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POF.com (Plenty of Fish) delivers online dating services, aiming to connect singles through a straightforward interface and various communication tools. Launched in 2003, it offers features like personality assessments, messaging and search filters.
Visit www.pof.com- User-friendly interface
- Free to use basic features
- Diverse user base
- Prevalence of fake profiles
- Limited customer support
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Reviewed July 8, 2026
Prostitutes regularly use this site. It's very woke. Say anything negative about the country and that's fine. Customer service is anything but there are other sites. You WILL get banned for no reason, while pedophiles and sex workers ply their trade. Disgusting place run by disgusting people.
Reviewed June 13, 2026
I tried to make a POF account for roomie and platonic friendship purposes nothing sexual. In my opinion the platform treats drag entertainers poorly. I am a drag entertainer and my profile was banned twice. I reached out to find out why I was banned and never got an answer. I believe their customer service really needs to improve and you should be able to talk to someone and get answers to your questions.
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Reviewed April 15, 2026
Incredible how lame POF is. I post a picture of my tattoo, nothing offensive and they deleted it but the scammer are trolling all day, it's pathetic. I used POF 20 years ago to find my late wife but wow they are trash, you need to respond, you need to like, you need to pay for breathing. I'm over this and I hope my review hurts them
Reviewed April 7, 2026
I chatted 8 women, everything is going well and in the middle of conversing it says no longer active profile. It’s a waste, it’s depressing, it’s a sham to keep you chatting with no option to contact them. Don’t waste your money here. I just deleted this app after 3 weeks of using it. Something is wrong with the programming.
Reviewed April 7, 2026
Do not waste your time or money. I would have to say that the majority of the profiles are fake. Every “man” I got into a conversation with wanted me to go on WhatsApp to continue the conversation. That’s a dead giveaway away that’s it is a fake profile. Also what they say about themselves, where they work, etc. is worded poorly and doesn’t make a lot of sense which tells you it is a fake profile. It’s unfortunate that Match.com owns POF and Tinder which leads me to believe that all three dating sites are full of scammers. I have reported many accounts and was notified that the accounts have been removed, but it is an endless battle.

Reviewed March 31, 2026
It's on absolutely terrible app. They say "Free" ~ no, the "Only" free is you signing up. Even if someone checked they like you, you can't see who it is, you have to pay to see the phony profiles. Only fake profiles & only scammers ~ 100%. Example 1: meet someone for coffee, & someone else showed up. Not the person on the profile. Example 2: meet them about 4 times & to find out he was married & still living with wife, kids & mother-in-law at home. Example 3: meet someone that said he was entrepreneur. Came to find out, he's only a busboy in the restaurant. "And the games go on"!!! This app is more than a one star 🌟 & 2 thumbs down. It should be really looked at or taken off!!!
Reviewed March 17, 2026
Yeah the women on there are as shallow and toxic as eff. Obviously only interested bad type guys who look bad guy type. Used to get lots of mutual matches but has been dead for a year. The only women that talk to you are ones that abuse you or ask for money. Looks like lots of users have left the site. Never been as good since they restricted who you can talk to who and moved towards the swipe feature. Slowly moving to a pay site.

Reviewed Feb. 20, 2026
Worst site I've ever used. Tons of AI profiles where people have like teeth on their tongue etc, obvious AI, two eyes in the same spot. If you're a girl you get bombarded with likes and messages. To the point you don't have to use the meet me option. If you are a guy you get no likes, and no messages, no matter how much you try. Then, you get people not in your age category trying to talk to you. I paid 30 bucks, and it's been like a month, and a 57 yr old lady messaged me to talk as a friend for support for her boyfriend that died. A lot of profiles are inactive ones that aren't even in use. Then the ones that are there are AI created, couples looking for people to join their sick fantasies, and transgender and gay people. I'm a male seeking female. You get all of those things.
