Badoo Review

Average: • 2.5 / 5 (by 5 Users) for Badoo  

Launched in 2006, Badoo.com is an incredibly fast-growing online social dating website focused on making it quick and simple to join a community of singles and meet new people. The site has members from 180 countries and is available in 25 languages—which means it’s truly a worldwide dating site. Badoo describes the site as “a community of interesting people locally and from all over the world, ready to share their experiences, interests, and friendship.” From the sign-up page to creating a profile, Badoo makes it easy to meet people.

You can chat, upload photos and videos, keep in touch with friends, meet new people and promote your life—all the things that you’d expect from a dating site. So, what makes Badoo stand out? Well, it is incredibly easy to use. The design is simple, easy to navigate, and makes the entire dating process enjoyable—from chatting, to searching for singles, to creating an attractive profile page. This site is very well designed, making it easy to navigate and enjoyable to use. Compared to many other dating sites with lots of ads and clutter, this site is simple and straightforward—allowing you to focus on what’s really important: meeting other singles. The thought and focus on detail put into the site makes it clear that the founders care about Badoo. There seems to be very little spam or fake profiles on the site.

The free basic service is actually quite extensive compared to many other free dating sites: you can send messages, search for members, upload photos and chat. The paid upgrade options simply give you enhanced features, like being listed at the top of search results. If you’re not sure whether you need the upgrades, don’t worry—just create a basic profile and spend time exploring the site; you can always upgrade later.

Badoo is so easy to use, it’s free and—best of all—it’s fun! Why not give it a try today?

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Positive Features

• The basic (free) service are very extensive and include chat, uploading photos and videos and contact members
• Badoo encourages a safe and friendly community of singles—there’s very little spam
• The site emphasizes finding people nearby and makes it easy to do so

Negative Features

• None known

At a Glance

Average User Reviews & Ratings

Dating Site: Badoo.com Members: 100,000,000+ Cost per Month: $12.49 for 550 credits Membership Types: Free - Basic + Contact Paid Upgrade Related Categories Million Plus Members 2011 Awards Social Networks

Overall Rating:    Features:  InformationDid the dating site contain all the features you were looking for? Things like chatting, instant messaging, searching, video, etc...   Ease of Use:  InformationIs the dating site easy to use? Did the site navigation make sense?   Popularity:  InformationIs the dating site popular and did it contain enough profiles to suit your needs?   Profile Quality:  InformationQuality of available member profiles.   Customer Service:  InformationDid customer service meet your needs? Where there other useful help tools available?   Cost:  InformationWas the price of the dating membership worth the money you paid?   Searching:  InformationWas searching for profiles easy to do? Did it work well and allow you to search for the criteria you wanted?   Matching System:  InformationDid the automated matching system work well? Did you receive matches that you had attributes in common with and met your criteria?