Comparison

Ximo vs Hearts Dating

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

Head to head
About

Ximo

This app connects you with people nearby for chatting, meeting, or finding a match. It prioritizes privacy with verified profiles and customizable visibility settings for your photos and information. Users have full control over how their profile appears to others.

Highlights
  • Connect with people nearby
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Trust-based communication
  • Profile verification
  • Public or Private profile options
  • Photo sharing control
Features
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Ximo is a dating app built with the needs of gay men in mind. XImo lets you find and connect with people nearby who are interested in chatting, meeting up, making friends, finding their next great match, or more. We created a new trust-based mechanism for communication and sharing information, and designed Ximo so that everyone has fair and equal access to information on the app. Because of our high standards for profile-verification, you can feel safe and certain that people you meet on Ximo have valid profiles with real names and identities. In exchange for our policy of total information transparency, we give users full control over how their profile appears to others. How Can I Control How My Profile Appears to Others on Ximo? • Everyone can choose between a Public Profile or a Private Profile. • Choose a Public Profile if you want to make your photo visible to everyone. • Choose a Private Profile if you only want to share your photo with specific people. Your Profile Picture will appear hidden to everyone else. How Does Information Fairness on Ximo Work? • You can ask a Private Profile to unlock their photo with the simple press of a button. • You can unlock your Private Profile to anyone with the simple press of a button too. • Your Private Photo is never shared with anyone else unless they agree to share their photo in exchange! How Does Profile Verification Work on Ximo? We thought carefully about balancing our users' needs for privacy and anonymity with the importance of building a trusted online community of real people. We require that everyone verify their first name with a third-party social platform. We do not access additional information about you such as your personal photos, who your friends are, or any other information. 
Just your first name. That’s it! If you don’t have access to a social media account, you can sign up with a phone number (US only) to complete our verification process. To give you the privacy and freedom to control the anonymity of your profile, you can choose to unlink any social network from your Ximo profile once you verify your First Name. You can then manually add in your age and a photo to your profile, which you can choose to hide from anyone on Ximo. We know that people are looking for a safe and trustworthy way to date and meet others online, and that's why we built Ximo with these privacy and security standards in mind. So download Ximo today to discover your next great match, and to learn more about how we are setting standards for privacy and security in the online dating space. Ximo is mad-fun too!

About

Hearts Dating

This dating app offers a unique pay-per-match system, eliminating subscriptions. Users create profiles, receive free matches, and can purchase additional matches to connect with others. It focuses on direct connections rather than ongoing fees.

Highlights
  • Pay per match system
  • No subscription plans
  • Free profile visitors
  • Bookmark profiles
  • Recall sent messages
  • Purchase additional matches
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Hearts is a pay-per-match dating app. HOW IT WORKS • Create your profile instantly and get 3 free matches. • Choose your club; Bronze, Silver, or Gold. • Visit profiles of potential matches. • See your profile visitors. • Bookmark profiles if you want to visit them later. • If you want to match with someone, then send them a message. They will receive your message, but the content will be blurred. They can visit your profile for free. If they wish to match with you, they can open the message. When they open the message, they will be charged 1 match and you will be charged 1 match. All further messaging between the two of you is free. • Recall a sent message any time before the recipient opens it. • After you have used your 3 free matches, you can purchase more matches. WHY JOIN HEARTS • There are no subscription plans. • You pay a one-time fee only if you connect with someone. • You get 100% value on the money you spend to purchase matches. FEATURES - Pay only for matches. - Free unlimited visitors. - No subscription plans. - No restrictions whatsoever.

Screenshots

Ximo4 screens
Hearts Dating4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ximo and Hearts Dating both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hearts Dating's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ximo's. Ximo's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Ximo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hearts Dating sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts Dating holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ximo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hearts Dating's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ximo ships an update weekly, Hearts Dating every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ximo versus Hearts Dating: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXimoHearts Dating
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAnimata Inc.Hearts Dating Inc.

Customer experience

Ximo

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hearts Dating

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ximo

One-time1
  • SparkEngine$1.99
15 purchases

Hearts Dating

One-time15
  • 1 Match Credit (Bronze)$0.99
  • 1 Match Credit$0.99
  • 3 Match Credits (Bronze)$1.99
Show 12 more
  • 3 Match Credits$1.99
  • Match Credits$2.99
  • 5 Match Credits$2.99
  • 1 Match Credit (Silver)$4.99
  • 10 Match Credits (Bronze)$4.99
  • 10 Match Credits$4.99
  • 3 Match Credits (Silver)$9.99
  • 10 Match Credits (Silver)$24.99
  • 1 Match Credit (Gold)$24.99
  • 3 Match Credits (Gold)$49.99
  • Gold Club Membership$124.99
  • 10 Match Credits (Gold)$124.99

Questions

Is Ximo free?
Ximo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearts Dating free?
Hearts Dating is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ximo or Hearts Dating?
Hearts Dating is rated higher. Ximo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Hearts Dating averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Ximo or Hearts Dating have ads?
Neither Ximo nor Hearts Dating shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ximo or Hearts Dating?
Ximo ships an update weekly, and Hearts Dating every 2 months. Most recently, Ximo was updated on June 6, 2026 and Hearts Dating on July 21, 2026.

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