# Raya

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id957215308](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id957215308)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id957215308`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Raya App Inc
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (16,215 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.37.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2015-02-25
- **Size:** 141 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raya/id957215308)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.rayatheapp.com/privacy](https://www.rayatheapp.com/privacy)

## Description

Raya is a private community app for connecting with people and opportunities around the world through **dating, networking, and friendship**. Prospective members can submit an application, which is reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Accepted members can choose a 1-, 6-, or 12-month auto-renewing membership to access the full service. Raya emphasizes trust, respect, and privacy, giving members control over their visibility while working to keep personal information secure. Membership status may change from waitlisted to accepted as applications are reviewed.

## Rankings

- #14,701 — Overall

## Review summary

Most Raya reviews focus on a cost/value tension: the app is expensive and often delivers limited local matches with poor engagement, and users worry about privacy and gatekeeping. However, it’s praised for a curated, exclusive pool of ambitious professionals and can yield real matches for a subset of users. Overall, Raya targets a selective, career-focused crowd, but accessibility barriers, global matching quirks, and inconsistent conversations drive many to seek alternatives.

### Pros

- Curated, verified, high-caliber user base of ambitious professionals.
- Exclusive, selective community with top-tier profiles.
- Some users report real matches and dates (a subset).
- Appeals to career-focused individuals and is viewed by some as a better fit for serious connections than mainstream dating apps.

### Cons

- Expensive subscription with limited perceived value.
- Global/misaligned matches; not localized to the user's city; daily picks include many international profiles.
- Low engagement; matches often don’t message; ghosting is common.
- Invitation-only waitlist and gatekeeping; long delays to access the app.
- Privacy concerns about data collection and the requirement to share contacts.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id957215308)