If you did not move to Germany to reunite with your loved one, we have great news for you. According to a representative survey, every third German uses an online dating service. Those are great news for all the single expats out there. To fast-track your dating success in Germany, we reviewed the 19 best dating sites in Germany for you.

We focus on the best dating sites for serious relationships, the best dating apps, the best dating for gays and lesbians, and the best free dating sites in Germany.

Related Guide:Dating in Germany – Expat Guide

As per Statista, paid dating services are the most popular amongst Germans, followed by freemium dating apps.

What is the best dating site for serious relationships in Germany?

For those looking for a serious long-term relationship, quality dating is essential. Germans are willing to pay quite some money to find love. All sites listed below are only available in German. 

Here are our picks for the best dating site for serious relationships in Germany.

1. ElitePartner

ElitePartner is a leading dating site in Germany for serious relationships and we know several couples who have met through ElitePartner. They check every profile and only accept sign-ups that are interested in serious long-term relationships. They review every profile manually. ElitePartner focuses on academic singles; about 70% of its 3,8 million members have an academic degree. The personality test of ElitePartner takes around 20 minutes, and after a successful sign-up, you will already get matching suggestions. ElitePartner has 47% male and 53% female members.

ElitaPartner focuses on quality on every level; they offer Single Coaching, Flirt Seminars, and discounted photo shootings to increase your matching potential. However, the website and app are only available in German.

ElitePartner offers three different Premium models:

2. Parship

Parship is the most popular dating website in Germany, thanks to its aggressive marketing. They promise that every 11 minutes, a single is falling in love via Parship. Their focus is also long-term serious relationships. Parship targets educated and professional Singles. As per their 2021 couple survey, 94% of all Parship couples are satisfied or very satisfied with their relationship. The website and app are only available in German. Here are some more stats about Parship:

The sign-up process takes about 30 minutes and includes a personality test with 80 questions. Parship avoids fake profiles with its ID-check. You cannot view any pictures with the free basic version. 

Parship offers three different Premium models:

3. LoveScout24

LoveScout24 is another big dating site in Germany, with 6 million members. Their focus lies on flirts as well as on long-term relationships. Next to their website and app, they also offer Single Events. The website and member profiles are of high quality; however, you have to actively start your profile search. There is no auto-suggest. The website and app for Germany are only available in German.

Love Scout24 also has 200.000 gay members and a different portal secret.de, for discrete erotic casual dating. 

LoveScout24 offers various pricing models, depending on age and duration. Unlike the previous websites, membership starts already with one month.

LoveScout24 price example for 18-29-year-olds:

4. eDarling

eDarling is a favorite dating website in Germany. eDarling focuses on scientifically designed matching for long-term relationships. Anyone is welcome at eDarling as it doesn’t focus on a specific customer type. It has 2,6 million members with an equal ratio of men (48%) and women (52%) in Germany. 

All profiles get checked manually, which increases the quality of contacts and, therefore, chances to find serious relationships.

To create your profile and take the personality test, you should prepare around 40 minutes. With the free version, your usage is limited, and you only get the full potential with the Premium version, which offers great price-value and a free app.

eDarling has three different Premium models:

5. C-Date

C-Date is another big dating site in Germany, with 3.7 million members in Germany and 35 million members worldwide. Their focus lies on casual dating, open relationships, and affairs. Next to their website, C-Date is also available via their app. Anyone is welcome at C-Date and it offers a very active community. The application process happens via a responsive chat rather than a form and profiles get checked and pictures manually validated.

The unique feature of C-Date is that the premium version is free for women who are looking for men. Women looking for women or couples, however, have to pay, while men pay the highest premium.  

C-Date pricing for men example:

C-Date pricing for women looking for women or couples example:

6. NextLove

NextLove is a European dating site for single and divorced parents with more than 5 million users. It is also available via app and in English (🎉). The sign-up is quick and free, and you need to verify your profile with an SMS and one other method. NextLove also monitors new sign-ups to only have real users.

NextLove offers a premium and premium Plus model, giving you more possibilities to interact with other users.

What is the Best Dating App in Germany?

