If you are running around from meetings to lunch to conference calls to more meetings, the last thing you have time to squeeze into your busy schedule is swiping through a dating app, much less going on actual dates. But if you are hell-bent on finding someone special, what are the best dating apps for young professionals? Though Tinder, OkCupid, Hitch, Hinge, Bumble and the like are usually my go-to recommendations for dating apps, they hold far too large a cross-section of the general public for the professional subset. If you're working 80-hour weeks and want someone who maintains a similarly breakneck pace, you have to steer clear of the usual suspects, dating app–wise, and branch out to alternate ground.

BeLinked is an obvious choice, as it uses your LinkedIn account the way Tinder uses your Facebook profile, but this is not your only option. I found a lot of lesser-known possibilities for professionals, such as Raya, Dapper, and The Dating Lounge, and though they all vary in theme and content, they have one thing in common: A high yield of professionals who log into the apps on the regs. Here are the top 10 dating apps for professionals.

Apps like Kippo and XO — where the focus isn’t solely on dating but on sharing interests, activities, and games — would be our recommendations for younger people dating online, but do check.

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1. BeLinked

As the name might tell you, BeLinked dating app uses not your Facebook profile but your LinkedIn account to log in, which is a good signifier of how the app functions in general. BeLinked is for professionals, so if you're chillin' on your mom's couch and plan on staying there for a long time, more power to you, but this app may not be the best fit. If you're a driven, ambitious and motivated career gal, this is the dating app for you.

2. The League

The League dating app is highly selective, and profiles pull in your Linkedin and Facebook info. There is a waiting list to get on the app, but if you have a friend who's on there — they can give you a VIP ticket which lets you cut the line. But there's nothing stopping you from applying if you so desire, especially if you're looking for other career-minded folks.

3. Dapper

If you're working all the time, you probably don't have an extra second to schedule dates. Dapper handles this for you; if you have a match, the app will suggest a time and place for an 'awesome first date.' When you're booked bumper-to-bumper with meetings all day, the last thing you have mental energy for is dreaming up the perfect first date, so this app will be super helpful to over scheduled professionals.

4. The Dating Lounge

As with Hitch, where you get to play matchmaker, and Hinge, where you date friends of Facebook friends, The Dating Lounge connects people that are friends of friends on Facebook, and mutual pals can play cupid and introduce friends via the app. It's also an invite-only app, which promises to weed out scammers and randos, and present you with a more curated selection of dates. Perfect for those of us profesh enough to need date curation.

5. Suitr

Dating app Suitr is specifically for professionals, so it wins a stamp of approval from white-collars right there. Also, their 'team of dating experts' review everyone who signs up, and if you're not actually a professional, you're weeded out. A word of advice: Critics of the app complain that you can never delete your profile, so be sure you really want to, uh, suit up before you join.

6. Whim

Once again, this app caters to those who have no extra time — just pop in the dates and times you're free in any given week, and this app will schedule some dates for you. Whim is not totally willy-nilly — you browse people's profiles and flag the ones you're interested in meeting; if they flag you back, the app does the scheduling for you.

7. Raya

Like The League, Raya dating app is application-based. If you're accepted, the app — 'for people in creative industries' — will link you with other special chosen ones. The membership-only dating app design is like Soho House for the online world of love-searching (or date-searching, whatever), and has a monthly fee, so this generally appeals mostly to those who are creative professionals — aka celebrities.

8. Teased

Dating app Teased is less about profile photos and more about experiential data — what is this potential date really like? What do they like to do, and where do they like to go? The app is populated with your Instagram photos, and places deep emphasis on getting to know someone inside and out, as opposed to the Tinder hot-or-not sensibility. Professionals who have lived exciting lives would probably do well here.

9. Match

Of course, I have to include Match's dating app, which is the premier app for finding an actual relationship. If you've got it all — high-level career, beautiful home, great friends, amazing family — but you want to stop checking the 'single' box on forms, Match is probably your best bet for finding something serious.

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Though there are several applications for teens available today, only Bumble continues to thrive and attract more users to its platform, serving as a great adult and teen dating alternative to Tinder. It is easy to use, has a dedicated privacy feature as well as detailed user identification to avoid fake profiles.

