Is it any wonder we’re universally feeling a sense of dating dysphoria when it’s costing Brits a staggering £2.4k a year to love-seek — even with the help of the best lesbian dating apps? Yep, it’s no real surprise to us that we’re looking for any other way to find love, like real-life events, match-making and run clubs.
And it’s even harder if you’re looking for a lover of the same sex. Yep, the reality is that the best dating apps are built with straight people seeking a heterosexual match in mind — not those identifying as lesbian woman and the gender non-conforming who see themselves as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.
But online dating is still the way to go if you’re looking to meet people outside your everyday circle. Trust me — despite declaring I was done with dating sites back in 2023, I actually met the LOML on Hinge back in December. AKA there’s hope.
And even more so, now a host of tech-savvy singles have set about creating dating apps specifically for those not looking for a hetero set up. But, because we wouldn’t recommend anything to you that we wouldn’t to our beau-hunting bestie, a team of single GLAMOUR writers have set about reviewing a host to find the very best queer and lesbian dating apps.
Spoiler, but these include both Hinge and Tinder. The obvious benefit? These mainstream apps are simply that they are used by so many, meaning a bigger pool to fish from. Plus, both apps have substantially advanced their sexual orientation and gender options. Kudos from us. So, stayed tuned for the saviour of queer dating, better known as the best lesbian dating sites and apps of 2025.
How we chose the best lesbian dating apps:
We aim to provide you with unbiased, trustworthy and honest reviews on everything we test – from dating sites for people over 40 to sex toys and must-have beauty buys. So, in a bid to round up the very best lesbian dating apps, we’ve called on every singleton we know, asking them to road-test each app for a minimum of four weeks.
During that time, they were asked to consider the following:
- Ease of use — How quickly did you get from the app store to swiping? Is the interface easy to understand? Did you have to Google any ‘how to’ questions?
- Free versus premium features — Is an upgraded membership worth the cost? What extra features and perks does a monthly charge get you?
- Quality of matches — Are these the kind of people you’d seek out in real-life social settings? How many dates, if any, did you go on?
Other considerations included: whether they’re suited to all sexualities, how safe they made us feel, whether they offered unlimited messages, the quality of the icebreakers and how appropriate our matches felt. And for those we’ve not yet had the chance to test, we’ve referred to experts and user reviews.
