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Most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the payment system, frequently encountering unexpected charges or being required to pay for basic interactions like chatting, even after purchasing a subscription. Customers found the website and app to be problematic, often describing them as misleading due to the presence of artificial intelligence and profiles that did not appear genuine. Reviewers consistently reported that the app was full of bots and AI-generated responses, making it difficult to connect with real people. They also felt that the subscription model and additional in-app purchases for "gems" were designed to continuously extract money without providing genuine value or privacy.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid !! It’s a scum ..how dare those chaps are still able to build pitch a buz proposition that after 30 minutes you realize is fake,money sucking,massively expensive and a big scum. Debatable... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I joined this a week ago and signed up for 3 month subscription when I tried to cancel no refund but won't say why! Trying to get money back through card provider but not hopefully. It is ridiculousl... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So unbelievably fake, bots everywhere, false marketing, I think in the one month of using this app, I have seen two "regular profiles" which I can only assume are the real people. Once is the most fak... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible scam app! This app is full of bots and fake profiles — there are no real people. I paid for features, and when I realised it was all fake, I submitted a refund request and a data deletion... See more


Company details

  1. Dating Service
  2. Adult Dating Service

About Once

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Once is not just another dating app. It’s a mindful experience designed to match you with like-minded singles around the world. This alternative approach to matchmaking avoids the ineffective swipes, rushed choices and bad matches often experienced in online dating.

Once is here to help you discover something more meaningful. Imagine a dating site that adapts to your preferences, offering perfect matches every day, mutual likes, live streaming, and intelligent algorithms based on shared vibes, music taste, and personality. Once will calmly connect you with the best people around the world for highly engaging chat without relying on any tricks or gimmicks. In a world filled with the chaos of online dating, Once provides a slow and mindful approach, serving as the perfect antidote.

Cosmopolitan magazine say Once is “literally the answer to your swipe and dating app fatigue”. Created in France in 2010, Once received a major relaunch in 2021 and now draws from over 25 years of experience and an expert team of over 350 dedicated specialists. The safe and caring dating app has over 13 million members ready to date both locally and worldwide.


Once is focused on delivering quality over quantity with the best possible slow dating. Carefully designed features enable Once to expertly match you with like-minded people for a mindful and unique dating experience. The Perfect Match feature wisely pairs you with several ideal people once a day to improve your chances of success, while the groundbreaking Music Match feature connects members based on their music preferences using Spotify. Vibes is another advanced matchmaking tool that partners the most suitable people based on 100s of interests and personal qualities. Once dating app is available free on Google Play and App Store.


Contact info

  • Unit 3 26/F Greenfield Tower, Concordia Plaza 1 Science Museum, RD, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China

  • support@getonce.com
  • getonce.com

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Well I paid for a subscription about…

Well I paid for a subscription about $47 aust and was communicating with a person and now not even sure it was the person or some scam photo with messages you just cannot be certain. Anyway after several messages i was asked to pay more even after paying the subscription. Also read the small print because after they gain access to your card you need to contact them to let them know that you do not want money taken from your card which is a scam in itself. Just ask some friends to tee you up with a friend is my advice. I feel like such an idiot as I havent dated for like 7years

27 January 2025
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Reply from Once

Hey there! First off, please don’t be hard on yourself—getting back into dating after a long time can be tricky, and online dating comes with its own learning curve. You’re definitely not alone in feeling this way!

We truly appreciate your feedback and want to clarify a few things. Your subscription gives you unlimited messaging with regular members, but some premium features—like chatting with ""Preferred Members""—do require gems. We do our best to make this clear, but we understand that it can feel frustrating, and we’re always looking for ways to improve transparency.

As for billing, subscriptions work like most digital services, renewing automatically unless canceled. But you can easily manage or cancel your subscription anytime through the app store settings. If you need help with this, feel free to reach out to support@getonce.com, and we’ll gladly assist.