Compared to the mentioned German online dating sites above, dating apps take a lot less effort to sign up. There is no personality test or scientific matching algorithm. Dating apps tend to aim more for casual dating. However, that does not imply immediate one-night stands, as a survey from SimpleTexting uncovered. 

Dating Apps have two significant advantages over dating sites. They are all available in English, so they are ideal for expats in Germany. And they all operate on a freemium business model. The primary functions with which you can start dating are free; however, all apps also offer premium features via in-app purchases.

Here are our top picks for the best dating app in Germany.

1. Tinder

Tinder needs no introduction, as it is the largest international dating app with 66 million monthly active users in 190 countries. And yes, Tinder works in Germany as well. 

Be ready to upload your photos and start swiping left or right and find out whether you got a match from a future date. Once you get a match, you can begin writing direct messages. Tinder offers in-app purchases for premium features.

2. Lovoo

Lovoo is a direct Tinder competitor and works similarly. The main difference is that you can contact someone directly, without having to match first. You can browse profiles incognito with Lovoo’s ghost mode. Lovoo also offers a live video chat option.

Lovoo was founded in Dresden, Germany, and has 28 million users worldwide. With four stars from 43k reviews in the iOS App Store, Lovoo has the best review ratio from all listed dating apps in this article.

As you can see in the graphic below, Tinder and Badoo are fighting for the reign of being the most popular dating app in Europe. Lovoo, however, is the most popular and best dating app in Germany. 

3. Badoo

Badoo is another swiping contender and functions similar to Tinder. Badoo’s unique feature is that it shows you users who are near you and share similar interests. While swiping through the users, it also shows you whether you have met a user in real life and gives you an idea of the time and approximate location. 

4. OkCupid

OkCupid separates itself from the swiping apps by pushing a story feature that goes beyond just pictures. You can write messages at any time; however, women can only view a man’s first message if she has liked his profile beforehand. OkCupid is popular among LGBT+ Singles as well. 

5. Once

Once is a Swiss dating app, marketing itself as an app for those looking for a more serious relationship. As such, you can not swipe through unlimited pictures per day, but instead, you get one match sent to you every day at noon. Each person has 24 hours to like the match, should you both ‘like’ it, you can start to exchange messages.

6. Bumble

Bumble is a popular swiping app that attracts users with more serious intentions. Bumble empowers women to make the first step in terms of messaging. After she has received a match, she has 24h to send that first message. Men cannot send the first message and, in return, also only have 24h to reply to the first message. Otherwise, the match will expire.

7. Happn

Happn is a French dating app with a twist to it. The app only shows you, users, you have crossed paths with the same day, giving it an extra hint of excitement.

You can set the maximum distance (up to 90 km) for your match feed to show anyone in that area. Happn shows you how many times you have crossed paths and the place and time of your last encounter. If a user is in your set proximity, while you are online, the profile will show ‘NOW’, without offering you the exact location for privacy reasons. 

8. Candidate

Candidate is a unique gamified dating app founded in Austria. Their focus lies on personality rather than looks. You first have to answer questions other users send you. In return, you also pose your questions. If two users ‘like’ each other’s answers, you form a match and see each other’s pictures. Each question can have up to 300 characters and can be answered by five other users. You rate each answer and choose your top 3. These three then answer another question; you get to choose your top 2 for the final question out of their responses. 

What are the Best LGBTQ+ Dating sites and apps in Germany?

Parship and LoveScout24 also offer gay versions, and OkCupid is quite popular among the gay and lesbian community. There are, of course, dating sites and apps that exclusively focus on LGBTQ+ singles. Here are our top picks for the best dating app for gay and lesbian singles in Germany. 

1. PlanetRomeo

PlanetRomeo claims to have the world’s biggest community of gay, bi, and trans men. Whether you are looking for a hook-up or a serious relationship, Planet Romeo addresses both. 

2. Grindr

Grindr is a direct competitor to PlanetRomeo and, in exchange, claims to have grown the largest social networking app for gay, bi, and trans people. Grindr is almost exclusively popular among men and known for its fast hook-ups.

