Dating-Navigator is an information portal, with the task to provide helpful and practical support on the topic of online dating in Canada. The focus is on the testing and evaluation of dating sites and dating apps. There are countless online dating services available in Canada, the quality and performance of the individual offers is hard to assess for the average customer. Our tests and comparisons, made specifically for dating sites, provide a free overview for all interested parties and bring transparency to the market. Not all dating services or dating apps are created equally.

The Dating-Navigator team is observing the Canadian dating sites and apps for years and is familiar with individual providers. The full expertise of the entire team has influence in the editorial tests.

We thoroughly test every dating site and every dating app.

Flirt? Love? Adventure? The suitable dating portal for your own needs

There is a right dating app for you depending on your purpose and your online dating needs and motivation. On this page, we categorize the Canadian dating sites and dating apps in three categories. The question is, what are you looking for:

• Flirt
• Love, or
• Adventure

Flirt: dating sites and dating apps

The flirt category is primarily about meeting new people. It is mostly about the flirting and the game itself. Whether there is more to develop from the flirtingremains open for all parties involved. First of all, the flirt category dating sites is only to get in contact with interesting people. Of course it is allowed, sometimes even secretly desired, to fall in love. Sometimes it is “only" strictly flirting and sometimes it is "only" an erotic interlude. In short, the flirting category is not fixed on what can and should happen. Everything could, but nothing has to.

This category consists of primarily all classic dating sites. These have arisen during the take-over of the Internet from the conventional personal ads in newspapers. Essentially, the users present themselves based on their profiles. These can be browsed by other users using search functions.

Included in the flirt category are most of the dating apps. The most famous among them are certainly Tinder, Badoo and Zoosk. The flirt apps enjoy increasing popularity, particularly with young Canadians. Thanks to these apps, they can flirt comfortably from everywhere with the smartphone. This is the great advantage of the apps. In addition, many of the apps are newer developments with a high degree of innovation. Their newer functions and mechanisms provide additional flirt-fun.

Love: matchmaking services

People seriously looking for love and wishing for a permanent partner, should look for an online matchmaking service in this category. There is no doubt what the intentions are from the beginning of the users flirting and meeting here: everybody is looking for a long-term relationship, a loving one, at that. Matchmaking agencies have specialized in filtering out the best suitable partner among all members and to propose to the user. This is done by using in-depth, scientific personality determinations.

This matching service is surely the premier class of online dating services. No other dating service generates similar accurate partners proposals. Eharmony or EliteSingles are outstanding examples of this type of matchmaking service in Canada.

In the category “love”, you will find a comparison of the best matchmaking agencies in Canada meant for those looking to have a stable and romantic relationship.

Adventure: Casual dating portals

In this category, everybody looking for an erotic adventure without further obligations is welcome. Casual dating is a growing trend in Canada that embraces the increasing willingness for one-night stands. The objective of the users on casual dating portals is a meeting for sex. It is clear and obvious for both (or more) parties that it's only about sex and feelings should remain sidelined. Therefore, the casual sex remains non-committal. Of course, a relationship, or even a romantic relationship, can develop from such a meeting. This primar rule applies- no emotions and no obligations, just sex.

Casual dating is not just for men. More and more women take advantage of the online service to fulfill their erotic dreams. The most important and best known provider in this category in Canada is BeNaughty.

How we work

Dating-Navigator can provide for you a meaningful comparison of dating sites and flirt-apps. The offerings are tested regularly and in detail. These tests are based on established criteria, conducted for all dating sites and apps using the same pattern. The goal is to provide a realistic and authentic insight for the benefit of the dating site visitors.

The Contact Test

In addition to quality factors, and the value for money, the “contact test” plays an important role. The contact test indicates how easily it is to connect with other members. This is basically the real purpose of the online dating market.

Could this be done quickly and easily or are there glitches in communication?

It is important to view the results of the contact test of a specific dating site in comparison to other services in the same category. This should give you a good feel of the differences between the services and those that also apply to your personal case. Of course, actual results will vary from case to case in each profile. The result you are personally going to achieve depends on many factors in your profile and your approach to other members. The contact test also gives you some concrete evidence if the probability for the chances of your success is higher.

Our analyses show you in one glance how to evaluate dating sites.

The main results are summarized descriptively using these factors:

• Advantages and disadvantages
• Tips
• Success rate
• Membership statistics
• Suitability for flirt/love/adventure
• Level of activity in Canada

Our tests examine the following points in detail. Each point is described in detail in an extensive chapter. The result is a comprehensive picture of the respective single portal:

• Practice test and experience with test profiles
• Features and profiles
• User friendliness
• Value for money

Free dating sites vs. paid dating sites

We are often asked about the difference between the free and paid dating sites.

Why should I pay for membership on a dating site when there are free ones wanting me to sign up with them? This question is quite quickly and simply answered: Our experience has shown that those members who take advantage of free dating sites usually do it very casually. The need and want to get to know someone is not so strong with free users as compared to people who have already paid for the use of a dating service. Furthermore, free dating sites attract significantly more fake profiles and ladies who want to promote their professional services.

If you get a message from a very pretty lady on a free dating site, sending you links to other sites where she allegedly has better and more complete profiles, keep your hands off!  This is a scam that is happening on these free dating sites on a daily basis. If you look at our test reports, you will notice that we have analyzed significantly more paid than free dating services. There is also a simple reason for that: The risk of a bad investment is significantly higher on a paid site than at a free dating site. Anyway, there is of course the one or the other free dating services that we like. You will find such services in our test reports as well.

In all our test reports you will find also the assessment of the value for money. If you want to save on the monthly price of a paid dating site, maybe a longer membership is recommended. But that of course only makes sense if you think that you will use the service that long. Our rule of thumb is this- On a large dating site, six months is usually sufficient to find a partner. Memberships that last less than six months might put you in a rush and produce hastiness, and that, is the last thing you need in the search for love.

Free single portals also have their price

Even though this is not apparent at first glance, free dating sites will also have a price. This is however not immediately obvious, because is not monetarily expressed.

First of all, it is important to note that the proper operation of a dating site costs money. The server must be paid, the development of the platform must be funded, and the maintenance of the security mechanisms and the customer support must all be supported financially. This means that even a free dating site must make money. If this does not happen through the contributions of the members, then it is almost a given that such service rely on advertising revenue. Ultimately, it is the user data which are traded as currency. These data are in turn of interest for the advertising industry. That is why when you sign up for a free dating site, you will immediately notice that the pages of the site are plastered with advertisements.