Independent & Others
Standalone apps and sites, from Feeld and Raya to regional and niche communities.
Active platforms
32Adopte (AdopteUnMec)
France’s “adopt a guy” — women shop, men wait
BharatMatrimony
Shaadi’s great rival, strong in South India
Blued
China’s gay social app, tens of millions strong
Breeze
Skip the chat — the app books you a date
Bristlr
For beards, and those who want to stroke them
CatholicMatch
Dating built around Catholic faith and practice
ChristianCafe
Christian-owned dating since 1999
Clover
On-demand dating with mixers and date scheduling
Coffee Meets Bagel
A few curated “bagels” a day instead of endless swiping
Dil Mil
South Asian dating for the diaspora
FarmersOnly
“City folks just don’t get it”
Feeld
For the curious: ENM, kink and everything fluid
happn
Match with people you’ve actually crossed paths with
HER
The biggest app for lesbian, bi and queer women & nonbinary folks
Hily
Data-driven matching for Gen Z
Hornet
Gay social network big in Asia and Latin America
Inner Circle
Screened dating with real-life member events
Lex
Text-first personals for queer and trans people
Luxy
Millionaire-verified luxury dating
MillionaireMatch
The original rich-and-attractive dating site
Muzz
The biggest Muslim marriage app (formerly Muzmatch)
Raya
The members-only app of creatives and celebrities
Salams
Muslim dating app born as “Minder”
Seeking
The sugar-dating giant (formerly SeekingArrangement)
SeniorMatch
Companionship-first dating for 45+
Shaadi.com
The world’s biggest matrimonial service
Stitch
Community and companionship for the 50+ crowd
Taimi
LGBTQ+ dating with a full social network attached
Tastebuds
Match through music taste
The Right Stuff
Conservative-only dating, invite-first
Thursday
The app that only works one day a week
Veggly
Vegan and vegetarian dating
No longer available
7Craigslist Personals
The free-for-all that FOSTA killed
Grouper
3-on-3 group blind dates at a bar
Hot or Not
The rating site that prefigured the swipe
HowAboutWe
Date-idea-first dating ahead of its time
Lumen
The 50+ swipe app Bumble bought and closed
Siren
Women-controlled visibility, before Bumble scaled it
Yahoo! Personals
The portal era’s biggest dating section