Then I paid 30 bucks. You get nothing for it. You still have to pay 5 bucks for 3 first messages, so if you want to talk to someone who didn't like you, because why would they have like 60 dudes in their message box. You gotta pay 5 bucks for 3. But you already paid 30 for the month. What do you get for the 30? You get to see who viewed your profile and who liked you. That's it. Who liked you? Accounts that aren't real or people that are basically prostitutes, people outside of your preferences like 55-yr old women. I'm 37.
This site is so awful, and so shamefully ripping people off. Like you have AI created profiles, with obvious AI pictures. You have basically prostitutes operating on there as well. Like. Who is monitoring this stuff. Then, to top that off, haven't even been on a month, and the sites been down like 3 times. Currently it's been down for the whole DAY. Like I paid 30 bucks, and you are still making me pay for the days your site is down. Oops we're down for maintenance.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2026
I think this site is absolutely terrible. It’s always asking you for additional money. The vast majority of the people on here are not paying for the service, therefore they can’t see any of your likes in order to get connected. I’ve reported five faults or scams within one week and they won’t give me my money back. The conversations are shallow. The vast majority do not meet my dating each group. It’s an absolute horrible app and I do not recommend it at
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2026
POF expects you to change your gender preferences to accommodate homosexual advances. It doesn't matter how polite you are, if you decline a same-sex match and they turn in your account, you WILL GET BANNED and POF will uphold their decision in an appeal.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2025
It's just o.k. but it's free so I get what I pay for. My first date was with an alcoholic who was so wasted he got a DUI. He got his truck towed away. So I had to find a taxi to take me home. Then he had the nerve to call me the next morning because he needed to get his truck out of the impound and needed to borrow some money. Then we went to the impound lot. Yes I helped him with the money. There I find out he is married because the truck was in his wife's name. I never should of helped him out. What a mistake.

Reviewed Nov. 24, 2025
Customer service is of no help. I am being billed twice the advertised pricing for Premium subscription. Profiles seem recycled as well. I may have to dispute my credit card charges as once again they are being of no assistance. What a shame, as it used to be a good site, and I have been a long time member. But enough is enough!!!

Reviewed Nov. 23, 2025
POF does not give you what you expect. I live in a small town. When I tried to find people within 20 miles it changed the miles to 150. Who is going to drive 150 miles to go on a date? When I joined the premium package, I thought I would be able to mail or text to people that interested me. Nooo. Well okay, one a day after they got my money for a premium package. More than one a day costs more. Not worth a dime in my book.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2025
I would never make a purchase on POF.com because of their arrogant limitations and arrogant business policies with the free account. Allowing only 1 new message per day? That is utterly greed, arrogant, and asinine. A greed business model like that should NEVER be rewarded.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2025
I'm not happy with POF. The cancelled my account without warning and without a reason why. A POF User said that I had uploaded some documents, but I looked and I didn't see any documents. If that was the reason, they didn't give me any warning. Also, that would have been an accident by over selecting, which was not on my part but probably POF's part. Now, I've created some connections and can't talk to them again.
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2025
They will ban you for no reason, paying customer or not. They allow sex workers to post and the quality of other matches are very low. I have seen profiles that have been there for years and a lot of fakes that will not respond or ghost you after a couple responses. They are ran by the same company that operates Tinder, Hinge, OKcupid, Match, Meetic, BlackPeopleMeet, LoveScout24, OurTime, Pairs, ParPerfeito, And Twoo. I would suggest staying away from all these sites unless you want to be scammed.
Reviewed July 25, 2025
The site is rip off. First they charge an outrageous fee for a premium account then limit the number of first messages you can send to 1 day unless you buy more of them or pay a minimum for $80 a month. Also don't be tricked like I was if you sign up for a free account, they will Blur out pictures on your like page. Then when you pay for a membership come to find out they just viewed your profile, and most of them look like they are POF employees as they live nowhere nears you and don't have any of the same interests as you.
Reviewed July 25, 2025
I have tried a number of dating sites and POF is, by far, the worst. There are a ton of fake profiles in my age category (55+). Although you can filter your search, you can do so using only certain criteria. You cannot weed out people with unverified profiles (which you can do on Bumble). The only good feature on POF, which I haven't seen on other dating sites, is the question asking how long was your longest relationship. That tidbit is gold!