3. Lesarion

Lesarion is Germany’s biggest lesbian dating website and app. The design is still stuck in the last decade, but it claims to have the largest lesbian community in Germany. A big plus compared to other German dating websites is that Lesarion is also available in English. Next to the dating function, it also has a lively forum.

4. Zoe

Zoe is a global lesbian dating app with more than 3,9 million users. Compared to Lesarion, Zoe has a modern design and a better review ratio in the iOS App Store. At Zoe, you also swipe for a pass or a match.

What is the Best Free Dating Site in Germany?

Here is our pick for the best free dating site in Germany without a credit card. 

1. Finya

Finya is a 100% free German dating site, as it is financed through ads. You have the option to fill in a personality test after sign-up to get more compatible matches. Finya has over one million users and has won multiple awards. However, Finya is only available in German. 

Conclusion

With this extensive list of the best online dating sites in Germany, you are all equipped to choose the type of online dating that fits you most.

Related Guide:Dating in Germany – Expat Guide

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So you want to date in Germany and are wondering which dating website you should use to meet Germans and people in Germany? Don’t worry, while the cliche of Germans being cold certainly persists, there are plenty of German dating websites to make meeting someone special easier. Our top ten dating sites in Germany offer plenty of choices which cater to different needs.

Top 10 German dating websites in 2021

Swiping left or right on other people’s profile pictures has long since become the standard principle of many dating apps. Of course, Tinder and other internationally renowned matchmaking services like Bumble, Happn or OKCupid are available in Germany as well with plenty of profiles. But for our following list, we’ve selected websites which originate in Germany or are particularly popular there.

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Parship

Parship has been around since 2001 and claims to successfully connect people in close to 40% of cases. Their matchmaking principle is based on a comprehensive personal profile for which you answer 80 questions with hundreds of choices. Your partnership personality is based on values, attitudes and interests relevant to your relationship. You’ll receive many suggestions for accurate matches and can make use of additional content such as dating and relationship advice or premium services and coaching. Parship is free to use though has a limit on how many messages you can send. Premium subscriptions are available starting at €45 per month.

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Finya

Finya was founded in 2001 in Hamburg. It’s one of the few dating websites which is completely free to use and will therefore show you ads. Thanks to hundreds of thousands of profiles, Finya can offer you tailored search results and match suggestions, though you can also discover other users in a playful manner. Contact to other members happens through messages, chat or by sending hearts. Finya has received numerous rewards throughout the years.

Lablue

Lablue targets singles above the age of 30 and has been around since 2002. There is no fee for using the platform, which currently has around 500,000 active users. All profiles require registration through email and are checked manually, so fake profiles are hardly an issue. The Lablue website design is a bit vanilla, but all the necessary features such as search, chat and browsing user profiles are available. The service caters to singles looking for serious, long term relationships instead of casual flirts or affairs.

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Lovescout24

The average age on Lovescout24 is just below 35 years. Though it’s a premium service, the platform is slightly cheaper than the competition and monthly memberships start as low as €40. Lovescout24 boasts one million successful connections and one million active monthly users with a database of more than five million singles. You can create a highly detailed profile and benefit from a comprehensive search feature, which delivers accurate results. You also get helpful advice, coaching and even live events organized by the platform. In case you’ve found your match or want to leave Lovescout24 for any other reason, canceling your subscription and deleting your profile are also hassle-free. The platform uses the same design and offers the identical service as Neu.de.

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Dating Cafe

The service of Dating Cafe and Liebe.de are identical and the website has been around for more than 20 years, as you can tell by its design. Nonetheless, you can create a comprehensive profile and use excellent features to search the database of close to two million subscribers. You can try the premium service for free, but membership starts at €15 per month. Dating Cafe targets singles around the age of 30, though you’ll definitely find users above that age as well. You can contact others by sending a message or giving likes. Apart from the online services, Dating Cafe offers single events and vacations.  

Single

Single.de allows you to register and keep a basic profile for free, but the premium membership starts at € 25 for three months. The site claims two million German profiles and around three thousand new members daily. You have sufficient options to create an individual profile and the extensive search is certainly helpful in finding someone matching your interests. The platform manually checks profiles and has a personal single feed for you to browse.

