Hily review
Updated September 30, 2026 · AdultCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Hily suits adults who want to match and chat before paying, since Free profile, browse, match and chat covers the core loop. The trade-off is billing: Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing renew on their own, and extras like coins and gifts are consumables under Coins and gifts consumables.
Key facts
- Best for
- Adults who want free matching and chat, with a subscription only for extras.
- What is free
- Free profile, browse, match and chat (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Profile verification
- Photo check verification badges (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Audience focus
- Adults 18+; singles seeking dates or friends (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Plans
- Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Members
- 44M+ downloads, 2026 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Credit system
- Coins and gifts consumables (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Renewal and cancelling
- Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Privacy and data
- Data erased within 7 days of account deletion (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Categories
- Casual (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Hily Corp. (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United States (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 2017 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Chat, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Pricing model
- Free
- Features
- Mobile app, Verified profiles
- Official website
- hily.com
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- WikidataWikipediayoutube.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- The core loop is Free profile, browse, match and chat, so you can set up a profile and start chatting without paying.
- Photo check verification badges means a profile can be marked as photo checked, so a weak picture is easier to spot.
- Against XMatch: there Standard membership free; paid gives unlimited access puts unlimited access in the paid tier, while Hily keeps matching and chat in the free tier.
- Data erased within 7 days of account deletion, so a deleted account is not kept indefinitely.
Cons
- Plans renew without you choosing again: Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing.
- Cancelling is tight: Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds.
- Support runs on email, chat and help centre only.
- Coins and gifts are a repeat cost: Coins and gifts consumables.
Who it suits
- Adults who want to match and chat before paying: Free profile, browse, match and chat.
- Readers who prefer short terms and a clear cancel window, which Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing and Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds set out.
- Anyone who cares about data on exit, since Data erased within 7 days of account deletion is stated plainly.
Who should look elsewhere
- XMatch, if you want the free part to be a standard membership and unlimited access to be the paid upgrade, as Standard membership free; paid gives unlimited access sets out.
- Fling, if browsing and exploring members is the whole use, since Browse and explore members for free covers that at no cost.
- LitLatinz, if a free join and a trial offer is all the commitment you want, per Free join and trial offer.
How it works
Hily is built for Adults 18+; singles seeking dates or friends. The headline number is 44M+ downloads, 2026, and that figure counts downloads rather than people currently active, so it points to reach rather than to how busy the app is on any given day. Read it as a size signal: it says how far the app has spread, not how many conversations a new account will land.
Privacy, billing and cancelling
Data handling is stated plainly: Data erased within 7 days of account deletion. Billing is where the friction sits, because Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds. Renewals are automatic, so the only way to stop the next charge is to act before the window closes, and a late cancellation leaves the charge in place with no refund. Anyone who wants a monthly figure they can stop cheaply should read that term before committing to a longer one.
Pricing and free tier
The free tier is the reason most people start: Free profile, browse, match and chat, so nothing has to be paid to get through the core loop. Paid access is structured as a subscription rather than a pay-per-message wall, with Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing. On top of that, Coins and gifts consumables means the extra features are bought with consumables, a separate spend from the plan itself. Compared with XMatch, where Standard membership free; paid gives unlimited access keeps the standard membership free and puts unlimited access behind payment, Hily covers matching and chat before any money changes hands.
Members and plans
Membership is adult and open to people who want a date or a friend: Adults 18+; singles seeking dates or friends. Scale is 44M+ downloads, 2026. Plans come on Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing, so the term length is chosen at signup and the monthly figure depends on it. On top of the plan price, Coins and gifts consumables applies to paid extras, so the subscription figure is not the whole bill for anyone using coins or gifts.
Who runs it
Hily is run by Hily Corp., headquartered in the United States, and founded in 2017. Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so a question about a coin purchase or a renewal reaches the same channels as a profile one. As a US company, the terms and the data policy on display are the ones it applies in that market.
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Frequently asked questions
What is free on Hily?+
Free profile, browse, match and chat is listed as the free tier, so setting up a profile, browsing, matching and chatting do not need a payment. Paid access sits on top of that, and the extras are bought with Coins and gifts consumables rather than being folded into one plan price. That split means the free part covers the basic loop and nothing beyond it.
How long are the plans and do they renew?+
Terms run on Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing, so the length of the term is a choice at signup and the subscription then continues on its own. The alternative to a longer commitment is the monthly one, and either way renewal is automatic. Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds sets out what happens if you want to stop before the next renewal.
How do I cancel and will I be refunded?+
Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds. In short, a renewal needs to be stopped ahead of time, and a cancellation made inside that window is not refunded, so a late cancel leaves the charge standing. Monthly terms shorten how much is at stake in a missed cancel, and the term lengths are set out under Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing.
What are coins and gifts?+
Coins and gifts consumables, so the paid extras are consumable balances rather than part of the subscription. The subscription under Monthly and 6-month terms, auto-renewing covers the membership itself, while coins and gifts sit on top and are used up as you spend them. If you want a fixed monthly cost with no extra spending, treat that top-up layer as a separate budget line.
How are profiles checked?+
Photo check verification badges, so a profile can carry a badge that a photo check was carried out. That is a check on the picture rather than a background check, and it is a lighter promise than identity documents would be. Hily also lists an app and verified profiles among its features.
What happens to my data if I delete my account?+
Data erased within 7 days of account deletion, which is one of the clearer commitments in this set. A stated deletion window matters because the alternative is data kept for an account you no longer use. The company behind it is Hily Corp., a US company, so the policy on display is the one written for that market.
How do I get help, especially about billing?+
Support runs on email, chat and help centre, so a question about a coin purchase or a renewal goes by chat or email rather than to a person on the phone. The same channels cover profile issues and verification. For a billing question, Auto-renews; cancel 24h before, no refunds is the term worth quoting, because it decides whether a charge already taken is recoverable.
Who is Hily aimed at?+
Hily is aimed at Adults 18+; singles seeking dates or friends, so you can join for a date or for friendship as easily as for a romance. It suits a reader who wants to browse, match and chat first, since Free profile, browse, match and chat covers that part. If unlimited access matters most, Standard membership free; paid gives unlimited access describes how XMatch handles it.
Sources
- hily.com checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Categories
“Whether you are seeking casual chats or serious connections, just be you”
- hily.com/about checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded
“Back in 2017 ... That's how Hily was born”
- hily.com/billing checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Renewal and cancelling, Credit system, Plans
“if you do not cancel your subscription at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription term, your subscription will be automatically extended”
- hily.com/faq checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Audience focus, Features, What is free, Members, Pricing model, Support channels, Profile verification
“Looking for deep commitment? Something casual? New friends? Anything in between?”
- hily.com/privacypolicy checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity, Privacy and data
“your data controller is Hily Corp., a company with its registered address at 3172 North Rainbow Boulevard #1132, Las Vegas, NV 89108, United States of America”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
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