6on7 vs Plenty of Fish
Plenty of Fish is one of the oldest names in online dating, and its lasting idea is a good one: you should not have to pay to talk to somebody.
What Plenty of Fish does better
Free messaging. POF has let free members message for most of its history, which most of the large apps reserve for subscribers. That is a genuinely member-friendly choice, and it is the one we share.
It has invested in matching beyond the photo, with a long-running chemistry-style personality test, and in recent years has added AI photo verification and live video features.
Where the products genuinely differ
On POF your photos are on your profile. Here they live in a private collection that nobody sees until you accept a request, with a time limit, an open count and a log of every view.
Verification here is graded and visible. A profile shows exactly how far its owner went - email, phone, a live photo check, ID, address, employment - so you are not deciding from a single badge.
We also give you tools that are rare anywhere: a hide list that makes an ex or a colleague mutually invisible by email, phone or name and details; date check-ins a friend can follow; and a compatibility score that always shows its reasons.
What each one costs
POF is free to message and sells several paid tiers that add features such as seeing who is interested in you, read receipts, unlimited likes and extra visibility, plus paid boosts. Terms vary by market and change, so check the app for current prices.
Here, who liked you is free, there is no like meter and no boost to buy. What you can pay for is reach and a few conveniences - more pools of people, filtered harder, plus things like undoing a pass - at one monthly price for everybody.
Safety
POF offers blocking and reporting, publishes safety guidance, and has added AI photo verification. Those are real measures.
Every safety tool here is on the free account, including graded verification up to a checked ID, consent-gated private media, date check-ins and the hide list. Nobody can buy a badge.
The straight answer
If you want a big, free, long-established app and you are happy with a profile-first experience, POF is a fair choice. If what you want is to know exactly who you are talking to and to keep your photos private until you decide, that is what we built.