Fact Checked by: Det. Nicholas Nalder
For Christian singles looking for love, it’s a tough world out there. Unless you’re meeting someone directly through Church, you don’t know where they stand religiously or if the two of you will be compatible.
Luckily, dating apps like Christian Mingle can help you cut through the noise and find quality, faith-focused singles looking for the same thing you are. In our Christian Mingle Review, the team gets to the bottom of whether or not this religious dating app is worth your time.
If you’re ready to see if this is the next step God has planned for you in the journey, let’s get down to the review of the dating app Christian Mingle.
IMPORTANT: Spark Networks, the owner of this app, is currently undergoing insolvency hearings in German courts. At this time, we are not sure what the future for the company looks like. We’d highly recommend check out one of our safest dating site recommendations in the meantime, until this is sorted out.
Christian Mingle scores a 8.12/10 mainly due to match quality
Spoiler alert! We’re big fans of Christian Mingle. When it comes to recommending the best Christian dating apps, the site is usually at the top of pretty much everyone’s list—and for good reason.
Where Christian Mingle shines is through offering an easy-to-use, affordable, and actually fun process. The profiles are not quite as robust as you’d see on some other sites, which may or may not be something you’re a fan of. It tends to push people to have conversations quicker (which would be a pro), but sometimes it’s nice to be able to learn as much as possible before you engage in dialogue.
One thing the app is really good at is removing any fake profiles pretty quickly. In fact, we made a few profiles for the purposes of this review and testing—and they were quickly removed because they were obviously not real. It’s great to see some proactivity towards the quality of the user base.
All in all, Christian Mingle is the leader in the online dating space for Christian singles and for good reason. Here are the biggest pros and drawbacks of the site.
- Biggest Pro – 100% focused on helping to connect Christian singles looking for faith-based relationships
- Biggest Drawback – Not good for singles looking for casual and less-serious dating.
Pros:
- 15 million+ Christian singles with accounts
- Simple design that’s easy to learn to use
- Can search users, read their complete profiles, and see their main photo during the free trial
- Can respond to paid users for free, even if you don’t choose to upgrade your account
- Shows last online date on profiles
- LookBook swipe-style feature
Cons:
- No dedicated search function but great browse features
- Some reports that the site may be slower to load certain features during peak times
- You have to email customer support when you want to cancel instead of being able to do it on your own
- Profiles are not quite as robust as some other more serious dating apps
- At over $40 a month the app is more expensive than other Christian dating apps, and some users aren’t happy.
The Nuts and Bolts of Christian Mingle
- Site Name: Christian Mingle (christianmingle.com)
- Paid or Free: Paid membership site with a free trial
- Average Sign Up Time: 5-10 minutes, depending on if you fill out your profile or not
- Paid Membership Pricing: Memberships start at $24.99 per month
- Unique Christian Mingle Facts and Figures:
- The dating community is 15 million+ strong.
- Christian Mingle is regularly regarded by most as the #1 Christian dating site out there
- You can access your account through the mobile-friendly website or through the iPhone or Google Play apps.
- The community has been around nearly two decades getting its start in 2001.
Accolades and Awards
Testing Results for Christian Mingle
Through internal testing, focus groups, and a weighted algorithm broken down into 8 categories and over 70 data points, our team works hard to get to the bottom of what a dating app like Christian Mingle brings to the table.
Below, you will find two things. First, our overall test results for all eight categories we assess. Then, you’ll find a few spotlight breakdowns of some of these categories to provide a deeper analysis.
