Best Dating Apps · head-to-head
Plenty of Fish vs Tinder
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for dating apps. Plenty of Fish has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Plenty of Fish has the lower entry price — Plenty of Fish starts at $0/mo, Tinder at $0/mo. Free tier: Plenty of Fish Yes, Tinder Yes. HIPAA: Plenty of Fish —, Tinder —.
As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Plenty of Fish
$0/mo entryTinder
$0/mo entrySources — Plenty of Fish: roast.dating (verified 2026-09-02) · Tinder: datingapps.com (verified 2026-09-02)
Key features
Plenty of Fish: Free messaging without a paid subscription (differentiator); Meet Me — swipe-style match discovery feature; Up to 8 profile photos on free tier; See who liked you (Plus+); Image/photo messaging in chat (Plus+); Read receipts — see if message was read or deleted (Premium+); Incognito browsing (Plus+); Available in 9 languages across US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, Spain, Brazil; Content moderation with message filtering; ~100 million registered users (as of 2015 figure; one of the largest legacy databases)
Tinder: Swipe-based double-opt-in matching (both must like before messaging); Available in 190 countries, 56 languages; Passport — swipe in any city worldwide (Plus+); Top Picks — daily curated profiles (Gold+); See who liked you before swiping (Gold+); Message before matching (Platinum); Boost — temporary profile visibility boost (add-on); Super Like — signals strong interest before match; Profile verification badge