What Grounded gives you
Browse the features, pick your tier, and get on with meeting someone worth your time.
Available on
Grounded is wherever you are
Desktop Web
Full-featured browser experience on any desktop or laptop
All marketsMobile Web (PWA)
Installable on your home screen, works offline
All markets
iOS App
Native iPhone & iPad app via the App Store
Selected markets
Android App
Native app via Google Play
Selected marketsMembership
Three tiers. One community.
Classic
A complete foundation to explore the platform and connect at no cost.
- Create a free account and build a full profile
- Browse profiles across the platform
- Daily match suggestions
- Post status updates and upload photos
- Comment on articles and posts
- Participate in polls and quizzes
- Limited daily messages
- Read and reply to VIP & VIP+ messages
- Free ID verification
- Admin profile validation
- Earn activity badges: Verified, Chatterbox, Heartthrob, Most Popular
Everything in Classic, plus the full communication and discovery toolkit.
- Unrestricted messaging, any time
- Advanced search filters: city, distance, experience, openness
- Exclusive chat room access
- Private group chats with up to 50 people
- Rewind your swipes
- See everyone who likes you
- Priority comment placement
Everything in VIP, plus maximum visibility and premium match tools.
- Exclusive curated matches
- Priority placement for messages and likes
- Boosted profile visibility to all active members nearby
- Top of every potential match's daily suggestions
- Super Match add-on (highlighted message, always seen first)
At a glance
Feature comparison
| Feature | Classic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Create a free account | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browse member profiles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily match suggestions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post status updates & photos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comment on articles & posts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Participate in polls & quizzes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Limited daily messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read & reply to VIP/VIP+ messages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free ID verification | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Admin profile validation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Activity badges | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VIP features | |||
| Unrestricted messaging | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced search filters | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive chat room access | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private group chats (up to 50) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rewind swipes | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| See everyone who likes you | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Priority comment placement | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| VIP+ features | |||
| Exclusive curated matches | — | — | ✓ |
| Priority message & like placement | — | — | ✓ |
| Boosted profile visibility | — | — | ✓ |
| Top of match stack | — | — | ✓ |
| Super Match add-on | — | — | ✓ |
How matching works
The algorithm creates the opportunity. Chemistry does the rest.
What the algorithm considers
- Age range preferences
- Gender identity and preferences
- Geographic proximity
- Member recency and activity levels
- Desired relationship types
- Lifestyle habits: drinking, smoking
- Niche interests, sports, and hobbies
- Religious beliefs and moral compatibility
Boosting your visibility
- VIP+: your profile appears at the top of every potential match's daily suggestions, every day
- Profile Boost: temporarily promotes your profile to all active members nearby (add-on)
- Super Match: a vibrant highlighted message that rises to the top of any inbox (VIP+ add-on)
Trust & Safety
Real people. Verified.
ID Verification
Free for every member, regardless of tier. Once verified, a badge on your profile reassures potential matches that you're the real deal — significantly reducing catfishing concerns and building trust across the whole community.
Admin Profile Validation
Want extra credibility without submitting identity documents? Our team manually reviews and approves your profile, giving you a validation badge that communicates authenticity, without compromising your personal information.
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