# Cerca Dating: Meet Mutuals

> Match with singles you trust

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738100998](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738100998)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6738100998`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cerca Applications, Inc.
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (5,410 ratings)
- **Version:** 21.0.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-11
- **First published:** 2025-01-17
- **Size:** 116 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cerca-dating-meet-mutuals/id6738100998)
- **Website:** [https://cercadating.com/](https://cercadating.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cercadating.com/privacy-policy/](https://cercadating.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Cerca Dating: Meet Mutuals is a Chrome extension that helps you meet singles connected through mutual friends. Each profile shows mutual connections, and you can anonymously like someone; a match is only revealed when both sides like each other. It’s designed for users in major cities across the US, UK, and Canada, with coverage in outlets like The New York Times, Business Insider, and TechCrunch.

What makes Cerca different? Anonymity reduces rejection risk, safety is enhanced by leveraging your extended social network, and the app emphasizes quality over quantity by limiting daily profiles. It’s dating reimagined—centered on trust, respect, and meaningful interactions within your own circle.

## Rankings

- #25,336 — Overall

## Review summary

Across reviews, Cerca Dating is criticized for privacy risks, requiring a phone number and verification that often fails, and a gatekeeping model that forces users to invite friends to access features, which together hamper uptake. Users report few or no matches, limited visibility, and an overbearing reliance on mutuals, plus recurring reliability bugs, verification failures, and even mentions of fake profiles or data breaches. In short, the app shows promise in concept but suffers from privacy concerns, onboarding friction, limited matching, and stability issues that undermine trust and adoption.

### Cons

- Privacy concerns: multiple reviews report data harvesting, visibility of connections via the app, and even requests to display personal details like last names.
- Phone number verification issues: the app requires a phone number and verification codes often fail or get stuck, blocking access.
- Mutuals/invite gating: core features require inviting friends, limiting access and making onboarding tedious.
- Few or no matches and limited discovery: users report months without matches, a small user base, and lack of distance filtering.
- Reliability and safety concerns: reports of app crashes, broken flows after verification, and mentions of fake profiles or data breaches.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6738100998)