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ElitePartner

ElitePartner specifically targets academics, so the average user age is slightly higher when compared to other platforms. The number of roughly four million members proves that EliteParnter is definitely filling the niche of dating people with a university degree or academic background. A search on ElitePartner offers many filtering options and the suggested matches are highly accurate. You can also use their mobile app, which includes the possibility of searching for people near you. All this comes at an elite price, however: memberships start at €70 per month.

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eDarling

Similarly to ElitePartner, eDarling caters to singles with a high level of education. The platform is available in all of Europe with a total number of more than 13 million members, roughly three of which hail from Germany. Upon registration, you’re presented with a comprehensive questionnaire of more than 250 questions to improve the quality of your matches. Virtually meeting someone includes messages as well as smiles and likes. There’s also an option of seeing users who are excluded by the matching algorithm. An eDarling subscription starts at €30 per month.

Bildkontakte

Most singles rely on pictures to find a possible partner online. Bildkontakte puts that feature front and center: every profile needs to be represented by an appropriate photo. The website’s team manually checks each profile to weed out any fakes. The service boasts 50,000 daily active users and four million members. You can contact other users after registration without having to pay, but premium features are only available with a monthly subscription starting at €10.

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Lovoo

Lovoo allows you to register on their website, but the service primarily consists of a smartphone app for Android and iOS with in-app-purchases for premium features. Their location search is called “live radar” and shows you other users in your vicinity. The ghost mode enables you to browse profiles incognito. Matches work by swiping left or right on user profiles, but unlike Tinder, you can contact others without having to match first. Lovoo has been around since 2011.

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Want to meet other Germans locally or in Germany? Whether you are looking for online dating or meet new friends, Germany Social is the best app to connect with other Germans.

Germany Social is a new cool and user-friendly online dating and matchmaking app who is looking for outgoing and fun single Men and Women in Germany, where you can make friends and meet German singles. Find an activity partner, new friends, a cool date or a soulmate, for a long term relationship.

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Our mission is to help you find the type of relationship you are looking for.

You can meet people directly by looking at photos or watch videos of them. Meeting new people, making friends, chatting, socializing, and even dating has never been that fun!

Unlike other networks… we have video profiles! They say a picture is worth a thousand words and a video is at least a thousand pictures! We created a video-based social app because you can express yourself more accurately with videos and let your personality shine through!

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So you want to date in Germany and are wondering which dating website you should use to meet Germans and people in Germany? Don’t worry, while the cliche of Germans being cold certainly persists, there are plenty of German dating websites to make meeting someone special easier. Our top ten dating sites in Germany offer plenty of choices which cater to different needs.

Top 10 German dating websites in 2021

Swiping left or right on other people’s profile pictures has long since become the standard principle of many dating apps. Of course, Tinder and other internationally renowned matchmaking services like Bumble, Happn or OKCupid are available in Germany as well with plenty of profiles. But for our following list, we’ve selected websites which originate in Germany or are particularly popular there.

The ups (and downs) of dating in another language

Parship

Parship has been around since 2001 and claims to successfully connect people in close to 40% of cases. Their matchmaking principle is based on a comprehensive personal profile for which you answer 80 questions with hundreds of choices. Your partnership personality is based on values, attitudes and interests relevant to your relationship. You’ll receive many suggestions for accurate matches and can make use of additional content such as dating and relationship advice or premium services and coaching. Parship is free to use though has a limit on how many messages you can send. Premium subscriptions are available starting at €45 per month.

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Finya

Finya was founded in 2001 in Hamburg. It’s one of the few dating websites which is completely free to use and will therefore show you ads. Thanks to hundreds of thousands of profiles, Finya can offer you tailored search results and match suggestions, though you can also discover other users in a playful manner. Contact to other members happens through messages, chat or by sending hearts. Finya has received numerous rewards throughout the years.

Lablue

Lablue targets singles above the age of 30 and has been around since 2002. There is no fee for using the platform, which currently has around 500,000 active users. All profiles require registration through email and are checked manually, so fake profiles are hardly an issue. The Lablue website design is a bit vanilla, but all the necessary features such as search, chat and browsing user profiles are available. The service caters to singles looking for serious, long term relationships instead of casual flirts or affairs.

