SacredSpark: Catholic Dating & Matchmaking
Let's start something good — together.
WHAT IS SACREDSPARK?
SacredSpark is a revolutionary Catholic dating and matchmaking platform that not only eliminates the typical superficial (online) dating experience, but takes matchmaking to a whole new level! Make meaningful online connections for lasting offline relationships.
HOW IS SACREDSPARK DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DATING INITIATIVES?
Simply put: SacredSpark seeks to reignite the beauty and joy of intentional dating by offering a fresh, new approach— blending the powers of matchmaking, community and formation through a Christ-centered perspective.
SacredSpark differences include;
• Singles can intentionally connect with others - but they don’t have to do it alone. By uniquely blending technology and tradition, SacredSpark enables singles to invite their trusted friends and family — those that know them best — to act as their personal matchmakers so that they can receive handpicked, curated matches, right in their account.
• Tired of feeling objectified, dehumanized to a “profile,” or like you’re stuck in a romantic vending machine. SacredSpark facilitates meaningful online connections beyond just the superficial by focusing on the entire person, including video and audio, not just a headshot.
• Practical formation on how to date, communicate, discern, and more! With formation as the foundation, the quality of interactions naturally rises, leading to more meaningful and purpose-driven connections, shared accountability, and mutual respect.
• Too many singles have expressed feeling isolated, stuck, or in real need of support. SacredSpark fosters a community, not just an isolated experience, where singles can connect and thrive rather than simply survive.
The roots are different, and so the fruit will be, too
SAFETY
We want you to feel safe and confident when connecting with others. SacredSpark employs various security measures, including email and phone verification, in-app reporting and blocking, in-app video calling so you never have to share your personal information, as well as ongoing manual preventive safety sweeps to enhance user authenticity.
WHO IS BEHIND SACREDSPARK?
SacredSpark is founded by Daniel Hussem & Emily Wilson (@emwilss), who is globally recognized for her talks, videos, and guidance on dating and relationships that has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views. Follow along on socials: @sacredsparkapp
Ready to meet someone who shares your faith and vision for the future? Download SacredSpark today and take the next step toward a Christ-centered relationship.
SUBSCRIPTION INFO
SacredSpark is free to download and utilize with optional premium subscription features for those who want an enhanced experience.
Payment will be charged to your (Apple) iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
Support: https://www.sacredspark.app/support
Terms of Use Agreement: https://sacredspark.app/terms-and-conditions
Privacy Policy: https://sacredspark.app/privacy-policy
Found the one! But kind of felt similar to other apps.
Ccoryrocc
SacredSpark was a pleasure to use. I especially appreciated the emphasis on video and voice prompts within user profiles. I am rating the app 4 out of 5 stars because, while I was able to meet a beautiful, chaste, Christ-loving Catholic woman through the app, this review focuses specifically on whether the app met its advertised expectations.The app promotes itself as moving away from the photo-driven model used by many secular and traditional dating apps, instead encouraging users to look “past the surface” through voice and video prompts. In practice, however, many profiles contained minimal or unengaging voice intros. As a result, photos still played a significant role in my initial interest. Obviously the voice and video prompts helped foster deeper connection after the initial match, but not significantly during the initial pursuit. From my perspective, visual attraction remains an important first filter, and I often felt the need to see who I was speaking with before liking a profile. While the app clearly has genuine intentions to foster deeper, faith-centered connections through Catholic/marriage/lifestyle profile stats, the experience still felt somewhat photo-centered in actual use. I’m not saying the app was 100% advertised as pictures-less dating, but it still felt very much photo driven in practice. Still the best dating app Ive ever used though! Thank you SacredSpark, Emily, and Daniël for starting something great, and I will continue to be a fighting advocate for the truest form of online dating in this broken world!
Had a lot of hope
Rufus99999
So I have been using this app for a few days, I know people who have had good luck on the creators matchmaking threads and was hoping the app would be a new option for Catholics aside from the abysmal Catholic Match. First impressions are the app looks good, and is easy to navigate. Requires you to start with a voice introduction (though I have found multiple profiles that just have silence in theirs and let it run for 30 seconds so no one seems to be checking on those. They limit how many profiles you can view every day to 15, to make the experience more “intentional” and less like swiping culture… unless you’re willing to pay in which case swipe away. They blur all the pictures except for 1 on each of the profiles to try and make the matches more than just appearance, so you can consider the whole person… once again unless you wanna pay, then you get access to all the pictures. You’re are limited to 3 likes a day… but if you want to pay, you get the drill. Is it better than Catholicmatch? Yes. I just wish they would stop trying to dress up why they have the paywalls and just admit they are a business and they want the money.I do still think there is hope for this app and that’s why I’m giving it 3 stars, it’s still small enough they can fix some of these issue without major disruption and improve overall user experience.