Reviewed July 10, 2025
POF is not a very good site as it does not delete old profiles that have been inactive for more than a few years. Also they recommend profiles that are in other countries that does not make sense as you will never have anybody that wants to have long distance relationships.
Reviewed July 9, 2025
Totally crap site. Everything in the reviews is correct. Profiles in multiple times and will not go away. Cannot delete people. Have to pay additional charge on top of membership to even message people. Difficult to can. Impossible to reach for support. Absolutely terrible or I can say NO customer support. STAY AWAY!!!
Reviewed June 29, 2025
I paid $30.00 (+ tax) and upgraded to the Premium subscription, thinking there would be no limitations, at least not in the amount of members I could contact. Well lo and behold, they limit you to a few initial contacts per day. And they have the nerve to put in parenthesis (this one is on us)...for ** $30.00. So when you have no more (this one is on us) you get a pop up with several options to PAY MORE in order to get more contacts..for ** $30.00. Do not pay for anything on this site, it's just another money scam.
Reviewed June 25, 2025
I joined 4 months ago. Sooo many fakes. I have reported them, and I was told by POF they banned them, after I proved they were impersonators (over 60 fakes reported in 4 months). One guy I reported and got banned 3 times, but he kept showing up. Not one date in 4 months
Reviewed June 21, 2025
I don't recommend at all. They do with your profile whatever they feel like it without your permission. Also, in this dictatorial site, they banned you without explanation, just because they decided (textual words). So, they can keep their stupid site for all the fake people they have there to cheating each other. Such a lack of education that it's not even funny.
Reviewed June 18, 2025
This is the worst dating app I’ve ever been on. You cannot delete people that you don’t want to see on your profile, when you swipe left on someone they will continue to show up time after time, and there are no preferences, for example I was getting guys way older and way younger than me, and who lived farther away than I was comfortable with. Also can’t prefer smokers or nonsmokers, drinkers, religion, etc. Everyone shows up, period. Deceptive business practices, it’s not clear what services you’re paying for. I wish I had seen these reviews before I signed up for their NON-REFUNDABLE subscription, a PERMANENT ACTION, which they told me in all bolded letters when I asked. Don’t do it!!

Reviewed June 12, 2025
After paying these guy thousands, My log in was cancelled for no reason. No refund just bull. Lies. It's always been crap anyway, Like going to Oakland. I admit all of them are a joke however. Particularly Match.com. Tinder all lies. These sites are bullies and for suckers.
Reviewed June 5, 2025
POF is horrible. Most of the women are so far away from my location. They are fake, old or just downright ugly!!! Don't sign up for this app. It's a waste of time!!! You need to find much better apps that actually give you women within the distance parameters you request. Not someone 200 miles away! It's a joke!!!!
Reviewed May 23, 2025
This APP is HORRIBLE AND A WASTE OF TIME I PROMISE!!!! You cannot send a message or even see a like without paying!!!! They are too money hungry, you can tell the owner or operator is not a smart business person. Zero STARS!!! Money hungry & you cannot use features that are fundamental without paying! This New Age Consumer thirst with all these apps and websites is so lame and stupid! Like I don’t think I’m from this timeline. Smh.
Reviewed May 14, 2025
They will randomly remove account. For example if you have 3 months membership they will give you one month then shutdown your account and not give your money back. If you complain they just won't answer. I have tried to contact support. They just say we decide who we shutdown. I asked for proof if I violated their privacy. They just say, "We don't care if you did or not. We can do any time we want," which is little bit strange. This used to be good site but apparently they have either rogue managers or rogue employees who are using facial recognition software and decide when they want to remove your account.
Reviewed May 10, 2025
I agree with the negative reviews. Most profiles are no longer available. They nickel and dime you to death. It's all about making more money, forgetting the customer. Most dating sites are now like this. Some are even worse. I'd give them negative stars if it was possible. I'm now using Facebook Dating. It sucks but it's free.
