Mingle 2 Review

If you want to try a free dating service, then Mingle2.com might be the dating site for you (they also have an iOS and Android dating apps). It takes 30 seconds to create an account and start searching for a match. Unfortunately, what Mingle 2 makes up for with a speedy membership signup process, it can lead to a lot of empty-looking profiles, as well as sparse-looking search results. They also have ads running down the side of the website, which at times can be confusing since they can look like a profile you can click on to view (which then just brings you to another dating site). Another problem with this service is that since it only has a minimal profile, this skews members’ relationship types towards the casual relationship or hook-up. The reason for this is, more emphasis is placed on profile photos than on profile information about the person.

Mingle 2 does offer all the tools needed for online dating. You have a competent message system to leave text messages and real-time chat. Searching, while easy, does leave room for improvement. Allowing members to filter on activity would help as well as offering more search options. Mingle2 is a free dating site, but members can subscribe to have their profile highlighted and appear first in the search results (among other features). The side effect of this is, you may see the same profiles on the first few pages of your searches (unless each search used completely different criteria). This will create frustration for users who wish to tweak their search settings to bring up better matches.

Mingle2.com seems to be most popular in the United States with an equal number of members in all age groups. Our team’s recommendation is, if you are NOT looking for a long-term relationship, then give this dating site a try. Sign up and do a quick check to find out if there are members living in your area; if not, you may want to give a more popular dating site like Plenty of Fish a chance.

Positives of Mingle2

These are the best parts of Mingle2.

• You can setup requirements for contact, meaning only people of a certain gender, age, etc. may contact you
• Active message forums (more than six million messages to date)

Negatives of Mingle2

These are the parts of Mingle2 which needs improvement.

• Some of the online text ads on the website use the same color text as the menu items which can make it hard to tell the difference
• Very basic profile information makes it hard to gauge if the person is a match
• Search results of profiles do not contain much information; would be nice if it would show the last time the member was active
• A lot of reports about fake profiles and scammers
• No help section

Editors Bottom Line

What should you take away from this review of Mingle2? Our expert explains:

"Mingle2" has 39 million members with over 639,000 new members a month. This is really good except for the fact a lot of users report an abnormally high number of fake profiles in the Google Play reviews.

We give Mingle2, a 3 out of 5 Stars! 🙂

Mingle2 Free Membership

• Yes
• Included:
  • Create a profile (info needed for profile)
    • Basic info (required)
      • Email address, date of birth, your gender and gender seeking, country, zip code
    • About yourself (some required)
      • User information
      • Height, body type, ethnicity, religion, profession
      • Your interests (comma-separated list)
      • Your headline and a brief blurb about yourself
    • Your lifestyle
      • Marital status, smoking, drinking, religion
      • Do you have children, do you want children
    • Other settings
      • Show testimonials when other users view your profile
      • Show your friends list when other users view your profile
  • Add one or more photos
  • Searching
  • Viewing of profiles and photos
  • Favorites and friends lists
  • Matching
  • Forums
  • Sending nudges (like winks and express interest)
  • Sending and receiving mail messages
  • Instant message
• Not included:
  • Who viewed me
  • Highlighted profile
  • Mutual match

Mingle2 Costs

Mingle2 has a limited featured Free Membership and offers a paid subscription called MinglePlus.

• Prices last confirmed August 14, 2021. Please check Mingle2 for most recent pricing. All prices in USD unless specified otherwise. Prices may differ based on location, time of purchase, or access point (this can include device used and/or if accessed from a website or app)
• Free Membership
  • Includes:
    • Create a profile
    • Search for members
    • View member profiles
    • Communicate with anyone for free
  • Costs:
    • Free
• MinglePlus Upgrade
  • Includes:
    • All Free Members features
    • See who has viewed your profile recently
    • Find out who said yes to you on Mutual Match
    • Get your profile highlighted and featured on the homepage
    • Profile highlighted and displayed before free profiles in search results and who is online list
    • Profile highlighted in other members inboxes
  • Costs:
    • Three months for $9.99 per month for a total of $29.99
    • Six months for $7.99 per month for a total of $47.99
    • One year for $5.99 per month for a total of $69.99
  • Upgrade is auto-renewed
  • You can keep track of your membership information or cancel at any time by visiting the "My Account" page and then clicking on "Settings"

Mingle2 Viewing & Communication Features

• Photos
• Profiles
• Nudge
  • Allows you to send an automated message to someone you are interested in
  • Select from five message types that include Nudge, Kiss, Hug, Kick and Wink
• Email
  • Very basic inbox with just a view and delete functions
  • Can include smile icons in messages
  • You can setup requirements for mail contact, including:
    • Gender, age, distance from you
    • If the person is looking for an intimate encounter or is married
    • If the person smokes or drinks
• Instant message
  • You can text chat with other online members
• Matching
  • "Matching" with a Mingle2 member will let them know you're interested. If they are also interested, they will match back with you. It's basically a way of saying "Hey, I'm interested! Are you?" without having to write a detailed message
• Recent activity
  • You can view all of your recent activities
  • This makes it easy to go back and find a profile you were viewing before
• Friends
  • You can leave testimonials on members who have added you to their friends list
• Community forums
  • 27 different topic areas with more than six million messages
  • Topics cover love and relationships to games and movies and everything in between
• Privacy and safety features
  • You can report inappropriate photos and abusive or offensive behavior
  • Block members from sending you mail
  • Turn off instant messaging
  • Tell Mingle2 which notification emails you wish to receive
  • You can turn on “Stealth Mode,” which allows you to browse other profiles on the site without letting them know you are interested. It also keeps you off of the “Who's Online” list

Search For Members By

• All search results can either be viewed as a list or in a gallery view
• Basic search
  • Your gender and the gender you are looking for
  • Age range and location (country, city and zip code) with range (15 miles to any range)
  • Matches with photos only
• Advanced search
  • Includes basic search criteria plus the following:
  • You can specify a height range
  • You can select one or more answers for any of the profile criteria (body type, children, etc.)
• Search by interest
  • Includes basic search criteria plus you can enter an interest to search for
• Search by username
• Who is online
• ”Mutual Match”
  • Mutual Match is an easier way of finding people to talk to without having to write a bunch of detailed messages
  • Instead of having to manually search for people, Mingle2 will show you singles who live near you one at a time
  • You simply click yes, no, or maybe to tell Mingle2 which ones you're interested in
  • Mingle 2 will then let those people know you're interested; if they also click yes, then you're added to each other's match lists
• Friends and favorite lists

Other Mingle2 Information

Mingle2 use to be called JustSayHi. The name was changed and the whole service was rebranded sometime in 2008.

Additional information on this dating service can be found in our topic for Mingle2 news articles.

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