Dates journey

From matching to meeting.

Dates is built to move you along: see who fits, talk when you both opt in, play first if you want, then lock in a time and a place.

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Open date plans with a time, suburb and venue

Five steps

How it actually goes.

01MatchSee who fits your answers
02ChatWhen you both opt in
03PlayAnswer first, faces later
04Make plansA time and a place
05MeetCheck in for real

01 · Match

Ask before you decide if you want to talk.

Compatibility answers rank the people you haven't seen yet, and Top matches puts a personalised shortlist at the top of your Matches tab. When you do match, you can send a questionnaire first and see how someone thinks before you invest any time.

Up to 20 personalised top matches
Write your own questionnaire, up to 8 questions
Three open dating matches at a time
Star someone to Favourites if you're at the cap
Matches close after 48 hours if nobody messages

One Dollar Date explaining the three open matches limit

Compatibility

Answers do the ranking, not boosts.

You answer questions about yourself and about what you want in someone else, and you can mark the ones that really matter. That shapes who you see — and nobody can pay to move up your deck.

Your answers

What you said about yourself, and what you want in someone else.

Deal-breakers

Flag the questions that really matter and they count for more.

Distance

Your suburb and how far you're happy to travel.

Verification

Verified profiles rank a little higher, and you can filter to them.

02 · Chat

Chat unlocks when you both opt in.

Matching isn't an open inbox. Each person taps "Let's chat" — messages stay undelivered until both sides are in. From the chat you can ask someone out with a time, a place and a note.

Mutual opt-in

Until you tap, you won't see what the other person has already sent — and they won't receive yours.

Photos on your terms

Blur photos until you tap, and send view-once photos that both people have to opt into.

A real clock

The 48-hour window keeps your list honest. Send a message and the countdown is over.

03 · Play

Play first. Faces after the last round.

Jump into Play & Match with people nearby. Everyone answers anonymously and nobody knows whose answer is whose. On Dates names stay hidden until the game ends — then you can like whoever you actually enjoyed playing with.

Hot Takes

Write an answer to the prompt, then vote for the best one.

3 rounds
2–8 players

Sketchy

Draw the prompt while everyone else tries to pick the real one.

2 rounds
2–4 players

Sounds Legit

Write a convincing fake, then find the truth in the pile.

3 rounds
2–8 players

Red flag / Green flag

Same scenario, private calls, then compare — and talk it out.

5 rounds
Exactly 2 players
Dates only

Dates games are quick games with fixed round counts. Hosted lobbies are a One Dollar Mate feature.

04 · Make plans

Request to join a real time and place.

Date plans aren't another like. They're a Saturday, a suburb and a spot. Browse open plans, see how many spots are left, and ask to join — or propose your own. Partner deals can prefill a plan, and you show the code at the venue.

One-on-one or group date plans
Propose your own from the plus button
Turn a local deal into a plan in one tap
No limit on how many plans you can look at or join

Open date plans including a sunset walk at City Beach

Local deals

Offers at places people already go.

Partner offers are filtered for first dates, so a plan can come with something worth turning up for. Tap an offer to prefill a date plan and show the code when you get there.

Local deals you can turn into a date plan

05 · Meet

Check in. See who's at the same place.

Optional venue check-in shows who else is out right now, and checks you out automatically after 6 hours. Heading out on a date? Save an emergency contact, turn on check-in reminders, and keep the fake call one tap away.

Show up in Discover at that venue, or stay private
No always-on GPS
Optional check-in reminders and a get-me-out fake call

Checking in at a venue to see who is here now

Afterwards

Private feedback that comes back to you.

Leave a private review after a date, or say why when a match closes. It comes back as a summary of common themes — nobody sees who left what.

Insights summarising feedback from closed matches and date reviews

Safety

Meet with more confidence.

Verification, report and block, emergency contact, fake call, photo blur and check-in — built for real-world meetings.

See safety tools Read the FAQ