Christian Cafe Review December 2018 - Scam or Real Dates?

Last updated: November 2018

Our Review

Christian Cafe is a dating website that is specially made for Christian singles to meet and find love. The website is owned by Christians themselves, so they understand how to appeal to their market by highlighting features that uplift Christian faith and values. They made Christian Cafe not just for singles who are looking to find love, but also for individuals who seek fellowship, support, and advice.

Since its launch in 1999, Christian Cafe has gained over 2 million members worldwide. They have also been responsible for the meeting and dating of over 25,000 couples that eventually led to a walk down the aisle. On their website, over 3,000 testimonials of real-life online dating success with Christian Cafe have been published.

Member Structure

Members

200,000 from United Kingdom

Members activity

1,000 daily logins

Gender Proportion

50 %

You get a personal profile which you can fill out

Over 2 million registered members worldwide
Majority of users come from the United States
Member base is composed of diverse nationalities
Good percentage of users for each age range
High member activity

The member base of Christian Cafe is composed nearly of 100% Christians. The demographics are dispersed into different nationalities all over the world, however, half of the member base comes only from the United States. The ages of the members don’t clump up at a certain range. There is a good percentage of users in every age range.

Majority of Christian Cafe members are looking for love and serious relationships. They want to find someone who shares their faith and devotion. There are older members in the dating site that are either divorced or widowed, looking for a second chance at love.

As this is a Christian dating website, inappropriate language, photos, and messages indicating casual fun or flings are strictly prohibited. Members who do not abide by Christian Cafe guidelines are suspended from using the dating site.

18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+

Signing Up

Free trial is automatically activated after sign-up
Required to provide profile information
Legally married individuals are highly discouraged to join the site
Profile photos and self-written paragraphs can be added later
Christian Cafe will provide your final username and password

Signing up in Christian Cafe is an easy and straightforward process. In the initial steps, you will be asked to provide some basic information such as your email, city, country, zip code, gender, and birthday. You will also need to nominate a username (numbers and special characters are not allowed), and the username of the person who referred you to use the website (if there was).

Afterward, you will be required to provide additional profile information about your appearance, lifestyle, home and status, schooling and employment, and religious activities. Once everything is filled out, you will be taken to a set of questions and a profile photo upload. These steps are optional but would increase the chances of your profile getting noticed in the site.

In the last step of the registration, you won’t need to provide anything. Instead, Christian Cafe will give you your final username and password. You have to remember the password they give out because once you exit the screen, the only way to get it back is to contact their customer service. Or, you could change your password right then and there to something that would be easier to remember.

Making Contact

Matching is done via the ‘QuickMatch’ feature
There is a percentage number indicating your compatibility with the other member
You can set email notifications from your new matches
You can save your search queries
Contacting features are only for premium members

Most contacting features such as sending winks, emails, and most importantly exchanging contact information is only for Christian Cafe’s premium members. In the free trial, you could do these things except for exchanging contact information. Emails and phone numbers are automatically blurred when you try to send them during the trial. This just means that messaging in Christian Cafe is monitored by its admins. For each message that you send or receive, a notification will be sent to you or the other person’s email.

Christian Cafe matches its users using their ‘QuickMatch’ feature. ‘QuickMatch’ ranks the members with a percentage number indicating how compatible you are with another member. The bases of its match suggestions are how close your answers are about age, type of relationship, Christian faith, and location. You can sort the results based on rank, photo, username, gender, age, location, and profile views.

Profile Quality

Photo uploads are moderated and can be removed or modified
‘Last viewed’ information available
‘Last online’ information is indicated on the profile
Features personal information and self-written paragraphs
Members are allowed to upload three photos
‘View Similar Profiles’ button can be clicked on every member’s profile

The profiles are quite detailed
Profile pictures are visible to everyone for free
Profile photo and profile information can be changed later

The extent of the information you will find about any Christian Cafe member depends on how much information each member is willing to share. If you will check the profiles, there are three types of information you can find.

The first kind is what they call, ‘Vitals’. This section tells about a member’s essential information such as age and location. It also says about the last time the user was online and the last time you visited his or her profile.

Next is the ‘Profile’ which features personal information about appearance, faith, children, schooling and employment, and lifestyle.

Right after this section, you will find the member’s self-written paragraph. These are also the members' answers to the questions asked by Christian Cafe. They try to shed light on a user’s personality and character.

App

Fewer features than the website
Design is outdated
Not many users are online
Only available in Apple App Store

When you use Christian Cafe’s mobile app to create an account, your mobile browser will automatically start up as you will be redirected to the app’s mobile website. Christian Cafe’s mobile app is only available to download for iOS users. The version for Android has undergone a redesign and is set to launch next year.

The mobile app does not have the ‘Forum’ and ’Prayer’ features. It only has the search and messaging features. On the home page, you are presented with a membership offer on the very top of the page if you are a free member. Under this section are announcements or unread messages. At the very bottom, ‘Highlighted Members’ are listed in a linear layout.

