How we rank casual dating sites
The same criteria apply to every site, with no exceptions:
- How expensive it is to join the platform (the most important question for everyone)
- How many users there are and how easy it is to find a match
- Whether the platform contains bots
- Features the platform provides
- Public user reviews and reputation
- Possibility of casual meetings and casual dating conversations
A platform doesn't get a higher position because it is popular or because it pays more. It gets a higher position because it did better on these 6 points when we tested it.
What we don't do
- We don't recommend free websites. We checked them all, and in our experience a modest fee is the best filter against bots and unwanted experiences.
- We don't list platforms with $50+ monthly subscriptions. There are cheaper options that deliver the same or better results.
- We don't list platforms that sent us hundreds of "matches" the second we registered. That is not a match, that is a bot.
- We don't change our ranking because of an advertiser.
How we make money
We may receive affiliate compensation from some of the sites mentioned on our website. This is how the site is funded. It doesn't affect the ranking – if a platform pays us but fails our criteria, it doesn't make the list. Our full advertising disclosure is on every comparison page.