Herpes Dating and Chat - HOPE

Name: Herpes Dating and Chat - HOPE
Rating: 4.3 (420 reviews)
Author: Smash Inc

By: Smash Inc

STD, HPV, HSV Positive Friends

Features & Capabilities

HOPE is a safe, private dating and support app for singles with HSV-1, HSV-2, HPV, and other STDs. Say hello for free after finishing your profile, with real talk instead of paywalls, and connect with people who understand your journey.

Key features include Meet (swipe through profiles), Night Whisper (free STD chat), AI STD Q&A, Community discussions (anonymous if you prefer), Reminders, and a private Diary. HOPE is free to use with an optional VIP membership for enhanced perks.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Smash Inc

Rating:

4.30

(420) 3 new ratings

Version:

2.1 Last updated: 2026-03-19

Version code:

883524644

Creation date:

2024-07-10

Compatible devices:

Size:

45.94MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 87,182 ▲ 184

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Developed by:

Smash Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/herpes-dating-and-chat-hope/id6497714498

Website:

https://www.hopefriend.com

User Reviews

HOPE receives mixed reviews. Pros noted include free messaging, a user-friendly interface, affordable upgrade pricing, and occasional positive comparisons to rivals. However, recurring cons across multiple reviews are location accuracy issues, a limited user base leading to few matches, paywalls that restrict viewing and messaging, and general stability/UX problems such as poor profile cycling and occasional errors. Overall, it may work for some users, but reliability and discovery challenges are the most commonly cited drawbacks.

Pros

Free messaging option and ability to contact others without constant paid upgrades.
User-friendly app that is easy to navigate and use.
Relatively affordable upgrade pricing compared to some alternatives.
Perceived presence of a decent pool of potential matches in certain reviews.
Some users view HOPE as better than competing apps (e.g., PS).

Cons

Location accuracy issues: matches show up far away, location cannot be changed, and filters don’t work as expected.
Limited user base and activity in many areas: few options, dead/slow app with not many responsive users.
Paywalls and pay-to-view/messaging friction: users are prompted to upgrade to see matches or messages, hindering discovery.
Stability and navigation problems: app reportedly lacks smooth functionality, struggles to cycle through profiles, and occasionally shows run-out-of-profiles errors.

Recent reviews

So far my first day, I don’t like how you can’t go back to someone who looked at earlier. And you wanna look for people in your area only gives you really only one time I guess for each day i’ll have to update this review later.

by ko*****, 2026-05-26

Ultimately just a very confusing experience. I have been prompted to make two profiles now, using different (Apple and Google) IDs… now I get notifications from the app for both accounts, and was recently prompted to pay to see all of my new matches and messages. Once I paid to upgrade, I realized all of the matches and messages were not for the account I have been using. Easy enough to blame that confusion on me, but there is no way to merge accounts, and I think it is disingenuous of the company that even after I am logged out of the app and one account I still receive notifications for that account - especially when you have to pay. So I have paid to upgrade the account that I was barely using, and that truthfully there were a few matches with to start. I presume some people have had luck using this, for me. It has been lots of notifications literally for nothing, preying on peoples’ HOPE in order to get them to pay for upgrades.