Dating Reviews For The Best Dating Sites of 2024
An honest review of all dating apps!
An honest review of all dating apps!
Lately I've been needing a desire to escape reality and get lost in a few fantasies. I went on a journey down the Google rabbit hole and read a few datingkinky.com reviews…and was hooked. The reviews mentioned all different features that sounded so unique and I was excited for some no-stress, casual sex, so I had to check it out!
While it doesn’t seem to have the biggest user base, it does seem more appealing than some of the older kink sites I’ve come across.
With an HQ in Raleigh, NC this kink dating site from Dating Kinky, inc is all about letting your inner freak flag fly without any judgment! I don’t have an exact date it launched, but DatingKinky.com says it’s 3 years old (at the time of my blogging this.) It was created by Heather Claus, otherwise known as Miss Nookie on the Dating Kinky site, and says it’s “for kinksters, by kinksters.” Miss Nookie is an author as well as a sex, love, and relationship coach with plenty of material to share! Dating Kinky is very inclusive, so pretty much anyone can find what they're looking for.
✅Avatar approval required.
✅Watermarks on all images you upload for safety.
✅Profile picture verification available.
✅Video verification coming soon.
✅Public founder.
Extremely! There are multiple layers of security, starting with getting your avatar reviewed and approved by a moderator. Datingkinky also watermarks pics to prevent cyber thiefs from stealing yours. Profiles can also be verified by pics for now - but look for the option to verify via video coming soon for paid members!
The founder of Dating Kinky also has a background in the dating and relationships space, so there’s a “face to the name” when it comes to this platform.
There's a lot to explore with this kink dating site. I'll break it down for you so you can skip the boring stuff and get right to the excitement:
Different features to explore your kinky side.
There are two separate accounts: one for dating and one for learning.
Mostly for casual hookups, but can be used to find a long-term romance.
There are free features to use, alongside a paid account.
Dating Kinky is positioned as inclusive for everyone.
There’s profile picture verification available, and video verification coming soon.
Is deleting Dating Kinky account easy? OMG, yes!! Deleting your Dating Kinky account is super easy! Just click on the settings icon, go to "account basics", click on "delete account", and confirm your username to delete.
Is Datingkinky.com reputable? Datingkinky.com is def reputable as each profile pic goes through an approval process. It takes time to approve the pics, so you know they're looking at each one. Also, there is a free week membership trial so you can check out the goods before paying a cent! Sounds pretty reputable to me!
Is Dating Kinky free? It is! You can even get a free week trial to test out the Plus Membership.
Does Dating Kinky have paid memberships? Yes - 2 of them - Plus Membership and VIP Plus Membership!
Does Dating Kinky have an app to use? I was able to find a dating kinky app for the ‘droids over at Google Play, but us iOS users have to stick to the mobile version of kinkydating.com. Oh - and there's always the desktop version!
How does DatingKinky.com work?
– 5 chat requests per day
== 11 free days of plus
📲Only for Android users + mobile web
Well, there's the good news….and the bad news. The good thing is that yes there is an app - yayyy!!
Bad news - it's only for Android users - boooooo!!!! But iPhone users can still access the podcasts and the mobile version of Datingkinky.com.
I'm an iOS user and I couldn't find a Dating Kinky app, but no worries cuz I was able to do it on my laptop at Datingkinky.com! Here's what the registration steps were:
Immediately my ADHD kicks in as I see "Blog, Live Events, Community, and BOOKS??!!" (my nerdy heart is happy). Loving the Insta-Login button there… it's a little bit busy underneath it, but at the same time I appreciate the one-stop-shop mentality of the homepage. Underneath all the words is a link where I can "register now!"
The registration page seems easy enough, I just enter my:
In 2 easy steps I'm registered - WOOHOO indeed!!! That was SUPER fast!! Just gotta confirm my email by typing in the code that was sent to me.
A pop-up appears on my screen to let me know I'm confirmed and that both my “Learning” and “Dating” accounts have been created - woah! I’m so interested in exploring both of my accounts, but first I start with the dating one.
I can load an image (or not) that represents myself to other users, aka DKers. Cool feature alert - all pics get watermarked so no one can steal them from the site and use them elsewhere.
And then…wait, I thought I was done signing up?? This asks more questions around my gender, kink role, what I identify as, my sexual orientation, etc.
I can skip this step, but if I want to increase my odds of connecting with someone, then it's better to fill it out. BTW, there's more options to identify as that's missing from the pic, a field to enter more info about myself, and also a question asking what my relationship(s) look(s) like. Sorry - but the screenshot could only grab so much!
Now it asks me for my dating preferences. I can narrow down my search results by,
There's a lot more kink role options avail then what I'm showing here.
Then I get a pop-up welcoming me to the Dating Kinky site, where they give me their own version of a tl;dr. I love how much info this kinky dating site provides, and I also LOVE the one week Dating Kinky free trial!
Now the fun part! I get to choose my interests - both naughty and nice (aka vanilla… as they call it). It requires that I choose at least 5.
When I click on a kink/interest, yet another pop-up appears where I can elaborate more on that topic, and indicate any triggers.
Once I'm done choosing my K&Is, I click on the "people" tab and get my first glimpse of the main feed, which is bright, full of pics, and gives me the ability to search right on the main page.
As you can see, it’s pretty simplistic and keeps the main focus on what the app is for. A lot of other dating sites are really cluttered and make it hard to just find people to match with! Here, I can…
Cool feature alert: you can save your searches on Dating Kinky!
Here's what I coud search by:
👍Free features available
👍Free trial of PLUS once you sign up
Yes it is! You can also get a free one week trial with the Plus membership, plus you have the option of subscribing to the VIP Plus membership!
A free subscription is obvi the ideal situation here, but oftentimes the paid subscription is even better! Not sure which one is best for you? Let's check it out!
There is a free membership plan so you get to do a test drive before you decide to buy the PLUS plan!
Here's what I could do for free:
Even though there aren’t a ton of free features per se, it’s awesome that Dating Kinky gives you free content and educational resources as a perk for signing up!
💰$9.99/month
Dating Kinky has two memberships you can pay for, and the Plus membership is one of them.
Here's what I get by parting with $9.99 a month:
If you’re looking to stay in the kink space, this is kind of a no brainer.
💰$14.99/month
If you want to go real bougie, then you can go for the VIP Plus Membership at $14.99 a month.
As a VIP, I was able to:
What doesn't set Dating Kinky apart? There's a wholeee bunch of features that aren't available on most dating apps and I can't wait to share them!
Dating Kinky was a little different from typical dating sites I've tried, as it is also a social platform of sorts. To help you figure out if Datingkinky.com is for you, it's best to check out the pros and cons.
The Dating Kinky app has a lot to explore and has some really cool perks. Here's what I liked about Datingkinky.com:
A few things were a little off about the Dating Kinky app for me. Here's what I didn't like so much about it:
Maybe I'd have better luck if my avatar got approved, but I feel like I've had more luck on other sites even without a pic being approved yet! The dating part had little action except for one random chat someone sent me and never responded back to. I actually had more fun with the learning account on this site, but as far as "dating kinky" goes, this site felt more vanilla.
All in all, I’d say explore the free features (and get that free PLUS trial!!) before committing to see who is around your area. If you’re someone who really loves learning about the kink side of things and meeting people along the way you could possibly hook up with – this is for you!
If you’re looking for a wide variety of potential matches tho… I think you’ll be disappointed. Sigh.
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