Once Review September 2024

Signing up for Once is pretty easy and fast. It actually just takes less than a minute for you to create an account. You need to either use your Facebook email or mobile number. The site shall have your Facebook name to use as your display name. Likewise, the names of other members are their Facebook names and not usernames. With regard to your other profile information, you can fill them in later or anytime you want to. There is also a text box where you can add some words to tell something about yourself.

Upon signing up, you will receive an automatic match. You can view his or her profile and check his or her photos, but you cannot send him or her your first message unless you buy crowns.

Since the site also protects the full anonymity of their members, you are not allowed to see other members' profiles. The only profiles you get to view are your matches'. If someone sends a chat request or you send one, you may not also see their photos unless you are a VIP subscriber.

Contacting other members in this dating platform is quite restrictive. This is justified by the fact that they only do personalised matchmaking. There are no search options and you only get contact proposals daily, but this is also limited. You can send a one-time message to your match/es of the day to start connecting with them using your crowns. If they reply within 24 hours, then that is the only time you get to message each other for free. On the other hand, if your match/es do not reply, you will have to use another crown if you would like to send them another message.

In addition, if you happen to encounter a scammer or a fraudulent account, you have the option to either report it to their team via the contact form on their website or simply end the conversation with that person and he or she will not be able to bother you anymore.

Once you encounter other members' profiles, you will see that they are actually informative. Most members fill in the information completely. These info consists of their birthdays, height, ethnicity, religion, education, work, drinking and smoking preference, and others. It might be possible to get real dates because most users are looking for a serious relationship. 

Since the platform and the app offers no search options, it is quite impossible for you to search according to your mood or preferences. As mentioned earlier, they do personalised matchmaking which means that they are the ones who match you with others. They also have safety measures if in case an account is fraudulent or have done inappropriate acts. They investigate on that person's profile and ban or suspend it if necessary.

Once offers their paid features via crowns and a VIP subscription. Without these two, you only get to enjoy the app and the full site at a minimal level. The costs for both are a little expensive but they might be worthy once you avail of them. To avail of the crowns, you just need to click the crown symbol on your computer or mobile phone. To subscribe to their VIP plans, simply visit one of their VIP sections. 

Your subscription automatically renews every time your term expires. However, you can always cancel this auto-renewal by simply going to Settings then cancelling the auto-renewal. You can also cancel the subscription itself but not while it is in progress. For more information, check their terms and privacy settings with regard to these specific rules.