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Head-to-head

Hily Dating App vs Tinder Dating App

Hily Dating App 4.4★ · Free + IAP 45
Winner Tinder Dating App
Tinder Dating App 4.2★ · Free + IAP 55

Tinder, despite its own issues, has a slight edge over Hily due to a larger user base and a slightly less aggressive paywall, though both apps are criticized for expensive features and fake profiles.

Full reviews: Hily Dating App · Tinder Dating App

Hily and Tinder both face significant user complaints regarding expensive paywalls, fake profiles, and unresponsive matches. While Hily users frequently report being banned without reason and encountering scams, Tinder users also struggle with similar issues, but its larger user base may offer more potential connections.

Head to head

Features & Functionality tieR1R12R13R18
Hily Dating App Hily users report that many basic features, such as seeing nearby people, unblurring likes, and messaging, are locked behind a paywall R1R12R13. Some users also mention interesting features like compatibility quizzes and match options are paid R18. The app is criticized for showing users far away even when nearby filters are selected R1.
Tinder Dating App Tinder users also complain about paywalls for essential features like seeing who liked them R109. Some users note that recent updates replaced useful 'Explorer' functionality with 'Events' which are geographically limited . There are also complaints about the app repeatedly showing the same people even after swiping left R66.
Ease of Use edge: Tinder Dating AppR2R8R11R13
Hily Dating App While some Hily users find the app 'amazing' and 'easy' R2R8R11, others report issues with the app's interface, such as ads constantly prompting premium purchases and a confusing system where premium doesn't fully unlock features R13.
Tinder Dating App Many Tinder users praise its ease of use, calling it 'easiest to use' and 'really easy to use' . However, some users experience technical issues like the app freezing when importing contacts and profiles crashing or not loading .
Reliability & Safety tieR3R6R7R10
Hily Dating App Hily users frequently report encountering fake accounts, bots, and scammers R3R6R16R25. Many users also claim to be banned for no reason, with appeals being denied R7R34. There are also reports of explicit messages and content R10.
Tinder Dating App Tinder users also report a significant number of ghost accounts, fake profiles, and bots R64. Users also complain about being wrongfully banned or having accounts removed without explanation R70. Some users specifically mention sextortion scammers .
Price & Value tieR6R12R13R22
Hily Dating App Hily is widely criticized for being 'ludicrously expensive' and a 'scam' R6R12R13R22. Users report paying for premium only to find they still need to pay extra to unblur likes or message people R13. A week of premium can cost $20+, with additional costs for other features R13.
Tinder Dating App Tinder is also seen as 'overly ridiculous' and 'too expensive' R64R109. Users feel forced to buy expensive memberships for basic communication R64 and complain about the cost of boosts R66. A weekly subscription can be almost $20 R109.
Customer Support tieR7R34R49R70
Hily Dating App Hily users report poor customer support, with issues like being banned without clear reasons and support responses coming from a chatbot R7R34R49. One user mentioned being unable to screen record issues for support due to DRM locks R49.
Tinder Dating App Tinder users also report issues with support, particularly regarding wrongful bans where appeals are denied without response R70. There are also complaints about the app's system for reporting violations R70.
Pick Hily Dating App if

You are willing to navigate a heavily monetized experience and hope to find a match, as some users do report success despite the issues R8.

Pick Tinder Dating App if

You prefer an app with a larger user base, potentially offering more matches, and are accustomed to the typical dating app paywall model .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews, primarily centered on aggressive monetization, fake profiles, and poor customer service. The high lifetime ratings for both apps are somewhat at odds with the recent negative reviews, suggesting a potential decline in user satisfaction or a skew from older, more positive experiences.

Frequently asked

Are Hily and Tinder free to use?
Both Hily and Tinder offer free versions, but many essential features, such as seeing who liked your profile, filtering by distance, or messaging, are locked behind paywalls and require in-app purchases or subscriptions R1R12R13R18.
Do Hily and Tinder have issues with fake profiles or bots?
Yes, both Hily and Tinder users frequently report encountering fake profiles, bots, and scammers, which can lead to unresponsive matches or attempts to solicit money or explicit content R3R6R16R25.
How expensive are Hily and Tinder's premium features?
Both apps are considered expensive by users, with Hily's premium costing over $20 for a week and still requiring additional payments for features like unblurring likes R13. Tinder also has high subscription fees, with some users noting almost $20 for a week, and boosts also costing money R64R66R109.

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. [R2] Hily Dating App 5/5 · US A+++: Awesome
  6. [R8] Hily Dating App 5/5 · US So happyyy 😋: Found my match it was fun while it lasted but I’m onto something better 😋 10/10 app!!
  7. [R11] Hily Dating App 5/5 · US Amazing: Amazing
  8. [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
  9. [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
  10. [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
  11. [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
  12. [R22] Hily Dating App 1/5 · US Muy caro: Muy caro y poco recursos
  13. [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
  14. [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
  15. [R70] Tinder Dating App 1/5 · US Kicked off: This app sucks I was just starting to get into this app when I got a message request from this girl said she was a model off OF wanted to pay me to meet up with her n her significant other I then informed her I do not accept payments.i know .Right?FYI I NEVER MET UP WITH THEM .Next thing I know I go to login n it’s szying I have violated their policies.When clearly I messaged back no
  16. [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
  17. [R25] Hily Dating App 2/5 · US Scams: I’ve matched with a couple of people now who have been completely fake. Will ask for your number and once they get it they’ll unmatched you and try to get you to send explicit pictures or messages and then come back and asking for money or they will post everything you send. DO NOT TRUST anyone on this app. They will just try and create some AI slop to try and scare you into paying.
  18. [R64] Tinder Dating App 1/5 · US The McDonald’s of Dating Apps: Dear Tinder, I just deleted my account. Your pricing has become overly ridiculous and your platform is FULL of fake profiles. Honestly, I should be able to do simple back and forth communication a person who just liked me, not force me to buy an overinflated membership fee just for the basics. If you want to gouge, do it on the extras. And please figure out h
  19. [R66] Tinder Dating App 3/5 · US Could be so much better than it is: To think that Tinder just raised, the price of its boosts is to know a total joke. I just did a 30 minute boost and literally got results that were 95% of people that I had already matched with and swiped left on many multiples of times. I don’t know why Tinder is afraid to give people original matches instead of the same people over and over and over again 10,
  20. [R109] Tinder Dating App 2/5 · US Always a paywall: Y’all literally hide all the people who might actually connect with me and not only that, almost a $20 subscription for ONE WEEK. Y’all are insane. Worst app ever.

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store