Underwhelming & Disappointing
EmmyRooBug
I REALLY wanted to like this app. I listened to the episode of the Lila Rose Show where Emily and Daniel shared all about SacredSpark, and it sounded awesome. The reality is pretty underwhelming. A major part of the problem is that the app is quite new, so the available dating pool is not very big. I went into it with the understanding that since I live in a smallish Diocese, I wasn’t going to have many potential local matches. In reality, there aren’t many even when I loosened the filters and set my search nation-wide. Aside from being a new app, which I can forgive and have some patience for, the intentionality I know that Emily and Daniel tried to put into the app just does not come through. The maximum video & audio recording lengths and word counts for bios are not long enough, plus for the recordings there are no prompts given, so most people’s recordings are something along the lines of “this is awkward” and many are just recordings of dead air. The depth of the profiles is about on par with Bumble (well, really a little more superficial than Bumble), with the only advantage being that everyone here is Catholic. Another SUPER irritating thing is that you’re limited to 4 filters… EVEN WITH A PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION. The only reason I paid for a premium subscription was because I thought it would give me more filters, so that would have been nice to know before I spent that money. I seriously considered asking for a refund, but decided not to, because I do want to support this project. It’s not the fantastic online dating utopia I was hoping for, but they’re just getting started, and I hope over time the team will listen to feedback and it will change for the better.
Developer Response
Hi!! Thank you for the honest feedback, we so appreciate it. We’re really grateful that you came to SacredSpark and share in our mission and vision! A lot of care and intentionality has gone into how the app is designed, and we’re continually shipping updates and improvements based on feedback like yours! God bless
Good intention…but disappointing
Catholicgirl30
I was so excited to download as this was marketed as an app that would “change the face of Catholic dating”. When downloading, I was told about the blurred photos as aforementioned in other reviews. It bothered me so I went ahead and bought the membership. Then, they went and released an update in which some photos were unblurred and you could filter by location. What did my membership buy then? I feel like I just wasted my money. It was a pretty active app for the first couple of days but then I think ppl realized it is just a Catholic Hinge/Bumble and bowed out. While the video and audio features are unique, I don’t feel they are enough to justify this being an app that is the “solution to dating” as it was marketed. CM does a much better job with a temperament test and more specific prompts to answer, but it has a much wider audience, so some on there are not dating with intention. I almost wish SacredSpark, with its smaller, more intimate audience, would go by CMs approach but keep the video and voice memos. Also, now that it is updated, I would like some better perks for members as I paid for it. I can’t justify renewing my membership and honestly wish I could get my money back since this app has not been what it is marketed to be. The intention behind it was so beautiful, but the execution still leaves a lot to be desired. I’m hoping there are more perks when diocese unlock, but as of right now, I am discouraged from pursuing this or any other app due to the way it is set up.
Developer Response
Hi! We hope in the few weeks since you wrote your review, you've been able to make some great connections with the good men on SacredSpark. Your subscription not only gets you unlimited likes and the ability to view unlimited profiles, but you get a matchmaker seat as well for a close friend or family member to support you on the journey! We have new members joining every day as we pick up speed, and we hope you will be able to find a great match. We continue to roll out updates on a regular basis to make SacredSpark better for you, and we thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback.
This is where Catholic singles connect and belong.
More new features just dropped! Now, your matchmaker can leave a short audio testimonial right on your profile, so the people who know you best can speak to who you are in a real, human way. You can now also limit who can see your profile within a set age range, giving you more control as to who can reach out. And don't forget about features we just released like personal profile prompts, optional temperament insights, and video calling too!
Version 1.0.359
The developer, SacredSpark, 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:
Contact Info
User Content
Sensitive Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
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Usage Data
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Information
Seller
SacredSpark, Inc.
Size
116.2 MB
Category
Social Networking
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
18+
18+
This app has an age rating of 18+ with content restrictions. Some content may be rated higher, but access is managed by the developer through in-app controls.
