Best Top 5 Dating Apps in 2021 — Long-Term Relationship

When work from home and study from home became normal last year, so did virtual dating, seeing an increase of 36% in the app downloads in 2020 itself according to Sensor Tower Blog

2021 is going to the year of hope and optimism for every individual in this world. After making the hashtags “this is new normal” go viral, the millennials actually adapted with this fresh change where almost every work is possible virtually.

The past year — 2020 — was all about swiping. Many of us were lucky enough to find the love of our life online and start a new chapter together. But in 2021, Indians are inclining more towards long term serious relationships over random hookups. This is probably because of the instant cut-off from the physical world where you used to swipe through the profiles during your lunch breaks or on your way to office/home.

Now we are at home all day, and we want an actual connection with human. We want someone to have actual conversations with. We want someone “real” even if it is via virtual platforms and/or long-distance.

Following is a curated list of matchmaking apps that you can download to find your “one true love” this 2021

1. TrulyMadly

Truly Madly is the most loved app by Indians who are looking for long-term relationship. They say love stories start here on this platform.

With countless stories started, the key feature of this app are:

• Incognito Mode — Talk with only those people whom you have liked with getting interrupted by other new profile until you want to.
• Trust Score — It’s difficult to make someone trust you in this online world. But on truly madly you can trust the users based on their trust scores. To increase your trust scores, you need to ask your friends to endorse your profile on the platform.
• Sparks — With this feature you can start a conversation with your favorite person without waiting for them to like you back (your profile)
• Chats- Truly Madly has its own collection of stickers to make your texting game more fun
• Paid Version: When you upgrade the app, you get access to more additional features like increased profile views, compatibility quiz, zero ads, etc.

2. Go Gaga

The best combination of matrimonial sites and matchmaking apps — this app is just perfect for new age dating. For individuals who are looking for meaningful relationships and find their soulmates — GoGaga is your one stop destination.

How many times have you come across a situation where you want to get introduced to one of those pretty individuals who are friends of your friends? This lockdown let’s take that action virtually. Create your profile on GoGaga and ask your friends to introduce you to their single friends.

Key Features you cannot miss in this app:

• Limited Matches in a Day — We are talking about finding your perfect match here that is going to be one in a billion! How long do you think you have to keep swiping on any hook-up app to find one? Here you need to stop and talk to the person — talk to them — know them and only then make your decision to move ahead to next profile.

I feel this feature is very thoughtful as one cannot know someone unless they talk to them — without disturbance. So chat — come to a conclusion and then move ahead!

• Highly Secure — Go Gaga is a matchmaking app that gives foremost priority to your conversations too. Nobody can take a screenshot of any chat screen in this app. Also, your name is not visible completely (it displays only the initial letter) unless you find a match.
• Matchmaker — Be a matchmaker and set up your single friends to gain points for yourself to use them later
• Friend Verified — While you come across a profile, you can also see if/who is the mutual connection between you two, so you can ask your friend to introduce you to them. This step eliminates any chances of coming across a fake profile.
• Free- There are no hidden charges in using this app hence all its features are completely free

3. Happn

Do you have someone in your locality who makes you go head over heels? Then this is the only app you’ll ever need to contact them with being a desperate person and asking for their phone number unless they are comfortable to do so.

You can also find random individuals in your locality given they also have this app installed. Not everybody can handle long-distance relationships, so if you want your special person to stay nearby you then consider using Happn.

Though this app is free to use, you can try out their paid version to apply advanced features

4. Bumble

Bumble is now more like a social media platform over dating app. You can use this app to find friends as well or just to network with more people.

Women love bumble as they are the ones who make their first move on this platform

Though most of the features are paid — you can decide if you wish to pay or not during your free trials.

Some key features of the app that you may like:

• 3 modes- Find Date, Find a Friend, or Business mode to Network with people
• 24 Hours Respond Time — once you match with someone, they have 24 hours to respond you. If they don’t, then the match gets disappeared. I find this as a pleasant way to filter out absent partner!
• Video Call- You can now directly see the person you are talking to
• Snooze Mode- In this mode you can hide your profile without losing your matches
• Paid Version- Some beautiful features for which you might spend a few bucks are included in this version such as Spotlight, Super boost and travel

5. Taimi

Taimi is a mini Instagram for open-minded LGBTQ+ community. You can like, follow, post and go live on this platform.

This platform is gaining more popularity all because of its friendly features and clean UI. It is more than just a dating app and has now turned into a community.

Its Key features include:

• Video Calls- You can directly call the person who is your match in the app
• Filter- You can find real users near you and using unique filters, you can find your potential match
• Post- You can make posts on your profile
• Secure- You can secure your app by using pins, fingerprints or facial recognition
• Paid Version- You can unlock many other features by paying for their subscriptions like hiding your age and location, Undo swipe, extended filters, and profile boosts

Based on the reviews above, which app will you explore now? I really wish for you to find your special person this year instead of just swiping left and right. All the apps are available on play store and app store.