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A lot has changed since the early days of dating apps. New apps and features have arrived, giving people more options to help find their best match.
One of these apps is Bumble, which has become known in many circles as more of a true dating app — Tinder is often more associated with hookups — in large part because there’s a more even male-to-female ratio among its users, among dozens of other self-identifications.
In fact, Bumble has become so popular that it’s testing out new premium services. Bumble Boost is getting revamped to include even more features, and they’re also adding a higher tier, Bumble Premium.
What to know about Bumble Boost
Bumble Boost is the less expensive of the two paid options — in other words, sort of like halfway between Bumble and Bumble Premium. You don’t get some of the more exclusive features, but you get most of the important ones, and for a lot less.
Bumble Boost varies in cost, depending on how long you sign up for it. You can subscribe on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, in addition to three- and six-month subscriptions. Boost’s cost may change as Bumble continues to test its paid features, but you’re often getting a larger discount for longer subscriptions.
What Bumble Premium has that Boost doesn’t
Of course, being the more expensive subscription package, Bumble Premium has all of the same features listed above for Bumble Boost, plus five more.
- Access to your Beeline: This feature was originally part of the legacy Bumble Boost — it’s the list of everyone who’s swiped right on you that you haven’t seen yet. With Bumble Premium, you can see and swipe through your Beeline at any time, so if you want the satisfaction of an instant match, you know where to look.
- Rematches with expired connections: As mentioned, Bumble matches expire if a message isn’t sent in the first 24 hours. If you have Bumble Premium, however, you can rematch with these connections, so if you accidentally let a match expire, it’s no sweat.
- Unlimited access to advanced filters: When you sign up for Bumble, you set three base filters: who you’re interested in connecting with, how far away they can be, and what age range is acceptable. You are also allowed to set two advanced filters to further narrow your choices. When you subscribe to Bumble Premium, though, you’re allowed to set as many filters as you want. If you have some deal-breakers, this feature can help you out.
- Travel Mode: This feature allows travelers — on a vacation or ahead of a move — to make connections in the place they’re going before they get there. Once you activate Travel Mode, you can choose any location for your profile to appear in for seven days. Just choose the name of the city and your location will show in the center of that city, with an indicator that tells others that you’re using the feature.
- Incognito Mode: This feature allows you to have more control over who can see your profile. When you activate Incognito Mode, your profile will only be visible to users you have swiped right on. This essentially gives you the ability, if you so choose, to always make the first move.
How to sign up for Bumble Boost
Signing up for Bumble Boost is easy and can be completed in about four steps.
- Open the Bumble app and tap your profile tab in the bottom left corner.
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Tap Boost under your profile picture.
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Choose which subscription plan you want.
- Select “Continue” and then pay for the extra features.
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