Comparison

Dating.com vs Roundmate

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

Head to head
About

Dating.com

Connect with a global community of singles to find love and new friendships. Discover millions of profiles, enjoy easy communication, and explore features designed for successful dating, both locally and worldwide.

Highlights
  • Global dating community
  • Search millions of singles
  • View spectacular profiles
  • Flexible and high-performance app
  • Date locally or worldwide
  • Relaxed and stress-free chat
  • Discover popular members
Features
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Get the Dating.com app and join one of the world’s biggest and brightest community of people. We are the home of online global connections! Discover the original and one of the best way to connect and meet new people. Search millions of men and women, view spectacular profiles, try the coolest features, and get real success. You’ll love how fast, safe, and easy it is for you to meet new people on Dating.com! Enjoy using our flexible, high-performance app: CONNECT NEAR & FAR Dating.com gives you the freedom to interact whether at home or traveling worldwide. We have a truly global reach. You can communicate with people across the globe wherever life takes you. Take a shot at everything! RELAX & CHAT Get the dynamic connection you deserve without the stress. No endless questions, swipe-like gimmicks, or chat barriers. Just laid-back communication. Stylish simplicity is our greatest strength. GO PREMIUM TO BOOST YOUR EXPERIENCE – Unlimited messaging with regular members. – Advanced communication with free users. – Use Let’s Mingle to message many matches at once. – Plus get credits for video chat & other exclusive premium features. IMPORTANT SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS – Subscribe to chat with other members via this app. – Premium lets you chat with regular members at no extra cost, Let’s Mingle without limit, and try advanced communication with free users. – Your Apple Account will be charged when you confirm your purchase. – You can also purchase additional credits to continue using advanced communication features. – Your subscription will renew automatically unless you switch off auto-renewal at least 24 hours prior to your current payment period ending. Privacy policy: https://www.dating.com/privacy-policy-ios/ Terms & conditions: https://www.dating.com/terms-ios/

About

Roundmate

This app facilitates private social tasting experiences among close friends. It allows users to manually check in for a limited time, share their location with friends only when they choose, and maintain a personal tasting journal without any gamification or advertising.

Highlights
  • Manual check-ins for 30 minutes
  • Optional friends-only map pin sharing
  • Private tasting journal
  • Friend approval system
  • No automatic location sharing
  • No leaderboards or gamification
Features
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Roundmate is an adult social tasting journal for close friends. Start a 30-minute manual check-in when you want to be findable, or use a private timer. No automatic location sharing. No leaderboard. — MANUAL CHECK-INS — Six glass types ready in two taps. Share a check-in with approved friends, with or without a map pin, or choose a private timer. After 30 minutes it disappears. — SAY HI FROM ANYWHERE — When a friend manually checks in, their glass appears in your rail. Send a quick hello without turning it into a contest. — FRIENDS REQUIRE APPROVAL — Sending a request never follows someone automatically. They must approve you before either of you can see friend-only check-ins. — FIND A SPOT, OR JUST BE FOUND — The map shows venues nearby and friends who chose to share a current check-in. No location is shown automatically. — A QUIET TASTING JOURNAL — If you want to remember a pour, you can. A private journal lives in your profile — your notes, your ratings, your glass collection. No one sees it but you. — BUILT FOR CRAFT, NEVER FOR EXCESS — Roundmate is a social moment, not a competition. We don't gamify quantity, we don't celebrate volume, we don't push promotions for alcohol brands. Every core feature works with water. — PRIVACY — Adults of legal drinking age only. Age-gated at first launch. Check-ins are visible only to approved friends you have explicitly added and only when you choose to share the check-in. We do not sell your data. We do not run ads. See our full privacy policy at roundmate.vercel.app/privacy. — RESPONSIBLE DRINKING — If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol, help is available: • United States: SAMHSA 1-800-662-4357 • Mexico: CONADIC 800-911-2000 • Alcoholics Anonymous: aa.org Drink slowly. Drink water in between. Never drive.

Screenshots

Dating.com4 screens
Roundmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Roundmate at 5.0 against Dating.com's 3.5. Roundmate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Dating.com's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 1) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dating.com sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Roundmate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roundmate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dating.com has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dating.com ships an update fortnightly, Roundmate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dating.com versus Roundmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDating.comRoundmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#39 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB16 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKreova Tech LlcJustin Haase

Customer experience

Dating.com

All ratings12,736 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral5.5%
Negative36.2%
Written reviews615 reviews
Positive8.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative88.1%

Roundmate

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

Bugs and requests

Dating.com

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Billing issues
  • Unresponsive customer support

Requested features

4 requests
  • Affordable monthly subscription
  • Unrestricted communication
  • Easier account deletion
  • Improved profile verification

Roundmate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dating.com

Subscriptions2
  • Membership$9.991 Month
  • 70 Credits/Month for Customers$19.991 Month
One-time8
  • Credit Pack 10$10.99
  • Credit Pack 20$15.99
  • Credit Pack 20$22.99
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  • Credit Pack 40$37.99
  • Credit Pack 50$49.99
  • Credit Pack 80$69.99
  • Credit Pack 150$99.99
  • Credit Pack 320$199.99
None

Roundmate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dating.com free?
Dating.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roundmate free?
Roundmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dating.com or Roundmate?
Roundmate is rated higher. Dating.com averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Roundmate averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dating.com or Roundmate have ads?
Neither Dating.com nor Roundmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dating.com or Roundmate?
Dating.com ships an update fortnightly, and Roundmate every 5 days. Most recently, Dating.com was updated on October 26, 2026 and Roundmate on October 24, 2026.

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