The Top Picks for Korea Dating Apps in 2024

They say love is universal, but when it comes to dating culture, Korea has a different love language. Then, how to find your love in Korea efficiently? Here are 10 carefully selected dating apps in Korea that can help you make friends and date.

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The Best Dating App in Korea

1. WIPPY

The first popular dating app in Korea is WIPPY. WIPPY is used not only for finding dates but also for finding new friends who is near to you or share your interests.

The app offers daily personalized matches. Users can browse through many friends on the app through what kind of hobbies they are interested in. They also offer a voice chat function so you can talk to your new friends in real-time.

2. 골드스푼 (Gold Spoon)

Men being judged by their wallets and women by their looks is not a new thing in the world of dating. But the app 골드스푼 (Gold Spoon) has made it official, advertising itself as “the dating app for people in the top 1 percent.

In this app, male applicants are required to have one of the specified conditions such as a diploma at a reputable university, a high-paying job, a large net worth and a luxury car. As for women, the Gold Spoon registration process is quite simple, namely by uploading a selfie photo. However, the selfie photo must receive an evaluation with a minimum score of 3.6 points out of 5 to be considered eligible.

If you are an Elite and you want to find an Elite single in Korea, you may want to try Gold Spoon. Now, this app has more than 470,000 members.

3. NoonDate

Our third pick for the top dating apps in Korea is NoonDate. The app has more than 5 million users, around Korea.

NoonDate introduces two people every noon in your location OR your choice of region. Then, you can select one profile card to see the person’s detail which display a photo and a brief description of their personality and interests. If you “Like” the person and that person likes you back, then it will be a match. Once matched, a chatroom will open up so you can message each other.

Please note that it normally takes 24 hours for the team to decide if your profile is accepted or rejected.

4. Azar

Azar is developed by a Korean company called Hyperconnect. It is more of a video chat app than a dating app.

Without waiting for a match, you can swipe the screen to the left and start a video conversation with the person you like. At the same time, you can add different backgrounds, effects and filters while making a video call. You can also add hashtags and select your mood before matching.

With this app, you can filter who you want to meet by choosing gender and region. Also, the new Azar Lounge will be your place to browse through the community for like-minded people. Take your time to pick out the users who grab your attention, and send them likes or messages when you’re ready to connect.

In February 2021, Match Group agreed to buy Azar’s parent company for $1.7 billion.

5. Amasia（아마시아）

Coming in 5th place is Amasia (아마시아), another Korean dating app.

Amasia is a popular dating application used by more than 1 million members from all over the world. You can get your perfect matched recommendations everyday by simply setting the ages, styles, hobbies you like. Also, you don’t need to worry about language barriers. There is an auto-translation which can help you to easily make friends with Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and other languages.

6. 아만다 (Amanda)

With more than 6 million users, 아만다 is one of the most popular dating app in Korea. The app rates its users on the basis of their appearance and you can be rejected if you don’t appear to have a ‘satisfactory’ appearance for the app. So, you’d better use a good picture. Once you’re on the app you are free to “like” other people’s profiles and if another person likes you back the app will allow you to chat with each other.

Though AMANDA is quite a hit amongst the Koreans, it is not so welcoming yet to foreigners as the operating language is Korean and the app prefers Korean looking faces.

7. GLAM

GLAM won the 2017 Google Play Awards for Best Social App in Korea. This dating app recommends potential matches based on the user’s profile TIER. When you sign up with GALM, your profile will be placed in a TIER after users on GLAM have checked out your profile. You can improve you TIER by improving your profiles.

8. Tinder

Tinder is the world’s most famous dating app, which has been downloaded more than 430 million times since its launch. Tinder was first introduced in South Korea in 2015. Initially, the app was unwelcome because finding one’s love via a dating app is still largely taboo in South Korea, and faced with such cultural challenges. Since then, Tinder trying a different marketing approach in Korea by highlighting its social networking role for millennials.

Nowadays, socializing with various people, sharing habits and finding friends during a trip were the primary reasons young Koreans used Tinder.

9. OkCupid

OkCupid is one of the popular dating apps in Korea amongst foreigners. It works much like any other online dating site/app, but users are required to answer a series of questions when they sign up. Your answers to the questions will inform the app’s algorithm of who your best matches are and set you up with them.

Curious how OkCupid works exactly? Check out this OkCupid review!

10. KoreanCupid

Our last pick for the best dating apps in South Korea is KoreanCupid. The aim of KoreanCupid is to connect Korean singles with their potential lovers from all around the world.

Signing up for an account with KoreanCupid is quick and easy. You just need to provide basic details such as your first name, age, gender, email address, and a nominated password. Then, you can search to find people that you may be interested in. The downside is that interacting with other members may be quite difficult if you do not have a premium membership as only premium members are able to send messages. If you are a free member, you could only wait until a premium member initiates a conversation. You could, however, send hearts to show other users that you are interested in them.

What’s the Best Korea App for You?

The only way to figure out which Korea dating app is the best for you is to try it yourself. Dating apps and sites vary based on location, age, and what you’re specifically looking for. Generally, Azar, Tinder and KoreanCupid are the apps suitable for both forgeries who want to find Korean partner and Korea local people who want to find their love.