The concept of an Online dating app started a few years ago and was an instant hit given that it could connect people from around the world with each other. In this day and age, dating apps have become even more important.

Well, that’s where apps like Tinder come into the equation. If you have ever been into dating apps, the chances are that you have used this at least one time. It is one of the most popular among teen dating apps and has helped a lot of people connect. But what if Tinder just doesn’t work for you?

Well, thanks to the vast amount of developers out there, we now have a variety of dating apps designed for everyone – from teens to adults. We’re going to look at some of these apps today in the hope that you find what works for you best. Be advised that these apps have age limits.

Best Teen Dating Appsin 2020

1. Bumble

One of the most popular online dating app for teens, Bumble app comes with all the features that you expect on a dating app. The UI is all yellow, which gives the entire app a different feel compared to the others. It comes with a unique feature set, designed to keep you away from annoying fake profiles. It also has a nice chat functionality that’s unlike any other dating apps for teenagers.

Bumble uses user verification to ensure that there are no fake profiles. There’s also a concept of swipe right that most people are accustomed to by now. If you’re looking to meet people it is imperative to make sure that it’s a real person and not a fake identity.

The concept of hives and bees is used here, and the women are supposed to take the initiative to match with connections. When matched, the men have 24 hours to respond to their message. The user will receive their potential matches and they have a certain period of time to respond before the connection expires.

Bumble is rated for users above the age of 18.

Download it now: here

2. SKOUT

This teen dating app is out of Beta and works very well for local discovery. Users simply have to find the people near you and even look at the global feed to get a good idea of what’s going on in the world.

Skout lets you see who is broadcasting live (if they have the setting turned on), and create a live broadcast of your own for your friends to see. The app basically works on the concept of in-app currency, which will have to be used to unlock certain features. The app also comes with chat features built-in, making this a pretty decent teens’ chatting app.

The discovery feature works pretty great, and we like that there’s a social media angle to this app as well. It is also one of the most popular dating app out there. Skout is a free download and comes with ads. You can remove ads and unlock some additional features with an in-app purchase.

Skout is rated for users above the age of 18.

Download it now: here

3. Coffee Meets Bagel (CMB)

The app is designed for adults and teens who don’t just want flings but a real thing to happen. CMB helps you get to know the person better and report or unmatch them if you find them to be spamming you or promoting abuse or simply if you don’t like them.

You will find people based on your location, and each afternoon the app will find potential matches for you or bagels as they’re known within the application.

If you think that CMB is slow-paced, it is so by design. It saves you the trouble of having to endlessly swipe through your matches, sticking to a more practical approach. You may end up making new friends in the process as well. Though an unconventional app for teens, we put this among the best dating app out there.

Coffee Meets Bagel is rated for users above the age of 18.

Download it now: here

4. Happn

Happn is completely different from others as it matches you with those you have crossed paths with. You can talk to folks from all walks of life as long as you have crossed paths with them. If they like you too, you can begin the conversation in a chat.

This concept makes Happn incredibly unique among the sea of dating apps out there. This is perhaps why happn has been rated as the Editor’s Choice app on the Play Store.

But like most other dating apps, not everything comes for free here. This is one of the best apps for dating given that it lets you meet new people whom you have encountered recently. It’s a free download and comes with ads and in-app purchases.

Happn is rated for users above the age of 18.

Download it now: here

Best Dating Apps For Young People

5. Hinge

Hinge isn’t necessarily a new application, but it is, at least at the time of this writing, probably the best. Hinge allows you to fill out a pretty detailed profile in order to create some good potential conversation starters.

On Hinge, you don’t swipe left or right, you can choose to “like” different aspects of someone’s profile, whether it be a picture, a conversation starter, or so on. This aspect makes it an excellent application for adults as well as teens.

One of the things that makes Hinge different is that their goal is to match you up with someone and get you into a relationship. Either that or a good chat or some friends of your age that you can meet. This app is designed for teens and adult users.

Best Dating Apps For Young People

Hinge is rated for users above the age of 18.

Download it now: here