Academic Singles Review
Pricing
From 59.90 AUD p/day
Free Account
Limited Free
Overview
- Members: 100,000 members
- User base: The majority of users are aged between 35 and 54
- Best for: The site is only open to professionals and those with an educated background
- Recommended age: 35 to 54
What is AcademicSingles?
AcademicSingles is one of the many professional and teen dating sites for educated or currently in education. Whether you’re still studying, just graduating, or settled into your career, academics often seek other academics for companionship, friendships, and, of course, romantic relationships; Academic Singles claim to use a scientific matchmaking system to only match you with people who are compatible with you – rather than you spending hours searching and swiping through thousands of profiles. When signing up for the site, you must fill in an extensive and detailed questionnaire for the dating site to connect you with your most compatible matches.
Pros / Cons
- 40% success rate for successful matches
- All users have a degree
- No ads
- Scientific matching system
- An equal number of men and women
- The long-winded process to cancel premium
- Need to complete a time-consuming and in-depth questionnaire to join
- Need premium to read and send unlimited messages
- Free members only entitled to one message to new matches
- App more popular in other countries, rather than in Australia
Membership Base
AcademicSingles Australia has almost 100,000 members – although the site itself receives 30,000 unique daily logins with over one million members in the USA. There is an almost equal number of men and women on the site – both globally and in Australia alone. The site is only open to professionals and those with an educated background – meaning the average age of members is much higher than on other popular dating sites. The majority of users are aged between 35 and 54 – but it is possible to find members of all ages (over 18) on the site – and there is no upper age limit.
Profiles
The sign-up process for AcademicSingles takes a lot longer than many other popular dating sites and apps – and while around 15% of profiles that we matched with were detailed, a huge number of users skip this process (perhaps due to how long it takes to create an account on AcademicSingles Australia with the questionnaire). While profiles seem limited – you can see how compatible you are with your matches based on the questionnaire – giving you a good idea of what you have in common. Users are not required to provide a photo as the site works on personality compatibility rather than physical attraction.
Search Features on AcademicSingles.com
Like many popular dating sites, AcademicSingles offers search options and creates matches for you based on an algorithm. Perhaps the best advantage of the search feature is the ability to save your search criteria and repeat at the click of a button, saving a lot of time. If you change your search criteria on AcademicSingles, it will take 24 hours to deliver any new matches – new matches can be assigned as favorites with a premium account.
Messaging
One of the most attractive things for singles to enjoy on AcademicSingles is the range of ways to make contact. The dating site helps protect users by blurring all photos – until you permit for matches to see them; even if you’re already messaging each other, it’s up to you when you feel ready to share. Male free members can send one message to each match – but any messages men receive will be blurred without a premium profile. However, women (with a free account) have no restrictions on sending or receiving messages. You can send a message to another member on your initial match – or from their profile using the chat icon.
Academic Singles Pricing
Many dating websites have more men than women – and one of the best ways to keep numbers equal is to charge men and let women enjoy the site for free. Deciding whether or not the premium is best for you depends on your gender, but here are the prices for each tier of the paid memberships available:
Pricing plan | Cost |
Basic | 3 Months 59.90 AUD / Month 179.70 AUD |
Classic | 6 Months 39.90 AUD / Month 239.40 AUD |
Committed | 12 Months 29.90 AUD / Month 358.80 AUD |
Free VS Premium
There are very few advantages to a premium membership; however, as a male, you need a premium membership if you want to receive messages from others on the site and make a match.
Free Features:
- Register and build profile
- Complete personality test
- See matches
- Browse other member profiles
- Unlimited chat (women only)
Paid Features:
- Unlimited messages
- View received messages
- See who visited your profile
- View member photos
- Add members to favorites list
Academic Singles App
AcademicSingles offers an app on both Android and iOS available in your app or play store to download for free directly to your device. The app is basic and is very similar to the desktop version of the website; however our analysis found the app much easier to use than the website – and much more convenient on the go. There is no advertising on the app or the web version of the site, but most users choose to use the app over the website due to the ease of use and to pick up where you left off. The app users are often based outside of Australia, well as Australian singles seem to prefer the desktop version of the site.
Verdict
AcademicSingles is a dating app that is limited both in terms of the users and how you can communicate. Many profiles on the app are inactive or never respond – making it difficult to make meaningful matches immediately. The profiles on the site are extremely unlimited while the questionnaire answers are helpful when you make new matches – filling it out takes a long time. There are many successful relationships from meeting on AcademicSingles – but, again, the majority of those matches are in the USA rather than Australia. If you’re looking for love online, thinking of online dating, or want to find a fling without strings attached. There are several better sites based in Australia and will likely be better for you and what you’re looking for, check out our other dating site reviews to find the best one for you.
FAQ
Is Academic Singles a legitimate website?
Yes – AcademicSingles has a proven 40% success rate – however, this rate is only US users.
Is Academic Singles free to use?
Yes – and women can enjoy the majority of the features on the site for free, however, men will need a premium account to send more than one message (per match) and to be able to read their replies.
Is Academic Singles any good?
In other countries, academicsingles works very well – however, during our review, we discovered it isn’t the best dating site for professionals in Australia, despite success elsewhere.