Comparison

MyTruDate vs Lovingly

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

Head to head
About

MyTruDate

This dating app prioritizes user safety through identity verification and criminal background checks. It offers precise search filters and full control over profile visibility, eliminating swiping and algorithms for a more efficient dating experience.

Highlights
  • Identity verification
  • Criminal background checks
  • Precision search filters
  • No swiping
  • No algorithms
  • 100% control over profiles
Features
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Date Safer. Date Smarter. MyTruDate is America’s first dating app with mandatory safety screening for 100% of its members. Safer dating is the mission, not the sales pitch.   Confidential & Secure Mandatory Safety Screening Every member completes our 3-step process before joining:   U.S. Government ID Verification: Scan front/back of your current, unexpired U.S. State ID/DL. No passports. Encrypted & confidential. AI-Driven Bio-facial Matching: Quick facial scan confirms you’re a real human and matches your face to your U.S. Gov’t State ID. An industry-leading fraud prevention measure. Comprehensive Background Screening: A+, BBB rated experts conduct confidential & secure background screening of criminal records in seconds.   This process helps keep out people with violent criminal convictions, catfishing, minors and AI bots. *Only 1 in 3 applicants pass this rigorous screening process to join our community.*   MyTruDate runs recurring checks, and our internal fingerprinting prevents banned users from re-entering with new phone numbers and/or emails.   You Control Discovery No swiping. No manipulative algorithms. Use our precision search engine to find exactly who you are looking for instantly.   What’s New? Introducing MyTruCheck MyTruCheck is MyTruDate's optional in-app people search feature that provides access to publicly available information. With just a name and/or phone number, users can quickly generate a personalized information profile designed to save time and simplify online research. Whether exploring a new connection, reconnecting with someone from the past, networking, or seeking additional information for personal or informational purposes, MyTruCheck offers a convenient resource to support informed decision-making.   MyTruCheck Non-FCRA Disclaimer: MyTruCheck is not a consumer reporting agency, nor is its product a consumer report. It is available for personal use only, and cannot be used for employment or tenant screening, or credit decisions. Download MyTruDate and join this premium safety-screened community, today!

About

Lovingly

This app helps you become a more thoughtful partner by providing daily, science-backed suggestions for small acts of love and reminders for important dates. It's a private self-improvement tool designed to help you consistently show appreciation and strengthen your relationship.

Highlights
  • Daily actionable love suggestions
  • Reminders for important dates
  • Relationship research-backed advice
  • Private self-improvement tracker
  • Personalized gesture library (Premium)
  • Habit science for consistency
Features
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You love them. You just forget to show it. Lovingly is a private self-improvement app for anyone who wants to be a more thoughtful partner. It quietly does the remembering, the nudging and the inspiring, so the person you love actually feels loved, day after day. NEVER MISS A DATE THAT MATTERS Add birthdays, your anniversary, the day you met, anything worth remembering. Lovingly reminds you a week ahead, the day before and on the day, so there is always time to plan flowers, a table or the right words. No more day-of panic. ONE SMALL LOVING THING, EVERY DAY Each morning you get one small, doable suggestion: a specific compliment, a love message worth sending, their coffee made right, a date night idea, a question you have never asked. Every suggestion is grounded in published relationship research (the small-things-often principle) and tuned to what your partner appreciates most. BUILT ON REAL SCIENCE, NOT FOLK ADVICE The daily ideas and the built-in lessons draw on decades of published research: studies on turning toward small bids for connection, research on expressed gratitude, habit science on why reminders beat willpower. Short, honest reads, including where popular relationship advice overstates the evidence. WATCH YOURSELF BECOME THAT PARTNER Your Love Score grows with consistency, variety, preparedness and learning. Build a streak, see your week at a glance, and watch the person you mean to be show up in the numbers, without guilt when life happens. Think of it as a relationship tracker for effort, not surveillance. Missing a day barely moves it; coming back is what counts. COMPLETELY PRIVATE This is your project, not a couples app. There is no shared account, your partner is never contacted, and Discreet Mode keeps names and details off your lock screen. Nobody needs to know how you got so thoughtful. WHAT'S FREE - One important date with reminders - A rotating set of daily suggestions LOVINGLY PREMIUM - Unlimited important dates - The full gesture library, personalized to your partner - The full research-backed lesson library - Extra reminder lead times (2 weeks, a month ahead) Small things, often. That is the whole secret, and Lovingly makes sure you never forget it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lovingly.me/privacy

Screenshots

MyTruDate4 screens
Lovingly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyTruDate at 3.9 against Lovingly's 3.5. MyTruDate also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 2). Lovingly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyTruDate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lovingly sells 2 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

MyTruDate holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyTruDate has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyTruDate ships an update every 4 weeks, Lovingly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MyTruDate versus Lovingly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyTruDateLovingly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (18 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB105 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperTruDate CorporationPied Apps AB

Customer experience

MyTruDate

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Lovingly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyTruDate

One-time1
  • MyTruCheck$7.99
2 purchases

Lovingly

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly1 Month trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is MyTruDate free?
MyTruDate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lovingly free?
Lovingly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyTruDate or Lovingly?
MyTruDate is rated higher. MyTruDate averages 3.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Lovingly averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do MyTruDate or Lovingly have ads?
Neither MyTruDate nor Lovingly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyTruDate or Lovingly?
MyTruDate ships an update every 4 weeks, and Lovingly weekly. Most recently, MyTruDate was updated on October 27, 2026 and Lovingly on October 24, 2026.

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