Online dating website and app, OkCupid.com, match questions, Match %, profiles, messaging, identity options, subscriptions, compatibility, and algorithmic dating
OkCupid
OkCupid is an online dating website and app built around profiles, match questions, compatibility scores, likes, intros, and messaging. It is known for using question answers to estimate how compatible two people may be.
What OkCupid is
OkCupid is an online dating website and app at OkCupid.com where users create profiles, answer questions, browse potential matches, send likes or intros, and message after matching. It is especially associated with compatibility questions, identity options, and a Match % score that summarizes how aligned two users may be.
Questions and Match %
OkCupid's most distinctive feature is its question-based matching system. Users answer questions about values, preferences, interests, lifestyle, politics, religion, relationships, and everyday habits. OkCupid compares answers and preferences to estimate compatibility, then presents that estimate as a Match % between two people.
Profiles and preferences
An OkCupid profile combines photos, written answers, basic details, relationship goals, gender and orientation settings, and other preferences. OkCupid says it was known for offering many gender and orientation options, letting users both identify themselves and search for people in ways that fit their dating goals.
Likes, intros, and messaging
OkCupid uses likes, intros, matches, and messages to manage contact between users. A user can send an intro to someone before that person has liked them back, while matched users can message back and forth. These rules are meant to balance openness with limits on unwanted or low-quality messages.
Free and paid features
OkCupid says creating an account and interacting with matches can be free, while premium products unlock extra tools. Paid features may include seeing likes, expanded filters, ad removal, dealbreaker controls, boosts, or other visibility and discovery options. The exact product mix can change over time.
Identity, values, and filtering
OkCupid has often positioned itself around matching on what matters rather than only fast profile browsing. Its questions, badges, preferences, and filters let users signal values and relationship priorities. That can make the app useful for people who care about alignment on topics that are hard to judge from photos alone.
Why it matters
OkCupid matters because it represents an older branch of online dating that tried to make compatibility explicit through data, questions, and user-written profiles. Its approach influenced how people think about algorithmic matching, identity options, values-based dating, and the tension between meaningful filtering and app fatigue.
Limits and cautions
A high Match % is not a guarantee of chemistry, honesty, identity, safety, or long-term compatibility. Users should treat questions as useful signals, not proof. As with any dating platform, people should protect personal information, watch for scams or pressure, use reporting tools, and be careful before meeting someone offline.
WHOIS domain data
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- Domain
- okcupid.com
- IP address
- 104.16.144.63
- Registrar
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- WHOIS server
- whois.markmonitor.com
- Referral URL
- http://www.markmonitor.com
- Created
- March 12, 2003
- Updated
- May 1, 2026
- Expires
- June 2, 2027
- Nameservers
- nameserver1.okcupid.com (173.245.58.37); nameserver2.okcupid.com (173.245.59.24)
- Domain status
- clientDeleteProhibited; clientTransferProhibited; clientUpdateProhibited
- Registrant organization
- Humor Rainbow, Inc.
- Registrant country
- US