Is Happn Free to Use?

Yes. Happn is free to download and use, and you can start Liking people the same day. The free version has a daily limit on Likes, and a paid subscription removes that limit. The list of people who have Liked you needs a subscription too. Subscriptions are bought through Apple or Google, they renew automatically, and you cancel them in the store where you bought them.

A free account covers the basics of the app. You see the people whose paths you crossed, you Like the ones you want, and when two people Like each other, happn calls it a Crush and the two of you can start a conversation.

That is enough to find out whether happn works in your area. The free version is a fair test, because a Crush and a chat are the whole point of the app, and you can reach both without paying.

Free accounts can send only a limited number of Likes a day, and a paid subscription removes the cap. The exact number can change, so read the screen when you reach it.

For most men the limit is less of a problem than it feels. a dating coach makes a point about every dating app. Liking everybody tells the app you are unselective. The app then has little reason to show its most attractive women to a man who likes anyone. A daily cap forces the habit you wanted anyway. Spend your Likes on the women you would genuinely be glad to meet.

The list of people who have Liked you requires a subscription. On the free version you find out about a Like only when it turns into a Crush.

Premium subscribers also receive some SuperCrushes and can buy more. A SuperCrush is not secret like an ordinary Like. It notifies the other person, and she can accept it or refuse it. That makes it a stronger signal and a more public one, so save it for a woman you really want to reach. Her answer is her own, and a refusal is not a verdict on you.

Boost raises your page's visibility for a limited time. You buy it individually or in packs, apart from a subscription.

Whether it is worth buying depends on what a boost shows people. More visibility sends more women to your page, and your page then has to do the work. If your photos are weak, a boost sends more people to look at something that does not hold them. Fix the photos first, then try a single boost and count what it changes.

Prices change and happn shows them inside the app, so look at your own screen.

Two weeks on the free account tells you more than any description of the paid tiers. You learn how many people cross your path in an ordinary week, how many of your Likes become Crushes, and how many Crushes reply.

If your week is home, office and home again, the feed will be thin, and no subscription changes that. Happn rewards a man who gets out of the house, because his day covers more ground and crosses more paths. Add a gym, a different lunch spot or an evening class before you pay for anything.

A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it, and happn says it is cancelled in the store where it was bought, Apple or Google. Deleting the app does not stop it. A man who deletes the app after a quiet week and expects the charge to stop will find it renewed.

Set a reminder on the day you buy, with the date you want to decide. Cancel from your store account before that date if you have chosen to stop.

a dating coach says paid features multiply what you already have. If your photos and opening lines are getting you Crushes and conversations, a subscription can add to that. If they are not, the limit on Likes was never the reason, and paying only makes the same page more visible.

A sensible test is two weeks on the free version. Count your Crushes, your conversations, the ones that turned into a plan and the dates. If you keep running into the limit while good things are happening, paying is reasonable. If nothing is happening, spend the effort on your photos instead.

Happn is free to use, with a daily cap on Likes that a subscription removes. The Liked-you list, SuperCrushes and Boost cost extra, and a subscription renews until you cancel it in the Apple or Google store. Try the free version for two weeks, be choosy with your Likes, and pay only when the app is already working and the limit is the thing in your way.