Editorial Standards

Recommendations are only as trustworthy as the process behind them. This category documents how DatingRanker evaluates apps: the criteria we score, the safety checks we run, how we handle pricing that changes constantly, and where affiliate relationships do and do not influence a verdict.

We publish our methodology openly so readers can judge our judgments. If a scoring rule changes or a safety threshold tightens, you will find the reasoning here rather than buried in a footnote.

Dating App Safety Scorecard: What We Check Before Recommending an App
Editorial Standards

Dating App Safety Scorecard: What We Check Before Recommending an App

Anyone can publish a best-apps list, so we publish the process behind ours. See the safety scorecard every dating app must clear before it earns a DatingRanker recommendation.

DatingRanker Editorial · Jul 8, 2026