A dating app development company that builds safety in

We don’t publish prices, because cost depends on scope: one cross-platform app or native apps, how smart the matching is, whether you need voice and video calls, and how much of the safety layer (verification, age assurance, moderation) goes in the first release. Verification and calls also have running costs per use. After a free call you get a written scope and a fixed quote.

It depends on the formats, the platforms and the safety features in the first release, so the timeline is agreed in your written scope. Most founders start with an MVP for one city or one community, then add features once real users are on it. You see progress in a demo every week.

Often, yes. Under the Online Safety Act, services likely to be accessed by children have had to meet Ofcom’s Protection of Children Codes since 25 July 2025, and Ofcom expects highly effective age assurance where a service needs to keep children out. Its July 2026 report says age inference alone is not appropriate for minimum-age enforcement. Your risk assessment and counsel decide the method; we build it in. This is general guidance, not legal advice.

Apple’s App Review Guideline 1.2 says such apps must include a way to filter objectionable material, a mechanism to report offensive content with timely responses, the ability to block abusive users, and published contact information. Google Play’s UGC policy asks for the same reporting and blocking plus robust, ongoing moderation. We build all of these into the first release.

It can. Guideline 4.3(b) names dating as a well-established category and says Apple won’t accept new submissions unless they offer a meaningfully different or improved experience. So we agree the point of difference early, whether that is the audience, the format or the safety features, and make it clear in the app and the review notes.

Usually with photo and liveness verification: the user takes a live selfie that a verification provider checks against their profile photos and for signs of a spoof. Verified profiles get a badge. Some apps also add phone checks or ID verification for higher-trust features. We integrate a specialist provider rather than build face matching from scratch.

With product features as well as policy: liveness checks before messaging, warnings on links and requests for gift cards, crypto or wire transfers, nudges when someone pushes to move off the app, rate limits on new accounts and a moderation queue for reports. The FTC says nearly 60% of people who lost money to a romance scam in 2025 said it started on a social media platform.

Yes. The code, designs, data and IP are assigned to you, and your App Store and Google Play accounts, signing keys and verification-provider accounts stay in your name from the start. If you change teams later, everything is already yours.