Comparison

Positive Singles® vs PositivePathways

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Positive Singles®

This app connects individuals living with STDs, including herpes and HIV, to find friendship, love, and understanding. It offers a private and supportive community where members can build connections confidently with others who share similar experiences. The platform prioritizes user privacy and uses reliable technology to ensure a safe and positive user experience.

Highlights
  • Connect with singles with STDs
  • Find friendship and love
  • Private and anonymous profiles
  • Supportive community
  • Global member base
  • Focus on user privacy
Features
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PositiveSingles® has been catering to singles with STDs for over 24 years. Over 2.6 million members choose our app to save time, build connections confidently, and join a community of people who understand exactly what you're going through. We strongly believe in protecting your privacy. We've never shared databases or disclosed personal info to any other app or company. To provide the best user experience, we skip unproven or mediocre technology. We choose to work with only the best tech partners in the app industry. PositiveSingles builds a positive and warm community here to help you find friendship, love, and understanding in a safe space. Whether you are looking for love or support after living with herpes or other STDs, you have come to the right place. We are a private STD community and have been helping people with STDs find love and relationship since 2001! Download the app and interact with 2.6 Million+ members who know exactly what it feels like to be in the situation that you are going through. Here you can meet and chat with other HSV singles for friendship, partner, romance, relationships and more! It is free to download the PositiveSingles app and connect with positive singles near you—across major cities in the U.S., Canada, UK, and Australia. We care about your privacy and are sensitive to your privacy needs, so you are not required to submit any information you are not comfortable with. All your personal information can be private and anonymous until you want to take things further. Anyone with an STD can join us regardless of race, religion or gender. Never feel lonely again! In-app purchase subscription required. We provide multiple subscription options to choose from: 1 month subscription: $33.99 USD 3 months subscription: $69.99 USD 6 months subscription: $109.99 USD * 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 * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable * Our Privacy and Terms View our Privacy Policy at https://www.positivesingles.com/privacyPolicy View our Terms at https://www.positivesingles.com/serviceAgreement

About

PositivePathways

A global community hub for individuals living with HSV and HIV to heal, connect, and thrive. Offers supportive groups, private sharing with screenshot protection, and resources for friendship, mentorship, and dating. Designed to foster hope, confidence, and connection.

Highlights
  • Supportive groups
  • Private sharing with protection
  • Friendship, mentorship, dating
  • Expert articles and guidance
  • Live events and group trips
  • Wellness scholarship program
Features
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Love. Heal. Belong. PositivePathways is a global community built for people living with HSV, HIV, and HPV who are ready to heal, connect, and thrive unapologetically. This is your safe space to find your people, build real community, and rediscover the parts of yourself that stigma tried to silence. Inside you'll find: • Supportive groups by diagnosis, interest, and identity • A dating and connection space built on honesty and compassion, where everyone already understands • Virtual events to connect, laugh, and grow together • The PositivePathways Wellness Scholarship • A curated Discovery tab with resources for your journey Your privacy comes first. Built-in screenshot and screen-recording protection keeps your private moments private. Whether you're here to talk, learn, laugh, or love, every feature is designed to bring hope, confidence, and connection back to your daily life. Built by someone who lived this. Free to join. Designed for your healing journey.

Screenshots

Positive Singles®4 screens
PositivePathways4 screens

Verdict

The call

Positive Singles® and PositivePathways both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of PositivePathways's written reviews are positive against 15% of Positive Singles®'s. PositivePathways also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Positive Singles®'s advantage is ratings volume (7.7K vs 11) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Positive Singles® sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $33.99 per month and PositivePathways sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Positive Singles® against 4.4 for PositivePathways. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Positive Singles® has 7.7K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of Positive Singles®'s written reviews are positive against 67% of PositivePathways's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Positive Singles® ships an update every 11 days, PositivePathways monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Positive Singles® versus PositivePathways: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPositive Singles®PositivePathways
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7.7K ratings)4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.7K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB60 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPS Support, IncBluecutt Capital LLC

Customer experience

Positive Singles®

All ratings7,594 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive15.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative75.2%

PositivePathways

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Positive Singles®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Profiles disappearing or not loading properly
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Subscription purchases not registering correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow free messaging between matched users
  • Improve search filters and distance settings
  • Add more security and anti-scam measures
  • Enhance app stability and user experience

PositivePathways

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Positive Singles®

Subscriptions5
  • 1 month3 variants$33.991 Month
  • 3 month$69.993 Months
  • 3 months$69.993 Months
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  • 6 month$109.996 Months
  • 6 months$109.996 Months
4 purchases

PositivePathways

Subscriptions4
  • Positive Pathways Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Positive Pathways Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Positive Pathways Plus Annua$64.991 Year
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  • Positive Pathways Pro Annual$114.991 Year

Questions

Is Positive Singles® free?
Positive Singles® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PositivePathways free?
PositivePathways is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Positive Singles® or PositivePathways?
PositivePathways is rated higher. Positive Singles® averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7.7K ratings, while PositivePathways averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do Positive Singles® or PositivePathways have ads?
Neither Positive Singles® nor PositivePathways shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Positive Singles® or PositivePathways?
Positive Singles® ships an update every 11 days, and PositivePathways monthly. Most recently, Positive Singles® was updated on October 29, 2026 and PositivePathways on October 24, 2026.

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