POF: The Ultimate Dating Guide! (2024 Edition)

Plenty of Fish is available in 9 languages in countries around the world, but it’s most popular in the United States and Canada.

The majority of POF users are ages 30 to 49, with the next largest segment in their 50s+. This dating site attracts people looking for all kinds of relationships, from casual to serious.

Yes! And that’s both a pro and a con. While you’ll find a ton of users, the fact that it’s fully functional for free means you’ll typically find more fake profiles than you would on a paid dating site.

Yes, although these days it tends to be most popular with singles in their 30s+. It launched way back in 2003, and has evolved significantly since then. There is a companion app for both iOS and Android, and users spread all over the world.

POF Premium is the paid membership option. It comes with benefits like seeing who likes you, unlimited likes, unlimited first contacts, username search, priority viewing for new members, read receipts and the ability to see extended profiles. 

POF Premium costs around $119 for 1 year, $89.99 for 6 months or $59.99 for 3 months.

POF also offers a less expensive version that doesn't come with all the Premium features, called POF Plus.

Tokens can be purchased to do things like boost your profile so that it’s seen by more people. One token is around $3.99, with a price break if you buy them in quantity.

Priority Message is a feature that sends a message straight to the top of the recipient's inbox. This is a paid feature requiring Tokens.

A Like+ is the equivalent of a Super Like on Tinder or a SuperSwipe on Bumble. It’s a way to make a “like” from you stand out. The dating website claims a Like+ makes it 56.3% more likely to get a “mutual match.”

The Like+ feature also requires a Token.

Maybe. The unlimited likes feature is handy if you’re very active on the site, and the ability to see who likes you can save you a ton of search time.

But you may find you have plenty of opportunities just using the site for free, so try it for a month or two before committing to a subscription.

Yes, but only if you’re a Premium member.

Yes. Free members can only message a certain number of new people every 24 hours, thought to be around 55. Once you’ve started a conversation, however, you can exchange as many messages with that person as you want.

POF users have the ability to set “first contact” preferences. That means if you fall outside the type of person they’re looking for, you won’t be able to message them.

Yes, but only if you have an active paid subscription. Only Premium users have access to this function.

The online dating website was originally founded by Markus Frind, and Match Group acquired it in 2015.

POF allows users to include a message along with a "like". Free users can send 10 First Contacts daily, while Premium users can send 50.

Cue'd Up is a live game users can RSVP for and then join when it starts. The game involves filling in the blanks, mad-lib style, on the provided cues.