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Questionnaire-matching dating app · Match Group · Last checked November 2026

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Good for: Open or non-monogamous couples who want a mainstream app with a lot of people on it.

Skip it if: You need secrecy: it's a public, mainstream app your neighbours use, and its parent reported a 2026 security incident.

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OkCupid was the first mainstream app to treat non-monogamy as a normal option. Set your profile to non-monogamous and it matches you with people who are non-monogamous or open to it, and since 2016 it has let people who are married or in an open relationship link their partner's profile. With about a fifth of US online daters having used it, it's the biggest pool on this list.

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Its long questionnaire is the draw and the risk: answers about sex, politics and religion are visible to matches, so skip what you don't want seen. Its parent, Match Group, confirmed a security incident in January 2026 after a hacking group claimed records from Match, Hinge and OkCupid; the company said it saw no sign that logins, payment details or private messages were taken.

OkCupid is free to match and message; paid tiers are priced dynamically. It is not a discreet site: anyone nearby can see your profile, so use it only if being seen there is fine with both of you. Our open marriage vs. affair guide covers its non-monogamy settings and partner linking.

The facts

Cost
Free to match and message. Paid tiers (Basic, Premium) are priced dynamically; reported prices range from about $30 to $55 a month, so check the in-app quote.[1]
Who uses it
About a fifth of US online daters have used OkCupid (Pew 2023), 6% of US adults.[2]
Verification & safety tools
Match Group began prompting unverified users on its apps, OkCupid included, to verify with a selfie in 2024. We found no OkCupid help page confirming how it works today.[3]
Privacy record
In January 2026 the group ShinyHunters claimed more than 10 million records from Match Group, naming OkCupid, Hinge and Match.com. Match Group confirmed a security incident, said some user data was likely accessed and saw no sign that logins, financial information or private messages were; it did not say how many users were affected. Answers to OkCupid's matching questions can be sensitive (politics, sex, religion); you can skip any.[4]
Bots, fakes & regulators
Same parent as Match.com: FTC complaint in 2019, $14M settlement in 2025. The case did not concern OkCupid.[5][6]

Sources

  1. top10.com: OkCupid review
  2. Pew Research Center: Key findings about online dating in the U.S. (Feb 2023)
  3. Match Group: prompting users to verify their profiles (Feb 2024)
  4. The Register: ShinyHunters claims 10M records from Match Group dating apps (Jan 2026)
  5. FTC: FTC sues owner of Match.com over fake love-interest ads (Sep 2019)
  6. FTC: Match Group agrees to pay $14 million (Aug 2025)

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