| Factor | Results (out of 10) | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety and Security | 8.5 | 20% | Excellent proactive fake profile removal and solid privacy measures, but missing modern security upgrades like advanced verification and fully transparent data-sharing disclosures. |
| Profile Engagement | 8.0 | 15% | Active community, good user responsiveness, but simpler profiles may leave some users wanting more depth before messaging. |
| Feature Effectiveness | 7.5 | 15% | Core features like LookBook and search filters work well. However, lacks richer, modern features (e.g. video chat, personality quizzes) seen on leading competitors. |
| Pricing | 7.8 | 15% | Mid-to-high pricing for niche dating; good value for serious users but expensive compared to some faith-based rivals. |
| UX and Usability | 8.8 | 10% | Simple layout, easy navigation. Fast sign-up process and clear menus. No frills, which some may view as a pro, others as a con. |
| Popularity | 9.2 | 10% | One of the most recognized names in Christian dating. Active user base and broad demographic spread, particularly strong in the U.S. |
| External Reviews | 7.0 | 10% | Mixed reviews online. Many success stories, but complaints about glitches, speed issues, and cost. App store scores trending lower recently. |
| Feature Growth | 6.0 | 5% | Limited new feature rollouts in recent years. Mostly iterative updates; no major innovations lately. |
| Overall | 8.12 | ~ | ~ |
Learn more about how we test and score here.
Safety Checklist Testing Results
Due to Christian Mingle being part of a bigger network (Spark Networks), it’s not surprising that safety and security are handled well at an enterprise level. There are some nuances we wish they had with the biggest being more account verification (maybe bigger than a nuance). That said, we have had most of our testing accounts eventually removed, so there is a process going on behind the scene, it’s just not instant before access is granted.
| Factor | Score (0-10) | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy Policy Protections | 9.0 | 15% | Privacy policy is clear and comprehensive, but less accessible language compared to best-in-class apps. |
| Third-Party Data Usage | 6.5 | 15% | Some marketing data-sharing disclosed; no excessive monetization but could be clearer. |
| App and Data Encryption | 8.5 | 15% | Good encryption standards, no major breaches reported, but no publicly detailed security audits. |
| Block and Report Options | 9.5 | 15% | Very strong; multiple avenues for blocking and reporting. Reports of fast response to fake accounts. |
| Account Verification Options | 7.0 | 10% | Basic email/photo verification. No advanced verification (e.g. video or real-time selfie checks). |
| Data Minimization Practices | 8.0 | 10% | Does well to collect only dating-relevant data, but sign-up still requires personal info like photos. |
| 2FA Available | 6.0 | 10% | No mention of widespread 2FA options for user login security. Would be valuable for a dating app. |
| TOS Acknowledges Safety | 9.0 | 5% | Clear TOS, dedicated safety sections, and good educational resources on privacy. |
| Strong Password Requirements | 9.0 | 5% | Requires decent password complexity but could further enforce stronger minimums. |
| Overall | 8.5 | ~ | ~ |
UX and UI Testing Results
Here’s a look at the newly redesigned sign up process interface at Christian Mingle. Compared with our last test last year, the graphics and experience here have been greatly enhanced. It’s clear the company is starting to put some money into the operation.
Popularity Analysis and Testing
If you ask people to name one Christian dating app, the majority of people are either going to tell you eharmony (which is not a Christian dating app, despite a large Christian userbase) or Christian Mingle.
| Factor | Testing Score | Weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Trends | 9.3 | 25% | Christian Mingle consistently ranks near the top of Christian dating-related searches, showing long-term visibility and interest. |
| Internal Testing | 9.4 | 25% | Our team found Christian Mingle to be one of the most widely known Christian dating brands, frequently mentioned and recommended within the faith-based community. |
| Search Volume | 9.0 | 15% | High branded search volume, especially in the U.S., with strong year-over-year retention. |
| Traffic | 9.1 | 15% | Robust monthly traffic and a large pool of active users, with solid regional diversity across major markets. |
| News Coverage | 8.9 | 10% | Regularly featured in media coverage about Christian dating, including press about user success stories, app updates, and market leadership. |
| Social Reach | 8.7 | 10% | Maintains a professional presence across multiple platforms with consistent engagement and brand messaging. |
| Total | 9.20 | ~ | ~ |
Search traffic has been slowly declining over the past few years, which is something that we may be taking into account in our next round of testing. For now, though, it’s still the staple name in the industry, especially with singles over the age of 30.
Here’s a look at the search trends on Google for the last 5 years. The red line is Christian Mingle and the blue line is Christian Cafe (another Christian dating app) for comparison sake.
What is Christian Mingle?
