

Once a user fills out a personality and interest questionnaire, Match will suggest curated potential partners. Most of the communication features, like seeing who your likes and matches are, require a paid subscription.

While millions have found love through Match, the company no longer makes the guarantee that users will meet someone special within six months or get a free subscription renewal. As of August 2025, the company agreed to a $14 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the “guarantee” was misleading and unfairly restricted subscription access.

10. OkCupid

In 2003, four friends at Harvard University created OkCupid as the first free online dating site. Continuing to be part of the vanguard of digital romance, OkCupid was the first major dating site to offer a mobile app in 2011, and in 2013 it was the first to introduce multiple gender options (including nonconforming, gender fluid, intersex and transgender) and sexual orientation options (like heteroflexible, queer and questioning), making it one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly choices among the major dating apps.

Users are shown curated matches based on a questionnaire about passions and interests, as well as profile prompts that encourage you to allow your personality to shine through.  OkCupid says it makes 91 million matches each year, 50,000 dates every week, and it’s mentioned in the New York Times wedding section more often than any other app. The basic services are free to use, but you will need to pay for upgraded features. 

11. Tinder

One of the most popular dating apps, Tinder was once known as a hookup app for people not looking for long-term commitment. But for many people over 50, Tinder has become a more traditional way to meet and connect. Tinder is swipe-based, like a lot of other apps, meaning you swipe right on a person’s profile when you like how they look and to connect.

Some additional profile details like age, gender and a short bio may help you decide as well. While Tinder is used by people of all ages and many users will be younger, the app allows users to set an age range to help focus searches. 

While it’s free to download and get started, profile upgrades and additional features also come with additional charges. Tinder offers three subscription tiers: Tinder Plus, which has no ads on the app and gives you unlimited likes and rewinds (letting you go back to anyone you swiped left on); Tinder Gold allows you to see your likes and match with them instantly; and Tinder Platinum, which lets you control who sees you and puts your profile on the front row of the likes page. 

Dating Services Based on Religion

12. JDate

A dating service for Jewish singles, (and the digital yenta who introduced this author to her bashert back in 2003!), JDate lets users connect both via website and a smartphone app. Each of JDate’s user profiles is reviewed by a customer care team with the goal of building Jewish communities and ensuring culture and tradition last for generations.

JDate sends curated matches to users but also allows them to browse other profiles. You can choose from one of 12 Jewish identities — a range from Orthodox to Reform to Culturally Jewish to Willing to Convert  — and indicate your interest in matching with a Jewish single with a similar identity.

13. ChristianMingle

ChristianMingle is the dating service designed to help you “find the one your soul loves.” Like JDate, ChristianMingle features extensive profiles and sends potential matches each day, but only up to seven. Users enter their education level and the type of Christianity they practice (the app offers 23 different denominations to choose from). Registering also requires users to input how often they attend church, and not attending church is not an option. Profile setup is free, but chatting with other members and meeting matches requires a premium subscription. 

Apps for LGBTQ+ Daters

14. HER

A swipe-based dating app, HER was created for LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary singles. As with other swipe-based apps, users view another person’s photo and profile details before deciding whether to swipe right (a yes) or left (a no). If the same person also swipes right on your profile, it’s a match, and the dating app will let you know.

Like most swipe-based apps that allow users to see more profile information by clicking on a photo before making a decision, HER offers a short, optional bio section with details about age, occupation and hobbies. HER says the site features safety moderators and bills itself as a “social and dating” app, so it’s good for finding friendships, too. 

Although the core features like swiping and chatting are free, HER also offers premium paid memberships that allow users to remove ads and undo skips. Users with a premium subscription can also go incognito if they’re not ready to be out, change locations and set filters for age and other characteristics if they have a “type.”

15. Grindr

Created for gay men in 2009, Grindr has grown into the world’s largest network for gay, bi, trans and queer adults, connecting millions of people across the globe.

Like Tinder, Grindr is swipe-based and advertises its ability to match users quickly. Unlike some dating apps, Grindr allows matches to share photos and audio messages in-app, meaning users don’t have to use another medium like Snapchat or Facebook to share additional images. This is also part of Grindr’s attraction for those looking for casual sex instead of long-term commitment: It’s easy to share photos, decide whether there’s an attraction and meet up.

Grindr’s key features are free to download and use — but you have to sit through ads every time you use the app. Upgraded profiles with ad-free swiping are available at a cost.   

Apps for Specific Communities

16. BLK

Created in 2017 (and pronounced B-L-K), BLK is currently the No. 1 dating app for Black singles. The app has a goal of helping its users find love while creating space for Black love to happen “in all its forms and expressions.”

BLK is a swipe-based dating app, offering users a personalized list of profiles to scroll through. Swipe right or click a heart to give a potential match a “yeah.” If you’re not interested, swipe left for a “nah” or click the X. If the “yeah” is mutual, you’re a match and can start chatting immediately. In addition to matches, BLK also offers a community feature where users can join chat rooms to discuss shared interests with other members of the BLK community.

It’s free to scroll through profiles and start swiping and chatting on the app, but features like boosting your profile and seeing who has liked you for instant matches will require a paid membership. The free version comes with ads, but there are upgrade options that you’ll pay for.