If you ever feel uncertain about a conversation, we encourage you to report the profile so our moderation team can investigate. We genuinely want ONCE to be a space for real, meaningful connections. Thanks for sharing your experience, and we wish you the best—whether in online dating or through good old-fashioned matchmaking with friends! 😊

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Grievance with the once.com dating site

Hi, on Jan 17 2025 I signed up to once,a dating site. Listen up guys out there wanting to date women. If you haven't found out the hard way and gone to 30 + sites and spent about 600$ or more, follow this review. You will never get a date or laid on most dating sites that disguise themselves as such,but really are chat sites and worse some of them don't use live ladies, it's all Ai.The problem for you is you hear the commercials or see them. You have to listen and watch carefully. You have build a login profile before you can see anyone and then comes the terms of service. My complaint today is against once and once only. They use a cherry heart next to there name..I spent $159.97 just that day and the company won't give me a refund for 1 day of service.I cancelled in less then 24 hours I'm not cell phone savvy,and finding a format I could paste to them and here was a challenge because even though they've got your GPA codes,they won't even talk to you unless you provide these codes which they already have. I've seen a strong advertisement from this company. These people don't respect you and it's a Hong Kong company. These foreign businesses think they can rip people off and no one is stopping them. It's up to you. Forget these online's sites.All the ladies if their real will do nothing but convince you to talk until your out of coin. I just got into a conflict with date my age. It wasn't until I wrote here on trustpilot that I received compensation.They begged me to remove my review if they gave my money back. Beware gentlemen I've warned you. I'll do a followup on this site ,one of the worst.Just read there backward English to describe how you can get a refund ,but then you can't. It's pathetic, I'm pathetic for falling into this business practice Your choice of course.

On Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 10:23 AM EYEBALL > wrote:to support once.com
Hello, I've written to you a couple of times to cancel my 3-month subscription, which I was able to do at Google Play, but was refused a refund for cancelling in 1 day of subscription service. . I have not received any reply about the subscription and subsequent purchases I made on Jan 17 2025 that I asked for a refund of all charges made within 24 hours 29.99 for subscription 29.99 for 150 coins and 99.99 for 670 coins. I don't have the experience on the phone to take pictures of GPA # besides that is just a way to delay a refund request. You have my purchase information and GPA # for 3 purchases on Jan 17 starting at 5:29 pm. I won't be asking again, and don't wish to tarnish your good name. Please respond readily without ignoring me.

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17 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The app that lieds

This app lies on the commercials that it sends out on YouTube and whatever else They say that one swipe is enough to meet somebody what they don't tell you is get to pay to do messages you have to pay on everything The app is not free They need to get sued and banned out of the US. Someone in the FTC needs to do something

23 January 2025
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Reply from Once

Hi there! We appreciate your feedback and understand your frustration. ONCE is designed to help people find real connections, and while the app is free to download and explore, premium features like messaging do require a subscription or gems. We do our best to be transparent about this, but we understand that expectations from ads can sometimes differ from the in-app experience.

Our goal is to provide a dating space where people can connect meaningfully, and we truly value feedback like yours to help us improve. If you have any concerns or need assistance, feel free to reach out to support@getonce.com—we’d be happy to help.

We’re sorry ONCE didn’t meet your expectations, but we do appreciate you giving it a try. Wishing you the best on your dating journey! 💙

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I only put one star because you can’t…

I only put one star because you can’t put 0 stars. You pay to talk to popular members but they won’t allow you to talk to regular people. Age and location are different than what’s stated or they’re soliciting prostitution.

16 January 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

WOW..

WOW... I was just about to pay a subscription to this site and I'm so glad to have read the reviews which are extremely negative. I'm in Ireland and the same modus operandi happens here as in Toronto and elsewhere. Another money grabbing site. NO THANK YOU.

16 January 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Another layer to this onion...

I'm back to add another layer to this onion, if you will, in regard to my experience with this dating site. It's uncanny but almost every time I send out a message I get a response immediately. It's strange, not realistic, to say the least. It's as if my recipients are just sitting and waiting for a text. Many of the responses are similar, ending in "you know". And if I don't respond I never get a follow-up. Is all of this AI-generated? It's just weird. My subscription ends soon, a disappointment.

13 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

People are not real

People are not real. Person i was talking with was in Calgary AB Canada. But she was also in Victoria BC Canada, Halifax NS Canada, Charleston SC USA, and even England UK. And the site says the people are real. Even changed my personality dramatically and still gave me a perfect match recommendation. Total garbage

11 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Many of the people aren’t real

Many of the people aren’t real, just AI imposters. I was chatting with a person and in less than 5 secs they replied with a paragraph long response. Deleted my account immediately, now I’m just waiting too be hacked by this Chinese backed company. Stay away!