Christian Mingle, founded in 2001, is an online dating website and app that’s been servicing the Christian faith-based niche for over two decades. The website utilizes a fairly traditional matchmaking process where you fill out a profile, put in parameters of what you’re looking for, and are presented with potential matches. Over the past few years, Christian Mingle has added swipe-style dating (LookBook) to keep up with the growing trend in the dating industry.
At its core, the answer to ‘what is Christian Mingle’ is that it’s a faith-based dating app specifically built for Christian singles that utilizes a traditional profile-based approach to matchmaking.
Looking at the 15 million members advertised on Christian Mingle
Note: Yes, we have blurred out the photos, but on your free trial or paid membership, all of this will be crystal clear for you.
If this is not the first question you’re asking about an online dating site, you’re doing it wrong. Christian Mingle or any other dating site can have the coolest commercials and the best features, but if they don’t have amazing singles for you to meet, then what’s the point of using the site? This is the reason that the very first stop on our Christian Mingle review is here.
Here’s the awesome news and spoiler. The quality of the singles on Christian Mingle was fantastic in all senses of the word. First, let’s look at quantity. We’ve seen stats that they have well over 15 million members and counting. Maybe 15 million and 1 after you get over there 😉 While these stats are great, we wanted to dig further and make sure that what we saw on the site matched these great numbers.
In order to test this, we did several sample searches in a lot of different areas of the country. We changed around parameters of age, religious preferences, gender, and more to see what all popped up. Good news. Every search we did produced an impressive list of singles looking to mingles. Yes, it should say mingle without the S, but we wanted it to rhyme.
So quantity was great…but what about the activeness of the members? Tons of singles are no good if they’ve all already found love and moved on from the site. We found two ways to test the activity level of members on Christian Mingle. First, we look at the “Online” list of members for all of our sample searches. We wanted to see how many members were active at the very second we were testing the site.
The verdict? The list went on forever. There were TONS of singles online. Yes, we know we sound like an excited school girl right now, but it gets us happy when there are online sites that are making things easy for people looking for love. We also began spot checking a ton of members on the other browse lists to see when they were on last. Almost every member we checked had been on Christian Mingle within the last week. We’re sure somewhere down the list there are some older members, but we didn’t find any, and we scrolled and clicked for a long, long while.
So quantity is great…activeness is great…the last box that we have to check off on this Christian Mingle review is if the quality of matches is, well, actually quality. Are they desirable people? Are there people from all walks of faith? Are there attractive and real people? Are there people from all different age brackets? Do the people generally seem excited about online dating?
Our answer to this is going to be our opinion as you can’t really put that into numbers. Our verdict from every single one of our reviewers was that the quality was great. The profiles were real people who had a lot going for them. They seemed excited about the process and excited about meeting other singles like you. We saw a lot of people from all different denominations including Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran…actually, let’s just show you a list of the different religious options they have on Christian Mingle.
- Anglican
- Apostolic
- Assembly of God
- Baptist
- Catholic
- Charismatic
- Christian Reformed
- Church of Christ
- Espiscopalian/Anglican
- Evangelical
- Interdenominational
- Lutheran
- Messianic
- Methodist
- Nazarene
- Non-denominational
- Not sure yet
- Orthodox
- Pentecostal
- Presbyterian
- Seventh-Day Adventist
- Southern Baptist
- Other Religion
Here’s our verdict from our Christian Mingle review. With the risk of sounding like giddy schoolgirls, Christian Mingle had one of the best choices of Christian singles we’ve seen in a long time. Quantity, activeness, and quality were all the best of the best.
Updated Christian Mingle Costs
| Membership Type | Length | Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | 6 months | $19.99 |
| Premium | 3 months | $24.99 |
| Premium | 1 month | $42.99 |
Christian Mingle Gives Options to Pay for Features and for “Spotlight”
Christian Mingle memberships range in pricing from $19.99 per month up to $42.99 per month. The lower prices are for users who select the longer six month terms, and the higher prices are for users who only purchase one month to start. The three different membership types listed all come with the same features and are no different other than term length and overall cost. In the past, certain features like Messaging+ (the ability for unpaid members to respond to messages from paid members) required an additional payment, but this feature and all others are now included in the single membership type.