Reviewed April 16, 2025
POF was honestly a letdown for me. Compared to Datemio, where everything❤️ feels simple and direct, POF is messy and full of distractions. The interface is outdated, and there are way too many fake profiles and ads. Most chats feel forced or go nowhere at all. It’s hard to find anyone genuinely interested, and the whole experience feels like a waste of time. Competitors made things much easier when it came to local hookups. POF just doesn’t deliver in the same way.
Reviewed March 29, 2025
I just met someone on POF. It turns out this person was a scammer. Goes by the name Roland. This isn't the first time I was scammed by someone on POF. Or other sites. Don't use these sites. I've lost a lot more than just money.
Reviewed March 25, 2025
The dating app keeps profiles that have not been active for YEARS so it looks like you have a lot more options than you really do. You can’t see that info unless you pay. The cost has skyrocketed from $30 a month to to $30 a week. There are bots that make it in, but there are also people paid to specifically ask questions about your experience. If someone asks you “how long have you been on this platform” and “how do you like it?” They aren’t really a love interest. They are collecting data. Then if you don’t have a paid account, you can only message one woman per day, and they limit your likes per day. If someone likes you, you can’t see the profile unless you pay. The software is designed in such a way that it will never suggest or bring up a person who liked you, in your searches. So unless you pay, you can’t directly match with people; you can still get lucky sometimes.
They don’t allow you to search the age ranges you want; the search will reset the age every single time you search. So I tried to search for women 45+, and had to change that if I left the search and came back. Even then it still showed some women in their 30’s. You can only message someone once until they reply. So if you misspelled your first message or want to expound on your first message, too bad. It seems to think that someone viewing your profile is a big deal, and mixes that in with the likes as if you should be excited someone even looked at your profile. Looking at a profile means nothing. The system will eventually tell you that there are no more profiles available, even as you see new people joining. Then if you stay on long enough, it will reset and you will start over looking at profiles you have already seen. I could go in and on and on. This app is junk.
Reviewed March 13, 2025
I don't even know were to begin. I have not been on Plenty of Fish since the late 90s. I was using Match but wasn't getting many positive responses so I figured I try POF. At first I thought it was great because unlike Match you just pay for the membership and you can message and connect with anyone. I was getting so many responses I thought I had hit the jackpot until most profiles seemed to be the same MO. Most pressured me to leave the site and go elsewhere. Many of the sites were fake too. Also wanted my personal information right away and didn't respect my privacy. They also were very forward and over complimenting me. Saying things that were not true and giving me false hope. Then the next thing you know they would disappear.
I had to block many for creeping me out but what's more concerning is many of these guys seem to be just one single creep that keeps coming back in and using another name and obviously fake pictures. This is not okay or safe. This site needs to be shut down until they become a legitimate site with REAL profiles. This site should be called, Plenty of Dead Fish!! I warn everyone to not go on this site. You're spending money to be towed with by bots or fake people. I hope to get my money back. It's not okay to run a site that is not real. How is that even legal.
Reviewed March 10, 2025
OK, I didn't think it would be easy--I'm 80 and a widower, but I didn't think it would be this hard to find a casual companion. For outings like movies, dinners, festivals, etc. and conversation. I'm too old to be looking for a torrid affair., Most of the women are too young or live too far away, and I the search function won't let me change the age range or distance away, and even though I am a paying member, I can't find a simple way to contact the site administrator to complain about the problems with the search function.
Worst of all, the few women I have messaged are RUDE. I always tell them in my message that if you are not interested, just say so, I'm an adult and I can handle that. What I CAN'T handle is being IGNORED, which to date is the major problem I have with the site. It would be nice if POF had a stipulation you must to respond to all messages to remain a member in good standing or would be cancelled if you didn't. After the first message to avoid harassment you can always use the option to block that person.. I'm on the verge of cancelling, So far the experience has been a complete waste.
