A dating site that doesn't charge you to say hello

Yes. Registration, sending and reading private messages, message translation, viewing received likes, search filters and viewing compatibility are free. There are no subscriptions, credits or paid features. Activity limits apply to protect against spam.

YADate will earn money from advertising, so members don't have to pay for messages, likes or filters. There are no ads on the site yet; before they appear, we will update the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy.

On Tinder and Badoo the most useful features are paid: seeing who liked you (Tinder Gold, Badoo Premium), going back to a profile you skipped and browsing without being seen, and on Badoo writing before a mutual like costs credits. On YADate all of this is free: you can write first to anyone whose settings allow it, the “Liked me” tab shows everyone who liked you, and “Undo last swipe” and “Incognito” are open to everyone. There are no subscriptions or credits; YADate works in the browser in 16 languages and translates incoming messages. The comparison is based on the official Tinder and Badoo pages as of October 2026; the full table is in “Dating tips”.

Yes. YADate works worldwide: by default you see people near you, and in the filters you can search around any other city.

Yes. On YADate you can meet people from other countries and send and read private messages for free. Incoming text messages in another language can be translated right in the chat — with a button or automatically after you enable auto-translate. No subscription or purchase of credits is required.

Click “Translate” below an incoming text message or turn on “Auto-translate messages” in Settings. With auto-translate enabled, messages in another language are translated in the open chat. Translations appear in your selected YADate interface language. Click “Show original” to see the original text. Machine translation may contain inaccuracies.

Yes. On YADate, a mutual match is not required to send the first text message. You can start a conversation if the recipient's settings allow it. Members can limit who may start a conversation with them. Limits on new conversations and unanswered messages apply to protect against spam.

You can search by age and distance, choose another city and use detailed filters based on profile information for free: dating goals, relationship status, children, languages, interests and other criteria. You can look for members with photos or those currently online. No subscription is needed to use the filters.

YADate compares information filled in on two profiles: who each person is looking for, dating goals, views on children, habits, shared languages, interests and answers to questions. Click the compatibility indicator to see similarities and differences. The percentage depends on the information provided and helps you get to know someone; it does not guarantee a successful relationship. The feature is free for registered members.

Yes. In Activity, you can view received likes, mutual matches and profile visitors for free. No subscription or purchase of credits is needed to view these lists. Visits made while “Incognito” is on are not added to the visitor list.

We do not create fictional profiles or write on behalf of people who do not exist. Every new photo is reviewed by a moderator before other users can see it. Automated checks help identify repeated photos and suspicious messages. You can report violations and block unwanted contacts.

Anyone aged 18 or over who is looking for friendship, dating or a relationship.

The YADate interface is available in 16 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Chinese. You can change the interface language at any time.

In Settings, you can hide your online status and distance, turn on “Incognito” and stop your profile from being shown to visitors who are not signed in. “Incognito” lets you browse profiles without adding new visits to their visitor lists. These features are free. We store only what is needed, never sell data and never show ads based on it. You can download or delete your data at any time. Private conversations are not published on the website; details of data processing are explained in the Privacy Policy.