Best Dating Apps for Ravers in 2026
Looking for a date, a festival crew or just someone to go with? The best app depends on what you're after.
Search for a dating app for ravers and you'll mostly find news about apps from years ago, many of them long gone. Here's what's actually around in 2026, grouped by what you're looking for. Every fact about another app comes from its own website or App Store page, checked on 11 October 2026.
If you want to date someone in the scene: Raver Dating
Raver Dating is made for dating within the scene – house, techno, drum and bass, garage and everything around them. Fresh suggestions land daily, weighted by distance, age, what you want and what you're into, and verifying your ID is free. No download needed: it runs in the browser. How it works.
If you want people at the same event: Radiate
Radiate is built around events: a group chat for every festival or night, a marketplace for tickets and clothes, and a map of where your friends are heading, according to its App Store listing. Downloading it is free, and there's a paid upgrade called Radiate Glow. Raver Dating vs Radiate.
If you want a festival crew: FestivalMates
FestivalMates matches you with people going to the same festivals based on your Spotify listening – your top artists and genres. Its own FAQ is blunt about what it isn't: “Is this a dating app? No. Hard no.” It lists 349-plus festivals across 47 countries, mostly in Europe, and is free to use with a paid Pro option.
If you want the biggest pool: Tinder
Tinder's App Store tagline is “Meet New People & Date Singles”. Downloading costs nothing; Plus, Gold and Platinum unlock extras. With no music filter, your profile has to do the work – name your nights and DJs.
If you want something long-term: Hinge
Hinge describes itself as “designed to be deleted”. It's free to download, with paid subscriptions, Roses and Boosts. Its prompts are a good place to mention the music.
If you'd rather women made the first move: Bumble
Bumble pitches itself as women-first, built for safer and more respectful connections. It costs nothing to use, with Boost, Premium and Premium+ on top.
At a glance
| App | Best for | Dating? | Music-based |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raver Dating | Dating people in the scene | Yes | Yes – built for ravers |
| Radiate | People at the same event | Not its focus | Events-based |
| FestivalMates | Festival crews | No | Yes – Spotify matching |
| Tinder | Biggest pool | Yes | No |
| Hinge | Relationships | Yes | No |
| Bumble | Women-first dating | Yes | No |
How to choose
Start with what you want from the next few months. If it's a date, pick something built for dating – and if you'd rather that date already loved the same nights, pick something built for the scene. If it's company for a festival, the event and crew apps do that job better than any dating app. And if you just want options, there's nothing wrong with running two side by side.
What about the old raver dating apps?
You'll still see names like EDM-Date, Mix'd and Technodating in old articles from 2013 to 2017. They pop up in search results, but we couldn't find current versions of them, so we've left them out.
See the full comparison hub for more detail on each.
Questions people ask
What is the best dating app for ravers?
For dating someone who's into the same music, Raver Dating is built for exactly that. For finding people at a particular festival, Radiate or FestivalMates are better fits.
Which of these cost money?
Tinder, Hinge and Bumble are free to download with paid upgrades, and Radiate and FestivalMates are free to use with paid extras, according to their own pages. For Raver Dating, see the pricing page.
Are festival friend apps the same as dating apps?
No. FestivalMates says outright that it isn't a dating app, and Radiate is built around events. They're great for finding a crew; a dating site is better for finding a date.
Do old raver dating apps still exist?
We couldn't find current versions of EDM-Date, Mix'd or Technodating, which mostly appear in news from 2013 to 2017.