Badoo Premium vs Pulsing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Badoo Premium
Connect with people for dating or friendship through verified profiles and a respectful community. Features include in-app games, video chat, and advanced safety tools to ensure a positive experience. Discover new connections based on shared interests and intentions.
- Verified profiles
- In-app games and video chat
- Discover Tab and Encounters
- Shared Intentions and Filters
- Deception Detector and Photo Verification
- Private Detector and Rude Message Detector
- Support for all sexual orientations and faiths
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Here’s to dating with confidence. We believe real connections should be easier to find. When you have support behind you, being your true self comes naturally — and that’s when something meaningful can start. From verified profiles to a community built on respect, everything about Badoo is designed to help you feel good about dating. It’s what makes us different from other dating apps and sites. However you like to connect, you can meet people, match, and date your way. Ready to date with confidence? Download Badoo for free today and start meeting your kind of people. Dating made easier, every step of the way. We give you the support you need to show up as yourself and meet people who get you by: - Celebrating the real you. Complete Profile Questions, add Interests, and update your current Mood to show off your personality and find people who like you for you. - Helping you find your people. The Discover Tab introduces you to people nearby, Encounters lets you swipe through profiles and match in a tap, Shared Intentions show where you both stand, and Filters and Highlighted Interests help you spot potential dates with things in common. - Getting the conversation rolling. Chat before you match to test the waters, play in-chat games to break the ice, and video chat to get to know each other better before meeting IRL. - Prioritizing safety at every step. We don’t tolerate inappropriate behavior, and we back that up with strict guidelines and safety features. Deception Detector helps block fake, scam, and spam accounts, while Photo Verification and Selfie Request confirm people are who they say they are. Plus, our Safety Center is your one-stop shop for guides, tools, and helplines. - Putting you in control. Private Detector and Rude Message Detector flag inappropriate content before it reaches you. And blocking, reporting, and unmatching features mean you decide who stays in your dating journey. - Welcoming everyone. We’re committed to a community where everyone belongs. Badoo is a safe space for all sexual orientations (lesbian, queer, gay, and beyond), all faiths (Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and every belief), and all cultures. No matter who you are or who you love, you belong here. - Connecting a huge community. Join millions of monthly active users, all here to chat, date, or fall in love. Looking for even more options? Try Badoo Premium. Badoo is free, but these upgraded features give you even more flexibility and dating options — such as unlimited likes, advanced filters, invisible mode, plus undoing accidental left swipes and seeing who’s already liked you. Additional Info Prices vary by country and may change without notice, but you can always see the exact price in the app. Your subscription renews automatically, and we’ll charge your card unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of your current period. Your personal data is securely processed in line with our privacy policy and applicable laws. Support: https://support.badoo.com/hc/en-us Terms of Service: https://badoo.com/terms#terms Privacy: https://badoo.com/privacy#privacy Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble, Badoo, and BFF.
Pulsing
Connect with individuals who share your aspirations, schedule, and location to transform intentions into actions. Create and discover shared goals for activities like fitness, study, or travel, and initiate conversations to plan your next steps together.
- Create custom 'pulses' for shared activities
- Discover recommendations based on pulse details
- Connect with mutual interests
- Coordinate plans and take action together
- Supports various goals: fitness, study, travel, creativity, and more
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Pulsing helps you find people who share your goal, timing, interests, and location so you can turn an intention into action. Create a pulse to share what you want to do, when you want to do it, and the area that works for you. Discover recommendations grounded in the details of your pulse. When the interest is mutual, start a conversation, coordinate the details, and take the first step together. Whether your goal is fitness, study, travel, building a product, exploring outdoors, creativity, volunteering, or culture, Pulsing is a network for doing—not just following. Optional auto-renewing Featured and Gold subscriptions are available in monthly and annual plans. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pulsegroup.top/app-store/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pulsing at Free against Badoo Premium's $2.99. Pulsing also leads on ads (none vs shown). Badoo Premium's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 9) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Pulsing is free to download; Badoo Premium costs $2.99 up front. Badoo Premium sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pulsing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Badoo Premium against 4.6 for Pulsing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Badoo Premium has 2.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Badoo Premium's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pulsing's.
Badoo Premium ships an update weekly, Pulsing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Badoo Premium | Pulsing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.4K ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Badoo Software Ltd | Sadra Makhmali |
Customer experience
Badoo Premium
Pulsing
Bugs and requests
Badoo Premium
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and account blocks
- Premium features not working as expected
- Notification problems and app freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to search by location
- Improve profile verification process
- Provide more free messaging options
- Implement better spam/bot detection
Pulsing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Badoo Premium
- Super Powers3 variants$2.997 Days
- Badoo Premium$5.997 Days
- Badoo Premium$6.997 Days
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- Super Powers$11.991 Month
- pack of 100 Badoo credits$1.99
- pack of 100 Badoo credits$2.99
- Pack of 100 Credits$3.99
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- pack of 550 Badoo credits$7.99
Pulsing
- Featured Monthly$1.491 Month
- Featured Annual$12.491 Year
- Gold Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Gold Annual$124.991 Year









