SilverSingles

• Straightforward Sign-Up Process
• Desktop/Mobile Compatibility 
• Free Basic Subscription  
• All-Inclusive Premium Subscription 
• Large Dating Pool of Older Singles
• Easy-to-Use Platform
• Compatibility Matching Test
• Unique App Search Features 
• Security Features 
• Profile Makeover Coaching

Straightforward Sign-Up Process 

An email address is required for signup. Once you have your login, you will need to provide some basic information including your gender, age, education level, height, religion, your level of satisfaction with your appearance, and your ethnicity. You will also rate how important it is that your possible matches have similar qualities.

Then comes a personality questionnaire and additional questions about your matching preferences, with details like the following: 

• How many children under 18 live in your household
• If you could imagine moving in with your future partner, whether you want matches that have children under 18 in their household
• Choose a radius from 50 miles minimum to 300 miles, or I don't mind. You can rate how important that distance requirement is, on a scale of one to seven. 
• Your income bracket and how important it is to you that your partner has a comparable income bracket

These questions will be filtered through an algorithm for picking your matches. Online dating sites with similar questionnaires are able to select matches that tend to be a better fit than online dating sites without a unique algorithm.

The account setup takes about 20–30 minutes to complete. This is an average sign-up time for an online dating platform. The time spent curating your profile should help improve your matches. Answering truthfully will help SilverSingles pair you with compatible matches. 

Desktop/Mobile Compatibility 

Users can access their account and matches either online or via mobile apps for Android and iOS devices. While several other dating services are only app-based, this dating site caters to people that want more options. So, if you are more comfortable on a desktop, you can do almost everything on a big screen. 

Note: You cannot search for people on the website. Recommended partner suggestions are the only profiles you can view in the internet browser. 

Free Basic Subscription 

The basic/free subscription to SilverSingles lets users signup, take the personality test, create a user profile, get suggested partners, and send digital smiles or likes. You can see that you have suggested matches, but all pictures are blurred out and you aren't able to send messages to them besides the basic smiles or likes. Users with the basic free membership benefit by getting a taste of the way that the service works to see if they want to pay for a subscription. 

All-Inclusive Premium Subscription 

Get a SilverSingles subscription plan for a 3-month, 6-month, or 12-month period. The premium membership includes all the upgraded features for one total cost. There is no need to purchase additional actions or features with your subscription. 

Paid membership features include: 

• Read receipts to know when someone has read your message
• See who has viewed your profile
• Unlimited messaging on the platform
• Mobile app access
• View member photos
• Personality profile access
• Up to 20 extra wildcard "Have you met?" matches per day

SilverSingles offers similar premium features to other dating apps. The premium subscriptions are fairly priced based on market standards. 

SilverSingles designed the premium membership to help ensure users are committed to finding connections. The “pay-in” concept helps users discover potential matches who also intend on finding a long-term relationship.  

Large Dating Pool of Older Singles

Many people are attracted to the fact that SilverSingles caters to an older crowd. Because SilverSingles dedicates its time solely to helping such a specific membership base, everything about this online dating service is tailored to mature singles, age 50+. This helps ensure that you are spending your time and energy in the right dating pool.

Easy-to-Use Platform 

SilverSingles features an easy-to-use platform. For example, if you are looking to set up a basic profile, SilverSingles does not make you jump through too many hoops, or link a third-party social media account in order to begin. SilverSingles makes the whole process user-friendly and straightforward. A couple of user-friendly features include the option to save or heart favorite profiles, and if someone hasn't uploaded a photo yet, you can tap a button that requests they do so. 

Compatibility Matching Test

Personality tests are typically the standard compatibility metric when it comes to online dating services, and SilverSingles keeps with the traditional approach of compatibility tests. When you sign up for SilverSingles, even on the basic membership, you will be asked to fill out a basic personality questionnaire.

The in-depth personality test is based on the  Five Factor Model theory of personality traits. As part of the compatibility test, you will be asked questions about your preferences in a potential partner. For example, a question you may see is, “Is it important that your partner shares the same religious beliefs as you?”

In addition to the personality test, you can also sort your matches based on other preferences. If you are looking for someone of a specific race, sexuality, religion, or other important preferences, SilverSingles makes those searching preferences available to you.

