A safer way to plan a first date, no matter where you met.
- On another dating app
- Social media
- Through friends
- In person
Never go on another first date without knowing they've passed a background check and your deal breakers.
Choose how you connect through Skip:
DIGITAL DATE CARD
Already talking to someone on another dating app, social media, or anywhere else? Send them a Digital Date Card by text, DM, link, or QR code. They’ll receive a personalized Skip Date Invite where they can view your profile and like you if they’re interested.
PHYSICAL DATE CARD
See someone you’re interested in? Hand them a Physical Date Card instead of immediately asking for or sharing a phone number. It’s a simple, low-pressure way to show interest without putting them on the spot. They can check out your Skip profile on their own time.
FIND SOMEONE ALREADY ON SKIP
Browse profiles and like someone you’re interested in. If they like you back, it’s a match.
HOW SKIP WORKS
1. Set Your Deal Breakers
Set custom deal breakers to know your match is compatible before the first date.
2. Meet someone you’re interested in
A connection can start anywhere.
3. Connect through Skip
Send a Digital Date Card, hand them a Physical Date Card in person, or like their profile if they’re already on Skip.
4. Match
If you both like each other, it’s a match.
5. Screen your match
They’ll need to pass any deal breaker and background check requirements you’ve enabled before they can propose a date.
6. Plan the date
Align on a date, time, and place using each other’s availability and date location preferences.
7. Confirm & check in
Confirm your plans, share your ETA, and check in when you arrive.
8. Enjoy your date
Meet up and see if there’s a spark.
9. Review & decide what’s next
Review each other after the date. If you’d like to keep the connection going, exchange contact details.
WHY PEOPLE USE SKIP
- Turn any connection into a safer first date with Skip Date Cards
- Require a background check before the first date
- Know your match passed your custom deal breakers before the first date
- No in-app chat, just real dates
- Human-first dating, not AI matchmakers
- Free to use, with optional add-ons
HOW SKIP HELPS MAKE DATING SAFER
- Date Cards bring connections onto Skip’s platform for safety and compatibility screening before the first date.
- Require a match to pass a background check with SSN verification and ID review before the first date.
- Set clear expectations and boundaries early. Your match must pass 100% of your custom deal breakers before the first date.
- Date reviews help add accountability and identify potential safety concerns.
- Profile verification helps confirm the person in the profile photos is the same person you would meet.
- No in-app chat helps prevent bots, scams, unsolicited pics, and AI chatfishing.
- You decide after a first date if, when, or whether to share your contact details.
BACKGROUND CHECKS
- Require a match to complete a background check before the first date.
- Results valid for 12 months, no need to repeat for every date.
- Users who complete a check receive a profile badge.
Skip partners with Checkr to offer background checks. These checks require SSN verification, helping reduce fraud risk compared with name-only screening. Screening may include, where available:
- Sex offender registry
- Global watchlist search
- National criminal search
Skip has already helped people go from a first date to real relationships, including marriage.
Any feedback? Contact us at info@skip.dating or visit skip.dating
SAFETY NOTICE
Skip’s tools may reduce dating risks but cannot eliminate risk or guarantee identity, conduct, or safety. Background checks are limited to available records. Women can require male matches to complete a check before the first date; men cannot require women. Requiring a check is free for women, but the person completing it may be charged. Learn more: skip.dating/safety-policy
I am very thankful that there’s finally a dating app that provides background checks for the men I’m looking at dating. It makes me feel safer.
Cool New Concept!
nicholasb916
I pretty much always use the trifecta of dating apps - Bumble, Hinge and Tinder. I don’t think I’ve landed a date in almost a year because it seems that everyone just wants to chat for a day or two and drop it. Skip is getting people to actually go on a date which is so cool. I’ve been able to go on a couple dates now and it’s awesome to meet people in real life, especially since I’m new to Austin. Keep it up, Skip!
Developer Response
We're glad to hear that Skip has helped you go on actual dates and meet people in Austin! Thanks for your support.
Some questions need work
dittomom2
Update: Children question was updated with more options. Also fixed type of relationship wanted. Still open is Marital status being missing. I raised my review one star, since I have not been able fully use the app yet- there is no one nearby to match with. Thanks! ********* Original review: The type of relationship wanted and children questions have some big holes. Not everyone wants marriage or casual combined with long term. All three should be separate or allow multiple choices. “have kids - don’t want more” should be written as “have kids, would welcome partners children” or additional children be a separate question that allows for single parent reality. Also, no marital status field. I will want to know if someone if never married, separated, divorced or widowed.
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! We've addressed the issues you mentioned in our latest update. Please reconsider your review score. Your input matters, and we're dedicated to making the app better. Thank you for being a valued member of our community!
Not thought out too well
Haze55555
First off, whoever designed theUI/UX for this app, should be fired. In an attempt to [what I can only imagine is] to be different than other apps, Skip has hit multiple blunders.Whereas EVERY other app is designed in a way that when you swipe up to view more information about someone you’re potentially interested in, Skip says “no, let’s make that action pass on someone” lol. Why?Secondly, a HUGE part of connecting on dating apps is chatting and making sure your potential date is not a RAGING LUNATIC first before meeting then in person. Skip has forgot an important step in establishing compatibility in an attempt to sidestep…ghosting? The whole premise is “can’t get ghosted if you never chat”. It’s silly.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
Version 4.0.26
The developer, Skip Dating, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
Contact Info
User Content
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Contact Info
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Accessibility
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