Awards

Recipient
PlentyOfFish.com

The 2014 Dating Sites Reviews Single's Choice Award poll was closed for voting in January (it ran for almost 4 months). The 2 question poll received 359 votes. The second question is about which dating service you think deserves the 2014 Single's Choice Award for a Free Dating Site. For the first time the candidates included a service available only as a dating app, which is Tinder. A dating service is eligible for this award if it has already been reviewed by Dating Sites Reviews and, all of its main core features are free. This includes creating a profile, searching for members and communicating with those members by sending messages. If any of these features require the member to pay to use or are severally hampered (unless the member pays) then we don’t consider the service to be free.

The recipient of the Single's Choice Award for a Free Dating Site in 2014 is Plenty Of Fish (POF). This is the sixth straight year in a row that Plenty of Fish (POF) has won this award but, this year was the closest race yet. Tinder was within 4% of the total vote in taking the top spot. In 2014 POF received 99 votes which is 27.5% of all votes.

Here are the final results of the poll:

1. Plenty Of Fish (POF)
2. Tinder
3. OkCupid
4. DateHookUp.com
5. Meetup
6. Mingle 2
7. Craigslist

The top 3 dating services received almost 75 percent of all votes. It only took 22 votes to make the difference between first place and third.

Read our review of PlentyOfFish.com for more information about this online dating service or visit Plenty of Fish directly.

Recipient
Match.com

The recipient of the Editor's Top Pick - Over All Award for 2014 is Match.com. This is the eighth straight year that Match has won this award and been our Editor’s number one choice for a dating service.

There are a number of reasons why Match continues to succeed and see double digit membership growth year over year. Match’s concentration on continuing to improve their mobile products is one reason (and why they are the recipient of our new Dating App award). One of the other reasons is that their service is really easy to use. From uploading photos (on average 3.6 photos for women and 2.8 photos for men) to sending out messages Match.com has found the right balance between features offered and ease of use.

Match is also not afraid of trying new ideas. In 2014 they introduced Major League Baseball team fan pages on their site which not only gives you the latest news on your favorite team but it helps you to connect with other fans. Another idea that is popular is the MatchMade Scholarship. This is a program with a budget of $50,000 which was setup for children whose parents met on Match. Which is a lot of children by the way, since 1995 Match.com matches has resulted in over 1 million babies.

Read our review of Match.com for more information about this online dating service or visit Match directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Plenty of Fish

Recipient
Match.com

The 2014 recipient of the Editor's Top Pick - Dating App Award is Match.com (or as they like to be referred to now as just “Match”).

2014 was the year mobile phones took over the dating market. 50% of all communication on Match.com in the United States is now from a smart phone. To keep their members coming back Match.com has invested heavily in their dating apps (available on iOS and Android devices). Version 3.0 of the Match.com app was launched at the beginning of summer for the iPhone which contains a brand new interface that works very well on not only the phones, but tablets. The app also received a number of new features including threaded messaging, easier photo uploading, and new ways of communicating (Mixer and Stream).

Match.com was also one of the first dating sites to support the new smart watches like Android wearables. This means you can quickly be notified of any singles close to you, view your daily matches, and check your messages.

Read our review of Match.com for more information about this online dating service or visit Match directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Are You Interested?

Recipient
OurTime.com

The Editor's choice for the Top Pick - Senior Award of 2014 is Our Time. This dating site for 50 plus singles is the largest dating site that is dedicated to matching seniors together.

OurTime.com has many features which makes online dating easier. The member’s home page is well laid out and it makes navigating the site simple. One neat and useful feature that OurTime has implement involves communication. When you create your profile you have the option of adding Message Starter Ideas. These make first contact messages much easier as it gives the person sending the message and idea of what you want to know about your matches. The type of questions you can select from include asking about their family to what your main goals in life are.

It doesn’t take long to create a starter profile on OurTime which allows you to log in and see what this dating site is all about. You just need to go through a six step process and in about a few minutes you will be done. From there, you can search and view other profiles for free. If you find someone you like and want to communicate with you can add the rest of the details to your profile (including pictures, your interests, and your physical attributes). After paying a small monthly fee you will then be able to send and receive messages and chat with other members who are online the same time you are.

Read our review of OurTime.com for more information about this dating service or visit OurTime directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: SeniorPeopleMeet.com

Recipient
Tinder

The 2014 Editor's Choice Top Pick - Innovative Award goes to the fastest growing dating app, Tinder. Reaching an estimated valuation of just over 1 billion dollars in 3 short years Tinder has become the dating app to imitate by other companies (is there any bigger form of flattery?).

As of September 2014 Tinder members generate over 1 billion swipes and 12 million matches (both swipe yes for each other’s profile) every day. In eight months this dating app has grown in leaps and bounds. Last December Tinder was only receiving 3 million swipes every day.

To become a member of Tinder the only thing required is a Facebook account. Tinder uses the information found on Facebook for your profile information (includes your age, interests, etc…). You can also specify which photos from Facebook you want to display on Tinder. Once your Tinder account is setup you can then start swiping and hopefully make a few matches. Once both you and someone else has expressed mutual interest in each other can you then go ahead and communicate via chatting or sending messages.

Tinder wasn’t the first dating app on the market it but it has by far been the most successful. The combination of how simple it is to use to create a membership and search for matches has made it a winner for many 20 and 30 something singles.

Read our review of Tinder for more information about this online dating service or visit Tinder directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Hinge

Recipient
Millionaire Match

The Editor’s Top Pick - Wealthy Award for 2014 goes to the dating site Millionaire Match. One of the oldest dating service of its type and with over 2.3 million registered members to date this sugar daddy dating site is one of the largest service in its niche. We are not alone in recognizing this as one of the top dating sites. MillionaireMatch.com has appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and has been seen on TV Networks like CNN, ABC, and CBS.

When you first join Millionaire Match you will be joining as a free Standard member. This allows you to create your profile, use the basic search to view other members simplified profiles and photos, and send winks to members you are interested in. You may also reply to any Gold members emails. To be able to send emails to members you like, you will need to become a Gold member which range in cost from $35 - $70 per month depending on the length of the term. Gold members can also view all the profile details (like last time the member logged in), specialized member lists (like who has viewed me) and have private photo albums. Millionaire Match can be accessed by a laptop via the website, or by phone either through the mobile version of the website, or by the iPhone or Android dating app.

Millionairematch.com was one of the first dating sites to verify members. All verified millionaire members are marked with a diamond icon and have been verified to earn at least $200,000 per year or have a net worth of at least 1 million dollars. To be verified these members must produce documents proving their income along with photo ID. Other verifications are also available which can be used both by the wealthy members along with singles who are interested in dating wealthy people. These verifications include photo, age, occupation, and education.

Read our review of Millionaire Match for more information about this dating service or visit MillionaireMatch directly.

This Year's Runner Up for this award is: Seeking Arrangement