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Lovescout24

The average age on Lovescout24 is just below 35 years. Though it’s a premium service, the platform is slightly cheaper than the competition and monthly memberships start as low as €40. Lovescout24 boasts one million successful connections and one million active monthly users with a database of more than five million singles. You can create a highly detailed profile and benefit from a comprehensive search feature, which delivers accurate results. You also get helpful advice, coaching and even live events organized by the platform. In case you’ve found your match or want to leave Lovescout24 for any other reason, canceling your subscription and deleting your profile are also hassle-free. The platform uses the same design and offers the identical service as Neu.de.

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Dating Cafe

The service of Dating Cafe and Liebe.de are identical and the website has been around for more than 20 years, as you can tell by its design. Nonetheless, you can create a comprehensive profile and use excellent features to search the database of close to two million subscribers. You can try the premium service for free, but membership starts at €15 per month. Dating Cafe targets singles around the age of 30, though you’ll definitely find users above that age as well. You can contact others by sending a message or giving likes. Apart from the online services, Dating Cafe offers single events and vacations.  

Single

Single.de allows you to register and keep a basic profile for free, but the premium membership starts at € 25 for three months. The site claims two million German profiles and around three thousand new members daily. You have sufficient options to create an individual profile and the extensive search is certainly helpful in finding someone matching your interests. The platform manually checks profiles and has a personal single feed for you to browse.

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ElitePartner

ElitePartner specifically targets academics, so the average user age is slightly higher when compared to other platforms. The number of roughly four million members proves that EliteParnter is definitely filling the niche of dating people with a university degree or academic background. A search on ElitePartner offers many filtering options and the suggested matches are highly accurate. You can also use their mobile app, which includes the possibility of searching for people near you. All this comes at an elite price, however: memberships start at €70 per month.

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eDarling

Similarly to ElitePartner, eDarling caters to singles with a high level of education. The platform is available in all of Europe with a total number of more than 13 million members, roughly three of which hail from Germany. Upon registration, you’re presented with a comprehensive questionnaire of more than 250 questions to improve the quality of your matches. Virtually meeting someone includes messages as well as smiles and likes. There’s also an option of seeing users who are excluded by the matching algorithm. An eDarling subscription starts at €30 per month.

Bildkontakte

Most singles rely on pictures to find a possible partner online. Bildkontakte puts that feature front and center: every profile needs to be represented by an appropriate photo. The website’s team manually checks each profile to weed out any fakes. The service boasts 50,000 daily active users and four million members. You can contact other users after registration without having to pay, but premium features are only available with a monthly subscription starting at €10.

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Lovoo

Lovoo allows you to register on their website, but the service primarily consists of a smartphone app for Android and iOS with in-app-purchases for premium features. Their location search is called “live radar” and shows you other users in your vicinity. The ghost mode enables you to browse profiles incognito. Matches work by swiping left or right on user profiles, but unlike Tinder, you can contact others without having to match first. Lovoo has been around since 2011.

Are you ready to leave the single life behind? Meet that special someone in Germany with our flirty German phrases!

If you did not move to Germany to reunite with your loved one, we have great news for you. According to a representative survey, every third German uses an online dating service. Those are great news for all the single expats out there. To fast-track your dating success in Germany, we reviewed the 19 best dating sites in Germany for you.

We focus on the best dating sites for serious relationships, the best dating apps, the best dating for gays and lesbians, and the best free dating sites in Germany.

Related Guide:Dating in Germany – Expat Guide

As per Statista, paid dating services are the most popular amongst Germans, followed by freemium dating apps.

What is the best dating site for serious relationships in Germany?

For those looking for a serious long-term relationship, quality dating is essential. Germans are willing to pay quite some money to find love. All sites listed below are only available in German. 

Here are our picks for the best dating site for serious relationships in Germany.