Christian Mingle memberships may be purchased through PayPal, Apple Payments (in app), Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, or Discover. If you’re looking for an option to pay by check, cash, or money order, those options are not currently available.
Every Christian Mingle membership is automatically opted into auto renewal, which means that at the end of your term they will bill you again for the same membership you currently have.
Christian Mingle Spotlight Costs
Spotlight is another premium feature available for purchase on the Christian Mingle app. This membership add-on allows you to boost your profile to show up more frequently at the top of other members’ Browse results. Here’s a breakdown of what Spotlight plans currently cost at Christian Mingle:
- 30 Day Spotlight – $14.99
- 7 Day Spotlight – $6.99
- 1 Day Spotlight – $2.99
Reviewing the sign up process reveals simplicity.
The process of creating an account at Christian Mingle is pretty easy and takes about 5-10 minutes depending on how much information you want to fill out before looking at matches. When you first start the sign-up process, you put in your most basic info (email, age, and location) and then are prompted to load up a picture.
The one thing that we did note is that you are required to upload a picture before moving on with the sign-up process. This is not the case with some sites, but it does translate into a higher quality experience. If they make everyone load at least one picture, then you won’t have to flip through a bunch of profiles with no pictures which is no fun.
After you upload your picture, you will be prompted to answer more questions about yourself for your profile. Here’s what that screen is going to look like.
Notice at the top right of the box you have the option to skip all of this. This is the same on every page of Christian Mingle’s sign up process. If you just want to look at matches before committing to filling this out, no worries! The only thing you will have to do is load up a picture.
One thing we did like about Christian Mingle’s sign up process was that at the end they make it very easy to know how to browse with your free trial. Some online dating sites like to make you think that you have to sign up and the button to get to browsing for free is hard to find. Here’s what it looks like on Christian Mingle.
They make it easy to start browsing before paying most likely because they believe in their product. The whole process takes about 5-10 minutes max and even less if you aren’t filling out much of your profile. If you want skip the rest of our Christian Mingle review and get started browsing with the free trial, click the link at the top of this page and it will automatically activate the free trial for you.
How developers put user-friendliness over feature-richness
Not a fan of computers? Don’t have hours to learn how to use something? Looking to try and make online dating easier? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re going to love Christian Mingle. An online dating site usually has two routes it can go when they set up their member area. They can jam pack it full of features (some useful and some just flashy), or they can go the simple route.
Each has their own pros and cons, but personally, we’re bigger fans of the simple route. Too often, online dating sites will overload the members with too many features, and it becomes like work to try and find someone special. When they go the simple route, though, things become easy. You don’t have to try and understand a million features, and you can focus on finding love.
During our Christian Mingle review, we found that they opted to take the simple route with features. They’ve got features you need, but not too much that it makes navigation challenging. If you are looking for a site to do all the matchmaking and work for you, this isn’t the best fit. But if you like simplicity, it will be a great fit.
Here’s a peek at all of the options available on Christian Mingle that are conveniently listed at the top of your member area.
We’ll cover each of these features in depth in the features section below, but we want you to see just how simplistic the design is. This simple look continues over into the profiles of the members as well. Profiles will show you:
- Name
- Age
- Location
- What percentage of a match they are with you
- A short tagline about them
- Their basics of kids/want kids and if they’ve been married before or not
- Their religious preferences and how often they attend church or mass
- What they do for a living and their educational background
- What they enjoy doing
- What they’re looking for (Age, Gender, Type of Relationship, and Distance)
- When they were last online or if they are currently online
- Photos
Here’s a sample of what the profiles look like on Christian Mingle. Notice again how simple things are. You have your basic details, your pictures, and a button to message them, favorite them, or wink at them. They don’t overcomplicate things with information overload or a messy design. Also, you’ll notice that a few things including the photo are blurred out. When you log-in and look at profiles, they won’t be blurred out. We blur out sensitive information of members when we’re doing our reviews. You’ll be able to see everything when you search through Christian Mingle.
Christian Mingle takes the cake for simple design and ease of use. If you love millions of features, it might not be your favorite, but if you love simple and easy to use (as you probably should), you’ll be happy at home here.
