DarkHeart is for goth, alt, emo, and dark-romantic souls seeking connection with intention—beyond the swipe, beyond small talk, and far beneath the surface.
On most dating apps, attention is cheap: a passing swipe, a half-hearted opener, a conversation neither person really chose. On DarkHeart, connection begins differently. It begins with the invitation of a Black Rose.
THE RITUAL OF THE ROSE
Send a Black Rose when someone catches your attention—not just their face, but their music, their words, and their atmosphere. It is a deliberate signal of interest. If they accept, your private chatroom opens. If they decline, the moment ends there. Desire can knock, but only consent opens the door.
A SANCTUARY BEYOND SWIPING
We do not deal in generic lists of interests. We deal in rituals.
• Find Your Dark Romance: Connect with alternative souls globally, or search locally for those who share your specific aesthetic and emotional depth.
• Show Your Shadows: Express your authentic identity. Showcase the music, style, and mood that make you who you are.
• Premium Access: Upgrade to see who is viewing you, unlock unlimited interactions, and immerse yourself completely in the sanctuary.
CLEAR BOUNDARIES
DarkHeart is a darker space with clearer boundaries. Every new profile is manually reviewed. Strict human-moderation keeps scammers, spam, and bad-faith actors out of the community. Because darkness should feel like an invitation, not danger.
FOR THE ONES BETWEEN BOXES
Around the world, a growing sanctuary of dark hearts is gathering. Whether you are goth, alt, emo, queer, or simply tired of translating yourself for mainstream spaces, you should not have to make yourself smaller to be seen.
Not everyone deserves your heart. But someone here might.
Download DarkHeart.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
So far, there are quite a few paywalls. Judging by the UI, it feels like this app is still in its early stages — a space being built for individuals looking for like-minded, culture-driven connections. It’s definitely on its way to becoming something great, but it still has some growing to do.My biggest issue (and honestly, it’s app-breaking) is that I can’t accurately match with people near me. The location filter is completely greyed out, showing a prompt that says “Enable Location in Settings.” My location is already turned on, so I’m not sure why I can’t adjust that filter. It’s frustrating — especially since you’re asked to pay for a feature that doesn’t seem to function as intended.I understand it’s a niche platform that will improve with community support, so I’m not angry, just disappointed. For reference, I’m using an iOS device running the latest iOS 26 update — perhaps that’s part of the issue?
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and constructive review 🖤This kind of feedback truly helps us improve. DarkHeart is still in its early stages (we’ve been around for less than a year), and hearing from people like you makes a big difference as we grow.We appreciate you making us aware of the location filter issue, we’ll look into this as soon as possible. If you’d like, please reach out to us at support@darkheart.app we’ll personally thank you for your help.Your patience and insight mean a lot to us as we continue building this space for like-minded, culture-driven connections.-DarkHeart Team
Developers Definitely Botted their 5 Stars (Update)
LordBobRoss
You can easily tell that the developers botted five star reviews because there’s no way that this app is a 4.6 out of 5 when you can see, the majority of comments are negative on this app. The developers are forcing you to pay to get into this site before you can even see any of it. (Yes that’s right when making your account at the very end, it gives you the payment options and there’s none where you can skip that like normal dating apps this one you’re FORCED TO PAY TO ENTER)Update since you responded and I know you’ll read this developers here’s a update to your response…Here’s some advice to your botting to make it not obvious go look at other dating apps and you’ll see they all have good and bad reviews on them it’s because they’re legit. Reason why people are gonna put good reviews on the app is because they want more people to come in to get more people into the app to possibly find the right partner. What you guys did was just get a bunch of bots to give it a five star review no comments while 99% of your commented reviews are all negative it’s very easy to tell on apps. To your first comment about it being no less than a meal It’s such a terrible response and very unprofessional. I will say this is it affordable? Yes, but people shouldn’t be forced to spend something that they don’t know what they’re getting into that is the dumbest thing to do and your response was probably the worst response I’ve ever seen a developer say, which I’m assuming it’s one guy making this scam app.
Developer Response
Thank you for the feedback. DarkHeart is a premium, paid-membership community. This subscription model is strictly enforced to verify users, reduce bots, and maintain a safer, higher-quality environment for our core members. We appreciate you giving the app a try.
Disaponted
The Cryptic Carnival SYS
I ran into the pay wall most commenters mention, I saw A dev response saying their are free features? How do you acttually acess that? Their is now button to move forward without paying and given the current ecinomic climate across many countrys it removes acessability. If your going to force pay set the app price not the pay wall that caused distrust amungst users and discurages them from trying
Developer Response
Access to DarkHeart requires payment for some users at this stage, which helps us maintain and grow the platform. We’re experimenting with business models to offer the best possible experience for all users.
I Don’t Trust This
AnnoyedAtScamApps
I tried to sign up and unfortunately there is no way to test the app before using it. A minimum $20 paywall is insane (in my opinion). If you want people to use your app, my suggestion is allow them to navigate the user interface for free and if people want to chat or send likes then paywall them (or at the very least give 5 free likes out to new users). At this point, the ROI is not worth it because I don’t know what I’m getting into. Please fix your current model and maybe I’ll try it but right now, I would not suggest this app to anyone and I would say find something else for right now. I’m willing to change my review but folks at DarkHeart, you are only shooting yourselves in the foot with your current setup. I’m willing to change my review if I can actually access the app but right now, I’m not interested. I’ll try again in 6 months if I’m still single. Unfortunate.
Developer Response
Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. We understand why committing to a subscription before getting a fuller look at the experience can feel like a big ask. DarkHeart uses an upfront membership to help keep the community more intentional, reduce fake or low-effort accounts, and stay ad-free, but we know that approach won’t work for everyone.Your suggestion around giving new members a better way to see what DarkHeart offers before subscribing is fair, and it’s feedback we’re taking seriously as we continue improving the app. We’d love to have you give DarkHeart another look down the road.
Bug fixes and improvements.
Version 3.7.2
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Information
Seller
DARKHEART LLC
Size
142.1 MB
Category
Social Networking
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.5 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.5 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.