Comparison

FlrtAlert vs bumper

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

Head to head
About

FlrtAlert

Discover compatible people nearby in real-time without endless swiping. This app alerts you when someone matching your preferences is within range, allowing for low-pressure initial contact and instant messaging. Safety features like a home privacy zone and ghost mode are included.

Highlights
  • Real-time proximity alerts
  • Low-pressure nudges
  • Home privacy zone
  • Ghost Mode
  • Smart matching filters
  • Real-time chat
  • Panic button
Features
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FlrtAlert is the ambient proximity dating app -- Find My Friends meets serendipity. Instead of endless swiping, FlrtAlert quietly runs in the background and alerts you in real time when someone compatible is physically nearby. HOW IT WORKS Set up your profile, preferences, and discovery radius. FlrtAlert monitors your surroundings and pings your phone when a match walks into range. No more missed connections. WHAT MAKES FLRTALERT DIFFERENT - FlrtAlert Nudge: engage with potential matches BEFORE either of you has to swipe. Send a low-pressure nudge first, see if there is interest, then connect. Unique to FlrtAlert. - Real-Time Proximity Alerts: instant notification when a compatible match is nearby. Live your life. FlrtAlert does the watching. - Home Privacy Zone: your home location is automatically fuzzed using GPS scrambling so nobody can pinpoint your address. A safety feature unique to FlrtAlert. - Ghost Mode: go fully invisible with one tap, anytime. - Smart Matching: filter by age, gender preferences, and exact distance radius. - Real-Time Chat: message your matches the moment sparks fly. With read receipts and typing indicators. - Night Mode: automatically pause location sharing while you sleep. - Panic Button: one tap sends your GPS location to your emergency contact. BUILT FOR SAFETY Your precise coordinates are NEVER shared with other users. Only approximate distance is shown. Background location is encrypted at every step. HOW WE USE LOCATION FlrtAlert needs background location access to deliver proximity alerts when the app is not actively open. You can disable location anytime in settings or activate Ghost Mode for full invisibility. FOR ADULTS 18+ FlrtAlert is for adults seeking genuine human connection in the real world.

About

bumper

This app facilitates spontaneous in-person meetups by connecting users who are physically nearby and open to meeting. It focuses on real-time presence and proximity, with a limited chat window to encourage immediate connection and discourage endless online conversation.

Highlights
  • Real-time proximity matching
  • Toggle on for availability
  • Mutual 'bump' to connect
  • Limited chat for icebreaking
  • Minimalist profiles
  • Focus on in-person meetings
Features
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Most dating apps are designed to keep you inside them. Bumper is designed to get you out. Here's how it works: Toggle on when you're physically out and open to meeting someone. See nearby people who are doing the same. Send a bump if someone catches your eye. If it's mutual, you get a light icebreaker and five messages to make something of it. Then you go meet them. That's it. No swiping. No algorithm. No profile built to perform. Just presence, proximity, and a little mutual courage. Why five messages? Because the conversations that matter don't happen on a screen. The limit isn't a restriction, it's the design. Bumper pushes toward the moment that dating apps were supposed to lead to, but rarely do. Profiles are minimal by choice. One photo. An age range. A proximity signal. Enough to feel something, not enough to overthink it. Chemistry is real-time. Bumper is for the person who's tired of the pipeline. Match, chat, reschedule, disappear. We skipped all of that. If two people are in the same place at the same time and both want to say hello — that should be easy. Bumper makes it easy. Toggle on. See who's nearby. Make it real. Better in person.

Screenshots

FlrtAlert4 screens
bumper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bumper at none against FlrtAlert's 2. bumper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). FlrtAlert's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. FlrtAlert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bumper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FlrtAlert against 5.0 for bumper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlrtAlert ships an update every 3 months, bumper monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FlrtAlert versus bumper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlrtAlertbumper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB9 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFlrtAlertBumper Technologies LLC

Customer experience

FlrtAlert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

bumper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FlrtAlert

One-time1
  • FlrtAlert Pro2 variants$3.99
None

bumper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlrtAlert free?
FlrtAlert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bumper free?
bumper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlrtAlert or bumper?
FlrtAlert and bumper are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do FlrtAlert or bumper have ads?
FlrtAlert shows ads; bumper does not.
Which is updated more often, FlrtAlert or bumper?
FlrtAlert ships an update every 3 months, and bumper monthly. Most recently, FlrtAlert was updated on November 1, 2026 and bumper on October 31, 2026.

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