Hily Dating App vs Plenty of Fish

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R1] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Worst Dating App: There is a paywall to see people who are nearby. It matches with people who live far away.
2. [R12] Hily Dating App 3/5 · GB not worth the money, expensive, con: i’ve read reviews that say it’s completely free, as a guy it’s worse than tinder. you have to pay for un blurs, pay to talk it’s just a con and not worth the money in my eyes. if someone likes you you should be able to see them. paying to see what who they are is just annoying as. won’t be using this again
3. [R13] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US SCAM! Do not waste your time.: Don’t bother purchasing. I paid for the “premium” right away and it does nothing. They will still charge you to “unblur” people and see who likes you and to message people. Total scam. It’s pay as you go and stupid expensive as well. $20+ for a week premium and then another $10+ to see people or contact likes. Criminal. Don’t waste your time.
4. [R18] Hily Dating App 3/5 · GB Review for free users.: After using this for a week and load of other dating apps for a long time, this one is not one of best everything here provided for free is in others and they provide little things for free such as filtering by distance less than 50km you have to pay for that here and search nearby. A couple of its interesting features like its compatibility quiz and match also require pay
5. [R6] Hily Dating App 3/5 · US Just mediocre at best: Like most dating apps today it’s plagued with ludicrously expensive features and OF bots. Want to see who liked your profile? Spend money on unblurs, maybe get an unblur from the roulette wheel, or buy premium and get 2 a day. I paid for premium because I had money burning a hole in my pocket and I wish I would’ve put that money towards tacos or beer. At least then I would
6. [R55] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Are these real reviews?: With a paid subscription which is 25 a week you only get two un blurs a day (seeing everyone is the whole reason you buy the subscription) which I feel only only helps the company with app engagement rather than helping you find a match. Who wants to wait every day just to un blur two people until you maybe un blur a potential match weeks later. The matching algorithm is t
7. [R3] Hily Dating App 3/5 · US Scams: Be extremely careful cause a random account will pop up in your area and then add you and then try to move to your number and will try to scam you from there
8. [R10] Hily Dating App 2/5 · US It’s a no.: Majority of the accounts have photos covering their faces, you have to pay to see a majority of the information on someone’s profile. It prompts you to answer questions that most sites don’t force you to answer. Majority of the people on the app look like they just go released from long stints in prison and if you didn’t sign up for explicit content it still sends you disgusting msgs f
9. [R16] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Bots: Don’t bother downloading this app it’s all bots, you get a bunch of likes none of them r real and you never see them in the regular swiping anyway
10. [R31] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US AI / Fake Accounts: I am convinced that Hily generates its own fake accounts to “like,” your profile and increase user engagement with the app through hopes of finding a match. I cannot explain how many times I was “liked,” by a profile at an opportune time for me to make a purchase to expedite matching, only to discover upon matching that the profile had not been active recently and would never b
11. [R41] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Kind of a scam: I almost feel like it's a scam . I had over 10 likes , paid money to get my likes unblurred. It's been 3 days and none of them have responded even though they initially liked me .
12. [R51] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Hardly a dating app: This app is a damn joke. I’m in Seattle with over a million people and all I get is two dateable women then it’s nothing but obese women. Don’t bother with changing preferences. You choose white you’re shown black. You choose skinny or athletic you’re shown obese. Choose close by I’m shown “women” in different states and even countries while search area is 30miles. How far is
13. [R7] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US I don’t recommend this app. They just banned you for no reason.: So a person spam reported my page and the creators of the app ban my profile for no reason and then tried to put it on me saying I was doing some suspicious activity. I don’t even get on the app like that, bro. I barely even touched the app so how I’m doing suspicious activity they just banning people just be banning people on the ap
14. [R34] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Scam: Got banned from for reason trying to figure out what I did wrong read community guidelines and it’s didn’t really explain why I was banned
15. [R49] Hily Dating App 2/5 · US Support: Several bug issues with the app that I’ve reported multiple times & all I get is responses from a support chat bot. Purchased multiple months of premium and had countless issues. Have a reoccurring issue of Major Crushes being consumed but being unable to message. The support bot asks you to screen record the issue but the app naturally uses DRM locks to stop screen captures. Asked for my
16. [R67] Plenty of Fish 2/5 · US Not working: Tried to get it and is not opening
17. [R2] Hily Dating App 5/5 · US A+++: Awesome
18. [R5] Hily Dating App 5/5 · US Girl: Iv got so many blowing from here cheap too
19. [R27] Hily Dating App 3/5 · GB Too expensive: You can’t message anyone without premium. You have to pay for everything. Minus that it isn’t a bad app.
20. [R62] Plenty of Fish 4/5 · US There are fake people here.: One conversation a few days the question became repetitious but he would deny they were. The questions seem as if they were program because looking back at his msgs they were exact same wording. Blocked! But in honesty; I did meet some nice interesting people
21. [R70] Plenty of Fish 1/5 · US Plenty Of Scammers: 99% scammers
22. [R73] Plenty of Fish 1/5 · US A lot of scammers/bots: Plenty of Fish has many scammers and bots here; you can tell because their bios often include a Telegram number, which is a major red flag even in 2026. I still have to deal with that nonsense as if it were the Myspace days. Come on now. The development team should do better, the software should improve, the project manager should be doing a better job, and the product owne
23. [R82] Plenty of Fish 1/5 · US Terrible: A massive amount of scammers and fake accounts. Do not use this app. Threats of blackmail, stalkers, etc. 0 stars. This should be illegal.
24. [R57] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Scam app: Actual rat stuff going on with this app. If you click a blurred match it will pop up to buy unblur and it takes a few seconds for the X to show up to close the buy screen. Premium doesn’t show matches it’s a waste of money. Do not use this app Hinge gives you preview of latest likes for free…joke this even exists.
25. [R68] Plenty of Fish 5/5 · US I’m take on this app: I have met some really nice people on this app. I met a few duds on this app, but for the most part, I enjoy the engagement and it opens up a variety of different ways to connect with people and I enjoy that. So I give it to thumbs up.
26. [R89] Plenty of Fish 5/5 · US I found true love: Against all odds, I find my soulmate on POF dating site
27. [R110] Plenty of Fish 5/5 · US Amazing: After a few disappointing dates from this app, I met my husband. We've been together for 8 years and I've never been happier!
28. [R116] Plenty of Fish 5/5 · US Warmth & Real Love on Plenty of Fish: POF brought warmth back into my dating life. Real people, genuine conversations, and zero pressure. One sincere message led to laughter, connection, and eventually love that feels effortless and true. If you’re seeking something real instead of superficial swipes, this is the place. Grateful I found it. ❤️