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Love It or Leave It?
Our weekly review of the internet's verdict on the world's biggest dating apps
Updated 21 September 2026This week's movers & shakers
Right, so nobody's moving. The entire top 11 is completely static — no climbers, no fallers, just eleven apps sitting precisely where they were last week. It's the dating app equivalent of a British summer: predictable, slightly disappointing, and yet somehow we keep showing up.
Here's what's actually interesting though: EliteSingles is still absolutely dominating at 92.0, which makes sense if you're tired of swiping through people who've used the same three photos since 2019. But look at the weird gap between our review scores and the overall rankings — Match.com scores 9.4 from us but only 67.0 overall (cheers, App Store rating of 3.8), while eHarmony is our highest-rated review at 9.8 but limps in at 65.1. Translation: the apps we genuinely like aren't always the ones you lot are actually having success with.
OkCupid's sitting at the bottom with 58.4, which is honestly a fall from grace for what used to be a proper contender. Meanwhile, the young guns (Bumble, Tinder, Hinge) are clustered in the mid-80s — perfectly respectable, not revolutionary. If you're downloading something this weekend, EliteSingles if you want serious, Bumble if you want options, or Hinge if you actually want to have something to talk about on the date.
Top 3 this week
SilverSingles
EliteSingles for people who remember Friends the first time around. Solid 8.6 review score and a sensible 86.0 overall ranking. If you're 50+ and serious, this actually works.
EliteSingles
The heavyweight champion. Strong review score (9.2) plus genuine user success keeps it in pole position. Pricey? Yes. Worth it if you're looking for someone with a functioning career? Absolutely.
Bumble
Women message first — sounds revolutionary, is actually just polite. High App Store rating (4.2) but our 7.8 review suggests it's style over substance. Still, the second-most downloaded app for a reason.
Positions 4–11
| # | Site | App Store | Trustpilot | Our review | Popularity | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | TI Tinder | 4.2 / 5 | n/a | 7.5 / 10 | High | — | |
| 5 | ZO Zoosk | n/a | n/a | 8.4 / 10 | Low | — | |
| 6 | PL Plenty of Fish | 4.1 / 5 | n/a | 7.2 / 10 | High | — | |
| 7 | HI Hinge | 4.3 / 5 | n/a | 8.0 / 10 | High | — | |
| 8 | MA Match.com | 3.8 / 5 | n/a | 9.4 / 10 | Low | — | |
| 9 | EH eHarmony | 3.8 / 5 | n/a | 9.8 / 10 | Low | — | |
| 10 | OU OurTime | 3.9 / 5 | n/a | 8.8 / 10 | Low | — | |
| 11 | OK OkCupid | 4.2 / 5 | n/a | 7.2 / 10 | Low | — |
How rankings work
Each site is ranked using a weighted blend of four independent signals, recalculated automatically every Monday.
App Store rating (25%)
iOS rating via iTunes API, updated weekly
Trustpilot score (25%)
Verified customer reviews from Trustpilot
Our expert review (30%)
Independent score from our review team
App Store popularity (20%)
Relative popularity by review volume
Sites without an App Store presence have their weights redistributed proportionally across the remaining signals. Rankings are editorially independent — no site can pay to improve its position.