Swipe Right with 10 Best Indian Dating Apps in USA

Moving to the US from India was a huge adjustment for me. While I was excited about new opportunities and experiences, I struggled with finding a sense of home. As an Indian immigrant, I longed to connect with others who shared my cultural background and values. Though dating and finding a partner was not my priority when I first arrived, after settling in, I realized I wanted to meet someone I could really relate to.

That’s when I turned to Indian dating apps. As an Indian man living in America, dating apps designed for the Indian community have been invaluable. I’ve found apps like of Dil Mil, Kama, and DesiCrush to be great platforms for meeting fellow young Indian singles.

These apps understand our unique wants and needs. From easier ways to filter for common languages, religions, and ethnicities to events and groups for South Asian expatriates, they help me connect with compatriot Indian singles looking for the same things. I highly recommend other Indian immigrants check out these specialized dating apps, too, for a more relevant dating experience.

Top 10 Indian Dating Apps in the USA

Here’s a list of the 10 best dating apps out there. We have selected these apps on the basis of two things: primarily if it is an app that features a lot of Indian users, and secondarily, how popular these apps are in terms of an active user base.

Make sure you’re putting up good pictures and are providing as many details about you as possible in order to get the perfect match.

1. Aisle Indian Dating App

Aisle is one of the best options for people who are looking forward to connecting with Indian dating partners in the US. Aisle is also one of those dating apps where women initiate the conversation. This ensures that all the creeps can be filtered out straight-up. Another cool thing about Aisle is the concierge feature which gives you unlimited likes and invites and wider access to people.

• ‘Exclusivity’ feature shows how many matches your match has had in the last 3 days
• Lots of preferences and filters including mother tongue and faith
• Aisle focuses on South Asian users
• A paid feature also allows you to send out unlimited ‘invites’

The concierge feature is certainly the cherry on top over here. Since you get unlimited access to invites and likes, the chances of you getting a match here are much higher. Furthermore, profiles that have this feature also get an additional badge that gives them bragging rights and makes them stand out.

2. Dil Mil – South Asian Dating

Dil Mil is the ultimate desi dating experience for people living outside India who are seeking Indian partners. The app has a large pool of over 2 Million users. The filters and conversations on this app are pretty good, as you can set filters on communities of your choice (Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, etc.) and find a match based on your unique cultural preferences.

• Phone number sign-ins and profile verifications ensure you’re talking to genuine users
• The chat UI is pretty smooth and offers voice notes too
• Dil Mil also allows you to make video calls to your matches
• ‘Mil and Chill Live’ allows you to meet people in real time while playing games

The VIP Elite subscription that Dil Mil offers at $39.99 is perhaps their best feature. You get to see everyone who has liked you, send out a ‘superlike’ to someone you want to get noticed by, and you can even send a note along with your swipe. Being a VIP Elite also gives you access to other features such as changing location and going back to users you may have left swiped accidentally.

3. Coffee Meets Bagel Dating App

In a world where people are often looking for casual relationships, Coffee Meets Bagel is an app designed specifically for serious dating and actual relationships. The app claims 91% of its users are here to meet someone they can be in a long-term relationship with. Furthermore, Coffee Meets Bagel also has a large number of active Indian users all over the world.

• Encourages real-life meetups as chats come with a 7-day limit
• Detailed profile options help you get the perfect match
• The app recommends personalized matches for free on a daily basis
• ‘Beans’ are the in-app currency here, which gives you benefits like read receipts and prominent visibility

‘CMB Premium’ is one of their standout features. Once you are on board the premium plan, you get access to 3 boosts a month, which give more visibility to your profile, as well as read receipts, which tell you when your match has seen your message. There are many other features that CMB Premium members get, such as the ability to skip the line, bonus beans, etc. making it totally worth it!

4. Tinder

When one thinks of a ‘dating app’, the first name that pops up in their head is perhaps that of Tinder. It is the dating app with the most number of users and comes packed with a ton of features. The app isn’t specific to Indian users, but given the sheer number of people on Tinder, you’re likely to come across a lot of desi users here.

• Simple left-swipe, right-swipe mechanism of matching
• Video calls with your matches
• Safe space for meeting same-sex partners
• Photo verifications to ensure you’re talking to genuine profiles

Tinder’s prime offering, however, is certainly their Gold and Platinum subscriptions, which give you much more visibility and increase the chances of you getting a match. This also gives you the ability to swipe and match anywhere in the world, as well as send notes along with your likes which can increase your chance of matching.

5. Bumble: Dating and Friends App

Another impactful name in the dating space, especially among Indian users, is that of Bumble. Not only is this app popular in India but also attracts Indians internationally. One of the best things about Bumble is that it not only allows you to find people to date but also helps you connect with ‘friends’, as well as people you might want to work with under their ‘BFF’ and ‘Bizz’ modes.

