Poly Dating vs Poly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poly Dating
This app facilitates connections for individuals practicing ethical non-monogamy, polyamory, or seeking kink experiences. It offers inclusive profile options and customizable match preferences to help users find compatible partners for various relationship styles and interests.
- Inclusive profile options
- Customizable match preferences
- Multiple connection levels
- Search for kink and shibari partners
- Find polyamorous, open, or poly-curious individuals
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Love doesn't always come in twos. helloPOLY is an honest dating and community for people who love outside the mainstream — openly, and on their own terms. Formerly PolyFinda — same community, new name. How is helloPOLY different from regular dating apps? Mainstream dating apps weren't built for the way you love. helloPOLY is purpose-built for people who are ethically non-monogamous (ENM), polyamorous, or seeking kink — so it's faster to find people who want the same thing, and you spend less time filtering out incompatible matches. Inclusive and supportive of diverse relationship styles, by design. Looking for love? Friendship? Something kinky and fun? Someone to practice shibari or rope bondage with? There's room for all of it here — because there are more ways to love and connect in ethical non-monogamy. And you don't have to confine yourself to one identity: choose different styles of relating that interest you, so you find exactly what you're after and match with people looking for someone like you. New to the ENM or kink scenes, or experienced in both — helloPOLY helps you make real connections. Start meeting like-minded people near you today. Who created helloPOLY, and why? helloPOLY was founded by members of the ethical non-monogamy community to help people explore every form of ENM together. Its open-minded philosophy naturally draws people from the queer, BDSM, and kink communities too — but not everyone exploring ENM is into kink. So the app matches people on shared interests and keeps incompatible profiles out of your feed. It also has a particular focus on shibari, helping riggers and rope bottoms find each other to practice with. For example, if you're after a kinky play partner or a shibari rope bottom, you can filter out every profile that doesn't list kink or shibari as an interest. HOW IT WORKS helloPOLY is free to join — find polyamorous, open, poly-curious, or kinky people near you in minutes. APP FEATURES - Inclusive profiles — choose from over 10 gender identities and relationship styles. - Filter for exactly who you want — hide kinky profiles, or see only the kinksters. Same for shibari, and for monogamous or polyamorous. Your feed, your rules.- So much more than dating — helloPOLY is also where you'll find friendship, love, relationships, and marriage, shibari and kink events, local poly meetups, parties, education, and counselors and therapists who specialize in alternative relating. helloPOLY PREMIUM Go Premium to get the most from helloPOLY: - Unlimited likes — like as many people as you want - Unlimited messages and chat before matching - See who's already liked you - Boosted visibility — add your profile to the feature page for more likes - Go incognito — only people you've liked can see your profile - Superlikes to stand out - Second Chance — revisit a profile you skipped too quickly - Restore archived chats helloPOLY Premium renews monthly unless you adjust or cancel it in your App Store settings. FULL 1 month $29.99 (recurring) FULL 3 month $39.99 (recurring) FULL 6 month $59.99 (recurring) Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy https://hellopoly.co/privacy/ Terms of Use https://hellopoly.co/terms/ Community Guidelines: https://hellopoly.co/community-guidelines/
Poly
This app is designed for black polyamorous individuals and their allies to build community, foster connections, and celebrate diverse relationships. It offers features for discovering profiles, joining communities, and engaging in discussions, all centered around consent, communication, and respect.