11 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAMMERS R-US

Have you ever pulled up to a pond or something in your car and the minute you get out the mosquitoes are on you just like that? Everywhere? That’s the way the scammers are on this website. OK so a moderator is going to come on and say oh, tell us who they are. Bro line them all up, close your eyes throw a rock and it’ll bounce off three of them. Whoever it hits is a scammer. Hundred percent. It’s horrible. You can’t hire enough people to clean out your app. You don’t have the manpower. We don’t have enough unemployed people in the United States to clean this filth up. There are that many scammers. Yes there are. And I didn’t want to give you a bad review. I’m just shocked that this seemingly bubbly sweet lady telling you this is the best dating app ever could be lying like that. But hey, it sells. Of course she didn’t meet her husband on the app. No way. She’s acting. Unless her husband is a scammer. And she married him.

I don’t even want to give you one star but I have to. Y’all go ahead. Waste your money. You’ll see. They will be on you the minute. You activate your account. They are on you. Desperate. Gorgeous women. Desperate. Come on man. OK now the engineers can come on and tell me how they work so tirelessly to keep these people off of here and such. You can’t possibly afford the manpower if you had enough people to clean this place up. Yes, it’s that bad.

6 January 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I put 3 pics on which I didn't want to…

I put 3 pics on which I didn't want to do. I cannot login still because it wants pics. F$%# this site. Would like to deactivate but can't.

28 December 2024
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Reply from Once

Hello, and thank you for your feedback. We’re truly sorry to hear about the frustration you’ve experienced with ONCE, and we’d like to help resolve this for you.

Our photo requirement is designed to enhance authenticity and safety within the community. However, we understand that this may not suit everyone, and you should always feel comfortable with your profile setup. If you’re having trouble logging in or deactivating your account, our support team is here to assist. Please reach out to us at support@getonce.com, and we’ll guide you through the process quickly and smoothly.

We appreciate your patience and feedback—it helps us improve and create a better experience for everyone. Thank you for giving us a chance to make things right. 💙

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

My fault for not reading more closely…

My fault for not reading more closely the terms and conditions. As a paying member, I don't like the fact of having to pay to talk to the popular members. How do I apply to be a popular member?

21 December 2024
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Reply from Once

Hello, and thank you for your feedback! We’re glad you shared your thoughts, and we understand your concerns about the messaging structure.

At ONCE, a subscription provides unlimited messaging with regular members, while gems are needed for certain features, like connecting with popular members. We understand that this might not align with your expectations, and we appreciate your perspective. Your input helps us improve clarity about these features.

As for becoming a popular member, it’s absolutely possible! Popular status is determined by several criteria, such as activity levels and engagement on the platform. If you’re interested, we’d be happy to provide you with more details about the requirements. Please feel free to contact our support team at support@getonce.com, and we’ll guide you through the process.

Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to continue improving your experience with ONCE! 💙

Rated 1 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Once

Hello, and thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re truly sorry to hear about your concerns regarding fake profiles, and we want to assure you that maintaining a genuine and safe community is a top priority for ONCE.

Our moderation team works diligently to verify profiles and remove any that violate our guidelines. If you’ve encountered suspicious accounts, we encourage you to report them directly through the app or contact our support team at support@getonce.com. Every report is thoroughly investigated to uphold the integrity of our platform.

We appreciate your feedback and are committed to improving your experience. If there’s anything specific you’d like to share, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Your input helps us grow and ensures ONCE remains a safe space for meaningful connections. 💙

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a total scam

This is a total scam. all the responses are the same no mater who you talk to. noone will meet same excuse want to get to know you better here, just to keep you buying credits. or im very busy will let you know when i havw an opening.just to keep you hanging . no one will text your # or give you theirs so you have to buy more credits to talk>

30 December 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish I could give negative stars

I wish I could give negative stars. Paid for subscription then got ripped off having to buy more gems to pay for conversation. Will end my subscription. Bad decision. Profiles appeared to be AI. Profiles appeared very FAKE. Everyone was a popular member, meaning gems had to be bought to continue messaging them. DO NOT SIGN UP ON THIS SITE!

28 December 2024
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Reply from Once

Hello! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, and we’re genuinely sorry to hear about your experience. At ONCE, we strive to provide a seamless and enjoyable experience for all our users, and your concerns are taken very seriously.

A subscription with ONCE does unlock free and unlimited messaging with regular members. However, popular members may require gems for additional features. We understand this might not be what you expected, and we’re continuously working to make our system clearer and more user-friendly.

Regarding profiles, our moderation team works tirelessly to ensure authenticity within the community, and we do not tolerate fake profiles. If you’ve encountered any suspicious accounts, we encourage you to report them directly through the app, or contact our support team at support@getonce.com. We’ll investigate immediately to uphold the integrity of our platform.

Your feedback is invaluable, and we’d love the opportunity to address your concerns further. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us so we can make things right. Thank you again for sharing your experience!

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