Benchmark Dating Sites

https://www.pepper.nl/

Create an Account

The first time opening the app they will need some data from you. The data exists out of:

• Name/Email/Age
• Gender option: Man or woman.
• City / Postal Code
• Career
• Educational attainment
• Height
• Do you smoke?
• Do you have kids?
• Would you want kids?
• Add related images (e.g. hobbies, family, friends)
• Add a profile picture.

Set Preferences

You can set a preference for your ideal partner.

• Interested in: Male or Female.
• Min/Max age partner
• Smoking preferences
• Kids preferences

Unique features

Personality test. Based on 25 or more questions Pepper.nl will create a description for you based on the choices you’ve selected.

Choosing people based on their photo gallery. Because most dating apps use text to prove that they could be the one for each other, Pepper.nl decided to change it up a notch and use a photo gallery as the main information you get from the person

Interview. On your profile page you have the option to answer some questions that are randomly generated by Pepper.nl. People then can see the answer to this question when looking at your profile.

Sending messages. If you’re a full member, you don’t need to wait till the other person also liked your profile before being able to chat this person. You can just press chat to chat right away.

Pros

• Good for those who don’t like reading
• Straight to the point
• Shows how much you match to someone in a percentage
• Free (with paid options)

Cons

• The personality test fell short for me. It creates a description of you and puts it in your profile. While the idea is great, the description didn’t really define me.

https://www.hikiapp.com/

Create an Account

Just like Pepper.nl this site asks for a bit off data upon first opening.

• Name/Email/Age
• Gender (male, female, non binary)
• Profile picture
• Looking for ... (love, friendship, both)
• Preference (male, female, anyone)
• Emoji that describes you
• Special interests
• Favourite stim
• What would you like to learn?

Unique Features

Twitter-like feed. On this feed you can post a message that everyone can see.

Romantic & Platonic On this dating app you’re able to choose whether you like someone either in a romantic or a platonic way. They have a heart symbol for the romantic choice, and a smiley face for the platonic choice.

Autism spectrum. This app is for people who find themselves in the spectrum of autism. This is why they have made the app straight to the point, because they have a smaller attention span than people who don't find themselves in the autism spectrum.

Pros

• Straight to the point
• Great concept since it’s difficult for people with autism to date.
• News feed where everyone can post messages and respond to other messages.
• They added a back button for if you accidently pressed the wrong option
• Free

Cons

• They have a small community

Happn

Create an Account

It seems like every dating app will ask for some specific data upon first opening.

• Name/Email/Age
• Gender (Male or Female)
• Interested in ... (gender)
• looking for .. (relationship/nothing serious/surprise me)
• Height
• Exercise habits (occasional, enough, all the time)
• Cooking skills (microwave master, delivery expert, few good recipes, excellent chef)
• Ideal Vacation (hiking, deckchair, museum)
• Nightlife (bed, party in moderation, night owl)

You can change this here.

Unique Features

+Cross match Get matched if you're walking in the same area.

• Timeline A timeline to see where you matched people

Pros

• The app looks really clean.
• There are little functionalities on the screen so you won’t be distracted from swiping.
• Micro animations is something they do really well.
• Unique concept
• Free (with paid options)

Cons

• You’re bound to a specific area, therefore there will be a smaller chance you’ll find someone that fits you.