Real Life Review

As a devout Christian, I want my partner to share the same beliefs and faith as me. And in the Land of the Free, it’s kind of hard to find someone who is a devout Christian at a random place. Which is why when my buddy at Church told me about Christian Cafe and how he’d gone on dates with the women he met through the website, I immediately checked it out. I signed up for the free trial and had the pleasure of experiencing premium perks for 10 days. Now I have a 2-week membership and thinking of upgrading to 6-months membership as soon as it ends. I’m truly having an enjoyable time, and the fellowship in the site makes me feel like I belong to a community who I can turn to at any time I need. It’s funny cause I initially signed up for Christian Cafe in the hopes of getting a Christian woman, but I received fellowship instead, and I couldn’t be happier about how it all turned out. Also, I have a date tomorrow night with a woman I met through the site. We’ve been talking for 2 weeks now, and I hope it’ll go well. I have high hopes. I’m thankful for the site because I don’t feel lonely anymore. - Jason, 29

Design and Usability

The design of Christian Cafe is old-fashioned, yet this might be because the website wants to be simple. It is plain and simple maybe because it wants to cater to Christian singles of all ages. It could be designed a whole lot better. The design sticks to the colours of white, gray, and brown. There is no colour play as to put emphasis to some details found on a page.

All the features of the website can be found on the header menu, with tabs having drop-down menus for its more specific feature pages. The ‘Online’ page displays all users who are online in a linear layout, which can make browsing a bit demanding. On the ‘Search’ page, you have to set your query first before you can see suggested members, which will also be shown in a linear display. Even the profile information is presented in a linear arrangement, causing a lot of white spaces on the page.

When it comes to usability, all buttons are somewhat accessible on the page. Navigation needs time in getting used to.

Christian Cafe Costs and Prices

Account registration
Profile creation
Browse profiles
Use search filters
Participate in forums and discussions
Post prayers in the ‘Prayer’ page
Add profiles to your ‘Favourites List’

Send a wink
Send emails
Read receipts
Exchange contact information

Duration / Credits / Coins	Costs per month	Total
Premium Membership ? All prices are in US Dollars.
1 Month	34.97 USD / Month	34.97 USD
3 Months	16.65 USD / Month	49.95 USD
6 Months	13.33 USD / Month	79.95 USD
12 Months	8.33 USD / Month	99.95 USD

Is Christian Cafe expensive or cheap?

In comparison to other providers Christian Cafe is upper moderate.

Bank Transfer
Credit Card
Direct Debit
PayPal

Christian afe has one type of membership offered in four different durations. The shortest one is 1 month, and the longest being a year. But before asking its members to subscribe, Christian Cafe offers a 7-day free trial.

If you upload a photo, a bonus of three days will be added to your free subscription. The owners of Christian Cafe believe that its members should fully experience what the site has to offer first before they ask you to go premium.

Special Features

Christian Cafe offers these special features on their site:

Forum

This feature provides a platform for members to open and participate in relevant discussions.

Prayer

This feature allows all members to post a prayer that they wish to share with the community. Members can read all published prayers.

Read Receipts

This feature enables you to see if your messages sent to another member was already read.

See who viewed your profile

This feature lists the members who have viewed your profile.

Blog

This is Christian Cafe’s personal blog where they publish articles related to Christianity and dating.

Gift Membership

This is a page on the website where you can buy another member a premium membership. You just need to put his or her username and proceed with the checkout.

Dating 101

This is a page where Christian Cafe shares bits and pieces of advice about dating.

Testimonials

This is a page where testimonials of people who found love through Christian Cafe are published.

Our rating

Signing Up:	4.0 / 5
Making Contact:	3.5 / 5
Profile Quality:	4.5 / 5
App:	2.5 / 5
Real Life Review:	4.5 / 5

Editors Conclusion

Overall, Christian Cafe provides a reliable dating platform for Christian singles to find love, fellowship, or a community online. The features of the dating site allow for a pleasant and productive experience for its members, all while staying true to their Christian faith and values. With the no strings attached 7 to 10-day free trial, all members are able to gauge if a premium subscription would be worth it. And this is exactly what the creators of Christian Cafe wanted—for all their Christian members to subscribe without apprehension and just enjoy what the website has to offer. If you’re a Christian and is looking for love or friendship, you really have nothing to lose if you sign up in Christian Cafe. You can opt out of your membership anytime if you decide that it’s not for you.

FAQ

Facts

Who owns Christian Cafe?

The dating site is owned by Christians whose names are not disclosed.

Can I join even if I’m not a Christian?

Anyone can join Christian Cafe, but note that this particular dating site is built for Christian Dating.

Membership

How do I join Christian Cafe?

You can join by signing up for an account on the website’s homepage.

How can I avail of the 10-day free trial?

Christian Cafe offers a 7-day free trial to all new members. If you upload a profile photo, an additional of 3 days will be added to your trial.

Am I required to upgrade my subscription after my free trial?

No, you are not required to upgrade your Christian Cafe membership after the free trial. You can still log in for free, however, you won’t be able to access the site’s paid features anymore.

I don’t have a credit card, how else can I pay for my Christian Cafe premium membership?

You can pay via PayPal, Western Union, Check, or Bank Order.

Does my membership automatically renew?

Your Christian Cafe membership is automatically renewed for the same package duration that you signed up for. However, you could disable automatic renewal through your account settings.

Can I cancel my premium membership anytime?

Yes, you can cancel your Christian Cafe membership anytime through your ‘Account Settings’. You are able to enjoy the benefits of your membership until the last day of your billing cycle.