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2025
I just found out, unbeknownst to me, that I have been paying over $60 a month for this worthless service when I thought I was browsing for free. I wouldn't knowingly pay $10 a month for this crap. I will contact the BBB at the very least.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2025
POF is a HORRIBLE company. While it has a free option, their supposed "safety" measures are a joke. In my experience, 9 out of 10 users are scammers. You report them, and POF immediately takes down their profile - without ANY review! So while you are trying to help others avoid those issues, there is no policing by POF themselves! I was on for approximately 2 months before I, myself, was suddenly banned. No explanation, even when I asked. They simply sent me a blanket "after reviewing your account, you were in violation of community standards." After I had verified the very limited amount of info you can actually verify (most accounts do NOT have any verification - so there are a LOT of photos that are not even the person they are claiming to be) and actually written up a profile (very few go to any effort at all).
So positive experience? Not even close. Am I sad or disappointed that I can no longer use their "service"? No, I was going to leave the site, anyway. It's just sad that people continue to actually pay money to that site, with no better policing of the members. (I'm guessing one of the scammers reported me so "he" wouldn't be reported by ME!) Good luck out there - especially if you try POF.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2025
I have been on POF for several years off and on. I find it to be a total waste of time. If you send someone a message you maybe lucky if you get 1 respond for 25 messages. You can be chatting with someone and they just ghost you right in the middle of your chat. No one really wants to meet or even get to know you. Please don't waste your time and money on this site. Ladies you need to get off your computers and get back to a normal life, get out and meet real people.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2025
I have been on POF off and on for many years and have been happy. Yes I met someone I thought that could be the one. We exchanged numbers and talked. During that time, I deleted my reactivated and deleted my acct 3 times. I was not aware this was against policy. Nothing written. Now they have blocked my number and won’t let me back on. I have written to customer service several times. They said no you’re not banned. But my number won’t work for verification. I am getting the runaround from them. I am not stupid but they think I am.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2025
I've been on and off POF.com for many years without ever having any issues other than meeting guys who are not what they portrayed themselves to be. I take that par for the course of the dating game. I met someone recently on POF and we agreed to both close our accounts. We went on several dates. Even rang in the New Year together only for him to then ghost me. I decided to go back on POF and I saw he was also on there. Completely out of the blue I get an email from POF telling me I've now been banned. I appealed this as there's no reason that I should be and they replied, "This case is closed. We will no longer be replying to your email." I can't believe that they can randomly shut my account down and ban me from their website for no valid reason. Not impressed!!!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2024
I first joined (not a paying member) in 2015ish. At that time you could search as many profiles as you wanted. Fast forward to 2020-now (December 2024). Now you can only search 1 or 2 profiles then you have to pay, 95% of women's profiles state, "User has blocked any conversation, try sending a like instead". Impossible to get any type support to change/add to your profile. Total waste of time, not sure what happened to site.
POF.com author review by Mark Brooks
POF.com, also know as Plenty of Fish, is the largest completely free online dating site.
No Charge: While there are upgrade options available to further enhance your experience, POF.com is the largest dating site that allows you to have a completely free dating experience.
Profiles may include several photos: Users can provide photos of themselves in various settings as well as both full-length photos and headshots to provide the most accurate information about themselves for potential matches.
Advanced behavioral search algorithm: Along with allowing members to perform basic or detailed searches, POF also reacts to the profiles you choose to click on. In future searches, it will then refine your results by bringing you results that match both what you are asking for and what you are looking at.
Anonymous email network: Users can email potential matches through POF.com's own messaging service, allowing them to keep their identities and contact info private until they are ready to share it.
Profiles are screened before being posted: POF.com staff screens profiles and photos before posting to ensure only appropriate information makes it onto the site.
Harvard Business School graduate, Mark Brooks, has been an expert in the Internet dating business since 1998. He is currently the CEO of Courtland Brooks, a consultancy agency for the Internet dating industry, and runs OnlinePersonalsWatch.com. He prides himself on being a New Media Futurist and can be reached at LinkedIn.
POF.com Company Information
- Company Name:
- POF.com
- Year Founded:
- 2003
- Website:
- www.pof.com