• Only women have the ability to initiate chats
• There are question-based games that you can play with your match to break the ice
• 24-hour time limit to start a conversation with the ability to extend matches for 24 more hours
• The ability to make video calls to your match

Bumble’s strength lies in the Superswipe feature and the Bumble Boost. Superswipes ensure that you are instantly visible to the person you intend to match with, while Boost gives you more prominent visibility in your area for a fixed amount of time.

6. Hinge Dating App

Hinge is a name that is catching up to the likes of Tinder and Bumble in India, and is generally seen as a great app to know someone before starting a conversation. The prompts on Hinge are pretty interesting, and it also gives users the option of having an ‘audio prompt’ so a prospective match can also hear your voice.

• Send a rose to stand out to someone you really want to match with
• Ability to make audio and video calls to your matches
• You can reply to the prompts of a prospective match to start a conversation
• You can go back on a match that you might accidentally have ignored

Hinge claims in its tagline that this app is ‘designed to be deleted’. One of the best features that it offers is the handpicked matches that it believes are a good match for you. Sending a rose to these matches often results in a good connection because of similar interests.

7. OkCupid Dating App

An app named after the God of Desire and Attraction, OkCupid is a popular Indian dating app in the USA. The app is open to members of every community but Indians seem to be the most frequent users of the app. OkCupid has a pretty neat matching algorithm that shows you potential matches that are totally your ‘type’ based on all your preferences.

• Over 60 different gender identities and sexual orientations to choose from
• Comes with fun games that help determine compatibility
• Potential matches grouped in ‘stacks’ according to location, compatibility, etc
• The ‘Live’ feature allows you to start live streaming on the app

What truly makes OkCupid one of the best dating apps out there is its excellent matching engine which ensures that you keep seeing profiles that are as close to your interests and preferences as possible. This is what makes it an ideal app for meeting Indians in dating apps in the US.

8. TrulyMadly – Indian Dating App

Do you want to fall for someone truly, madly? In that case, this is the app you should totally be installing. If you’re in the US and are looking for Indians to date, TrulyMadly is one of your best bets, as it is a dating app from India.

• Screenshots cannot be taken on this app
• There’s a ‘video profile’ feature on TrulyMadly
• A compatibility quiz to ensure you and your match are on the same page
• Video chats and audio calls to directly talk to people

One of the most common problems that people on dating apps face is that they often end up talking to fake profiles. TrulyMadly deals with that really well with the help of a lot of verification features that increase the ‘trust score’ of a profile. The more social networks you connect your profile with, the higher your trust score will be, and it will ensure your partner that you are indeed a genuine profile.

9. Badoo

Badoo is a good dating app for Indians in the US who are looking forward to dating other Indians, but also a space where they can meet and match with people from other communities and ethnic groups. Badoo has millions of users registered on the platform, and the app asks you to just ‘be yourself’ to find great matches.

• Badoo helps you match with people who are nearby you in real-time
• The app also has a video-calling feature
• To ensure that you’re not sent an unsolicited explicit photo, Badoo blurs such images
• There’s a three-step process of verification on this app which filters out fake profiles

Badoo isn’t really an app specific to dating ‘Indians’ in the US but is an overall great app where the chances of you finding a partner to date are very high, given its sheer popularity. There’s also a Badoo Premium which gives you greater control, letting you know who has liked you, as well as prioritizes your messages.

10. Happn

Happn is one of the most unique dating apps out there. It allows you to match with people who you have crossed paths with at some point. If you’re an Indian in the US at a community event, and have a crush on someone in the room, you might want to check Happn – as they might be on the same app too, and you can send them a ‘crush’.

• Location-based dating app
• Send a ‘SuperCrush’ to stand out
• Curated profiles for you based on where you are
• A ‘ready to meet’ feature on both the partners’ ends reveals only when both sides are ready to meet.

Happn is an exciting concept, and it is even better with the premium features. It allows you to send up to 10 SuperCrushes every day. Furthermore, being on Happn Premium gives you unlimited likes, as well as removes all the ads from the app.

Note: If you are looking for a serious long-term relationship or marriage, you may want to consider a matrimonial website instead. Sites like shaadi.com and BharatMatrimony are specifically designed for people seeking matrimony and tend to attract users who are ready for commitment.

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Verdict

To sum it up, if you’re looking for Indian dating apps in the USA, you have a lot of options. Aisle, Dil Mil and Hinge are particularly your best bets when it comes to finding Indians on dating apps. We hope that this list helps you find the perfect partner. Just make sure you’re being yourself on the app, filling out all the sections, and putting forward the best version of yourself!