2017 was a crazy year for dating apps. Many offer paid versions. JSwipe has endured a vicious lawsuit from JDate, and new dating apps are popping up daily. With much debate, the Top Romp team has nominated the top dating apps for 2018!

Top Dating Apps for 2018: Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Bumble, The Grade

Honorable Mentions: JSwipe, Tools for Tinder

Tinder is still the number one dating app for generation Y. Even though Tinder is now a subscription service in order to have unlimited swipes, it is still worth it! There are a ton of people on the app, and you may be surprised that your friend’s ex is on it too! (Which Friends Use Tinder) Whether you’re looking for your next hookup or a relationship, Tinder can do wonders. You can even use Tinder while traveling to meet and date people along the way!

Pros:

Guy: A ton of gorgeous women.

Everyone you know is on it.

Everyone in your college is on it.

Girl: When going on a vacation, you can match with locals in the area “to show you around.”

Guy: When taking long road trips, you can connect with girls from new college campuses.

Can change radius and meet college girls outside your campus.

If you have a bad reputation, you can venture outside your campus and meet guys elsewhere.

Cons:

Girl: Easy to mess around with guys. I don’t actually use it to meet guys.

Guy: When you match with your ex’s friends, it can be really awkward.

Guy: Can waste countless hours of your life.

No way of blocking multiple matches at once.

Buggy.

Hinge claims to have taken the creepiness factor out of online dating. Your potential matches are friends of friends. Hinge only gives you a couple of dozen potential matches per day. If you are looking for a more serious dating app, this one is for you. We are still waiting for Hinge to take the next big step in online dating.

Pros:

Girl: A ton of hot guys.

Girl: I’m able to see guys who I have mutual friends with. It takes the creep factor out of it!

Guy: A ton of hot girls.

Coffee Meets Bagel on steroids.

Cons:

Guy: I wish I could potentially meet more people.

Girl: It is basically a Tinder clone, but not as good.

As opposed to Tinder, many people on OkCupid are looking to meet up and date. Unlike the other apps, OkCupid has a paid version called “A-List”. We recommend it. You can read more about its benefits here. In short, a 6 month package will cost you only $4.95 or you can opt for the 1 month for $9.95. Even if you don’t become an “A-list” member, you can still go on dates. Here’s a tip to keep your inbox flowing.

Pros:

Guy: A ton of hot girls.

If you do subscribe to the premium account, as an A-List user (1 month packages start at $9.99), you can browse by attractiveness. Huge score when narrowing down the search results.

This site has numbers, so if you’re in a small city you will not be disappointed.

Nice search capabilities to find specific keywords.

We love the ability to see who joined in the last week. Often those are the people with the highest response rate.

Great mobile app.

You can use the site for free, and you will not be disappointed.

Cons:

Girl: Sometimes I get 100 messages in one day!

Girl: So many creeps.

Girl: No way to set age restriction. (Don’t be surprised if a 40-year-old man messages you).

Low response rates for men.

One of the hottest dating apps since hitting the scene is Bumble. Once you match, the woman has to make the first move and initiate a conversation within 24 hours, or the connection disappears forever. Again, this dating app is for the more serious type and is less creepy than Tinder. We believe Bumble has the greatest potential for 2018!

Pros:

Guy: Girls are gorgeous!

Girl: Love how I have to begin the conversation.

Guy: Awesome design.

Cons:

Guy: The connections disappears way too quickly – 24 hours is not enough time.

The Grade does not get nearly enough love in the online dating community, but it stands out from the others. The Grade has made our list, since it is truly innovative and pushes the online dating boundaries. You have the ability to see how many people swiped right or left on your profile pic. Because of these nifty statistics, you can swap out pictures that are performing poorly. Fun fact, the average 25-year-old man has a photo like-rate of 10%. Your letter grade is made up by your like-rate, messaging quality and peer review score. You can also see how your Facebook friends are performing. It is a bit of a privacy concern, but it’s fun to see how you stack up against your friends. However, if your rating hits an F, you will be expelled from the app.

Pros:

Guy: Finally an app where I can test out my profile pics!

Girl: I love the rating algorithm. Less creepy guys!

Guy: So easy to meet women on this app.

Girl: I love that it is free!

Guy: Basically Tinder, but it’s totally free!

Cons:

Girl: I would like to be able to filter my potential matches, similar to OkCupid.

Guy: The women are not on the same level as the girls on Tinder.

This is the go-to app for Jewish millennials. JSwipe brings a familiar feel to the dating app scene, and is dedicated to the Jewish community. Plus, it is free! A huge win over JDate’s hefty price tag. Aside from the app, JSwipe hosts parties in the major cities, so if online dating isn’t necessarily your thing, you could always meet people in-person! In short, JSwipe is just not innovative enough and feels like a Tinder clone for Jewish people. You can read up on JSwipe’s future plan’s in an interview with their founder.

Pros:

Girl: Finally, an app that makes my mother proud.

Guy: It’s free! That’s why I use it.

Cons:

Guy: Too similar to Tinder!

Are you “swipe right happy?” Do you sometimes get fatigued going through matches ever-so-slowly for 10-15 minutes? Is this sounding like a really cheesy medical advertisement geared towards senior citizens?

It might– but, we’ve got great news for you…

Recently a new app came out called Tools for Tinder. It is basically Tinder on steroids. But seriously, for all of you lazy people out there (hint: guys) you can now stop swiping through your Tinder results one by one and quickly view hundreds of matches in one gigantic list.

Oh, and did we mention the “Like all” button? Literally tap this puppy and boom you’ve swiped right on hundreds of girls (or guys) in seconds. This app does all the work for you.

It’s kinda like throwing a thousand darts at the board hoping one will hit the bullseye. You don’t have much to lose except for accidentally “swiping right” on your ex-girlfriends’ best friend.

You want to see everyone who likes you with little to no effort? Tools for Tinder.

Photos Courtesy of: Tools for Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, Tinder, New Year, PR Newswire, Shalom Life, WERSM