Pinkwink

Registration for PinkWink couldn’t be easier. You provide details in a standard form, including where you are located and your age, and some other personal details, such as your height and build, and your religious and political views. You can opt to skip a few, but if you plan on looking for a long-term partner it’s better you fill in at least the essential details.

Registration to the site is completely free and upgrading to premium can be done immediately after. As a free account holder, you can build a profile on the site, start browsing the other members’ profiles, as well as send virtual gifts. However, you will be able to communicate with other online daters only once you have upgraded your membership. You can toggle the notification settings of your profile or contact the customer support team at any time if you feel the need for expert help. Only approved photos get added to the website which make it easier for you to know whether a person is real or not. Member searching is also fairly easy to do and you can also apply different filters like age and location to view people that fit your requirements or preferences. Overall, it is safe to say that the website is really easy to browse and get a hang of.

PinkWink has all the features an online dating site needs to make the search for love online more efficient and fun.

Chat

Premium account holders have access to different chat rooms, as well as to a system of instant messages, which enables you to communicate with other online daters in real time. Chat rooms come in handy especially when you are new to the site and want to spot some interesting personalities.

Mega Wink

A useful feature for new members, the Mega Wink allows you to send out mass messages and see who gets back to you. Although very time efficient, this feature is to be used carefully if you want your messages to work to your benefit. If you’re serious about your search for love, it’s probably better to personalize the messages you send after you’ve read the potential partner’s profile.

Send virtual gifts and flowers

Even when you are a free account holder, you can start showing an interest in other members by sending virtual gifts and flowers. It’s a nice feature for those who are rather shy and don’t know how to break the ice when online dating.

Advanced search

With a substantial membership, PinkWink presents an ocean of potential matches. This is certainly a good thing as you stand a good chance of finding a suitable match. However, browsing all the profiles can be difficult when there are so many fish in the sea. This is where the advanced search option comes in handy, as you can filter profiles and see only those that best meet your preferences. A great thing about it is that you can base your search on personality traits and not only on geographical proximity and age, as is the case on most online dating sites.

Who’s online now

Want to start chatting with potential matches right now? You can use this feature to see who is online at the same time with you and start a conversation, to see if you hit it off.

Who’s new

Want to see who is new to the site? Click on the ‘Who’s New’ button and you can send a welcoming message to the website’s new members. The advantage of contacting new PinkWink members is that you know for sure the profile is not an inactive one and the person has just signed up, so they’re probably keen to find a match.

Matchmaking algorithm

Offering professional online dating services, PinkWink makes suggestions of potentially compatible partners to all its premium members. These suggestions are the result of its matchmaking algorithm. They take into consideration all the data you enter through the registration questionnaire as well as the different bits of information you included in your profile regarding yourself, your preferences and your vision of a dream match.

Mobile site

Although they don’t have a mobile app, PinkWink is available on smartphones and tablets via their mobile site.

PinkWink takes your privacy and safety seriously. This is why they make use of a variety of security techniques and take all the necessary measures to protect your personal and financial information when signing up to the site. They guarantee that your credit card data and other sensitive information is not stored on any physical device and is transmitted across the web in an encrypted manner.

In addition to this, all created profiles are scrutinized and verified by the support team of the company to ensure that only real people are able to make profiles on the website. This reduces the possibilities of people getting catfished or spammed. You can also report a person if you feel like they might pose you any danger or simply because they might be disturbing you. There is no way to date in incognito mode and if you want to take a break from dating, you will have to delete your website as there is no option to hide the profile either. Lastly, the company also has a dedicated safety points section on the website which talks about some of the considerations that people should take while using the website’s services.