These features are notable
It’s funny that things that could seem like negatives are actually positives. During our Christian Mingle review, we definitely thought this was the case. The site did not have as many bells and whistles as the rest of the industry and frankly, we are fan (again, a personal preference). Let’s walk you through the different features they have and the one that we would like to see them add in the future.
The first thing you’ll see when you log in to your account (paid or free trial) is the browse page. This is a feed style list of all of your potential matches. Here’s what that looks like.
This list goes on for miles, and as you scroll down, new people are automatically shown to you. If you see a single that you’re interested in, you click on them, and it takes you to their profile. There are four different options of people you can browse through under this feature.
- New Members – These are going to be the newest members to join Christian Mingle.
- Online Members – These are members who are actively online currently.
- Distance – These are members sorted by proximity. The closer to you a member is, the higher they will show on the list.
- Match % – These are the members sorted by how much they match with you based on Christian Mingle’s search algorithm.
Each of these sections will react to what you set your preferences as for what you are seeking. These operate somewhat like a search function would, though, we would like to see a pure search function added one day. These browse sections make up for it, but we’re picky and want our cake and to be able to eat it too.
Here are the options you have to pick what types of singles show up in your browse features. All of these search features are available with the free trial and the paid memberships.
Christian Mingle also has an activity tab to show you the following information:
- Which members have viewed you
- Who you viewed
- Who you liked or favorite
- Who you have mutual likes and favorites with
Here’s what that page looks like. Again, we’ve blurred the members because these are real live screenshots from inside Christian Mingle.
Christian Mingle LookBook
Christian Mingle has a feature known as LookBook that is a yay or nay type matching function. Basically, it operates like this—the site shows you a picture of a member with some of their basic information, and you can select if you like them or not. Your picture and info is also being shown to other people. If two singles like each other, the system will notify you both of the match. This is a great way to see some fresh faces and possibly spark up some interest with someone.
Matchmaking?
Something super interesting we noticed during our most recent testing of Christian Mingle is that the company is now dabbling in high-end matchmaking. It will be very interesting to see how this works out for the company, as we know from our research that this is very new.
What do users think of Christian Mingle?
Like with most online dating apps user reviews are a pretty mixed bag. For example check out this Reddit thread:
For those of you who aren’t big readers, it contains everything from past users saying, “Christian Mingle is a glitchy and poorly designed ghost town”, to those saying, “It’s the best, I met my wife on Christian Mingle… Been married 4 years and have a great life.”.
And while we’ve personally met A LOT of Christian couples who got their start on Christian mingle, it would seem that their overall ratings seem to be trending in a downward direction especially with Android with users.
Tell me about the customer support.
Christian Mingle had an extensive FAQ section, email support, and used to have a live chat feature that looks like it was sunset sometime over the past year or so. They have all of this in a fully dedicated and easy to find help and support section of their website that you can access by clicking “Help” at the top of the screen when logged in.
We’d love to see the chat function come back and maybe even the addition of phone support. Still, the extensive FAQ is great and the “real-person” options are fairly on par with the rest of the industry.
Christian Mingle Alternatives
If you’ve stuck with us this far, you can go ahead and consider yourself a personal expert on the Christian Mingle dating app. And while we hope that it’s lived up to everything you want it to be, we know that is not always the case. When it comes to dating, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all for everyone.
So, what do you do if you’re still interested in finding quality Christian singles but you know Christian Mingle isn’t the right fit? Well, here are some alternative options that you can consider trying.
- Higher Bond – This brand new Christian dating app is going to dive much more into the core of what it means to be a Christian single. Instead of the shorter and more surface-level profiles on Christian Mingle, Higher Bond vows to get deep into things to help create better and more promising matches. What’s neat is if you sign up now, you’ll get a 3 month premium membership completely free.
- Christian Café – It’s a site that might not be as flashy on the surface as Christian Mingle or some of the other Christian Mingle alternatives listed here, but it’s a site with a solid track record. If you can look past the older designs, Christian Café is certainly a viable option when it comes to serious Christian dating. The site also comes with a 10 day free trial where you actually get access to all of the premium features, including messages.
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