1. ElitePartner

ElitePartner is a leading dating site in Germany for serious relationships and we know several couples who have met through ElitePartner. They check every profile and only accept sign-ups that are interested in serious long-term relationships. They review every profile manually. ElitePartner focuses on academic singles; about 70% of its 3,8 million members have an academic degree. The personality test of ElitePartner takes around 20 minutes, and after a successful sign-up, you will already get matching suggestions. ElitePartner has 47% male and 53% female members.

ElitaPartner focuses on quality on every level; they offer Single Coaching, Flirt Seminars, and discounted photo shootings to increase your matching potential. However, the website and app are only available in German.

ElitePartner offers three different Premium models:

2. Parship

Parship is the most popular dating website in Germany, thanks to its aggressive marketing. They promise that every 11 minutes, a single is falling in love via Parship. Their focus is also long-term serious relationships. Parship targets educated and professional Singles. As per their 2021 couple survey, 94% of all Parship couples are satisfied or very satisfied with their relationship. The website and app are only available in German. Here are some more stats about Parship:

The sign-up process takes about 30 minutes and includes a personality test with 80 questions. Parship avoids fake profiles with its ID-check. You cannot view any pictures with the free basic version. 

Parship offers three different Premium models:

3. LoveScout24

LoveScout24 is another big dating site in Germany, with 6 million members. Their focus lies on flirts as well as on long-term relationships. Next to their website and app, they also offer Single Events. The website and member profiles are of high quality; however, you have to actively start your profile search. There is no auto-suggest. The website and app for Germany are only available in German.

Love Scout24 also has 200.000 gay members and a different portal secret.de, for discrete erotic casual dating. 

LoveScout24 offers various pricing models, depending on age and duration. Unlike the previous websites, membership starts already with one month.

LoveScout24 price example for 18-29-year-olds:

4. eDarling

eDarling is a favorite dating website in Germany. eDarling focuses on scientifically designed matching for long-term relationships. Anyone is welcome at eDarling as it doesn’t focus on a specific customer type. It has 2,6 million members with an equal ratio of men (48%) and women (52%) in Germany. 

All profiles get checked manually, which increases the quality of contacts and, therefore, chances to find serious relationships.

To create your profile and take the personality test, you should prepare around 40 minutes. With the free version, your usage is limited, and you only get the full potential with the Premium version, which offers great price-value and a free app.

eDarling has three different Premium models:

5. C-Date

C-Date is another big dating site in Germany, with 3.7 million members in Germany and 35 million members worldwide. Their focus lies on casual dating, open relationships, and affairs. Next to their website, C-Date is also available via their app. Anyone is welcome at C-Date and it offers a very active community. The application process happens via a responsive chat rather than a form and profiles get checked and pictures manually validated.

The unique feature of C-Date is that the premium version is free for women who are looking for men. Women looking for women or couples, however, have to pay, while men pay the highest premium.  

C-Date pricing for men example:

C-Date pricing for women looking for women or couples example:

6. NextLove

NextLove is a European dating site for single and divorced parents with more than 5 million users. It is also available via app and in English (🎉). The sign-up is quick and free, and you need to verify your profile with an SMS and one other method. NextLove also monitors new sign-ups to only have real users.

NextLove offers a premium and premium Plus model, giving you more possibilities to interact with other users.

What is the Best Dating App in Germany?

Compared to the mentioned German online dating sites above, dating apps take a lot less effort to sign up. There is no personality test or scientific matching algorithm. Dating apps tend to aim more for casual dating. However, that does not imply immediate one-night stands, as a survey from SimpleTexting uncovered. 

Dating Apps have two significant advantages over dating sites. They are all available in English, so they are ideal for expats in Germany. And they all operate on a freemium business model. The primary functions with which you can start dating are free; however, all apps also offer premium features via in-app purchases.

Here are our top picks for the best dating app in Germany.

1. Tinder

Tinder needs no introduction, as it is the largest international dating app with 66 million monthly active users in 190 countries. And yes, Tinder works in Germany as well. 

Be ready to upload your photos and start swiping left or right and find out whether you got a match from a future date. Once you get a match, you can begin writing direct messages. Tinder offers in-app purchases for premium features.