Completion of the questionnaire takes at least 25 minutes, but you can save your progress and come back. 

Unique App Search Features 

SilverSingles’ unique algorithm helps users match with others who fit their specific preferences. But what if you are willing to budge on your height requirement if he or she is cute enough? SilverSingles gives you access to two features that allow you to search through the entire database and create your own matches. 

Feature: Have You Met?

One feature of the SilverSingles platform is called "Have you met?" Appearing in this section are member profiles that haven't been offered as suggested matches because they don't meet at least one of your selected preferences. One-by-one, you can check out these suggested profiles and choose to interact or discard. Sending a message or a smile will add someone to your matches list. 

Feature: What If...

One perk of downloading the mobile dating app is the '"What if..." feature. Only available on the SilverSingles apps, this feature allows an open search of all registered members. With a paid SilverSingles membership, you can set filters including age, distance, last account login (to see if they are active on the site), and more. You can then view profiles (without waiting to be matched) and send messages. 

Take matchmaking back into your own hands with these unique SilverSingles app features. 

Security Features

If you are new to online dating, you may be wary of the security aspect of meeting a stranger online. SilverSingles understands that security and privacy are priorities for many people, and it aims to ensure a safe and secure dating experience. SilverSingles has fraud detection systems in place as well as guidelines online that can help you determine if a potential match is real or too good to be true. 

All new member profiles are vetted by a special team to make sure they are valid and authentic. Members that are inactive on the site are automatically filtered out. Additionally, once your account has been set up, there are some things that cannot be changed on your profile without contacting customer care, like your age, gender, name, and height. This is to encourage authenticity and honesty. 

SilverSingles protects your private information with an SSL Encryption and Fraud Detection System. You don’t need to worry about hackers accessing your personal information or payment details. SilverSingle will not sell your personal data to third-party sites. 

Profile Makeover Coaching

Improve your dating profile popularity with profile makeover coaching. For $99, SilverSingles offers a consulting service to help improve your bio and profile picture selection. 

Appointments are carried out over the phone with a profile coach.

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• Few Unique Add-On Features
• Pay to Message and View Photos
• Cancellation and Renewal Policy 
• Slow Process
• Customer Service Options

Few Unique Add-On Features

SilverSingles does not offer any additional add-ons or unique features for purchase. It does a great job of covering the dating site basics, within the senior dating niche, but has few add-ons that you may find available for purchase on other dating sites.

Pay to Message and View Photos

A free member cannot view profile photos or message other users. They can only read other members' profiles or send likes and smiles. On similar online dating sites, the free membership will usually let you view photos, but not message other users. The pay to view photo features is a roadblock in helping you decide if you find other users on the app attractive. This could be a potential roadblock for individuals trying to get a good idea of the user base before upgrading their subscription. 

Cancellation and Renewal Policy

SilverSingles allows you to cancel your membership at any time. If you cancel within three days of an account upgrade, you can receive a full refund. If you cancel after this period, you will not receive a refund and your account will be available until the end of your subscription period. This is a standard cancelation policy compared to most online dating sites.

Keep an eye out for the automatic renewals. If you signed up for this option, your account will automatically renew at the end of your subscription period. Make sure to cancel your subscription if you don’t want to renew. 

Slow Process

SilverSingles is a platform for those who are willing to put in the time and effort to find love. As with any other dating site, you can’t expect to find the perfect match within the first few days. The goal is to foster stable online relationships that can translate into a long-term partnership. SilverSingles gives you three to seven daily matches each day. Some people might find the process to be a bit slower than others because of the unique algorithm and matching pattern.

However, the SilverSingles matching process is designed to help you find the best match, not necessarily the quickest match. Active users will be connected to other active users, so time and effort pay off on this site.

Customer Service Options

If you need to contact customer support, you have limited options. The team is available only on weekdays and only through a contact submission form on the SilverSingles website. Customer care is based out of Germany, so there is a large time difference if you live outside the country. This could be a major disadvantage for SilverSingles members living in the United States.

You would think that a service specifically designed for seniors would offer phone customer service. This seems like a missed opportunity to outscore the competition.