Bumble For Friends: Meet IRL

Contains adsIn-app purchases
2.9
7.03K reviews
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Bumble For Friends is the new dedicated friendship app from Bumble, made to help you create new, meaningful friendships in your city.

With Bumble For Friends you can chat, meet new people, and make friends in a community focused on kindness and safety. Whether you’re new to a city or just looking to expand your circle, Bumble For Friends is the easiest way to make new friends and find community.

Who We Are

If you love BFF mode within the Bumble app, then Bumble For Friends is for you! Bumble For Friends is an app where people in all stages of life can intentionally meet new friends and create meaningful connections. Bumble For Friends is not just an app that provides easy ways to help people connect and make friends with people nearby, it’s also an app that prioritizes:

Genuine connections: We include app features like profile prompts and lifestyle badges, to make it easy for people to show up in a way that's true to themselves. Allowing you to find real, genuine friendships in your city.

Kindness: We want you to feel good about meeting new people locally, so we’re creating a community centered around kindness. By committing to our kindness pledge, you are helping to make Bumble For Friends a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone.

Trust and safety: We empower our community with safety features like Photo Verification, Reporting and Blocking, and our Safety Center, so that all members can feel safe to make new friends.

Download Bumble For Friends

Bumble For Friends is free to download and use. However, we also offer an optional subscription package (Bumble For Friends Premium) and single or multiple-use paid services for which no subscription is required (including Spotlights and SuperSwipes).

We offer weekly, monthly, 3-month and 6-month subscriptions, with discounts given to the weekly price. Prices may vary per country and are subject to change without notice. Prices are clearly displayed in the app.

* Payment will be charged to your Google Play account at confirmation of purchase.
* Your subscription will automatically renew itself, unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
* Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
* You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in the Google Play Store.
* If you choose to use our free trial, any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
* If you don’t choose to purchase Bumble For Friends Premium, you can simply continue using and enjoying Bumble For Friends for free.

Your personal data is securely stored on Bumble For Friends—be sure to read our privacy policy and terms and conditions:
bumble.com/bff/privacy
bumble.com/bff/terms

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble for Friends, along with Bumble, Badoo and Fruitz.
Updated on
Oct 13, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 5 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

2.8
6.92K reviews
Valeriex lee
February 12, 2025
This app is useless if you're trying to make friends. As you swipe, you can view the other persons picture and bio, but once you swipe left or right on them, that person is gone with no way to actually connect with them without paying. The only way around it is to message that person right away before swiping, or I noticed a lot of people put their IG or Snap in their bio. If not, it's a hefty pay wall.
794 people found this review helpful
Bumble Holding Limited
February 13, 2025
We're sorry to hear about that, Valeriex! Yes, once you swipe on a profile, it will disappear from your 'Swipe Deck'! Don't worry, though. If you both swipe 'right' on each other, you will be able to chat with the member. I hope that helps! 💛
ShayySadistic
August 16, 2024
I like the concept and I might have made a match but the biggest issue is having to pay to even see who liked you... Which kind of defeats the whole purpose of the app. Honestly would rather have ads. Please fix this. It's already hard enough to find friends as an adult, this was supposed to make it easier. P.S. don't respond with its free to swipe and match... Idc, if someone likes me, I would like to be able to see so I don't miss a potential match.
152 people found this review helpful
Bumble Holding Limited
August 17, 2024
Hi there, Shay! Thank you for leaving us a review. We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us. We are always looking for ways to improve our members' experience on the app so we'll be sure to pass your input along to our Product Team. 💛
Rebecca Savercool
August 10, 2023
I really like the app so far, but the subscription prices are really pricey...$20 a week or $40 a month. I feel like, MAYBE, it would be worth it if I knew for sure I could connect with people and talk to them. But just swiping left/right with no other way for interaction without payment isn't enough for me to pay out that kind of money without knowing. Maybe offer a 3 day free trial first.
278 people found this review helpful
Bumble Holding Limited
August 11, 2023
Thank you for sharing your feedback; we're glad you like our new app. Bumble For Friends is free to download and use; you won't need to upgrade your account to make connexions. All our paid features are here to help but are 100% optional. We offer some promotional offers occasionally; we invite you to keep on eye on the app! 🐝