2. Lovoo

Lovoo is a direct Tinder competitor and works similarly. The main difference is that you can contact someone directly, without having to match first. You can browse profiles incognito with Lovoo’s ghost mode. Lovoo also offers a live video chat option.

Lovoo was founded in Dresden, Germany, and has 28 million users worldwide. With four stars from 43k reviews in the iOS App Store, Lovoo has the best review ratio from all listed dating apps in this article.

As you can see in the graphic below, Tinder and Badoo are fighting for the reign of being the most popular dating app in Europe. Lovoo, however, is the most popular and best dating app in Germany. 

3. Badoo

Badoo is another swiping contender and functions similar to Tinder. Badoo’s unique feature is that it shows you users who are near you and share similar interests. While swiping through the users, it also shows you whether you have met a user in real life and gives you an idea of the time and approximate location. 

4. OkCupid

OkCupid separates itself from the swiping apps by pushing a story feature that goes beyond just pictures. You can write messages at any time; however, women can only view a man’s first message if she has liked his profile beforehand. OkCupid is popular among LGBT+ Singles as well. 

5. Once

Once is a Swiss dating app, marketing itself as an app for those looking for a more serious relationship. As such, you can not swipe through unlimited pictures per day, but instead, you get one match sent to you every day at noon. Each person has 24 hours to like the match, should you both ‘like’ it, you can start to exchange messages.

6. Bumble

Bumble is a popular swiping app that attracts users with more serious intentions. Bumble empowers women to make the first step in terms of messaging. After she has received a match, she has 24h to send that first message. Men cannot send the first message and, in return, also only have 24h to reply to the first message. Otherwise, the match will expire.

7. Happn

Happn is a French dating app with a twist to it. The app only shows you, users, you have crossed paths with the same day, giving it an extra hint of excitement.

You can set the maximum distance (up to 90 km) for your match feed to show anyone in that area. Happn shows you how many times you have crossed paths and the place and time of your last encounter. If a user is in your set proximity, while you are online, the profile will show ‘NOW’, without offering you the exact location for privacy reasons. 

8. Candidate

Candidate is a unique gamified dating app founded in Austria. Their focus lies on personality rather than looks. You first have to answer questions other users send you. In return, you also pose your questions. If two users ‘like’ each other’s answers, you form a match and see each other’s pictures. Each question can have up to 300 characters and can be answered by five other users. You rate each answer and choose your top 3. These three then answer another question; you get to choose your top 2 for the final question out of their responses. 

What are the Best LGBTQ+ Dating sites and apps in Germany?

Parship and LoveScout24 also offer gay versions, and OkCupid is quite popular among the gay and lesbian community. There are, of course, dating sites and apps that exclusively focus on LGBTQ+ singles. Here are our top picks for the best dating app for gay and lesbian singles in Germany. 

1. PlanetRomeo

PlanetRomeo claims to have the world’s biggest community of gay, bi, and trans men. Whether you are looking for a hook-up or a serious relationship, Planet Romeo addresses both. 

2. Grindr

Grindr is a direct competitor to PlanetRomeo and, in exchange, claims to have grown the largest social networking app for gay, bi, and trans people. Grindr is almost exclusively popular among men and known for its fast hook-ups.

3. Lesarion

Lesarion is Germany’s biggest lesbian dating website and app. The design is still stuck in the last decade, but it claims to have the largest lesbian community in Germany. A big plus compared to other German dating websites is that Lesarion is also available in English. Next to the dating function, it also has a lively forum.

4. Zoe

Zoe is a global lesbian dating app with more than 3,9 million users. Compared to Lesarion, Zoe has a modern design and a better review ratio in the iOS App Store. At Zoe, you also swipe for a pass or a match.

What is the Best Free Dating Site in Germany?

Here is our pick for the best free dating site in Germany without a credit card. 

1. Finya

Finya is a 100% free German dating site, as it is financed through ads. You have the option to fill in a personality test after sign-up to get more compatible matches. Finya has over one million users and has won multiple awards. However, Finya is only available in German. 

Conclusion

With this extensive list of the best online dating sites in Germany, you are all equipped to choose the type of online dating that fits you most.

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