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happn Review: A Clever Crossed-Paths Feed That Needs a Crowded City

What Free Accounts Get: Daily Likes, Free Chat and a Three-Profile Shortlist

A free account can Like or Pass on profiles, play CrushTime, browse the Map and chat as soon as two people Like each other, which the app calls a Crush. From your third day of activity, the Shortlist adds three recommended profiles a day, and new members get a free pack of SuperCrushs, which alert someone before a match and can carry a message. Likes, though, are capped daily; the help center gives no number and says only a subscription removes the cap. Apart from the first one, Likes you receive stay hidden until you Like that person back. The More criteria filters, such as height or relationship goal, are Premium-only, and free accounts see ads.

Crossed Paths and the Map: A 14-Day Window, Then a 120 km Radius

A crossing is logged when your phone and another member's register within a radius the company sets, and logging continues in the background while location is on, even with the app closed. The Map pins where those crossings happened over the previous 14 days, showing your own approximate position, never the other person's. Spots adds favourite places from five categories, from bars and cafés to culture, in designated cities only. When nearby crossings run out, the feed fills with people up to 120 km (75 mi) away, and 2026 Play reviewers describe nobody nearby in Ohio, few users in central London and likes from 500+ miles away. Global Dating Insights reports the app is popular in Brazil and Norway but has grown more slowly in the US.

Premium, Supreme and Coin Packs From $1.99: What the Paywall Covers

The terms name two subscription tiers, Premium and Supreme. Premium lifts the Like cap, opens the list of people who liked you and the extra filters, and removes ads. SuperCrushs are sold only in packs, Boosts singly or in packs, one active at a time. In the US App Store, the ten listed in-app purchases are Coin and Credit packs, from a 10-Credit starter at $1.99 to 250 Coins at $36.99; the UK store lists a one-month subscription at £19.99. Multi-month plans are charged in full upfront, renew automatically and are not refunded if you quit early. Some August 2026 reviewers say they mistook a weekly price for a monthly one. Check the current price in the app; it varies by region.

Background Location, a Stored Selfie Video and Hello Group Ownership

The app collects your position regularly unless your phone settings are stricter; the privacy policy keeps your last position for a month and crossing points for six. Profile Certification compares a short head-gesture video with your photos and deletes the biometric data right after, but keeps the video for re-checks until you withdraw consent under My data; the help center says it stays a year after account deletion. Google Play's Data safety form lists sexual orientation as collected and says device IDs, approximate location, email and phone number may be shared for advertising. Since September 2, 2025, the owner has been Hello Group, the Beijing company behind Momo and Tantan.