- Discover personalized profiles
- Super-like with direct messaging
- Swipe for mutual interests
- Undo accidental swipes
- Join public and exclusive communities
- Social media feed for discussions
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Poly: Black & Dating is the first and only black polyamorous app with the simple mission of helping build community, fun, loving, and meaningful connections. It's an app centered around the black polyamorous experience. This app is for black people and those who support, love, and share community with black people. Poly: Black & Dating is dedicated to helping bring together black polyamorous people around the world to grow our representation, connect us, and celebrate us. Our foundation is built on consent, transparent communication, and respect for all other's. We are a community that expects to be respected, with equality and celebration of every orientation. Our community is filled with knowledgeable people of all orientations with various types of polyamorous experiences across the globe. Our community is willing to share and guide those with less experience. We look to fellowship and have fun with like-minded people. We've had deep conversations that move the discussion forward and hope it leads to more advancement of love. Find your connections. Find Your Community. Find your love. Discuss your challenges. PBD, for short, is a simple application to find your community and connections. Scroll through personalized profiles in your area. Super-like those of most interest, with the ability to send a message without a match. Swipe right on those you share a mutual interest with and form a connection. If you accidentally swipe left, you can always "Circle the Block" and go backwards. Join public and exclusive communities. Don't forget to share your thoughts, questions, or concerns on our social media feed. Go to Love subscription ($14.99/month) Access to all premium filters Limited ads experience Unlimited Profile Views Access to the exclusive communities 5 free boosts per month (30 minutes) 5 free super likes and send direct messages without match 5 spin the blocks Go to Abundance subscription ($24.99/month) Access to all premium filters Limited ads experience Unlimited Profile Views Check who has swiped right on your profile Access to the exclusive communities 10 free boosts per month (30 minutes) 10 free super likes and send direct message without a match 10 spin the blocks LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Poly Dating at 4.3 against Poly's 2.9. Poly Dating also leads on ratings volume (305 vs 17). Poly's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Poly Dating sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Poly sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Poly Dating holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poly Dating has 305 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Poly Dating's written reviews are positive against 43% of Poly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Poly Dating ships an update every 2 months, Poly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poly Dating | Poly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (305 ratings) — better | 2.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 305 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Polyamorous Pty Ltd | Felicia Stegall |
Customer experience
Poly Dating
Poly
Bugs and requests
Poly Dating
Reported bugs
29 issues- App won't work
- Email verification not received
- Account creation failure
- Location not setting up
- Nothing populates
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- Can't get verification number
- Can't access account
- System won't let enter location
- Location field remains blank
- App update issues with location field
- Signing up doesn't find locations
- Limited available places
- App crashes
- Events page crashes
- About page crashes
- App keeps looping back to select age range
- App freezes periodically
- Account deleted without notice
- Audio turns on when app opens
- Error: Try again later
- Avatar upload limit of 1MB
- Verification not sent to email
- App locked up and asks for valid URL
- Invalid URL error
- Can't edit matchmaking settings
- Save or next button is grayed out
- Doesn't load properly all the time
- Can't complete signup process
- Options hidden behind keyboard
Requested features
7 requests- Allow uploading photos larger than 1MB
- Improve photo framing and rearrangement
- Add autocorrect functionality
- Increase search distance options
- Include imperial measurements
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- Fix non-dismissible keyboard issue on iOS
- Add a way to rearrange photos
Poly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Poly Dating
- Females Membership$9.991 Month
- Males Memberhsip$9.991 Month
- Females in couple Membership$9.991 Month
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- Males in Couple Membership$9.991 Month
- Non-binary membership$9.991 Month
- Full Membership$9.991 Month
- Full membership for Non-binary$9.991 Month
- Full membership for Other$9.991 Month
- Transfemale Membership$9.991 Month
- Genderfluid Membership$9.991 Month
- Upgrades give more benefits!$29.991 Month
- premium2 variants$29.991 Month
- premium3 variants$39.993 Months
- Upgrades give more benefits!$39.993 Months
- premium2 variants$59.996 Months
- 250 Credits for Female$5.99
- 250 Credits Male$5.99
- 250 Credits Female in Couple$5.99
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- 250 Credits Male in Couple$5.99
Poly
- Love Package$14.991 Month
- Abundance Package$24.991 Month
- 1 Boost$2.99
- 3 Super Likes$9.99
- 5 Boosts$11.99
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- 10 Boosts$19.99
- 12 Super Likes$19.99
- 25 Super Likes$29.99








